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
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Vice President JD Vance took over Charlie Kirk’s podcast in a powerful memorial, declaring there will be “NO UNITY” with those celebrating political violence. Today on the Wake Up America Show, we break down what that means for the culture war and for free speech in America.
Monday Sep 15, 2025
Monday Sep 15, 2025
In today’s Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen, we dive into the fallout after the assassination of Charlie Kirk — and how the Left’s cancel culture has transformed into consequences culture. Teachers, pilots, professors, a Secret Service agent, and even corporate employees have been fired or suspended for celebrating Charlie’s death online. This isn’t censorship — it’s justice, accountability, and America finally fighting back.
🔹 Segment 1 (7:10 AM CT): The Right’s Revenge — consequences culture strikes back against those who cheered Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
🔹 Segment 2 (7:30 AM CT): The motive — alleged assassin Tyler Robinson’s furry fixation, trans partner, Biden memes, and the investigation into radical leftist groups like Armed Queers SLC.
🔹 8:00 AM CT Guest: Jon Miltimore (@miltimore79) on cancel culture, free speech, and accountability.
🔹 8:30 AM CT Guest: Will Chamberlain (@willchamberlain), Senior Counsel at @Article3Project and VP at the @NatConTalk Edmund Burke Foundation, on legal and political ramifications.
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Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
On September 11th, America wakes up to tragedy. Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University while speaking to students. His assassination is not just a crime against one man — it’s an attack on free speech and the very foundations of liberty.
In today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen delivers a powerful opening monologue on what Charlie’s death means for our movement, our country, and our future.
Guests:
🕢 7:30 AM CT — Camellia Petersen (@Rarecamellia
): Grassroots grief, campus safety, and the cultural shockwaves of Charlie’s assassination.
🕗 8:08 AM CT — Rep. Dr. Bob Onder (@BobOnderMO
): Inside the chaos on the House floor after the moment of silence and why Charlie must be remembered as a martyr.
🕣 8:30 AM CT — Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter
): Cold fury, righteous justice, and why the Left won’t murder their way to victory.
Topics Covered:
The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University
Outrage and chaos in Congress following his death
Union protests and escalating threats against conservatives
Media gaslighting and attempts to downplay political violence
How the conservative movement must respond with clarity, courage, and action
🙏 Out of respect for Charlie and his family, we have suspended bonus content today.
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Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
Wednesday Sep 10, 2025
The brutal murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte train has become a national outrage — and a referendum on soft-on-crime, Democrat-run cities. We break down her final moments, the shocking surveillance footage, and the failure of woke justice systems that put compassion for criminals above safety for citizens.
Plus, expert guests weigh in on the legal, cultural, and geopolitical fallout — and we unlock one of the wildest Breakfast Theatre sketches yet.
🔹 Today’s Show Topics
📉 Charlotte train murder: Iryna Zarutska’s final moments
🧑⚖️ How violent felons keep getting released (w/ @JudgeNap)
🚢 Trump’s Venezuela boat strike: act of war?
📦 SCOTUS fast-tracks Trump’s global tariff appeal (w/ @philwmagness)
😷 New Right’s lockdown hypocrisy exposed (w/ @philwmagness)
🔪 Urban crime & media narrative breakdown (w/ @wil_da_beast630)
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Mark Zuckerberg testifies — kind of.
A full 12-minute green screen comedy sketch as “Zuckerborg,” glitching his way through the Meta VR grooming scandal.
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
Tuesday Sep 09, 2025
🔴 Main Story: The brutal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail sparks outrage. President Trump calls the suspect “evil” and demands a national crackdown on violent crime, while Elon Musk pushes for expedited death penalty sentences. Charlotte’s Democrat leaders scramble with excuses about “safety nets.” Austin breaks down what went wrong — and what must change.
👨👦 7:30 AM CT: Mark Ludwig (@StLMarkLudwig) of Americans for Equal Shared Parenting joins us. He’s fresh from helping secure victories in Kentucky custody reform and is headed to meet Speaker Mike Johnson about making 50/50 parenting the national standard.
📊 8:00 AM CT: Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) on shocking new NBC News polling showing Gen Z split on what defines success in life. Trump-voting men prioritize marriage, kids, and financial independence — Harris-voting women put career, money, and emotional stability first.
🇦🇷 8:30 AM CT: A Special Urgent Message to Javier Milei and the People of Argentina. Austin delivers a Churchill-inspired monologue urging Argentina to stay the course on Milei’s pro-freedom reforms despite political setbacks and economic pain. “If you’re going through hell, keep going.”
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Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
A shocking tragedy in Charlotte: Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, just 23 years old, was brutally murdered on a light rail train by career criminal Decarlos Brown Jr., a man with 14 prior arrests who was still walking free. Why was he released? Why did city leaders stay silent? And why does the media ignore this case when the racial dynamics don’t fit their narrative?
Today on the Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen breaks down the horrific details, exposes the political cowardice behind soft-on-crime policies, and asks why Democrats and corporate media refuse to confront the truth.
👉 Topics in today’s show:
Philly “Karen” steals a home run ball from a kid — what real de-escalation looks like
Charlotte train murder: repeat offender kills refugee while leaders look away
@miltimore79 joins to discuss CBS staffers “apoplectic” over Bari Weiss
@OGGlennReynolds on Missouri’s redistricting battle and Trump’s GOP strategy
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Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
The Trump Justice Department is reportedly considering banning transgender Americans from owning firearms in the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting. We break down what this means for the Second Amendment, the future of liberty, and the dangerous precedent it could set.
✅ Stories we cover today:
DOJ’s rumored trans gun ban proposal
Costco gold bars surge 42% in value
Malcolm Gladwell’s shocking confession on trans athletes
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Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
President Trump says he’s sending the National Guard into Chicago and Baltimore — with or without the governors’ approval. Are federal troops the solution to crime-ridden cities, or is this a dangerous precedent for government overreach?
In today’s Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen:
🔥 Democrats’ secret influencer program backfires
📉 Poll shows Americans losing faith in the American Dream
🚨 Trump’s National Guard move in Chicago & Baltimore
⚖️ Judge Andrew Napolitano (8:00 AM CT) on the legal case against Trump’s tariffs
📚 Dr. Phil Magness (8:30 AM CT) on the postliberal war on free markets
👽 Plus, an unexpected alien visitor drops in during Breakfast Theatre to deliver a cosmic critique of humanity’s obsession with extraterrestrials
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