Breaking Battlegrounds

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , we are joined in studio by Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor. Later in the show, Bryan Stern of Project Dynamo joins us with the incredible story of how his team successfully rescued an American and his family from Russian captivity in Ukraine.  - Kari Lake, the former anchor for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, became a symbol of truth in journalism...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by Chris Campbell, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions and David Keene, Editor at Large at the Washington Times.  The Honorable Christopher E Campbell is the Chief Strategist at Kroll, based in the New York office. As a Fellow of the Kroll Institute, he is a frequent guest commentator on national news...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by Corey DeAngelis, a leading advocate for school choice, and Christopher Bedford, an expert on free speech and journalism in the digital age.  Corey DeAngelis is the national director of research at the American Federation for Children, the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute,...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , we are joined by Rod Dorilás, a Republican running for Congress in Florida's 21st Congressional District. Later in the show, Hans Mahncke of the Epoch Times calls in to give us the latest on the Durham probe. Finally, Kory Langhofer gives us an inside look at the Democrats' attempts to disqualify Republicans from running for re-election. -Rod Dorilás is the fi...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by a fantastic lineup of guests. First, Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner brings us the story of the US fentanyl crisis. Later in the show, Lingling Wei of the Wall Street Journal breaks down Shanghai's Omicron lockdowns. Finally, Professor Michael Kimmage of the Catholic University of America gives us an expert look at the Ru...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Sam and Chuck are joined by Jeremy Hunt, a Republican running for Congress in Georgia's hotly contested second congressional district. At a young age, Georgia native Jeremy Hunt learned what it meant to serve. His parents, both evangelical ministers, live their lives for others. Jeremy's childhood home was never empty: those in need were always invited for a w...

In this special episode of Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by Brad Harrison, whose wife had to flee her home country of Ukraine when war broke out, only to be stopped by US Customs and Immigration, despite promises from US officials that Ukrainian refugees would be granted asylum. Now Brad, an American citizen, is fighting to make sure his wife is safe. For the first nights of th...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by Mark Krikorian is the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. Later in the show, Alex Swoyer of the Washington Times returns to the show. Mark Krikorian is the executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies. Mark is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues and has served as Executive Director...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , we are joined by Austin Smith, a Republican running for State Legislature in Arizona and Michael Lieb, the co-founder of Home Arizona.  Austin Smith is a proud 5th-Generation Arizonan. Growing up in LD-29, he became a National FFA Award recipient and an All-State award-winning football player at Millennium High School. Working in the agricultural industry on r...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Matt Gress, a Republican running for the Arizona State House in Legislative District 4. Elected in 2010 as Utah's 16th Senator, Mike Lee has spent his career defending the fundamental liberties of all Americans and advocating for America's founding constitutional principles. Senator Lee serves as the Ran...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam turn their attention to our public school system and the mess that progressives have made of it. First, they are joined by Tom Horne, former Superintendent of Public Instruction for Arizona who is currently running for that office again. Later in the program, Luke Rosiak of the Daily Wire joins the show to talk about the startling discoveries he m...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam sit down with Tiffany Shedd, a Republican running for Attorney General in Arizona, to get an honest look at how an unsecured border has created a humanitarian crisis. Later in the show, Chuck and Sam talk to Justin Clements, spokesman for Project Dynamo, a non-profit organization that is working to evacuate Americans from Ukraine. Tiffany Shedd gr...

Since we recorded our show a little early this week, we wanted to put out a brief update with our thoughts on the situation in Ukraine and extend our prayers and support of the Ukrainian people. - Connect with us: www.breakingbattlegrounds.vote/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_Battle Facebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegrounds Instagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegrounds LinkedIn: www...

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds , Chuck and Sam are joined by former Congressman and Fox News contributor, Jason Chaffetz and National Review senior writer, Charles C.W. Cooke. Jason Chaffetz is a contributor for the Fox News Channel and author of two New York Times best-sellers, Power Grab: The Liberal Scheme to Undermine Trump, the GOP, and Our Republic and The Deep State: How an Army of Bur...

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With Chuck out of the studio this week, Sam is joined by his good friend and Balsz School Board Member Christina Eichelkraut. Christina is a self-described policy wonk who is quite a bit more liberal than a typical Broken Potholes guest and she doesn't shy away from a good debate. Christina has lived in the Balsz School District since she moved to Arizona from Nevada in 2010.In 2014 she moved to t...

This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam are joined by Dr. Warren Farrell. Dr. Farrell is the author of The Boy Crisis, a comprehensive blueprint for what parents, teachers, and policymakers can do to help our sons become happier, healthier men, and fathers and leaders worthy of our respect. Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by The Financial Times as one of the world's top 100 thought leaders....

In this exclusive, podcast-only episode of Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam talk with tech entrepreneur Alex Mashinsky to talk about the future of blockchain technology and digital currencies. Alex Mashinsky was born into communism, reared under socialism, and is currently thriving under capitalism. He is a prominent entrepreneur who has founded several companies over the years, including  Celsius N...

This week on Broken Potholes , Chuck and Sam are joined by two fantastic guest. Ben Leuschner, president of the Phoenix Police Sergeants and Lieutenants Association joins us first in the studio to talk about how the current political climate is affect our police officers and what that means for your safety. Later in the show, Congressman Byron Donalds of Florida calls in with an inside look at the...

Phoenix is making Juneteenth an official city holiday and fear of nuclear power continues to hinder environmental policies that otherwise might work. Plus, woke progressives at all levels of government are clamoring to hire Chief Equity Officers to funnel more and more cash to liberal organizations. Find out what that means for you in this episode of Sam in the City.  - Articles from this episode:...

This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam are joined by David Harsanyi , author of Eurotrash: Why Americans Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent , and Melissa Williams, a former Colorado law enforcement officer who recently made headlines when her OnlyFans account was discovered. Melissa Williams is a former lieutenant in the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. After 28 years as a law...

Today on Sam in the City : Eric Adams announces new measures to tackle the rising crime in New York City while San Francisco continues to enable drug addiction in their city. Later in the show, Sam breaks down the Justice Department's investigations into local police departments and how these investigations lead to increased crime in cities across the country.  - Articles from this episode:  San F...

Introducing a new Broken Potholes special: Sam in the City . In this new series, Sam will tackle the issues plaguing cities around the country. From trains to critical race theory, this episode is packed with some of worst policies that are infecting all of our greatest cities.  - Articles from this episode:  St. Louis Streetcar May Get New Life as U.S. Threatens to Claw Back Grants - Joe Barrett...

This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam have a packed schedule with three fantastic guests: Paul Boardman , Chairman of the DeCouple China PAC, followed by Washington Times reporters Haris Alic and Jeff Murdock.  Paul Boardman began his career in 1983 as advance staff for President Ronald Reagan and as a fundraiser for Sen. G Richard Lugar (IN) at the National Republican Senatorial Committee i...

This week on Broken Potholes, Chuck and Sam are joined by best-selling author Dr. Everett Piper for a discussion on how wokeism has affected our culture, especially our schools. Later in the show, Brandon Darby joins the program for a deep look at the reality of our border crisis. Dr. Everett Piper is the author of the national best-seller, Not a Daycare: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning...