The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen

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...

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...

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...

Kamala Harris has not announced a 2028 campaign, but Gavin Newsom already says he would not run if she does. Austin examines how Harris's shadow campaign is freezing the Democratic field while rivals use the midterms to...

Can the state execute anyone humanely? Austin examines President Trump's approval of a firing squad for Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, Christa Pike's failed lethal injection and what execution-method failure...

Should young workers pay higher taxes to protect today's Social Security checks? Austin follows the money from the 2032 trust-fund deadline to the housing squeeze facing first-time buyers. Camellia Peterson joins to...

Who gets to write the rules when the first permanent lunar settlement is built? Austin follows the treaties, resource claims and nuclear-reactor race behind his argument that Americans are the Moon's indigenous people...

When a preschool favorite enters the Israel and Gaza debate, how should parents weigh politics against the trust they place in children's programming? Austin and Stephanie Petersen examine the backlash surrounding Ms...

After a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, her defense asks a startling new question: where is the evidence that she committed the killings? Austin Petersen examines the new argument, Massachusetts'...

Candace Owens faces a federal defamation lawsuit after a private Utah man says her Charlie Kirk coverage sent millions of viewers toward him and upended his life. Austin Petersen examines what separates skepticism from...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare-to-work ad turns Brad the gamer into a political flashpoint—and starts a fight over who Republicans blame for dependency. Austin Petersen examines Arkansas' ARHOME rules and the ad's...

Who counts as American—and should parts of the right punish Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio? Austin Petersen traces the H-1B blowup, Vivek's DOGE exit and the identity fight surrounding his campaign. Kathy Barnette joins to...

Is bringing iced coffee to a job interview harmless self-expression—or a warning about judgment? Austin Petersen and Allie Voss take on etiquette, ableism, classism, social conventions and whether Gen Z knows which...

Daniel McCarthy declared libertarianism dead. Austin Petersen reads the autopsy, concedes the movement's political losses and market failures, then argues that marginalization is not the same as defeat. Judge Andrew...

One juror refused to join the 11-1 split in the Lindsay Clancy trial, forcing a mistrial and becoming the target of intense public pressure. Austin Petersen and Camellia Petersen examine Michael Desronvil's stand...