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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  Trump’s $5,000 Check Promise Collides With America’s $40 Trillion Debt

  Sep 11, 202651 min

  President Donald Trump has put a $5,000 "dividend" into the midterm fight—but Austin Petersen and Stephanie Petersen ask who pays, whether Congress can authorize it and what another trillion-dollar promise would mean for debt and inflation. They also discuss a United flight attendant's quick action to help an exhausted mother and the challenge of raising children with faith in a chaotic culture. Justin Petersen joins to unpack salvation, Christian traditions, Judaism and how families can introduce children to belief without coercion. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene Misread Trump—and Fracture MAGA?

  Sep 10, 20261h 2m

  Did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene mistake access to Donald Trump for control over his agenda? Austin Petersen examines Victor Davis Hanson's argument and the larger struggle over loyalty, influence and who gets to define MAGA. Camellia Peterson then untangles Missouri's congressional-map standoff, where state and federal court rulings collide with a referendum and an election already underway. Comedian Geno Bisconte joins for a sharp debate over Gen Z, student debt, work and the American Dream. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Geno Bisconte Says Gen Z Must Earn the American Dream

  Sep 9, 20261h 2m

  Comedian Geno Bisconte joins Austin Petersen for a sharp generational clash over debt, student loans, work, opportunity and whether the American Dream is still within reach for Gen Z. Austin also tells the story of Ford engineer Jim Moylan's tiny fuel-door innovation, weighs inventions that could reshape daily life and examines the online economy of simp culture after Sara Smith's viral football-game moment. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Will the South Become America’s New Economic Engine?

  Sep 8, 202655 min

  America's economic center of gravity is moving south as people, paychecks, factories, ports, film production and political influence follow the Sun Belt. Austin examines what is powering the shift and whether Southern states can preserve affordability and culture as they grow. Camellia Petersen joins the debate over proposed federal childcare aid for married families with a stay-at-home parent, and Liz Mair explains why new 340B prescription-data demands could put patient privacy at risk. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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  Can the Sandwich Generation Raise Kids and Care for Parents Without Breaking?

  Sep 4, 202651 min

  More Americans are raising children while taking responsibility for aging parents, and the pressure is hitting time, savings, careers, and family relationships all at once. Austin, Stephanie Petersen, and Justin Petersen dig into the real cost of caregiving, home care versus nursing facilities, the guilt and boundaries that shape family obligations, and what grief and end-of-life decisions reveal about what matters most. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

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