Wake Up America with Austin Petersen
If you’re tired of being gaslit by corporate media, sick of shallow hot takes, and ready for fearless truth delivered with wit, fire, and facts, Wake Up America is your daily briefing for the battle of ideas.
Hosted by Austin Petersen — former presidential candidate, media entrepreneur, and unapologetic defender of liberty — this high-energy political talk show cuts through the noise with bold analysis, sharp humor, and evidence-driven commentary.
Every episode delivers:
• Hard-hitting breakdowns of the day’s biggest political headlines
• Libertarian-leaning, America-First perspective grounded in facts
• Deep dives into economics, culture, foreign policy, and constitutional principles
• Interviews with lawmakers, policy experts, journalists, and rising voices
• Rapid-fire solo segments that blend history, philosophy, and modern politics
This isn’t performative outrage. It’s strategic thinking for people who care about Western civilization, individual liberty, and limited government.
Austin brings a unique mix of nationalist instinct and libertarian economics — defending free markets, calling out corruption on the right and left, challenging reckless foreign policy, exposing government overreach, and defending American values without apology.
Expect:
🔥 Breaking news analysis
📊 Real data and receipts
🎙 Smart, pointed interviews
⚔ Culture war clarity
📚 Historical context that actually matters
Whether the topic is Congress, the Supreme Court, Big Tech censorship, immigration, economic chaos, global conflicts, or the internal battles within the conservative movement — Wake Up America gives you the tools to understand what’s happening and why it matters.
If you value:
Freedom
Free speech
Free markets
Strong borders
Limited government
Personal responsibility
You’re in the right place.
New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe now and join thousands of Americans who refuse to sleepwalk through history.
It’s time to wake up.
Episodes
2 hours ago
2 hours ago
45 min
Abdul El-Sayed predicts a double-digit win over Mike Rogers, but Michigan's Senate race remains dead even. Austin and Stephanie examine the October 7 fault line, AIPAC spending, campaign responsiveness, economic pressure and the voters who could decide control.
They also debate Marco Rubio's case for Western confidence, war and peace, ancient Greek citizen-soldiers, taxation and private infrastructure. Justin Petersen joins to discuss woke politics inside the Episcopal Church, sexuality, faith, doubt and the foundations of Western civilization.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
47 min
Can Republicans hold the Senate through the final two years of President Trump's term? Austin maps the decisive races, runoff risk and ranked-choice uncertainty.
He also examines Kelly Carnes' claim that a Baltimore arts organization fired her after she returned from Burning Man with braids and what Maryland's CROWN Act actually covers. Camellia Peterson discusses aging parents, scams, driving, dignity and power of attorney. Andrew Moser tackles the pledge to accept the midterm results, candidate quality and turnout.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
55 min
Can the state execute anyone humanely? Austin examines President Trump's approval of a firing squad for Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, Christa Pike's failed lethal injection and what execution-method failure rates reveal.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to explain Suncor v. Boulder County, federal jurisdiction and due-process questions surrounding the Cornell 7. Jeremy Kauffman debates consent standards, online mobs, hookup culture and personal responsibility.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
1 hr 3 min
Should young workers pay higher taxes to protect today's Social Security checks? Austin follows the money from the 2032 trust-fund deadline to the housing squeeze facing first-time buyers.
Camellia Peterson joins to debate intergenerational fairness, reform and family responsibility. Ryan Vet looks ahead to the Class of 2039, school phone bans, AI, self-driving cars and whether the future can become more human.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
59 min
Who gets to write the rules when the first permanent lunar settlement is built? Austin follows the treaties, resource claims and nuclear-reactor race behind his argument that Americans are the Moon's indigenous people.
Kathy Barnette joins for a debate over Vivek Ramaswamy, American identity and the MAGA coalition, before Joshua Abernathy reports from the midterm ground game on turnout, state races and gas prices.
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Oct 2, 2026
Oct 2, 2026
52 min
When a preschool favorite enters the Israel and Gaza debate, how should parents weigh politics against the trust they place in children's programming? Austin and Stephanie Petersen examine the backlash surrounding Ms. Rachel.
They then confront the Netherlands' euthanasia of a very young child and what families, doctors and governments owe children who cannot decide for themselves. The discussion turns to Tennessee's failed execution of Krista Pike before Justin Petersen joins for a careful look at the Cornell fraternity case, due process and the difference between allegations and proof.
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Oct 1, 2026
Oct 1, 2026
51 min
After a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, her defense asks a startling new question: where is the evidence that she committed the killings? Austin Petersen examines the new argument, Massachusetts' criminal-responsibility standard, double jeopardy and the next court hearing.
Camellia Peterson joins to discuss a federal fight over reimbursement for Christian homeschool curriculum, school choice and education spending. Tom Pappert then breaks down Ken Paxton's fundraiser comments, split-ticket polling, midterm turnout, prices, fuel and Iran.
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Sep 30, 2026
Sep 30, 2026
56 min
Candace Owens faces a federal defamation lawsuit after a private Utah man says her Charlie Kirk coverage sent millions of viewers toward him and upended his life. Austin Petersen examines what separates skepticism from an implied factual accusation—and why a question mark may not settle the legal issue.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to debate due process, overseas boat strikes, presidential war powers, spending and American nationhood. Andrew Follett then grades Trump's libertarian record on EPA rules, land use, USAID, the federal workforce and nuclear regulation.
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