The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen

Wake Up America with Austin Petersen delivers a fast, fearless daily breakdown of politics, culture, economics, and the biggest stories shaping the country. Hear sharp commentary, real data, and interviews with lawmakers, journalists, experts, and rising voices—new episodes Monday through Friday.

The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  It’s a Boy: Lindsay Clancy and the Postpartum Debate

  Aug 21, 202648 min

  Wake Up America turns personal on Freedom Family Friday. Austin and Stephanie Petersen share their baby’s gender reveal and the name they chose, then take on the Lindsay Clancy case through Stephanie’s perspective as a social worker and mother. They debate postpartum depression and psychosis, medication, personal responsibility, how life changes for both mothers and fathers after childbirth, and why class and social media shape public sympathy. Justin Petersen joins the family conversation in the second half. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new audio episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Ozempic’s Food Revolution, Disney Adults, and Lindsay Clancy

  Aug 20, 202647 min

  GLP-1 drugs are doing more than shrinking waistlines. Austin Petersen examines Ozempic pricing, possible side effects, and how food manufacturers are redesigning portions, protein, and marketing for smaller appetites. He also follows the money behind Disney Adults and what the craze says about debt, nostalgia, and delayed adulthood. Camellia Peterson joins live from the Missouri State Fair for a look at state politics and the Lindsay Clancy case, including postpartum psychosis, treatment failures, and personal responsibility. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new audio edition lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Goldwater’s Real Record, ICE Subpoenas, and the Covenant Files

  Aug 19, 20261h 5m

  Barry Goldwater is often reduced to a caricature. Austin Petersen revisits Goldwater’s record on desegregation, civil rights, constitutional limits, and the case for reviving his strain of Republicanism. Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to discuss meeting Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, then explains how ICE uses administrative subpoenas to identify online critics and where the legal limits stand. Tom Pappert of The Tennessee Star details the three-year court fight over the Covenant School records and the institutional failures those files may expose. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new audio edition lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  The Lindsay Clancy Case—and the Ruling That Could Break the NFA

  Aug 18, 20261h 3m

  The Lindsay Clancy murder case raises a difficult divide: how should the law weigh psychiatric warnings, postpartum psychosis, treatment failures, and personal responsibility? Austin Petersen walks through the case and the competing arguments. Camellia Peterson then examines the McKenna West surrogacy dispute after West refused an abortion request and traveled to Texas. Finally, Reason contributing editor J.D. Tuccille explains a Texas court ruling that could upend federal suppressor registration—and the important limits on what the decision changes today. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new audio edition lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Will Alberta Leave Canada? The Dollar Fight and an Israel Reversal

  Aug 17, 202652 min

  Alberta voters are headed toward an October 19 ballot that could begin the legal path to a binding independence referendum. Austin Petersen breaks down the verified petition signatures, Alberta's economic leverage, and the argument for becoming a new country—or even joining the United States. Economist Phil Magness then challenges JD Vance's case against the dollar's reserve-currency status and explains why federal spending, not King Dollar, is the deeper problem. Finally, Sam Brown explains how assassination conspiracy claims pushed him to reexamine his anti-Israel views, visit Israel, and publicly call himself a Zionist. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new audio edition lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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