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
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
🎙️ Hosted by Austin Petersen — your daily dose of liberty, facts, and wit from the heartland.
📌 Today’s Topics:
🌿 Trump considers reclassifying marijuana — liberty, risk, and why freedom is worth it
🏫 Department of Education demands proof schools aren’t using race-based admissions — and why that’s a win for fairness
💣 80 years after Hiroshima — Austin debates Jon Miltimore on whether using the atomic bomb was justified
📢 Cliff Maloney joins with a big announcement for the liberty movement
🪸 Bonus Content Unlock — Professor Glub’s Defense Against the Dark Arts class: audience vote between The Triton of Tolerance and The Leviathan of Licensing
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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
🎙 Sydney Sweeney’s Great Crime: Voting Republican? | The Wake Up America Show
Is denim now a hate crime? Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney is under fire for the unthinkable—being a Republican in public. In today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen dives into the online mob’s meltdown over Sweeney’s voter registration and her unapologetically American Eagle ad.
Here’s what we’re covering in today’s explosive episode:
🔴 Sydney Sweeney backlash – Why voting red is the new scarlet letter in Hollywood
🔫 Mark McCloskey returns – The St. Louis hero gets his AR-15 back, and he joins us live
📉 Trump fires BLS chief – Manufacturing jobs slump, Trump drops the axe, and Jon Miltimore breaks it down
⚖️ Missouri vs. Missouri? – Ron Calzone sues the state over a stadium bill. Yes, really.
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Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
🚨 Trump Brings Back the Presidential Fitness Test — with RFK Jr. Leading the Charge!
On today’s Freedom Family Friday, Austin Petersen and Steffi (@STeffiP4Liberty) break down Trump’s bold move to “Make America Fit Again.” We dig into the fascinating history of the Presidential Fitness Test — from JFK’s Cold War push for strong youth to RFK Jr.'s surprising new role in the Trump administration.
Plus:
🍽️ Are restaurants scamming you with sneaky pricing tricks?
🧓 Gen X job seekers say ageism is holding them back
🤖 Humans are falling in love with AIs — we discuss the weirdest examples
💬 Gen Z says big age-gap relationships are “creepy” — do we agree?
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Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
🎙️ Today on Wake Up America with Austin Petersen:
A jam-packed show diving into the biggest stories shaping the future of culture, politics, and liberty—with facts, fire, and a whole lotta fun.
🔹 💍 Marriage Is Back:
New data shows a surge in marriage rates—and it’s not just cultural nostalgia. Is the West waking up to what makes civilization work?
🔹 🧨 The Depopulation Bomb:
As birth rates collapse worldwide, is the future childless by choice—or by design?
🔹 🤖 AI Is Killing Entry-Level Jobs:
College grads can’t get hired—and it’s not just the economy. Austin breaks down how AI is replacing real opportunities before they even start.
🔹 ⚖️ Judge Napolitano LIVE (8:00 AM CT):
Austin welcomes @JudgeNap to unpack:
Why his own ruling forced Trump’s administration to fund Planned Parenthood
Why tariffs always raise prices—and what Trump is getting wrong again
🔹 🎯 Bonus Content Unlocks!
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$100 to access Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Bonus Content:
🔸 The sinister collectivist code of the Law of Jante
🔸 A deep dive into the threat of Cultural Marxism in America
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Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
🧠 TOP STORY: Super Robot Threatens Washington
🚨 AI is coming for the bureaucrats — and they’re terrified.
We dive into the DOGE AI Deregulation Tool, Elon-adjacent tech reportedly being used by the Trump administration to eliminate tens of thousands of outdated federal regulations.
This isn't Skynet — it’s LibertyNet.
👉 Is this the beginning of the Deep State’s end?
🩸 JUDICIAL TYRANNY: Obama Judge Forces Trump to Fund Planned Parenthood
⚖️ You voted to stop abortion funding — but a federal judge says tough luck.
We break down how an Obama-appointed activist in robes just overrode the will of the people, and why the executive branch is looking more like an ATM than a leader.
👉 Can we still call this a republic?
👖 GUEST: Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia)
👱♀️ Sydney Sweeney in Denim = Nazi Propaganda?
A hot, confident blonde in an American Eagle ad has the woke mob crying fascism. Is this about patriotism... or jealousy?
💉 Jamie Lee Curtis Says Botox Is Genocide
Hollywood royalty claims the obsession with youth is a form of “cultural erasure.”
👉 Are we witnessing a breakdown in beauty… or sanity?
💔 GUEST: Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_)
🔥 Why Men Don’t Approach Anymore
After a viral video and tweet blamed timid men for the dating crisis, Devon dropped a truth bomb on the entire internet.
He says the mating ritual is broken — and it’s not cowardice, it’s instinct.
👉 Is the end of courtship the real reason global fertility is collapsing?
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Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
🔥 Join Austin Petersen for a whirlwind two‑hour show (7‑9 AM CT) covering:
📌 Bongino vs Bondi & the internal DOJ meltdown
📌 Ghislaine Maxwell’s DOJ meetings and her 100+ name revelations
📌 Michigan’s push to revive cursive in schools
📌 Interview with Jon Miltimore on the gentle‑parenting backlash
Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
It’s Freedom Family Friday on the Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen and Stephanie Petersen! Today, we mourn the loss of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, and Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner—and ask if this marks the true Death of the ’80s.
Then, we tackle the wildest stories in politics and pop culture:
🟡 Trump’s executive order gives cities new power to clean up homeless encampments. Compassion or crackdown?
🟣 Pedro Pascal’s handsy behavior has Hollywood whispering — is it time for a #MeToo double standard debate?
🟢 The Tea App lets women rate men like Uber drivers. Smart dating tool or defamation machine?
PLUS: Justin Petersen joins at 8:00 AM CT for a spirited roundtable on family, culture, and liberty.
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Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
President Trump accuses Barack Obama of treason—and Congress responds by… fleeing a vote on the Epstein files?
On today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen breaks down the biggest stories the media won’t touch:
🔥 Why Trump might be right about Obama
🏃 Why Congress ran from Thomas Massie’s truth bomb
🏈 Trump’s push to bring back the Redskins—and what it really means
🇯🇵 Populism in Japan? Yes, even there
🏛️ Austin was told to put away his 🇺🇸 flag at a museum—now there’s a bill to fight woke propaganda in D.C.
🎤 Guests:
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🇯🇵 Oliver Jia (@OliverJia1014) on Japan’s new populist party
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🗽 Remso Martinez (@HeyRemso) on cultural censorship at the Smithsonian
We close the show with a tribute to the legendary Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away yesterday—rocking all the way to the end.
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