Liberty Chats

Steamboat Emerging Leaders Council Member Steven Hjelm sits down with Daniel Pae, Oklahoma's 62nd District Representative to talk about his time in office and his focus in policies during his time as the youngest serving member of the state Legislature at 23 years old.

Host Gabe Woolley, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council interviews Oklahoma State Superintendent, Ryan Walters. In a 15 minute excerpt of an hour long discussion, Gabe sits down with Ryan and talks about the major aspects of Oklahoma and American education. Ryan Walters taught eight years as a high school history teacher in his hometown at McAlester High School (MHS). During his time at MHS, Walters taught Advanced Placement (AP) courses in World History, U.S. History and U.S. Government. He also taught on-level history classes, special education classes and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) classes. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) named Walters as an Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Finalist in 2016. He is passionate about the students of Oklahoma and advocating for their immediate and long-term success. In September 2020, Governor Kevin Stitt named Walters as Secretary of Public Education. As Secretary of Education, he was responsible for various agencies, boards, and commissions, including the State Board of Education, College and University Boards of Regents or Trustees, Office of Educational Quality and Accountability and the State Board of Career and Technology Education. Walters taught AP U.S. History at Millwood High School and McAlester High School. He is empowering teachers, parents and community leaders to improve Oklahoma's education system for all students and previously served as Executive Director of Oklahoma Achieves, an education initiative of the State Chamber of Oklahoma that sought to get the business community more actively engaged in education. He is a lifelong advocate of improving Oklahoma's education system and helping every student reach their full potential. A loving husband to his wife Katie, Walters has four children — Violet (6), Ella (4), Benjamin (2) and newborn Samuel. To watch the full interview with Ryan and Gabe, go to https://youtu.be/vz4xsA20O6o?si=_AVNnpkp-NHvqtqdSubscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Karl Honegger, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council Alumni Board interviews entrepreneur and educator, Lily Tang Williams. She is  fighting to prevent the country she loves from becoming the country she left. Lily Tang Williams was a law school assistant professor at Fudan University, Shanghai, China who became an American entrepreneur and an educator. She is currently co-chair of the New Hampshire Asian American Coalition, elected Supervisor of the Checklist in Town of Weare, NH. She has been married to John Williams for 31 years and they have three adult children.Born to illiterate working-class parents in China's western Sichuan province just before Mao's Cultural Revolution, Lily Tang Williams grew up experiencing extremely poor living conditions, food rationing, social chaos, and Communist indoctrination.She learned to work hard, persevere, and be grateful for the opportunities she was given. Eventually, she graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai with an undergraduate law degree. After graduation, she was selected to continue as part of the law school faculty, as well as practice corporate law in Shanghai as China began to rebuild its economy.In 1988, Lily Tang Williams decided to study in the U.S., leaving her position with only $100 in her pocket and $1200 in debt to her American sponsor, a Fulbright professor at the University of Texas at Austin.  Though she could not speak English fluently she was determined to achieve success in this country, earning a Master's degree in Administration and Planning from the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin. Subsequently, Lily started work for Wyoming Home Health as a medical social worker, and later she worked as an executive for corporations in both Hong Kong and the U.S. Eventually, she went into business for herself, providing consulting and expert witness services in China-related business and legal cases. She and her husband also manage residential real estate properties they own.Subscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Karl Honegger, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council Alumni Board, kicks off season 2 of Liberty Chats speaking with Writer and Director, Jimmy Morrison, about Grid Down, Power Up, a documentary that brings to light the urgency to save the U.S.power grid, starring Dennis Quaid. Jimmy created the motion graphics for the film.  Grid failure is a real and imminent threat, a devastatingly deadly occurrence leading to life-threatening shortages of heat, food, and water. If protective measures are not taken, we will experience catastrophic failures leaving citizens in states of starvation, death, destruction, and darkness for months. Reports released from Texas' 3-day “snowmageddon” indicate a minimum death toll of 246, with some estimates climbing as high as 702. An outage of 1-2 years would lead to 10,000,000+ deaths. One thing is evident: the clock is ticking, and if nothing changes, the power may go out for good… Learn more about the Grid Down, Power Up at: https://griddownpowerup.com/#aboutSubscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Anastasia Ratcliff, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council, interviews Grace-Marie Turner, who leads the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform. Anastasia and Grace-Marie discuss aspects of the healthcare system in America and how policy coincides with the work of the Galen Institute. They also dive into the discussion of the importance of having a diverse market of healthcare options for people to choose from and the competitiveness that creates among companies. Grace-Marie Turner runs the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote an informed debate over free-market ideas for health reform.She has been instrumental in developing and promoting ideas for reform to transfer power over health care decisions to doctors and patients.  She speaks and writes extensively about incentives to promote a more competitive, patient-centered marketplace in the health sector.She testifies regularly before Congress and advises senior government officials, governors, and state legislators on health policy. She was named by the Speaker of the House to serve as a member of the Long Term Care Commission in 2013. Previously, Grace-Marie served for a three-year term on the National Advisory Board for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and she served as a member of the Medicaid Commission, making recommendations to modernize and improve Medicaid.Grace-Marie Turner was named one of “Washington's 500 Most Influential People” in 2022 by Washingtonian magazine for the second year in a row. She has been published in hundreds of major newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today, and has appeared on countless radio and television programs. She edited Empowering Health Care Consumers through Tax Reform and has contributed to numerous other books. She speaks widely, including at Harvard University, the London School of Economics, Oxford University, and the Gregorian University at the Vatican.Grace-Marie is founder and facilitator of the Health Policy Consensus Group which serves as a forum for analysts from market-oriented think tanks around the country to analyze and develop policy recommendations.  She serves on the boards of the Steamboat Institute and the Winston Fellowship and is a volunteer policy advisor to the Catholic Medical Association, Paragon Health Institute, Docs4PatientCare, and other organizations.In the mid-1990s, Grace-Marie served as executive director of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform. For 12 years, she was president of Arnett & Co., a health policy analysis and communications firm. Her early career was in politics and journalism where she received numerous awards for her writings on policy, politics and economics.Learn more about the Galen Institute at: https://galen.org/ Subscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Domine Clemons, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council, interviews Erika Donalds, CEO of Optima Ed,  on the recent success of Optima Ed's virtual reality school.  They also dive into the value of Classical Education methods and how we can maximize educational freedom and school choice. Erika Donalds, CPA and CGMA,  is the Chief Executive Officer of Optima Ed, an education experience company dedicated to expanding high quality school choice. A mother of three boys and former finance executive with a passion for education, she has offered her expertise in business to help further the expansion of parental choice and to improve accountability and governance in Florida's public schools. Prior to launching Optima, Erika was Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer and Partner at DGHM​, an investment management firm. She served with the company for almost 20 years and was responsible for the finance, compliance, and operations, in addition to serving on the firm's Management Committee. Erika holds a BS in Accounting from Florida State University and a Masters in Accountancy from Florida Atlantic University. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).Erika is a former elected member of the Collier County School Board. During her tenure, she co-founded the Florida Coalition of School Board Members and served as the group's President. She was appointed to Florida's 2017-2018 Constitution Revision Commission by then-Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran, and recently served on Governor DeSantis' Advisory Committee on Education and Workforce Development.Erika now serves on the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees, and on advisory boards for Classical Learning Test, Moms for Liberty, and the Independent Women's Forum Education Freedom Center.Learn more about the Optima Foundation and Optima Ed at: https://optimaed.org/Subscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Stone Washington, member of The Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council, interviews Dr. Alveda C. King on the issues impacting African-American communities today and how to reach that community with conservative values that allow all people to flourish. Dr. Alveda C. King is from Atlanta, Georgia, and serves as the Chair of the Center for the American Dream at AFPI. She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A.D. King and the niece of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King is the founder of Speak for Life, fighting for the sanctity and dignity of all life – from the womb to the tomb. She currently serves as a FoxNews contributor and host of the FoxNation show “Alveda King's House.” Dr. King is a former college professor, served in the Georgia State House of Representatives, is a former presidential appointee, and 2021 recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award. Follow Dr. King's work at https://www.alvedaking.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @alvedaking.Subscribe to The Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/

Host Amber Athey, a Steamboat Institute Senior Tony Blankley Fellow, interviews John Rich, country music star and owner of Redneck Riviera. John discusses everything from his music career to cancel culture. This conversation is sure to leave you inspired and ready to defend liberty!John Rich is a multi-platinum hit generator and music industry leader whose creative talents are matched only by his business savvy. Whether through a raucous party anthem or a sober reflection on hard times in the heartland, Rich's ability to capture the American zeitgeist in song has made him one of the most successful and prolific entertainers in the music business today. And in 2011, Rich impressed Donald Trump and American TV audiences with his business acumen and leadership skills, winning NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice and raising $1.5 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Now, the multi-faceted Rich is applying his talents to his latest venture, a lifestyle brand called Redneck Riviera that launched in 2014 with an apparel line geared to what he dubs the 'WORK HARD PLAY HARD' crowd.  In just 6 short years, the brand offers apparel, a boot line, a bar in the heart of downtown Nashville on Lower Broadway, a jerky line, and an impressive spirits division that serves up three American made whiskies offered nationwide. Along with all of these successes, Rich found time to host a show on Fox Nation, the streaming service for Fox News called The Pursuit! With John Rich that launched in early 2020. The show became one of the services' most popular series and is now showing on Fox Business Prime as one of the flagship shows of the network's new original programming launches of 2021. Subscribe to the Steamboat Institute Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/ 

Host Cody Wisniewski, a member of the Steamboat Insitute Emerging Leader Council interviews Ilya Shapiro about his new book and the recent news of his resignation as Executive Director of Georgetown University's prestigious law school's Center for the Constitution. Ilya is a  Senior Fellow and Director of Constitutional Studies for The Manhattan Institute and the author of Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court (2020).Recently named Executive Director of Georgetown University's prestigious law school's Center for the Constitution. Shortly before he was to assume his new position in January, Ilya was placed on administrative leave by the University after he spoke out against President Biden's statement that his next Supreme Court nomination would be based on race and gender.IIlyadiscusses his redoubled efforts as an outspoken advocate for the First Amendment and combating cancel culture in America. Last week, Georgetown reinstated Ilya but made it clear that he could be subject to further disciplinary action depending on statements he might make in the future. Rather than subject his family to continued attacks and work in a clearly hostile environment, Ilya made the principled decision to step down from his position, taking a courageous stand against a university which seeks to silence diversity of ideology.Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://www.steamboatinstitute.org/update/sign-up-for-newsletter-updates/ 

Mollie Hemingway is the Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist. She is a Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and the co-author of Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court. She is the author of "Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections."On this podcast, we spoke with Mollie about how and why election security has become so polarized. It used to be something both the Left and the Right could discuss as an important issue. This matters deeply for future elections. We also talked with her about the American Moment conference, Up From Chaos, and the panel that Mollie was on titled Regime Stenographers. Recent episodes: Andrew Dessler, Climate ScientistKelsey Bolar, Senior Tony Blankley FellowJordan Macgillis, Institute for Energy Research

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak to Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist who studies both the science and politics of climate change.  He is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and holder of the Reta A. Haynes Chair in Geosciences at Texas A&M University.  He is also the director of TAMU's Texas Center for Climate Studies.Dessler was featured at the Steamboat Institute's 2022 Energy & Climate Summit and was recently a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast. In this conversation he and Emerging Leaders Council Member Lindsey Martin speak about what Dessler teachers his students, the fossil fuel debate, solar and wind energy, as well as what he has to say to naysayers. Dessler also poses the question, what happens if there is a climate disaster and discusses his thoughts. Don't miss this exciting and insightful episode!Recent episodes: Kelsey Bolar, Senior Tony Blankley FellowJordan Macgillis, Institute for Energy ResearchPeter Lee Hamilton, Young Asian-Pacific American Leaders

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Tony Blankley Fellow Kelsey Bolar, who is a senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Forum.  Kelsey is also an editor of BRIGHT, a morning newsletter for women and a contributor to The Daily Signal and The Federalist. Her work has been featured in USA Today, National Review, The Washington Examiner and more.Kelsey is a frequent guest on Fox News and Fox Business as a commentator on important issues in the news. In this conversation, she speaks with Ericka Andersen about how she began her career in journalism, what guides her mission in policy now and why she thinks this work is so important for young conservatives to engage in. Recent Episodes: Jordan MacGilis, Energy Research InstitutePeter Lee Hamilton, Young Asian-Pacific American LeadersDrew Bond, C3 Solutions

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Jordan McGillis, Deputy Director of Policy at Institute for Energy Research. At IER, McGillis focuses on global energy trends, international climate negotiations, carbon pricing, transportation policy, and urban planning. During this episode, Emerging Leaders Council Member Karl Honegger talked with McGillis about IER's approach to energy analysis, free-market energy and environmental policy. They cover the basics of carbon taxes, pricing and more. The conversation also touches on how to address climate issues through innovation, highlighting the example Stripe, a payment processor that created the $1 billion dollar frontier fund to support carbon removal startup companies.

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Peter Lee Hamilton, an Irish-Korean American community organizer, student, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Young Asian Pacific American Leaders and the organizer of the Korean Association Presidents' Summit.Emerging Leaders Council Member Solomon Chen talks with Peter about the inspiration behind his community and political involvement. What are the most important issues right now? How is identity politics playing a role in the conversation? What should we be focusing on? Enjoy this conversation and be sure to share on social media if you like it. Recent episodes: Alex Epstein: Center for Industrial ProgressPhilip Wegmann: White House Reporter, Real Clear PoliticsElisha Krauss: Radio Host & Podcaster

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Alex Epstein, the founder and director of the Center for Industrial Progress (CIP), a for-profit think tank. CIP aims to “inspire Americans to embrace industrial progress as a cultural ideal.” Epstein writes TalkingPoints.com and is the author of Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal and Natural Gas -- Not Less. He was also a debate panelist on our recent Campus Liberty Tour and a speaker at the 2022 Energy and Climate Summit in Steamboat Springs. Recent episodes: Philip Wegmann: White House Reporter, Real Clear PoliticsElisha Krauss: Radio Host & PodcasterChristine Yeargin, Be the Village Founder

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Drew Bond, co-founder of C3 Solutions. C3 Solutions stands for "Conservative Coalition for Climate Solutions." Emerging Leaders' Council Member Matt Melchior speaks with Drew about his work to prioritize free market solutions for climate change and environmental issues. Drew's decades of experience in the conservative movement and private sector have provided him the necessary prep to build a thriving organization. C3 also has an online magazine, C3 News Magazine, featuring original reporting and analysis on all things climate, energy, innovation, environment and more.Previously, Drew served as a Senior Advisor for President George W. Bush at the U.S. Department of Energy, Chief of Staff at The Heritage Foundation under Ed Feulner and as a Legislative Assistant to former U.S. Senator Don Nickles from Oklahoma.Recent episodes: Philip Wegmann: White House Reporter, Real Clear PoliticsElisha Krauss: Radio Host & PodcasterChristine Yeargin, Be the Village Founder

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Philip Wegmann, White House Correspondent for Real Clear Politics and a Steamboat Institute Tony Blankley Fellow. Ericka Andersen speaks with him about his career trajectory and why he chose journalism as a profession. Philip reveals what has been like to be part of the White House Press Corps in both the Trump and Biden Administrations. Don't miss his interesting reflections on current White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki! Philip previously wrote for The Washington Examiner and has done investigative reporting on congressional corruption and institutional malfeasance. He has also worked as a radio producer and congressional correspondent. He can be seen regularly on CNN, Fox, and Fox Business and his voice has been heard on the BBC, NPR, and numerous other radio outlets. Recent episodes: Elisha Krauss: Radio Host & PodcasterChristine Yeargin, Be the Village FounderYael Ossowski: Consumer Choice Center

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Lindsey Martin speaks with Elisha Krauss, a conservative commentator, writer, and podcaster. She is a host of The Washington Examiner Newsmaker Series. Previously she was a co-host and contributor at Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire. Krauss also cohosted the Ricochet Ladybrains podcast, and produced the syndicated Sean Hannity Radio Show for seven years.  Her media appearances include CNN, NBC, MSNBC, OANN, Newsmax TV, Fox News, and more. Elisha says she enjoys talking about issues related to the pro-life point of view, the Second Amendment, traditional family values, school choice, small government, free speech, feminism, and professional growth.Don't miss this fun conversation with an inspiring, conservative woman! Recent episodes: Christine Yeargin, Be the Village FounderYael Ossowski: Consumer Choice CenterIsabel Brown, Turning Point USA

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Lindsay Martin speaks with Christine Yeargin, a freedom-loving mom and founder of Be Their Village, a group that works to help women facing unplanned pregnancies. After an unplanned pregnancy, Christine became passionate about helping women in the same scenario. Through Be the Village, she helps build social media campaigns to complete baby registries for women in need. She speaks at events, on college campuses, and to pregnancy resource centers across the country, and is a regular guest on national news programs. Recent episodes: Yael Ossowski: Consumer Choice CenterIsabel Brown, Turning Point USAWill Witt, Author & PragerU Representative

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Yaël Ossowski,  a writer, syndicated radio host, and deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center.Emerging Leaders Council Member Karl Honegger speaks with Yaël about his career and more. Since 2010, Yaël has worked as a journalist and grassroots organizer in Europe and North America. He was previously Watchdog.org's Florida Bureau Chief, chief Spanish translator, and national investigative reporter. Recent episodes: Isabel Brown, Turning Point USAWill Witt, Author & PragerU RepresentativeLily Kate, Fighting Radical Feminism

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Anastasia Ratcliff speaks with with Isabel Brown. Isabel is the author of "Frontlines: Finding My Voice on an American College Campus" and hosts  a daily show with Turning Point USA called Freedom Seeds. Additionally, she has produced content for PragerU, Students for Trump and Freedomworks. Isabel has also been featured on Fox News, Newsmax and more. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona and recently launched her own apparel line to encourage more Gen Zers to wear what they stand for. We were honored to host Isabel for a panel at last year's Freedom Conference. Recent episodes: Will Witt, Author & PragerU RepresentativeLily Kate, Fighting Radical FeminismDr. James Lindsay, Combatting ‘Woke' Ideology

This week  on Liberty Chats, we speak with Will Witt, who is  a national best-selling author,  podcaster and online creator for PragerU. He recently published "How to Win Friends and Influence Enemies: Taking on Liberal Arguments with Logic and Humor."  Will is a Colorado native and the host of Will and Amala Live for PragerU. He is a frequent speaker on issues of freedom and conservatism across the country. This interview was conducted by Emerging Leaders Council member Lindsay Martin. Recent episodes: Lily Kate, Fighting Radical FeminismDr. James Lindsay, Combatting ‘Woke' IdeologyDr. Carol Swain, Countering CRT 

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Lily Kate, a young conservative influencer who works with PragerU, TPUSA and more. Lily-Kate has a popular YouTube channel and hosts "The Lily-Kate Show" podcast. She also has highly followed Instagram and TikTok accounts, where she shares unabashadly conservative opinions and thoughts on issues of the day. Lily-Kate is not afraid to speak out for what she believes in and her tagline is "Fighting Radical Feminism with Radical Feminity." In addition to her multi-media work, she founded a social media agency where she works with brands and organizations to optimize their social media presences. Recent episodes: Dr. James Lindsay, Combatting 'Woke' IdeologyDr. Carol Swain, Countering CRT Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley Fellow

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with James Lindsay, a mathematician and political commentator. Dr. Lindsay has written multiple books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory, including "How to Have Impossible Conversations," which we read this year. He is the co-founder of New Discourses, a website intended as "a home for the politically homeless."  Dr. Lindsay regularly irritates the "woke" mob online and is intent of promoting freedom of speech and more. Recent episodes: Dr. Carol Swain Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley FellowMarc Morano, Climate Depot

On this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain is an award-winning political scientist, a former professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, and a lifetime member of the James Madison Society, an international community of scholars affiliated with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.Dr. Swain was a speaker at our 2021 Freedom Conference and an award-winning author. She is an inspiration! We hope you enjoy this interview. Recent episodes: Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley FellowMarco Morano, Climate DepotCorey DeAngelis, American Federation for Children

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Anastasia Ratcliff speaks with Carrie Sheffield, the Steamboat Institute's 2021-2022 Tony Blankley Fellow. Carrie is a senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Forum, columnist and broadcaster in Washington, D.C. She earned a master's in public policy from Harvard University and a B.A. in communications at Brigham Young University and completed a Fulbright fellowship in Berlin. Carrie also researched for American Enterprise Institute scholar Edward Conard and served as Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at Competitive Enterprise Institute. While serving as executive director for Generation Opportunity, a project of Americans For Prosperity, she spoke at the U.S. Senate alongside key senators in favor of landmark tax reforms passed by Congress in 2017.She is regularly published in newspapers and can be seen speaking on Fox News!Recent episodes: Marco Morano, Climate DepotCorey DeAngelis, American Federation for ChildrenSaurabh Sharma, American Moment

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Marc Morano, an award-winning producer, writer and host of Climate Hustle — a film released in 2016 to hundreds of U.S. theaters — is one of the highest profile voices of climate realism in the world today. He currently serves as executive editor and chief correspondent for CFACT's award-winning ClimateDepot.com, a news and information service he founded in 2009. Morano is also the author of the best-selling 2018 book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change.” He is a frequent guest on radio and television talk in the U.S. and internationally, including CNN, Fox News, the BBC, and Canada's Sun TV, and has been profiled in the New York Times, Esquire magazine, Rolling Stone, and numerous others. Recent episodes: Corey DeAngelis, American Federation for ChildrenSaurabh Sharma, American MomentTim Brown, Retired FDNY Firefighter & 9/11 Survivor

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Corey DeAngelis, the national director of research at the American Federation for Children. Corey is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at Reason Foundation. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work on education policy and received the Buckley Award from America's Future in 2020.He's a powerhouse on Twitter and doesn't why away from important conversations. Don't miss this episode to get Corey's perspective on school choice and more! Recent episodes: Saurabh Sharma, American MomentTim Brown, Retired FDNY Firefighter & 9/11 SurvivorJohn Yoo, UC Berkeley Professor of Law

Saurabh Sharma is the President of American Moment and co-host of Moment of Truth. As the former Chairman of Young Conservatives of Texas and a nationally recognized activist, Saurabh is a proven talent at organizing, and inspiring young conservatives to impact public policy. In this episode, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Zachary Rogers speaks with Saurabh about his role at American Moment and more. 

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Tim Brown. Tim is  a retired, decorated 20-year FDNY firefighter, a survivor of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, a first responder to the 1993 terrorist attack on the WTC, and a veteran of the New York Urban Search & Rescue Task Force team that responded to the 1995 terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City.On September 11, 2001, Tim came close to death not once, not twice, but several times. His story is incredible. His recent research has focused on developing the national security required to secure the long-term interests of the United States – protecting the public, providing for economic growth and preserving civil liberties.Tim is also a speaker at the 2021 Freedom Conference. Recent episodes: John Yoo, UC Berkeley Professor of LawGarrett Powell, Former Bachelorette Contestant Oren Cass, American Compass

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council member Christina Eastman speaks with John Yoo, the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.  His most recent book is Defender-in-Chief: Trump's Fight for Presidential Power.  Professor Yoo  regularly contributes to publications like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and National Review. Professor Yoo has served in all three branches of government.  He was an official in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on national security and terrorism issues after the 9/11 attacks.  He served as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.  He has been a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and federal appeals Judge Laurence Silberman. He is also a speaker at the Steamboat Institute's 2021 Freedom Conference. Check out our past episodes below:Garrett Powell, Former Bachelorette Contestant Oren Cass, American CompassCarrie Lukas, Independent Women's Forum

This episode of Liberty Chats takes a turn into pop culture! Emerging Leaders' Council Member Lindsey Martin speaks with Garrett Powell, who was on the 15th season of The Bachelorette.Powell is now a PGA Assistant Golf Professional and public about his faith as a Christian and politics as conservative, for which he has been criticized. He recently spoke at Turning Point USA's Student Action Summit and participates in Prager U's PragerForce program for young people.  Here, Garrett talks about what it was like going on The Bachelorette, being elevated into the spotlight and speaking out on issues that matter to him. Check out our past episodes below:Oren Cass, American CompassCarrie Lukas, Independent Women's ForumBob Woodson, The Woodson Center

This week on Liberty Chats, we speak with Oren Cass, the executive director of American Compass, whose mission is to restore an economic orthodoxy that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation's liberty and prosperity. He was formerly a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his work on strengthening the labor market addressed issues ranging from the social safety net and environmental regulation to trade and immigration to education and organized labor.Cass has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, and National Review and more. He speaks regularly at universities, and testifies before Congress. He is the author of The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America. Check out our past episodes below:Carrie Lukas, Independent Women's ForumBob Woodson, The Woodson CenterEvita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago Thinker

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Carrie Lukas, President of Independent Women's Forum.  She is the co-author of Liberty Is No War on Women, and the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and Feminism, from Regnery Publishing. In this conversation, Carrie speaks about government childcare proposals under the latest infrastructure plan and why federal government funding isn't always as great as it sounds. Carrie is  contributor to National Review and Forbes.com, and the vice president for policy and economics at Independent Women's Voice. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The New York Post.Check out our past episodes below:Bob Woodson, The Woodson CenterEvita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago ThinkerJorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom Fighter

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Christina Eastman speaks with Bob Woodson. He is the founder of the Woodson Center, an organization created to help residents of low-income neighborhoods address the problems of their communities. Mr. Woodson is a civil rights activist who has led the National Urban League Department of Criminal Justice, and been a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Foundation for Public Policy Research. He's been referred to as the “godfather” of the neighborhood empowerment movement. His work focuses on youth, those affected by violence, in both rural and suburban areas. With the Woodson Center, he has helped establish Violence-Free Zones in troubled schools and neighborhoods throughout the country.Most recently, he established 1776 Unites, which "represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country's greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility." This program was created partly as a response to the controversial 1619 Project, which has dominated conversations in the past year.  Mr. Woodson is  an early MacArthur “genius” awardee and the recipient of the 2008 Bradley Prize, the Presidential Citizens Award, and a 2008 Social Entrepreneurship Award from the Manhattan Institute.Check out our past episodes below:Evita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago ThinkerJorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom FighterMatt Spalding, Hillsdale College

This week on Liberty Chats, we speak with Evita Duffy! Evita is a junior at the University of Chicago studying American History and writes regularly for the Federalist. She is the co-founder and managing editor of The Chicago Thinker, an online newspaper dedicated to "challenging the mob's crusade against free speech by publishing thoughtful conservative and libertarian commentary, in addition to fact-driven reporting."Evita is also the daughter of former U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy and Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy. Check out our past episodes below:Jorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom FighterMatt Spalding, Hillsdale CollegeKatie Pavlich, Fox News Contributor

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Jorge Galicia, a Christian, lawyer and freedom fighter from Venezuela. Before socialism devastated his country, Jorge lived a life not unlike that of middle-class Americans. He is now one of 4 million Venezuelans who have fled their country following its economic, social and political collapse. Since then, he has been speaking out about the very real damages caused by socialism and has made it his life's mission to win the fight.Jorge is an Outreach Fellow for The Fund for American Studies and is a former speaker at the Steamboat Institute's Freedom Conference. He is a sought after speaker and leader across the country. Check out our past episodes below:Matt Spalding, Hillsdale CollegeKatie Pavlich, Fox News ContributorRachel Bovard, Conservative Partnership InstituteCharlie Kirk, Turning Point USA

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Matthew Spalding,  the Kirby Professor in Constitutional Government at Hillsdale College and the Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C., campus. As Vice President for Washington Operations, he also oversees the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship and the academic and educational programs of Hillsdale in the nation's capital.He is the best-selling author of We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future, which details America's core principles, shows how they have come under assault by modern progressive-liberalism, and lays out a strategy to recover them.Check out our past episodes below:Katie Pavlich, Fox News ContributorRachel Bovard, Conservative Partnership InstituteCharlie Kirk, Turning Point USACongressman French HillDon't forget: If you are enjoying “Liberty Chats,” leave a 5-star rating and review on iTunes for the show and subscribe for automatic downloads every other week. We've got a strong lineup of great interviews coming in 2021 and cannot wait to share them with you.Got a suggestion? Send us a message on social media and we'll add it to our consideration list!

On this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council member Christina Eastman speaks with Katie Pavlich, an editor at Townhall.com and Fox News contributor. Katie regularly joins special coverage on Fox News,  co-hosting the daytime show Outnumbered and The Five, and has served as a guest host on Fox News Primetime, The Ingraham Angle, Hannity and Fox and Friends. Reporting for Townhall.com, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from presidential and congressional elections to the White House, Department of Justice, Second Amendment, border issues, the ISIS genocide of Christians in the Middle East and more. In this episode, Katie talks with us about her rising career, her passion for this work and how women can stand strong in the face of adversity. 

Rachel Bovard is the Senior Director of Policy at former Senator Jim DeMint's Conservative Partnership Institute. Previously, she served in both the House and Senate in various roles including as legislative director for Senator Rand Paul.Rachel has also worked for Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), where she advised  on strategy and policy. In the House, she worked as senior legislative assistant to Congressman Donald Manzullo (R-IL), and Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX). She also served as director of policy services for The Heritage Foundation. She is the co-author of Conservative: Knowing What to Keep. In this conversation, we speak with Rachel about the Trump Administrations, conservatives today, how to proceed moving forward and what conservatives should be thinking about policy and leadership-wise. 

Welcome to Episode 5 of "Liberty Chats" podcast from the Steamboat Institute. In this episode, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Lindsey Martin speaks with Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA. Turning Point is a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets, and limited government.Here, Lindsey asks Charlie about several important issues: How he thinks conservatives should approach the next four years of the Biden PresidencyBig Tech censorship Speaking out in the face of cultural conservative criticismAmerica's political division and how "clarity over agreement" is more important than unity specifically. President Biden's many executive actionsDon't miss this conversation! If you enjoy this episode, please leave a rating and review for "Liberty Chats" on iTunes. Check out some of our other recent episodes here: Congressman French HillAmber Athey, Spectator USARuss Vought, The Center for American RestorationLearn more about the Steamboat Institute here and don't miss our upcoming Campus Liberty Tour debate series! 

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Zachary Rogers speaks with Arkansas Congressman French Hill who is a Ranking Member of the National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy Subcommittee.Prior to his work in Congress, Congressman Hill was actively engaged in the Arkansas business community for two decades as a commercial banker and investment manager. He was founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Delta Trust & Banking Corp.He shares his thoughts with us on U.S.-China Policy, specifically answering a few specific questions:Why should Americans care about our policies?Do we have the right policies?If we don't have the right policies,  what bipartisan, commonsense policies could we have?We ask Congressman Hill about his recent op/ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Congressional Democrats Plan to Bail Out China."If you enjoyed this episode with Congressman French Hill, check out some of our previous episodes here:Amber Athey, Spectator USARuss Vought, The Center for American RestorationPatrice Onwuka, Independent Women's ForumWe bring you two episodes a month, featuring Members of Congress, political thought leaders, policy experts and more. Subscribe to "Liberty Chats" on iTunes or your preferred podcast app.Join our "Liberty Chats" VIP list so you are first to know about upcoming guests.

Our guest today is Amber Athey, the Washington Editor for Spectator USA and a Senior Tony Blankley Fellow at the Steamboat Institute.  Prior to her work at Spectator, Amber was a White House correspondent for the Daily Caller and a reporter for Campus Reform. She was President of the College Republicans when she attended Georgetown University and has always been honest about her political leanings in her journalism career. In this interview, Amber talks about why readers no longer trust journalists because they often hide their political preferences. Here, Amber discusses being a part of the White House Press Corp, which she recently rejoined as part of the Spectator. Because of COVID, it was quite an uphill battle to get her credentials this time around, but she has been persistent. She talks about how restrictive the Biden Administration has been for reporters since they took office, as it relates to COVID testing and safety. Follow Amber on Twitter to keep up with her work. Like this episode? Check out our past guests: Russ Vought, The Center for American RestorationPatrice Onwuka, Independent Women's Forum

In this episode of "Liberty Chats," Zach Rogers speaks with Russ Vought, the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget and founder of the new Center for American Restoration. The new Center exists to restore an American consensus of a nation under God with unique interests worthy of defending that flow from its people, institutions, and history, where individuals' enjoyment of freedom is predicated on just laws and healthy communities. In this conversation, Russ gives us the details about plans in the coming year and the policies he thinks are most important to preserve from his time serving in the Trump Administration. Catch new episodes of "Liberty Chats" every two weeks. Subscribe to our podcast to get new episodes every week. Click here to sign up for our email list. 

In the first episode of Liberty Chats, Charlotte Whelan, a member of Steamboat Institute's Emerging Leaders Council, interviews Tony Blankley Fellow Patrice Onwuka, a senior policy analyst the Independent Women's Forum. In this episode, Patrice talks about her family's immigration to the United States when she was a baby and why she believes in liberty-based policies that benefit both women and men. Patrice's passion for subjects like deregulation, work flexibility and freedom of speech is evident here. Seen regularly on Fox News and in the opinion pages of places like the Hill and the Washington examiner, Patrice is a seasoned policy analyst with much wisdom to offer the next generation of liberty-minded individuals.