Mining the Media

G.K. kicks things off with rapid-fire talking points, setting the stage for Dave to break down the real story behind the Republican resistance to President Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill.” You don't want to miss Dave's insight into the political tug-of-war shaping up behind the scenes. As a sweet podcast dessert, G.K. shares a heartfelt tribute to the brilliance of Billy Joel—his unmatched talent as a songwriter and performer—and we send up prayers for Billy's speedy recovery.

G.K. and Dave have a deep-dive discussion on not only the status of the Democrat Party and their media minions, but also their total lack of self-awareness. Dave give a Bible lesson on what happens to nations collectively and individuals who refuse to face the need for living by God's standards. Please be sure to share this episode with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors and visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com 

In this episode, the guys dive into the troubling state of the U.S. Air Traffic Control system. Drawing from Dave's 40+ years of ATC experience, he sheds light on the rigorous process of becoming a certified controller—including the intense screening, training, and the challenge of getting assigned to an airport. Meanwhile, G.K. offers some thought-provoking insights on how the COVID era sparked a renaissance in cultural creativity, highlighting the silver linings of a challenging time. Be sure to visit www.miningthemedia.com to subscribe—and don't forget to share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors!

The guys discuss the current disintegrating state of the Democrat Party, while also keeping a sharp eye on RINOs exposing themselves. Dave gives a quick history lesson from the U.S. Constitution and Federalist Paper #78, focusing on the dangers of judicial activism. Dave also shares his thoughts confirming his suspicions about Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon's true motive behind calling for the replacement of SecDef Pete Hegseth. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors!

G.K. and Dave Welcome Craig Bannister of the Media Research Center G.K. and Dave are joined by a familiar voice from G.K.'s former show The Right Balance—Craig Bannister, Managing Editor of CNSNews at MRCTV.org. In this episode, the guys dive into the troubling transformation of legacy media—from subtle leftist bias to full-blown alignment with the Democratic Party. It's not just slant anymore—it's lockstep. Be sure to share our website www.miningthemedia.com with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors!

G.K. and Dave talk about the Democrats and Left's use of the media and courts to block the will of the people.  They also lament about the violence being directed at Tesla owners and dealerships. Dave gives a civics lesson on the limited powers of the judiciary and how their current conduct is anti-constitutional. They end the show encouraging the listeners to contact and encourage their elected officials to continue support

The guys have Lance Fairchok come right back on the show to share his expertise in media manipulation and get his analysis on the post partum reaction by the Democrats to President Trump's Address to the Joint Session of Congress. They analyze the chances of the Democrats recovering from the political kill shot the President took during his speech, and the inexcusable and inexplicable behavior of the Democrats. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome back national security expert Lance Fairchok for an eye-opening discussion on Trump's new foreign policy—being called by some A New Detente. What does this shift mean for America and the world? Don't miss this must-hear episode! Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform or visit www.miningthemedia.com to subscribe! Also, please share our website with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave talk about the Lunatic Left and how over the years they've rapidly become unhinged, to the point they may go the way of the Whig Party (look it up!). G.K. does introduce some wonderful news about "An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment started in the womb." However, Dave points out that the Left with its broad base of abortion worshippers will not be able to rejoice with the rest of civilization over this amazing medical development. If they did, they would have to acknowledge that the unborn child is actually a human being. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave hit a lot of topics in this power-packed half hour show, including their thoughts on the cult known as the Democrat Party. They also look at China and its border situations. Lastly, Dave gives a quick history lesson on the actual constitutional powers and mandate given to the Judicial Branch. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome Marc Morano of ClimateDepot.com to discuss President Trump's politcal and cultural blitzkrieg since taking office.  Marc traces not just what Trump calls the Climate Change Hoax, but also the complete collapse of wokism and its destructive resuts, particularly with the Southern Calfornia fires. Please be sure to share our website www.miningthemedia.com with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

The guys do the something different where G.K. interviews Dave about the tragic midair at Reagan International on January 29, 2025. Dave shares his career and resume in Army Aviation as an Air Traffic Controller and Airspace Manager, the latter which he performed in the Army and as an Air Force  Civilian Instructor. The main point the guys make is let's not be too quick to make rash judgments but allow the investigation go through the whole process. Keep your powder dry. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

G.K. and Dave marvel at President Trump's first week back in the White House. From dealing with the disasters hands-on to cleaning house of the political garbage left by the Biden Administration, G.K. rightly describes it as the adults being back in charge. Dave makes a point of declaring a seismic shift in senatorial power with Vice President J.D. Vance having to bring the tie in the confirmation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Dave also is inspired by the blasphemous behavior of the lesbian bishop in the National Cathedral to give a class on the failure of ecumenism. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome back Friend of the Program William J. Federer (aka Bro Bill) of AmericanMinute.com to talk about the history of presidential inaugurations. As always, Bill drops some historical nuggets unknown to the guys until today's show. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome back Friend of the Show Lance Fairchok to discuss what the New Year may bring when it comes to Congress certifying the presidential election, the Inauguration, and the reach of Islamic Jihad, with its recent attack on New Years Eve in New Olreans. The guys end the show on an uplifting note, encouraging listeners to not lose hope in a future that is already changing towards the positive. Please be sure to visit www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. Happy New Year!

G.K. and Dave define what a quisling is in light of G.K.'s Top Ten List of Quislings to be exiled to  the Island of Turdistan. On a more serious note, they discuss the importance of not only changing those who govern, but also how they govern. The guys want to thank you for your continued support of Mining the Media and wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas (which is G.K.'s birthday BTW). Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

G.K. and Dave return after a Thanksgiving hiatus to discuss how the Left is unable to face reality and the fact their worldview and governance were soundly rejected by a large majority of Americans. The guys have also decided to update their choices for the Media Mines page, so be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

G.K. and Dave discuss Trump's cabinet picks and the political realities behind them. Dave gives his insight on why Trump's pick of Congressman Matt Gaetz as the next Attorney General was strategic and practical. G.K. sums up the demise of wokism and why it can never be allowed to recover. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

In this post election episode, G.K. and Dave celebrated God's mercy on America, giving our nation another chance at righting the ship. Dave explains in three words why Trump won bigly. G.K. shares two great ideas for a new project for graduating high schoolers and an alternative for the inauguration. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

In this pre-election episode, the guys talk about the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 5th. Dave gives his electoral college and popular vote predictions. G.K. has a thought about the inauguration which the guys decided to share after the election in the next episode. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

After a long hurricane hiatus, the guys are back and swinging for the fences with their takes on what's happened since they've been gone. The main emphasis is on the importance of the upcoming presidential election and why true citizens need to get out and vote in the largest percentage ever recorded in modern history. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome a very special guest, Tatiana Penagos, who played a significant role in the life of G.K.'s younger brother Glen Bob who passed away after fighting a valiant battle with esophagus cancer. Tatiana is a musical therapist who co-wrote with Glen Bob the song used as the outro to this episode. Find A Way is Glen Bob's legacy and Tatiana's personal way of honoring not only Glen Bob, but also the many patients with whom she works. Please share this special episode with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors, all of whom no doubt have lost loved ones to cancer. Lastly, please share and visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com 

G.K. and Dave talk about the upcoming debate, the lack of safety in our schools, and what the 2028 political scene may look like. They also look at the unreported discontent within the Democrat Party and the continuing Trump Derangement Syndrome. They finish the show by encouraging American-loving voters to come together and vote to save our great nation. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave talk about the sad state of the press, and it works to instigate infighting throughout the culture. They talk about how civil discourse has long left the mainstream. Dave also addresses the so-called evangelicals who are supporting Kamala Harris. He systematically dispels any possible biblical or logical reasons to support the Democrat Party. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

That's the title of our guest, William (Bill) Federer of AmericanMinute.com. G.K. and Dave were delighted to have their favorite historian and Friend of the Progam to talk about presidential elections throughout our American history. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com

G.K. and Dave welcome author and financial expert Rodger Friedman, who became an instant Friend of the Program. Rodger's newest book, Erasing America: Broken Politics, Broken Country, was written to "help galvanize concerned Americans to get off their couches and get to work to get America back on the right track." Rodger's insights and wealth of knowledge and experience makes him an important resource for our MTM listeners to take the time to acquaint themselves. Rodger publishes a free bi-monthly newsletter for which you can sign up at his website, www.eocritic.com.  Please be sure to share this podcast with your friends, relatives, associates and neighbors and visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com 

The guys talk about the Republican Party National Convention held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this past week. It was more like a 4 - day political rally instead of a traditional politcal convention. And that is a good thing. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

The guys spend a serious 27 minutes talking about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, the media's already slanted coverage of it, and the real motivation behind the attempt. This is the most important show they guys have ever done.  Please be sure to share it with all your friends, relatives, associates and neighbors by sending them www.miningthemedia.com 

The guys bring a special Independence Day episode that is both enlightening and engaging. G.K. tops off the show by reading a poem he recently wrote title Remembering Payne. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and subscribe to our show. Also, please share our podcast with all your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave discover a new word which they its description of what Victor Davis Hanson's latest column does to the Left Wing. The guys also talk about the upcoming presidential debate, the continuing demise of CNN, and Dave drops his newest choice for Trump's VP candidate. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

The guys start out talking European and US elections. G.K. reminds the listeners that it really is the economy, stupid. Dave finishes with election advice for both Democrats and Republicans. Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave talk about some interesting life stories and issues all sparked by an article about the demise and hopeful resurrection of the Washington Post. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

The guys talk about the lawfare the Left is using to attack Donald Trump and how they are clearly violating the 5th and 6th Amendment of the US Constitution. The guys further explain that both the 16th and 17th Amendments were passed to directly tax US citizens and take away what little power the states had to control the federal government. They end with peeling back the onion on the real issue of how our republic is hanging by a thread. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome Lance Fairchok back to the show. The guys promised to get Lance, Information Operations and Media Manipulation Expert, back on the show to discuss the latest press malfeasance and obfuscation of the truth pertaining to the lawfare targetting Donald Trump. Please visit our website www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

G.K. coins a new term of how the younger generation is becoming nostalgic for the days we Boomers lived in. NEWstalgia is what they have become, longing for our music and way of life. Dave comes up with a similar term to discuss how the liberal media is repeating itself from the days of the JournoList to currently using the same technique to prep legal analyst to control the news mantra. It's called NEWStalgia; just repurposing a tried and true method to control the narrative against President Trump. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates and neighbors.

The guys talk about a "unholy trinity" being uncovered in Scotland, how great Planet Earth is, and that things are not as bad politically for Trup as the mainstream media would have you believe. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and subscribe to our show if you haven't already. Also, please share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

As promised, Dave has Professor Emeritus of Music, G.K. Allen talk music with which most of the listeners will not be familiar. It was a nice escape for the guys from politics, of which they know will be waiting for them in the next episode. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave get a little philosophical, sharing some important wisdom they've gained over the years. At the end of the show, Dave promises the next episode will be "The Musical Meanderings, Memories, and Musings of G.K. Allen." Dave calls G.K.'s encyclopedic mind of 20th Century rock and roll, "Gregopedia." G.K. gives a little tease of what he'll talk about on the next show. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave finally succumb to the calendar and talk the upcoming presidential primaries with the Super Tuesday primaries coming this week. The guys discuss Vice-President candidates and finish with some shared wisdom they encourage their listeners to embrace. Please be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. and Dave welcome author Michael C. Anderson to discuss not only his published books, but also his research involved in his work. Mike explains how our nation has come to the point to where we can no longer have civilized discussions on political topics. Please be sure to visit our website www.miningthemedia.com and click on the News Nuggets to visit Mike's website and Amazon Author Page, and watch the video the guys use as this episode's outro. Please share with all your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

G.K. has done his homework and the guys discuss the limitations of electric vehicls, aka EVs, and give a buyer beware caution. They switch gears (see what I did there?), and talk Route 66 and the brilliance of America to remind us all to not throw away this great country. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with all your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.

The title may appear as a controversial question, but our guest and friend of the program William Federer of AmericanMInute.com answers it with historical facts. Bill uses the connective threads of Scripture, history and current events to clearly show that candidates being left off the ballot in several states are actually violations of the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act. Please sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and please share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

The guys bring in the New Year with a challenge to our MTM listeners. No More What Ifs, no more promises, no more conjecture, it's time for action in this election years.  Let's Do More in 2024! Be sure to visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates and neighbors. Happy New Year!  

The guys finish up Season 3 with a look at the nation's capital city and its decay. Washington D.C. is so bad that it is looking to move its NBA Wizards and NHL Capitals franchises to the state of Virginia. They finish up the year with a look at what to expect from MTM in 2024. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

G.K. and Dave talk Florida and Iowa politics, but not before G.K. shares some wisdom about growing old gracefully while maintaining your youthful passion. Please visit our website at www.miningthemedia.com and share with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors. 

As promised, G.K. and Dave have Lance Fairchok back on MTM to discuss Chinese influence not only in Hollywood, but also mainstream and social media, to name a few. Lance rightly states in the interview that "Most people are poor judges of truth versus falsehoods." Lance clears it up in this hard-hitting and very informative interview. Please visit www.miningthemedia.com and share it with your friends, relatives, associates, and neighbors.