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If Donald Trump decides to help Israel finish off the Iranian regime will that trigger a MAGA Civil War?Plus we chat with veteran radio talker Bill Martinez on the situation in Southern California and a Parting Shot on looking for love after lockup.

It's June, Trump is back in office, so it must be Riot Season. On one side is the President, ICE, active-duty and reserve service members, and a majority of the American people. On the other side are elected Democrats in California, illegal aliens, and Antifa. It's getting ugly out there. Then we follow up on our coverage of Wall Street shenanigans of naked short selling and the dereliction of duty of government regulators. All that and the Parting Shot - for which we apologize… 

Elon Musk criticizes President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" and distances himself from the Administration. Is the honeymoon over?Our guest this week is Lt. Col. Buzz Patterson (USAF, Ret.), NY Times bestselling author and former keeper of the nuclear football. We talk about his time in the White House with President and Mrs. Clinton and the current state of the military under SecDef Pete Hegseth.All that and the Parting Shot. 

The time has come for the Electric Horseman to saddle up and the get the hell out of D.O.G.E.This week Elon Musk leaves government service and returns to the private sector.Then we talk to Scherie Murray, a Jamaican-American businesswoman from Queens who ran for the GOP nomination fot New York's 14th House District in 2020.All that and the Parting Shot of D-I-V-O-R-C-E.

Jake Tapper is in the crosshairs this week as Dennis wonders, "What did he know and when did he know it?"Then we talk to Rene “Butch” Meily about his book, From Manila to Wall Street: An Immigrant's Journey With America's First Black Tycoon  which chronicles his time with Reginald Lewis, the first Black American to build a billion dollar business. All that and the Parting Shot.

The President spends his first major overseas trip of his 2nd term in the Middle East, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates - courting investment in America and stirring up some "plane" old fashioned controversy.Then we talk to "America's Top Recovering Attorney," Kerry Lutz and founder of the Financial Survivor Network.All that and the Parting Shot. 

This week we take time out to count out blessings and take note of the things that are going right.Okay, we also have a couple of complaints.All that and a Parting Shot 50 years in the making.

We're marking the First 100 Days of the second Trump Administration. Has it been terrific or traumatic?Then we talk to Shaun Thompson of AM 560 The Answer in Chicago about the sleight of hand that is the government's reporting of the economy, All that and an unapologetic Parting Shot.

While most Democrats continue to hang their hats on "Maryland Man," Elizabeth Warren is going to the mat for the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell - which is, in many ways, a reversal for her.Then we talk to Todd Sheets, former director of Raymond James' Recovering Markets Program, about the turmoil in the markets caused by Trump's Tariffs and why China has forced this necessary move.All that and a Saad Parting Shot. 

More and more of President's Trump's agenda is being tied up in the District Courts. We take a deep dive on this.All that and the Parting Shot.

We take an extended look at the turmoil and the tantrums over the Trump Tariff policies. We're joined by a trio of experts: Jim Iuorio, Ed Butowsky and the "Wise Guy" himself, Johnny Tabacco to tell you what they think is going on and whether it really is the time to panic. All that and the Parting Shot.

Senator Cory Booker talks and talks and talks while Elon and the boys from DOGE slash and slash and slash.Plus author John G. West asks "What if American culture is collapsing because many leading Christians identify more with secular elites than they do with their fellow believers?"All that and an IPO of the Parting Shot.

The Democrats sense blood in the water after the Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, accidentally gets invited into a high level Trump Administration Signal chat. Is it resonating or coming off as just more hateful blather?Then we chat with WRVA (Richmond, VA) drive host Jeff Katz on growing up as a Philadelphia Democrat and becoming a conservative talk show host.All that and the Parting Shot. 

Swatting conservatives... Attacking Tesla... Federal judges going wild. The Trump resistance is getting nasty.Rob Carson, veteran radio host and parody writer for the late, great Rush Limbaugh, joins us because sometimes, you just gotta laugh.

Someone is paying a political price for the quest to curb government spending and so far that someone is Elon Musk. This week there were cyber attacks on X and physical attacks on Tesla dealerships and property.So we welcome back former Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Hilsenrath ("The Fed Whisperer”) to talk about Musk's attempts to slash the deficit and debate his characterization of Musk as a "crony capitalist." 

Smells like MAGA Spirit. Trump rocks a joint session of Congress, the Democrats pout, and conservative comedian Shawn Farash (aka, Captain Deplorable) stops by for some laughs.All this and the Parting Shot.

A special DOGE edition of the podcast. Let's get out the chainsaws and cut the waste.All that and the Parting Shot.

Channeling a little bit of Truman and a little bit of Churchill, Vice President JD Vance went to Munich and gave our "Allies" a little hell about their anti-democratic and anti-free speech ways - and neither the ruling elite or the media were too happy about it.Then comedian and policy wonk Tim Young joins the show to talk about the state of affairs, the dissaray among Democrats and to pitch a little book on the side.All that and the Parting Shot.

As the new Trump Administration continues its work at a breakneck pace the Democrats are losing it.And with RFK Jr taking over at HHS we talk to Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute about her new book, The World's Medicine Chest, and contemplate what's ahead for you, medicine and Big Pharma.All that and the Parting Shot.

When it comes to doing good we offer you a tale of how not to do it - the wasteful boondoggle that is USAID - and a tale of how to get it done - with private grit and gumption from a young man in Philadelphia.Evan Ehlers (@evanehlers on X), the Founder and Executive Director of Sharing Excess, joins us to tell us how he took his unused college dining plan and turned it into an organization that's stopped 103M pounds of perfectly good food from ending up in landfills and has fed millions.All that and the Parting Shot.

There's a new sheriff in the White House briefing room and we're here for it.Then we check in with Allysia Finley of The Wall Street Journal about the plan to slap a cancer warning label on alcohol.All that and the Parting Shot. 

It's an Inauguration Week extravaganza! Pardons going out and pardons coming in as Joe Biden exits stage left and Donald Trump enters stage right. There's executive orders galore and a major media meltdown. We have all the highlights.Kristen Shaughnessy joins us to discuss what Trumpian government reform will mean for small investors. Will naked shorting finally stop?All that and the Parting Shot - deep from Dennis' heart.

It's the last week of the Biden Administration and Monday marks the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Is the conflict in Gaza also coming to an end? And could this also be the beginning of the end for Progressive Democrats in California as much of Los Angeles County lies in ashes?We talk to Allysia Finley, columnist, member of The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, and resident of Southern California. All that and the Parting Shot.

A special free speech edition of the pod! Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says he's returning Facebook back to its free speech roots, while Elon and X make waves in the United Kingdom by bringing the "grooming gang" scandals back to the forefront.We talk to First Amendment lawyer Tom Julin and round it out with the Parting Shot. 

Happy New Year! And we start 2025 by contemplating larger questions, such as, "What if none of this is real? What if we're all just characters in a simulation?"We talk to Melvin Vopson, Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Portsmouth. He was formerly a senior R&D scientist at Seagate Technology and spent over six years as a Higher Research Scientist at the UK National Physical Laboratory. He is also the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe.All that and the Parting Shot.

Congress plays it's annual holiday game of Continuing Resolutions, Donald Trump gets the gift of a planned $100 billion investment in the U.S. from the SoftBank Group, and will drones mess up New Jersey's Christmas? Don't shoot down Santa Claus!All that and a hard-working Parting Shot.Merry Christmas, everybody. We'll see you in two weeks!

What's up in New Jersey? Like, way up, up in the sky? Is it the Chinese? The Iranians? Aliens? We explore all that plus the Feds unwarranted spying, the Biden pardon spree and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria. And our guest, Brig. Gen. Blaine D. Holt (USAF, Ret.), who was the Deputy United States Military Representative to NATO, chimes in on all of it.All that and the Parting Shot.

Joe Biden does what he promised he would not do - pardon son Hunter - and even the Democratic shills in the media have had enough.As the once and future FLOTUS has told of her "debanking" experiences, others such as Marc Andreessen have shared their stories. Ed Butowksky of Chapwood Investments joins the show with his tale.All that and the Parting Shot. 

The whole world now feels like one big Tilt-A-Whirl. Remember that carnival ride? Since Trump got elected it feels like the world is taking on a new tilt. There's a Trump tilt in the Middle East and even Putin is willing to talk settlement with Ukraine.Domestically even the media is tilting back into Trump's orbit as "Mourning Joe" and Mika suck it up.We talk to our favorite Wise Guy, John Tabacco, about what the return of Trump means to the small investor and whether or not there's going to be justice for folks caught in the mess of short selling.All that and a rocket-fueled Parting Shot.

Donald Trump is getting down to business staffing a second administration. Is there a honeymoon period or are some picks doomed from the start?Then Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV on X), who did time for breaching the Capitol on January 6th, 2021 joins the show to talk about what he did and how the whole thing went down.Plus in the Parting Shot, how the lessons of Elon are reflected in the election results.

We don't want to gloat... but we told so.Trump gets his second act as the Blue Wall falls again. Will the Democrats ever learn?Then Robert Kendall talks election bounces and why prosperity really is just around the corner.And in the Parting Shot: Thanks, Elon (Pre-order Dennis' book, The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk, here.) 

It's the last show before Election Day. Harris and Trump are making their closing arguments. But as Mark Mitchell of Rasmussen Reports points out, almost half of us have already cast their ballots.Mark joins us and crunches the numbers.Plus the Parting Shot: Vote Vance.

It's our 100th episode!The election is coming down the stretch - less than two weeks to go. Kamala is serving up word salads while McDonald Trump is offering an extra large side order of fries.Then we talk to James Bradley and Flor Blanco of Uncensored Beat on the background of the Russia-Ukraine conflict - was war the only way?All that plus the Parting Shot.

Is Kamala Harris getting desperate? Her support among black men is crumbling and they bring out former President Barak Obama for a little shame game. It doesn't go well.And then we talk to author Steve Turley about his latest book, Fight!: How Trump and the MAGA Movement are Changing the World,All that and the human side of Donald Trump in the Parting Shot.

There's an ill wind blowing and it's not from a hurricane. The calls to end your First Amendment right of free speech is growing, and with disingenuous promises that's because we have to keep people "safe."Dennis takes you into the eye of this storm with Chris Kohls (aka, MrReaganUSA on X and YouTube) whose Kamala parodies put him up against the state of California.Fight back and be heard! 

Dennis has the three biggest stories of the week in his sights. First up is the Veep-stakes as JD Vance and Tim Walz battle on CBS.And then we welcome in Melissa Francis, formerly of Fox News, about her new documentary on the October 7, 2023 massacre that sparked the current conflict between Israel and Iran's proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. The film, Revelation, debuted on YouTube two weeks ago,Then in the Parting Shot, Dennis takes on the Longshoremen strike. Is this 2024's "October Surprise?"

They're some of the worst the world has to offer: murderers, rapists and violent gang members and they're coming to your hometown. They're getting money, food, shelter, healthcare... you name it. Sometimes, they get to claim your home for their own. And you're paying for it. Welcome to the New America, where the old Americans are expendable.Plus we'll talk to Gabe Kaminsky of the Washington Examiner on the taxpayer-funded censorship brigade in the State Department. All that and the Parting Shot.

We have a lot of ripe and gripping stories this week, and if we had to tie them all together with an underlying theme, it would be: The Fix Is In. Getting Kamala Harris elected is the common goal of the Democrats, the media, the deep state and the establishment. And we'll talk to Bobby Eberle, conservative media strategist, talk show host, commentator, and owner of GOPUSA.com and host of The 13-Minute News Hour.Plus a big ol' Kentucky shoutout to Rep. Thomas Massie in the Parting Shot.

This week Dennis reviews the Tuesday night debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and the "moderators" from ABC News. Plus the Cats in the Ladle in Springfield, Ohio. Yes, there are hilarious memes floating around the internet and many are dismissing the stories, but for the citizens of this town 26 miles northeast of Dayton, the changes in their town are very real.

Free speech is under attack around the globe and not just with the usual suspects. It's our allies. It's our friends. It's us.Speaking of freedom, financial adviser Natalie Pace returns to the show to talk about helping your children achieve financial freedom.All that and the Parting Shot.

We have a three-for for you this week:Kamala speaks.Zuckerberg speaks up. (But why now?)And RFK Jr speaks the truth. (But can Democrats handle it?)And then John Lott, the President of The Crime Prevention Research Center joins us to expose the lies of the "official" government crime statistics and why you shouldn't trust the numbers.All that and the Parting Shot.

The week at the DNC and previewing the fall campaign with National Review's Charles C.W. Cooke.And not to get too catty... but life lessons from Casper the kitty fill the Parting Shot.

The right to speak one's piece is under attack both at home and abroad. The press, who should have the biggest dog in this fight, has somehow become cheerleaders for the censors. Elon Musk and his X social media platform have become a favorite target. We look at that and take the international view with the founder and General Secretary of the UK's Free Speech Union, Toby Young, whose worst fears about the new Labour government are all coming true.All that and the Parting Shot... a shot for Monkey Pox?

Gather 'round and listen to a tale of a bad week and then take stock of things and realize better days could be just ahead.But first, Kamala Harris made her first decision - a VP pick - and woo-boy, what a pick.Then Ed Butowsky joins us to review a volatile week on Wall Street, what was behind it and why things are going to get better.All that and the Parting Shot. 

This week Trump enters the Lion's Den, Kamala seeks her roots and there's continued fallout from the July 13th assassination attempt.Then we talk with theoretical physicist Steven Koonin, who was the 2nd Under Secretary for Science in the Obama Administration, about the hysteria surrounding "climate change."And in the Parting Shot, the Israelis take out not one, but two, terrorists on the same day.