Joe Hoft & Chuck Cordak on State of the Nation - 25 May 2024

GUEST OVERVIEW: Chuck Cordak is a very successful serial entrepreneur, primarily in the computer software and services industry. He was “shark tank“ before Shark Tank. An alumnus of Ohio State University, where he was Navy ROTC, and is currently working on a Masters Degree. Chuck is a staunch conservative from a military family and is committed to giving back to our military and first responders. He has been active in the Ohio GOP for decades and his educational initiative, Right of Center USA, focuses on training our current and future leaders.

Sal Greco, Stefan Padfield & Tim Bodnar on State of the Nation - 24 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Salvatore “Sal” Greco is a Former 14 year New York Police Department (NYPD) veteran, and a Sicilian-American. Being a strict fitness enthusiast, food connoisseur, and cigar aficionado Sal is no stranger to the Good and Evil in our lives. His origin story began with food industry work and a love for how it brought everyone together.
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Stefan Padfield is the Deputy Director at the National Center’s Free Enterprise Project (FEP), which is the original and premier opponent of the woke takeover of American corporate life. FEP files shareholder resolutions, engages corporate CEOs and board members, submits public comments, engages state and federal leaders, crafts legislation, files lawsuits and directs media campaigns to push corporations to respect their fiduciary obligations and to stay out of political and social engineering.
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Tim Bodnar - AKA "TruthSlinger" on X - is a podcaster, author, preacher, counselor and philosopher. He has undergrad degrees in Physics/Math and has experience as a combustion scientist, farmer, and preacher. He has been podcasting for a year and a half - on X for 6 months. Tim self-describes himself as "unabashedly and intelligently" Christian. Using his podcast as a ministry and pulpit, he is a fully engaged preacher specifically focused on world politics and not ashamed to talk about the issues. You can find him on X at @TruthSlingerX

Dustin Olson, Martha Jenkins & Jay Richards on State of the Nation - 24 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Pollster, American Pulse Research & Polling; Host, Political Trade Secrets Podcast; Political Strategist, Olson Strategies & Advertising. Twitter/X: @DustinOlson
 
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Martha Jenkins was elected 1st vice president of the National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW) at the 42nd Biennial Convention in Oklahoma City and took office in January 2024. She is director of NFRW Region 4, which includes Kansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. She also is the advisor to the NFRW Campaign and Legislation & Research committees, and the coordinator of the 2025 NFRW Biennial Convention Committee.
 
Martha has served three terms on the NFRW Executive Committee. She was president of the North Carolina Federation from 2003-2005. She also has served NFRW as chair of the Legislative Committee, vice chair of the Public Relations Committee, member of the Resolutions Committee, and a Sergeant-at-Arms.
 
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Jay W. Richards, PhD, is Director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family and the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow in American Principles and Public Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
 
He is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute and Executive Editor of The Stream. Jay is author or editor of more than a dozen books, including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012); The Human Advantage; Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; The Hobbit Party with Jonathan Witt; and Eat, Fast, Feast. He is also creator and executive producer of several documentaries, including three that have appeared widely on PBS.
 
 

Joe Hoft, Garland Favorito & George Papadopoulos on State of the Nation - 23 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Joe worked around the world for a Fortune 500 Corporation while attending executive meetings, and board and audit committee meetings in multiple countries. He lived in Hong Kong for nearly a decade overseeing the major business function for a multinational US corporation and prior to that oversaw the financial reporting for multimillion-dollar and billion-dollar entities. He’s earned ten degrees or designations, including an MBA, CPA, CISA and FLMI. https://joehoft.com/about-joe/ 
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Garland Favorito serves as the Elections Director for the Constitutional Party of Georgia.
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: George Papadopoulos is an author and former member of the Foreign Policy advisory panel to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Doug Collins, Louis Gohmert & Pearson Sharp on State of the Nation - 23 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Doug Collins Modeled public service after his father, a Georgia State Trooper, as he served his district for nearly a decade, becoming the Ranking Member of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. In this role, Doug led his Republican colleagues on a wide breadth of issues, including fighting for our police officers, safeguarding the Second Amendment, protecting the lives of unborn children, defending religious liberty, and overseeing our law enforcement agencies. As a U.S. Air Force Reserve chaplain, Doug has ministered to our country's military since 2002. He completed a 2008-2009 deployment to Iraq while stationed at Balad Air Force Base.
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Louis Buller Gohmert Jr.is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea Party movement. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully challenged John Boehner for Speaker of the House of Representatives In November 2021, he announced his candidacy in the 2022 Texas Attorney General election. He failed to advance to the Republican primary runoff, finishing fourth with 17% of the vote. 
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Pearson Sharp is a show host and foreign correspondent for One America News. As an investigative reporter, he covers international conflicts and conducts on-the-ground reporting around the world—from the migration crisis in Sweden to the war in Syria. He is also a published author, with his first book, "The Sovereign," available on Amazon.com. Currently, he is working on the next three books in the series and plotting his escape from the big city to a little cabin in the woods.

Gene Valentino, Steve Goreham & Andrew Riddaugh on State of the Nation - 22 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: The GrassRoots TruthCast, created by former Escambia County Florida Commissioner Gene Valentino, is a weekly broadcast from Pensacola, Florida. Gene, an investment entrepreneur and avid pilot, is a founding member of VeriJet charter aviation and serves on the company’s Board of Directors. When he’s not in studio, Gene can usually be found in the skies over the Gulf of Mexico piloting his ICON A5. Twitter/X: @GeneValentino 
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Steve Goreham is Executive Director of the Climate Science Coalition of America and author of four books on energy, climate change, and sustainable development, with over 100,000 copies in print. Steve’s latest book, “Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure” was published on August 1 of last year.
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Andrew M. Riddaugh is CEO of Liberation Technology Services, a company at the forefront of the private cloud hosting industry, groundbreaking cybersecurity solutions and the pioneer of liquid-cooled edge data centers. Prior to building Liberation Tek, Riddaugh was with the Executive Office of the President of the United States as a key figure within the Office of Presidential Advance for the 45th President, Donald J. Trump. Andrew's strategic insights and operational excellence have supported over 300 presidential trips, including 16 international missions.

Basil Valentine, Rick Munn & Ed Butowsky on State of the Nation - 22 May 2024

GUEST OVERVIEW: Ed Butowsky founded Chapwood Investments in 2005 after almost 20 years of serving clients at Morgan Stanley & Co. Ed Butowsky has spent the past ten years highlighting the problem of athletes going broke. Sports Illustrated featured Butowsky in a cover story on the issue in 2009, as did ESPN in 2012 for a “30 for 30” documentary called “Broke.” In addition, Ed Butowsky is the author of, “Never Go Broke” which is available on Amazon.

Kate Monroe & Scott Silverman on State of the Nation - 21 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Kate Monroe is a retired United States Marine, wife, mother, veteran activist, multi-business owner, startup specialist, published author, decorated sales trainer for multiple industries, and just announced her run for Congress. Kate's ventures stem from her passion for creating a positive impact for the disenfranchised. She is the founder of VetComm. 
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Scott H. Silverman has been fighting the good fight against addiction for over 20 years, one person, speech, and one book at a time. He has been recognized by CNN as a hero for his work educating people and spreading awareness and compassion about this epidemic.

Andrew Langer, Lord Conrad Black & Richard Giardino on State of the Nation - 21 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Andrew Langer is a long-time activist for free-market and limited-government principles, and a well-recognized analyst of politics and public policy. He currently serves as the President the Institute for Liberty, the Host of the Andrew Langer Show on WBAL NewsRadio1090. A long time fighter for small business, Andrew came to IFL from NFIB, where he headed that organization’s regulatory practice for six years.
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Conrad Black is a financier and the author of biographies of Maurice Duplessis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard M. Nixon, and his recent personal memoir, A Matter of Principle. He was the publisher of the London (UK) Telegraph newspapers and Spectator from 1987 to 2004, and founded the National Post (Canada). His columns and reviews frequently appear in a large number of publications in Canada, the US, and the UK. He is a member of the British House of Lords as Lord Black of Crossharbour, a Privy Councilor and Officer of the Order of Canada, and a Knight of the Holy See.
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Richard Giardino is a former New York State Judge & Prosecutor. He also hosts "The Rich Giardino Show."

Bazed-Lit Analyzer, Corinne Cliford & Joseph Arthur on State of the Nation - 18 May 2024

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Bazed Lit. Analyzer is the preeminent analyst of literature on YouTube, and a contributor to Alternate Current Radio's BOILER ROOM. https://www.youtube.com/@BAZEDLITANALYZER
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Corinne Cliford is a highly accomplished and versatile independent journalist based in Washington DC. She has pioneered the field of video journalism known as Active IRT (In Real Time), focusing on capturing real events as they unfold live and without any editing. X: @corinnecliford
GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Joseph Arthur - host of Joseph Arthur & his Technicolor Dreamcast on TNT - is a respected songwriter and performer whose work has impressed critics as well as artists such as Peter Gabriel. Joseph is also an acclaimed painter and designer. you can follow him on X at @josepharthur and Instagram at: instagram.com/joseph_arthur