Give Me Liberty with Ryan Helfenbein

Abortion is more than a political issue; it is the foundational human rights question of our time. In this episode of  Give Me Liberty , Ryan Helfenbein sits down with White Rose Resistance National Outreach Director AJ Hurley to discuss why the right to life undergirds every other liberty, the growing divide within the pro-life movement, and why Christians must reclaim their responsibility in sha...

Birthright citizenship was never intended for illegal aliens or temporary visitors. The authors of the 14th Amendment explicitly distinguished citizens from those who owed allegiance to a foreign power. The Supreme Court ignored that history.

George Washington has become one of the most misunderstood figures in American history. Was America's first president merely a deist? Did he keep religion at arm's length? Or has modern scholarship sanitized the faith of the man who led the American Revolution? On this episode of  Give Me Liberty , Ryan Helfenbein is joined by Dr. Peter Lillback—church historian, founder of the Providence...

For decades, Christians have watched America's institutions drift further from their biblical foundations. Why? Joshua Haymes joins Ryan Helfenbein to discuss offensive Christianity, the failures of defensive evangelicalism, the importance of family discipleship, and what it will take to rebuild a Christian culture. They discuss:• Why Christians have been losing cultural battles • The role of...

The people running Western governments spent years telling citizens to accept: Mass immigration. Higher taxes. Less sovereignty. Less national identity. Now citizens across the West are responding with a simple word: No.

Has Christianity become too feminine? In this episode of the Give Me Liberty Podcast, Ryan Helfenbein sits down with pastor, theologian, and author J. Chase Davis to discuss the growing crisis of masculinity in America and the Church. They explore why so many young men feel disconnected and directionless, how modern churches often prioritize comfort over courage, and why Christian men must reject...

Eric Metaxas joins us to unveil how faith, heroism, and divine providence intertwined to birth a nation unlike any other. Eric shares stories from the American Revolution, highlighting figures like Benedict Arnold and George Washington, and explores how the founders saw America as a biblical project. Eric, acclaimed author of Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World...

More Christians are being killed in northern Nigeria than anywhere else in the world. In this episode of Give Me Liberty, Ryan Helfenbein sits down with Brad Brandon, founder and CEO of Across Nigeria, to discuss the brutal reality facing Christians in Africa's most dangerous region. Brad shares firsthand accounts of mass killings, attacks on Christian villages, the rise of Boko Haram and Fula...

Shane Pruitt joins the Give Me Liberty podcast to discuss the future of Gen Z and Generation Alpha, the battle for discipleship in the digital age, and why young people are increasingly searching for truth in a broken culture. From AI and p*rnography to social media, masculinity, parenting, revival, and the church’s responsibility to boldly proclaim truth, this conversation dives into the biggest...

On this episode of the Give Me Liberty Podcast, Ryan Helfenbein sits down with Sarah Gabel Seifert, founder and CEO of EveryLife, America’s first pro-life diaper company, to discuss motherhood, America’s collapsing birth rate, and the culture’s growing hostility toward family and children. Sarah shares why she launched the “Rethink Pregnancy” initiative alongside pro-life OBGYNs, how modern femini...

The Conservative Party in the UK lost because it stopped conserving anything. They opened the borders. Expanded government. Embraced globalism. Then acted shocked when voters abandoned them .Reform UK is rising because millions of Britons feel politically homeless.

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli joins Ryan Helfenbein on the Give Me Liberty podcast to break down the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision striking down the latest redistricting effort, why the court ruled it unconstitutional, and what it says about the future of the rule of law in America. Cuccinelli explains: • Why Virginia’s redistricting referendum failed constitutionally • The g...

Virginia’s Supreme Court did the right thing. In 2020, 65% of Virginians voted for an independent redistricting commission to stop partisan gerrymandering. Now Democrats are reportedly discussing changing the retirement age for justices so they can remove the judges who ruled against them.

For decades, Clarence Thomas stood almost completely alone on the Supreme Court. Now his dissents are becoming the majority opinions of the Court. Free speech. Religious liberty. Gun rights. Administrative power. Thomas spent decades defending principles others feared. He was right.

What really matters for the future of America? In this episode of the Give Me Liberty Podcast, Ryan Helfenbein sits down with Tim Goeglein, a veteran of the U.S. Senate, the White House under George W. Bush, and now Vice President of Government Relations at Focus on the Family. They discuss: What it was like serving in the White House during pivotal moments like September 11 attacks Why understand...

The gerrymandering war is back. Red states are redrawing. Blue states are redrawing. For decades, districts were drawn based on race in the name of “fairness.” Now the Court is saying that may violate equal protection. That changes everything.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) built its brand exposing “hate.”Now the DOJ is exposing that they were paying to keep it alive. Turns out manufacturing hate was a lucrative business model.

Artificial Intelligence is changing everything, but most Christians aren’t asking the right question. It’s not just about productivity, convenience, or innovation . It’s about discipleship. In this episode of the  Give Me Liberty Podcast , we sit down with Erik Reed—pastor, co-host of the Bully Pulpit podcast, and co-founder of Dominion AI—to talk about the rapid rise of AI and what it means for t...

America is obsessed with living longer. But we’ve forgotten how to live well. A dying man is reminding this country how to live. Are we listening?

When someone writes a manifesto, names targets, and acts on it, believe it. Suggesting everything is a conspiracy only provides cover to those who hate you and want you dead.  We keep pretending this is a “both sides” problem. It’s not. At some point, patterns matter.

California is spending taxpayer dollars on gender procedures for illegal immigrants. The people designing these policies won’t feel the fallout. That’s what makes them “luxury beliefs.”

In this episode of the Give Me Liberty Podcast, we sit down with Gia Chacon, founder of For the Martyrs, to confront a reality most Americans ignore: Christian persecution is not just history, it’s happening right now. Gia shares firsthand stories from the Middle East, where believers face violence, displacement, and death for their faith—and explains why their courage is exactly what the Western...

65% of Virginians voted for nonpartisan redistricting. Now lawmakers want to take that power back. That should raise questions for everyone. Vote NO on redistricting.

We’re told immigration is the solution to demographic collapse. But what if it’s a response to something deeper? If you abort millions of your own future citizens… Don’t be surprised when leaders try to replace them.

Why are so many pastors bold on some issues, but silent on others? In this episode of Give Me Liberty, Katy Faust (Them Before Us) exposes the “sin of partiality” infecting the modern Church, where leaders fear the cultural left, soften biblical truth, and abandon clarity when it matters most. From “luxury beliefs” to the collapse of the family, this conversation dives into:Why pastors avoid the h...