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
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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2 days ago
2 days ago
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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3 days ago
3 days ago
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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4 days ago
4 days ago
52 min
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare-to-work ad turns Brad the gamer into a political flashpoint—and starts a fight over who Republicans blame for dependency. Austin Petersen examines Arkansas' ARHOME rules and the ad's racial and generational stereotypes.
Camellia Peterson joins to debate tradwife economics, social-media algorithms and the line between leadership and control. Kurt Schlichter argues that frustrated conservatives still have to choose between imperfect options in the midterms, explains his case for the Iran war, and previews American Warlord.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
58 min
Who counts as American—and should parts of the right punish Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio? Austin Petersen traces the H-1B blowup, Vivek's DOGE exit and the identity fight surrounding his campaign.
Kathy Barnette joins to argue over ancestry, citizenship, assimilation, America's founding creed and whether MAGA can remain a broad working-class coalition. Austin also asks what children lose when schools ban dodgeball, Red Rover, tag and other ordinary playground risks.
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Sep 24, 2026
Sep 24, 2026
54 min
Is bringing iced coffee to a job interview harmless self-expression—or a warning about judgment? Austin Petersen and Allie Voss take on etiquette, ableism, classism, social conventions and whether Gen Z knows which battles are worth fighting.
Austin also tests eleven workplace phrases that drive Boomers crazy, from gaslighting to mental-health days, and examines Daniel McCarthy's warning that Republican purity spirals could cost the GOP competitive Senate races.
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Sep 23, 2026
Sep 23, 2026
1 hr 11 sec
Daniel McCarthy declared libertarianism dead. Austin Petersen reads the autopsy, concedes the movement's political losses and market failures, then argues that marginalization is not the same as defeat.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to examine the McKenna West surrogacy dispute, competing parentage claims, due process and Justice Kagan's denial of an emergency stay. Rep. Bob Onder breaks down Missouri's congressional-map fight, the Eighth Circuit ruling, ballots already in motion and the claim that 1.2 million primary voters were disenfranchised.
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Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026
53 min
One juror refused to join the 11-1 split in the Lindsay Clancy trial, forcing a mistrial and becoming the target of intense public pressure. Austin Petersen and Camellia Petersen examine Michael Desronvil's stand, attorney Edward Paltzik's defense of him and the argument over postpartum psychosis and accountability.
Austin also lays out five memories children carry from strong homes and the case of a New York honors student suspended over a latte. Jack Francis of Red Eagle Politics joins to break down the GOP's advertising advantage, Democratic midterm anxiety, Kamala Harris's tour, the Iran war and the 2028 Republican field.
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