The Tom Roten Show

The Tom Roten Show

The “Straight Shooter” returns! The Tom Roten Show podcast debuted in 2023 and is available anywhere you find podcasts. The All New Tom Roten Morning Show radio program, which was the #1 talk show in the Huntington, WV market for over two decades, is back! For 22 years, Tom built a reputation of holding politicians and governments accountable in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. Tom returned to the morning airwaves January 2025 on The Eagle with Total Media Radio. His efforts have been recognized in numerous ways. Tom has been honored several times by the WV Broadcasters Association for excellence in broadcasting. The KY Baptist Convention recognized Tom with their annual Integrity Award for “accurate, fair and balanced coverage of faith issues” in 2018. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels presented a plaque commissioning Tom Roten as a Kentucky Colonel in 2021.Tom is originally from Glenville, WV and graduated from Gilmer County High School. He attended Marshall University where he began working at the college radio station in 1986. He has worked at various commercial stations including WSGB in Sutton, WV and WVHU in Huntington, WV. Since 2022, Tom has been a high school basketball coach. Tom, his wife and four sons, live in Barboursville, WV where they are active in the community and serve in various ministries at their church, Bloomingdale Baptist.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 45 mins
The Republican Party is poised to suffer massive losses in the midterm election next year. MAGA/GOP voters are disappointed in Trump's bombing of Iran, the Big Beautiful Bill, no release of the Epstein list, and more. Marshall Wilson was a Republican member of the WV House of Delegates, but most recently ran for Governor as a member of the Constitution Party of WV. Marshall celebrates his birthday by weighing in on various issues t...
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Retired Green Beret and 23 year military veteran Charlie Mike Adkins is writing fictional book series based upon some of his own experiences and training. Mike lives in West Virginia and joins me for this Independence Day weekend interview.

"Edge of the Precipice" is a fast-paced novel that explores the potential downfall of the American Dream through an apocalyptic lens. Follow the story of Green Beret Paul Michaels as America suff...
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Brand new reporting reveals the Trump Administration might block funding to nine children’s hospitals after a 30-day deadline passed for the children’s hospitals to respond to warning letters from CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz about their child sex-change programs. All 9 of the children's hospitals under scrutiny were named on Do No Harm's list of the 12 worst offending children's hospitals performing sex-change services on children....
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state's budget, but it includes 67 vetoes! Guest Stephanie Stock is the President of Ohio Advocates for Medical Freedom. Her organization has advocated for several bills in the General Assembly. We talk about what's moving and what's not.
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VP JD Vance was the tie-breaking vote to pass the Big Beautiful Bill in the US Senate. Now it heads back to the House for final passage. There's a good and bad in this massive legislation that increases the debt ceiling. One good thing is rolling back some of the Green New Deal (Scam) that was passed under Pres. Biden. Steve Goreham, author and Exec. Dir. of the Climate Science Coalition of America discusses this and more on today'...
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June 30, 2025 55 mins
WV Delegate Chris Anders considers himself to be a constitutional, liberty-minded conservative Republican. He joins me to discuss Pres. Trump's Big Beautiful Bill and what has been taken out of it in the US Senate. Chris comments on Iran/Israel, religious exemptions for the vaccine mandate, and much more.
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I give my take on these 4 topics on this episode: 1) God's Covenant with Abraham and what it means for America to stand with Israel, 2) Young Earth Creationism and why it matters, 3) Birthright Citizenship and Trump's Executive Order, and 4) The Inconsistency of the CDC.
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Marcell Strbich is a combat veteran with a distinguished 20 year military career. He gives his perspective on US involvement in Israel's war with Iran. Marcell is also a Republican candidate for Ohio Secretary of State in the 2026 Primary Election. 
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My guest is West Virginia Delegate Kathie Hess Crouse represents the 19th District (R-Putnam). She recently penned a column about the hypocrisy of the state BOE ignoring Gov. Patrick Morrisey's Executive Order that applies the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to the law requiring children be vaccinated for school. Also, the Governor held a press conference this week with attorney Aaron Siri who is representing a mother over being ...
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Will there be lasting peace between Iran and Israel? Will America be involved in another "forever war"? And was the bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities Constitutional? You'll get a great perspective on these and other issues from a man who has fought in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Retired US Army Cpt. James McCormick, from Mason Co., WV, is a highly decorated combat veteran, including the Silver Star, 3 Bro...
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The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful lobbying group widely known as AIPAC, spent approximately $126.9 million during the last election cycle. AIPAC supported 152 Democratic candidates with a total of $28 million in direct contributions. They supported 233 Republican candidates with a total of $17 million in direct contributions. Because most members of Congress are heavily influenced by AIPAC to support war with...
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As we approach the Dobbs anniversary on June 24, abortion activists still refuse to acknowledge - three full years later - the overwhelmingly positive impact the decision is having on women and children.  Texas OBGYN Dr. Sudheer Jayaprabhu sets the record straight about the fear and misinformation sowed by abortion activists, reassuring women of their ability to access high-quality medical care. 
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The US Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on "gender-affirming care" for minors. The justices’
6-3 decision in the case effectively protects from legal challenges many efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration and 26 state governments to prohibit surgery, puberty blockers, and hormone treatments for children. Will Hild, Executive Director for Consumer's Research, talks about the impact of that decision and calls out nonpr...
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Benjamin Netanyahu has predicted Iran will have a nuclear weapon in "three to five years" several times since 1992. When do we realize this falls in the same category of Al Gore predicting (starting about the same time period) the sea ice melting and polar bears dying? Could it be that both politicians are false prophets? I discuss the Israel/Iran war with former member of US Army Special Forces and the most embedded combat reporte...
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The father of what would become the Jewish nation, Biblical Israel, was promised by God that He would bless them that bless Abraham and curse those who curse Abraham. The United States has experienced the blessings of God for sure. And the country has been an ally of Israel. So does that mean we should fight with Israel against Iran? Listen to my guest Tim Throckmorton of the Family Research Council discuss this and more on today's...
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He banned religious gatherings and any gathering with more than 10 people. He restricted travel. He had a mask mandate, closed businesses and schools, yet Andy Beshear is promoting the NO KINGS protests? Come on Andy! First year Kentucky State Rep. TJ Roberts (R-Boone) calls out Beshear's hypocrisy. TJ has challenged the Governor's tyranny and won. He comments on a variety of state, national, and global issues on this episode.
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June 14, 2025 46 mins
When you talk to people who don't share your beliefs about controversial issues, are you able to tell them the reason why you believe what you believe? It's important for Christians to take a stand on right and wrong, but it's not enough to just say, "That's what I believe." The world needs answers and we should be always ready to give an answer...an answer based on the solid foundation of God's Word! Let's look at two hot-botton i...
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Are you tired of corporate media giants controlling the narrative and censoring real news? Sam Anthony is the founder of yournews.com, which is quickly growing to be an independent alternative to corporate news. Sam is dedicated to establishing a media platform that unveils the truth without censorship. His mission is to restore the power of the press to the people, where he firmly believes it rightfully belongs.
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June 11, 2025 52 mins
Proverbs 29:23 says "A man's pride shall bring him low". And 1 John 5:12 tells us, "He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

Seems like calling June "Life Month" would be a lot more Biblicly sound than "Pride Month". US Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced a resolution to name June "Life Month" in honor of the Supreme Court decision in June of 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Cruz's former Chief of Sta...
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One of the most diabolical stories of our time is the birth of Big Pharma. Its “rich history” of corruption began with John D. Rockefeller, oil magnate and the man responsible for our transition from time-honored herbal medicine to petroleum-based “medicine.” This unholy union of oil and drugs has continued to erode our society, government and health for decades. But many are wanting a return to holistic medicine and herbal remedie...
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