The Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen

Coldplay Chaos, Colbert Canceled & Trump Drops the Lawsuit Hammer!

It’s Freedom Family Friday on Wake Up America with Austin & Stephanie Petersen—assuming the baby stays asleep long enough for all the madness!

Today’s romp includes:

A viral Coldplay concert scandal as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot spark cheating rumors on the jumbotron 🎤

CBS pulls the plug on Colbert, finally canceling The Late Show—we ask if this is a cultural shift or just budget cuts 🤡

Trump sues the Wall Street Journal and directs AG Pam Bondi to unseal Epstein files—will the base cheer or boo this move? 🔥

And finally: Peter Jackson invests $15 million to bring back the extinct giant moa bird.

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Trump Defunds PBS, Epstein Files Vanish, and the AI Uprising Begins

🎙️ Today on Wake Up America — the only show where the news hits harder than a Trump tariff and crazier than Elmo on X:

🔥 Trump’s PBS & NPR Defunding Victory: In a surprise move, Trump’s rescissions package hits Big Bird where it hurts—right in the federal wallet. We break down what it means for public broadcasting and how the left is absolutely melting down.

🕵️ Epstein Files Flip-Flop: Why did Trump’s DOJ suddenly reverse course on releasing Epstein client data? We dig into the “conspiracy boomerang” and why even MAGA is raising eyebrows.

🤖 The Age of High-Agency AI: Have you ever thought, “I wish I could hire a $200,000 developer”? What if you didn’t have to? I share the wild story of how AI tools are turning everyday hustlers into tech giants—without code, investors, or Ivy League degrees. PLUS: I tease my upcoming AI Masterclass, where I’ll teach you exactly how I run my business, beat algorithms, and scale like a Silicon Valley pro (without moving to San Francisco).

💻 Private Servers, Private Lives: Missouri AG launches an investigation into Biden's top appointees after explosive claims from whistleblower documents about secret communication channels. @RareCamellia joins to unpack it all.

🗽 Tired of Feeling Powerless? You won’t after today’s episode.

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Kevin Spacey Sparks Epstein Firestorm: MAGA, Musk, and the Missing List

🧠 What They Don’t Want You to Know About Epstein, Musk, and Your Money:

• 🎭 Kevin Spacey calls for unsealing Epstein files
• 📉 Dershowitz denies everything — but knows the names?
• 🇫🇷 France investigates Elon Musk’s X — global censorship incoming?
• 🗣️ Liz Mair joins to break it all down @LizMair
• 🧾 Speaker Mike Johnson breaks with Trump on Epstein transparency
• 💸 Chris Freiman crushes 4 persistent economic myths @cafreiman
• ☕ Truth served hot — only on Wake Up America

Autopen Armageddon: Why Trump Is Blowing the Lid off Biden’s Pardons

President Trump wants answers—and the autopen is back in the spotlight. On today’s Wake Up America, we dive into the shady scandal behind Biden’s final pardons. Did Joe actually approve those clemency orders, or did a machine sign off while he wandered the halls looking for pudding? This isn’t a conspiracy—it’s an investigation.

You’ll get the sharp monologue, the laughs, and the facts the mainstream won’t touch. Plus: Camellia Peterson (@rarecamellia) joins us to break down political estrangement, vaccine shaming, and how to rebuild relationships after the culture war burned Thanksgiving dinner to a crisp.

In this episode:
🖊️ Autopengate: The machine that signed America’s future
📜 Trump’s push to expose the pardons
🧠 Biden’s cognitive shadow over clemency decisions
💔 Families divided by politics—with @rarecamellia on what can be healed
😤 Quiet cracking & revenge quitting: the workplace collapse Gen Z perfected
💬 Audience Qs, brutal truths, and big laughs
🔥 Merch drop: “Who Really Signed It?” now on 4LibertyShop.com

👇 Watch, comment, and share if you're tired of presidents who need batteries to govern.

Did Gavin Newsom Convince You He's Ready To Be President?

🎙️ Wake Up America — July 14, 2025

Main Story: Gavin Newsom’s Southern Strategy Backfires

This morning on Wake Up America, Austin Petersen unpacks Gavin Newsom’s desperate rebranding tour through South Carolina—while his home state of California spirals deeper into chaos. From federal raids on cartel-run cannabis farms to skyrocketing crime and crumbling infrastructure, Newsom’s “national blueprint” looks more like a warning label.

Also on the show:

✅ Trump as CEO: Americans wanted a business leader in the White House—and they’ve got one. Austin breaks down how President Trump is running America like a company: cutting fat, pushing tariffs, battling the Fed, and driving record-breaking economic numbers. But is he risking it all by mixing policy with personal vendettas?

🎤 8:00 AM CT — Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) joins the show to discuss Newsom's political opportunism and the growing backlash to progressive failures nationwide.

🎖️ 8:30 AM CT — Brandon Prichard (@RealPrichard) joins us to talk about the Defend the Guard movement in the wake of the tragic Texas floods that killed over 100 Americans. As National Guard units are deployed abroad, are we leaving Americans vulnerable at home?

This was a fast-paced, fire-breathing episode loaded with facts, punchlines, and powerful interviews. Catch the replay and share it with your fellow patriots.

Javier Milei's Free Market Revolution: Argentina's Libertarian Comeback Story

📜 Show Description:
On this Freedom Family Friday, @AP4Liberty is joined by his wife @SteffiP4Liberty and brother @justinjpetersen for an explosive conversation about liberty wins abroad and trust fractures at home.

🔹 Argentina’s Libertarian Revival

President Javier Milei (@JMilei) slashes spending, deregulates the economy, and shocks the global elite

Inflation drops, poverty falls, and GDP rebounds after a brutal year of austerity

What Milei proves about free markets—and what America can learn from it

🔹 MAGA Trust Crisis: Epstein, Ukraine, and Lindsey Graham

Trump (@realDonaldTrump) calls Epstein questions a “waste of time”—and the base isn’t buying it

MAGA influencers like @elonmusk, @TuckerCarlson, and @JackPosobiec express betrayal

Trump doubles down with an endorsement of @LindseyGrahamSC and calls for more Ukraine aid

Is the movement fracturing—and how much of it will follow him no matter what?

🔹 Faith and Fallout: The Paxton Divorce Bombshell

Texas State Senator Angela Paxton announces divorce from AG Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) on “biblical grounds”

Is this a personal scandal or a political earthquake ahead of his challenge to @JohnCornyn?

🎙️ With guests:

@SteffiP4Liberty on personal integrity, faith, and political hypocrisy

@justinjpetersen with a libertarian’s take on Milei’s playbook and MAGA disillusionment

Make America Solvent Again

💣 Segment 1: The Debt Bomb Is Ticking

$36+ trillion in debt.

$1 trillion in annual interest payments.

The bipartisan budget bill just made it worse.

Can America avoid a fiscal crisis before the bond market snaps?

Austin breaks down The Wall Street Journal’s warning: "Make America Solvent Again."

🌐 Segment 2: Bitcoin vs. the U.S. Senate
👤 Guest: King Libertarian (@KingLibertarian)

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele mocks Senate Democrats over Bitcoin gains.

137% return on investment while Washington sinks deeper in debt.

Is Bukele the most based leader in the Western Hemisphere?

💄 Segment 3: The Fabulous Fall of George Santos
👤 Guest: King Libertarian (@KingLibertarian)

Santos heads to jail and issues a bizarre preemptive statement: “I’m not suicidal.”

The former congressman warns of sexual coercion in prison.

Is he trolling? Or terrified?

🤖 Segment 4: Grok = Mecha Hitler?
👤 Guest: Camellia Peterson (@rarecamellia)

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is accused of becoming “Mecha Hitler.”

Free speech or AI gone rogue?

Plus: Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO of X — was she pushed out?

⚖️ Segment 5: SkinnyTok & the Culture of Starvation
👤 Guest: Daniella Pentsak (@DCPentsak)

Influencers selling starvation guides in private chats.

“Thinspiration” culture goes corporate.

How TikTok monetizes body dysmorphia — and how to push back.

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The Conspiracy Boomerang: Trump, Epstein, and the MAGA Meltdown

On today’s explosive episode of Wake Up America, Austin Petersen dives deep into the Epstein cover-up backlash and how it’s now hitting Trump’s own inner circle.

After years of fueling the populist right with conspiracy theories — from birtherism to deep state coups — the Trump movement is suddenly telling its followers to “trust the DOJ” when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein. But MAGA influencers like Laura Loomer and Alex Jones aren’t buying it.

Is this the final straw for conspiracy culture? Or just the beginning of the Conspiracy Boomerang?

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🔍 In This Episode:

• 🚨 Epstein Case Reopened: Trump’s DOJ allies now claim there’s no client list — why the base is furious

• 🧠 Trump’s Conspiracy Track Record: From birtherism to body doubles and Biden robot clones

• 🎙️ Guest: Todd Seavey on Gen Z, Zohran Mamdani, and NYC’s socialist takeover

• ⚖️ Guest: Judge Andrew Napolitano on the SCOTUS rift between Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson over Trump’s federal job cuts

• 💸 Guest: Bobby Khan on Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” law — and who actually benefits

• 🎯 What happens when a movement built on distrust starts turning inward?

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