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
3 hours ago
3 hours ago
45 min
Is horror a sin, or can scary stories reveal Christian truths? Austin Petersen examines Allie Beth Stuckey and Matt Walsh's disagreement over horror movies, with The Exorcist, C.S. Lewis, Chesterton and zombie fiction at the center of the argument.
Also: why men struggle to make close friends, practical ways to rebuild those ties, and Camellia Peterson on Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial Ohio campaign ad, J.D. Vance and young voters.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
46 min
They left America expecting a better life abroad. Why are some now eager to return? Austin Petersen examines reported expat regrets over healthcare costs, work, bureaucracy and everyday life in London and Berlin—and the gap between political expectations and lived experience.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins Austin to discuss home distilling, federal power, the Federal Reserve and constitutional limits. Missouri GOP political director Chandler Haynes discusses the second-district race, congressional redistricting, and Amendments 6 and 7.
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3 days ago
3 days ago
47 min
Elissa Slotkin wants a deterrence message sent to people considering work for President Trump. Austin Petersen examines her warning, her defense that officials must follow the law, and Trump's response—and asks where accountability ends and political intimidation begins.
Missouri commentator Camellia Peterson discusses the Amendment 3 fight, voter turnout and the distinction between Amendments 3 and 6. Then Theft of Fire author Devon Eriksen joins Austin for a debate about France, the illusion of consensus and the incentives behind managerial rule.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
49 min
France's unrest puts Emmanuel Macron's response and Marine Le Pen's assimilation argument under the spotlight. Austin Petersen challenges Macron's explanation and asks what the conflict means for borders, national identity and liberty.
James Delmore joins the debate over assimilation, freedom in theory versus practice, and JD Vance's argument about foreign influence online. Then The Tennessee Star's Tom Pappert analyzes Trump's Kentucky rally, the fight for the House, Michigan's Senate race and the affordability argument heading into the midterms.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
47 min
Do grandparents owe their children free babysitting—or is family help a gift, not a debt? Austin and Stephanie Petersen debate childcare, retirement and the difference between gratitude and entitlement, with a call to Austin's father for a generational reality check.
They also explore what marriage asks of us: communication, sacrifice, the effects of divorce on children, and the boundaries of commitment when a relationship becomes unsafe.
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Oct 15, 2026
Oct 15, 2026
1 hr 1 min
What does the investigation of Ilhan Omar mean—and what would the government have to prove? Austin Petersen and Article III Project attorney Will Chamberlain discuss the reported search, citizenship allegations, statutes of limitations and congressional protections.
Jim Pfaff of The Conservative Caucus joins Austin on his break with the libertarian antiwar movement, Thomas Massie and American foreign policy. Cato Institute research fellow Nicholas Anthony then challenges Austin in a debate over political debanking, private-bank freedom and government power.
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Oct 14, 2026
Oct 14, 2026
1 hr 1 min
Shane Gillis's SNL monologue turned gym shorts, cameras and the male gaze into a national argument. Austin Petersen breaks down the backlash from Dan Levy, Martha Plimpton and Jessica Valenti, then asks where gym etiquette ends and modern double standards begin.
Judge Andrew Napolitano makes the natural-rights case against capital punishment as the Fort Hood shooter's scheduled execution approaches. Maggie Moda of Young Voices joins to debate the Gillis backlash, Sydney Sweeney and the contradictions in modern feminism.
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Oct 13, 2026
Oct 13, 2026
56 min
Bill Gates says his children will receive less than 1% of his fortune. Austin asks whether sharply limiting an inheritance builds independence—or turns parental responsibility into a public performance.
Camellia Peterson joins to explain Missouri's Proposition A congressional-map referendum and Amendment 6 on citizen initiatives. Will Chamberlain of the Article III Project then breaks down the federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home, what a signed warrant does and does not prove, and where constitutional safeguards still apply.
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