Leaning Right and Turning Left with Sadler and the Senator

Closing out the first year of their Leaning Right and Turning Left podcast, Sadler and the Senator celebrate their 50th episode by looking back on the year that was. In the beginning of 2022, Hermie and Bill were embroiled in (what has turned out to be a totally successful) lawsuit against Governor Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring in a fight for small businesses over government overreach-...

Now run over and put the last strand of tinsel on the tree, get that tray of gingerbread cookies in the oven, and get ready to get in the spirit for the upcoming Christmas celebration with Sadler and the Senator as they talk family traditions, family holiday issues, and, well….family in a hilarious discussion about the upcoming holiday. The boys are on location this week at the Sadler Travel Plaza...

It has been a busy and highly successful legal week for the Leaning Right and Turning Left Team, and they bring all of it right to you in this action-packed podcast adventure! Hermie and Bill jump right into the mix to discuss their big fat hairy win (again) in the Greensville Circuit Court for small businesses against unconstitutional government overreach! Listen as the boys break down the legal...

It’s time for another fantastic “smash and grab” episode of Leaning Right and Turning Left With Sadler and The Senator, and Hermie and Bill never fail to deliver the goods on the topics that mean the most to…um, well…them. In this week’s episode, the boys talk about the upcoming contested political primaries between incumbent Senators and Delegates for the 140 Virginia statehouse seats that are he...

Hermie, Shep and Stanley get together to discuss today’s topics in both society and politics, and then they open the door to a deep dive discussion about the most awesome responsibility a man can ever have: being a dad. They discuss their own upbringings, the significant influence that each of their dads had on them growing up – and their words of wisdom that made them into the dads that they are...

 Yeah, we took a week off, but we were really busy… So listen to this episode and find out why! This week, the LRTL team of Hermie Sadler and Senator Bill Stanley are back on the show to talk about the most recent updates regarding their lawsuit against Virginia in defense of small businesses in the emerging gaming industry, including a discussion about the potential shenanigans deployed by the ef...

In the 44th episode of Leaning Right and Turning Left With Sadler and the Senator, it finally happened. After 43 previous episodes of listening to former NASCAR® driver and Fox Sports® Analyst Hermie Sadler grow from a grass roots small business advocate to eventually becoming a serious candidate for political office, we are on the scene in the great Virginia City of Emporia to capture the big ann...

The LRTL crew returns for yet another episode focused on politics and racing! This week, Hermie and Bill talk about the progress of their lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, and what’s up next for Hermie’s legal team as Sadler v. Virginia continues to work its way through the court system, fighting for small businesses throughout the state against government overreach. In the Senator’s “...

Ladies and Gentlemen, children of all ages! Gather ‘round as Sadler and the Senator relive Hermie’s epic wrasslin’ match with the one, the only, Pro Wrestling Great’s pugilistic progeny and son of Jeff “Double J” Jarrett and Karen Jarrett…..Kody! Joined by everybody’s favorite DJ and “plus one,” Shep Moss, the boys provide stout play-by-play and color commentary to the truly fun (and really funny)...

This week, its just Hermie and Senator Stanley having a good old-fashioned sit down chat about the goings on in gambling, politics and stock car racing as only the two can have!  The boys gab about Hermie’s trip to Double J Jeff Jarrett’s house, his impending wrasslin’ match with Jeff’s son while he is there for the Darrel and Michael Waltrip Charity Event, and they give everyone an update on the...

Women Of Wrestling (WOW) champion Erica Porter (and her super cool husband Carlo) join Sadler and Stanley for an incredibly poignant and uplifting discussion about her personal story in the world of women’s professional wrestling, her personal health battle outside the ring, and what drove her to establish The Endorphasm Foundation – an organization designed to empower individuals to “move past ob...

In this week’s episode of LRTL, Sadler and the Senator welcome Glen Davis, a Virginia State Delegate from the great city of Virginia Beach, to discuss the shenanigans afoot in the Virginia General Assembly that occurred in the state’s budget negotiations allowing an unconstitutional (and previously unheard of) change of the state’s criminal code, in yet another attempt to keep Virginia small busin...

This week is a very special episode of Leaning Right And Turning Left, where Hermie and Senator Stanley have a very frank and emotional conversation about Autism from the parents’ perspective. Mandi Calhoun and Hermie’s wife Angie Sadler join Bill and Hermie to discuss both the challenges and triumphs of raising children with Autism. Listen as they have an honest and open discussion on their respe...

NASCAR® legend, NBC Sports Analyst and all-around great guy Kyle Petty sits down for a deep and compelling discussion with Sadler and the Senator in this week’s LRTL episode. Kyle discusses the release of his incredible new book, “Swerve or Die, Life At My Speed In The First Family of NASCAR® Racing,” and recalls for the boys some hilarious moments in his life, as well as some truly touching momen...

Sadler and The Senator are back again this week with yet another jam-packed Leaning Right and Turning Left episode full of fun, frivolity, legal issues impacting the nation, current politics and what’s new in the racing world. And, the boys welcome some of their favorite people to the show, Billy Riddle and the “Appalachian Podcast” boys for a sit-down about auto racing, life and the virtues of li...

In this week’s hilarious Leaning Right and Turning Left Podcast episode, Sadler and the Senator welcome 2018 NASCAR® Hall of Fame Inductee, the great innovator, crew chief and brain behind the SRX series, Ray Evernham, for a compelling and humor-filled discussion about Ray’s place in the history of the sport, and what the future has in store for racing in America. In Senator Stanley’s Leaning Righ...

This episode provides a behind the scenes look of all the work that has gone into rescuing the Envigo Beagles from a painful life of needless scientific experimentation at the Cumberland Breeding Facility in Virginia, with one of the original “beagle warriors,” John Ramer of Wyoming’s Kindness Ranch. Along with Homeward Trail’s Sue Bell, Senator Stanley and Hermie, John Ramer did not hesitate to j...

In this week’s episode, Sadler and the Senator have the privilege of interviewing one of the greatest people to ever walk this Good Earth, NASCAR® great and Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip, in a compelling and honest talk about his life in stock car racing and his place in history in the sport. Learn about his thoughts on the 2001 Daytona victory when we lost Dale Earnhardt, his love of the spo...

In this week’s explosive episode, Sadler and The Senator pull off an action packed double header with two powerful guests! First, Homeward Trails Hero Sue Bell and the boys discuss the previously untold behind the scenes story of the rescue of over 4000 beagles from the Envigo plant in Virginia, saving these beautiful furry souls from a life of painful scientific experimentation, and giving them a...

In this must listen episode of the LRTL Podcast, Hermie Sadler brings his “Turning Left” moment back to the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway races with engaging and timely conversations with the two gentlemen that brought racing back to life at the track, SMART Director Chris Williams, and Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, Jr.! The boys’ Sadler/Stanley Racing Team’s #39 won the historic first race b...

In the 30th episode of Leaning Right and Turning Left, Hermie and the Senator are “turning left,” to record the events surrounding the return of open-wheel modified racing to the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, and they sit down with the legendary crew chief for NASCAR® Hall of Famer Junior Johnson, the one and only Jeff Hammond, to talk about the history and future of this hallowed cathedral...

In this week’s episode of Leaning Right and Turning Left, Hermie pulls another superstar friend out of his phone book when the boys interview 6-time WWE Women’s Wrestling Champion Mickie James! Mickie recounts her road to professional wrestling superstardom, her incredible dual career as a country music star, and both she and The Senator get into a passionate and moving conversation about her Nati...

Duke basketball fans beware, the Tar Heel version of Christian Laettner is in the house with Hermie Sadler and Virginia State Senator Bill Stanley on this week’s explosive episode of Leaning Right and Turning Left With Sadler and the Senator!! Tyler Hansbrough, Chapel Hill Basketball phenom, NBA® star and all around great guy discusses with the boys his life, his record-breaking basketball career,...

In this inspirational episode, Sadler and the Senator interview one of Hermie’s close friends, WWE Hall of Fame Wrestler and current host of the “Oh…You Didn’t Know?” Podcast, Brian James, aka, “The Road Dogg Jesse James” in a totally honest, open and provocative interview about life as an infamous professional wrestler, the cost of fame, and the value of both recovery and redemption after that fa...

Summary: In this week’s fact-filled and informative episode, Sadler and the Senator fight back against President Biden’s ridiculous claim that it is not his misguided energy policies that are to blame for the nation’s high gas prices, but rather it is the small business gas station owners who are to blame for the pain that all Americans are feeling at the pump, even though Biden’s Chief Economic A...