NATE CAST: The Nate McMurray Show Podcast

The ancient question  “Who watches the watchmen?”  comes from the Roman poet  Juvenal . It asks a simple but dangerous question:  who holds the guardians of power accountable when they themselves fail?   In a democracy, the “watchmen” are supposed to be the people trusted to protect freedom—military leaders, intelligence officials, members of Congress, and public figures who claim to defend the Co...

Nate Cast Clip: Trump Didn’t Call Us Higher—He Told Us to Stay Smaller: Donald Trump is the first president in our lifetime who didn’t ask us to be better—morally or spiritually. He didn’t call us upward. He didn’t challenge us to grow. Instead, he told Americans that their worst instincts were fine just as they were. Presidents are supposed to inspire. They are supposed to remind us who we can be...

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 — The King’s Speech, No Kings, and a Moment in Buffalo "No kings.” That’s what we believe as Americans. And I still believe it. I’m not a monarchist. I don’t like the idea of anyone being born into wealth and authority without earning it. But yesterday, something unusual happened. A king—Charles III—did what a diplomat is supposed to do. He reminded us who we are. He remi...

NATE CAST CLIP: Sabres Fans in Canada Prove the Buffalo–Southern Ontario Bond Can’t Be Broken 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Watch what happens when the Buffalo Sabres win and fans celebrate across the river in St. Catharines. The connection between Buffalo and Southern Ontario isn’t political—it’s cultural, historic, and personal. For generations, families, fans, workers, and neighbors have crossed this border every day....

NATECAST CLIP: Trump and the Conspiracy Era He CreatedFor years, Donald Trump helped normalize conspiracy thinking in American politics. Now, after the Correspondents’ Dinner scare and the reaction around it, he’s facing the same distrust-driven environment he helped create. The assassination attempt wasn’t staged—but when leaders blur truth and fiction long enough, people stop knowing what to bel...

NATE CAST: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 We live in the age of conspiracy. Was the assassination attempt on Trump staged or faked? No. But is it any wonder people ask that question? We have a president who lies constantly, creates his own version of reality, and uses conspiracy theories almost every day to manipulate the public. When trust disappears, speculation fills the gap. And what about his attack...

PODCAST CLIP There’s a lot of talk right now about  Zohran Mamdani  and the idea that billionaires are “paying too much” if taxes increase. But the real question isn’t how many dollars someone pays. It’s the  burden those taxes actually represent . As  Warren Buffett  has pointed out for years, he has often paid a lower effective tax rate than his own administrative staff. That’s not because he is...

NateCast — Friday, April 24, 2026 Billionaires, AI, and the New Economic Reality: Why We Need an Economic Bill of Rights Now Today’s episode takes a hard look at where the country is heading—and why this moment feels different from anything we’ve faced before. We start in New York City, where the influence of billionaires is reshaping politics, housing, media, and public life in ways ordinary peop...

NateCast Episode Summary — April 22, 2026 Tony O Returns from Europe: Iran, Oil Shock Risks, and Trump’s Falling Poll Numbers Today’s episode welcomes Tony O back from Europe with a wide-ranging conversation on the biggest global and domestic stories shaping the moment. We start with Tony’s impressions from overseas—how Europe is viewing the United States right now and how international audiences...

🎙️ NateCast — April 22, 2026 32% and Falling: Why This Is the Moment Democrats Stop Playing Small Something important is happening right now—and not enough Democrats are acting like they see it. Trump’s numbers are dropping. Not slowly. Not subtly. Dropping. And when you start seeing support slide toward the low 30s, that’s not just Democrats walking away. That means Republicans are starting to dr...

Today I sat down with my friend Daniel Greer, who’s spent years living in Asia, to talk about how America looks from the outside right now. But the conversation quickly turned into something deeper—and honestly more urgent. We ended up talking about FDR's Economic Bill of Rights , one of the most powerful political ideas the Democratic Party ever produced—and one it has mostly forgotten. FDR b...

NATECAST – Friday, April 17, 2026 Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Trump’s Iran Shift, Tarantino Politics, and the Strange Case of J.D. Vance The Strait of Hormuz is reportedly open again—right back where things were before the conflict escalated. And now we’re hearing claims that Trump may approve financial concessions to Iran that dwarf what Obama negotiated years ago. If diplomacy is suddenly acceptab...

NateCast — April 15, 2026 Is there a cultural shift happening around MAGA—and are people starting to step back from it? On today’s episode, I look at reports that Donald Trump is still escalating rhetoric toward the Vatican and the Pope, raising serious questions about religious independence, political power, and what this moment means for Catholics and conservatives who once supported him. Then w...

NATECAST LIVE – April 13, 2026 Trump Says He Was a “Doctor,” Not Jesus? Orbán Politics, Iran Messaging Today on NateCast Live, we talk about Trump’s claim that the image of him with glowing hands wasn’t portraying him as Jesus—but as a doctor. Really? And if people are willing to accept explanations like that, what does it say about questions surrounding the Epstein files, the economy, and everyth...

NATECAST – Monday, April 13, 2026 Trump as “Jesus”? Shock Jock Trump. Orbán Fail—and Why We Can Beat Orban Style Politics At Home. Today we talk about something I honestly never thought we’d see in American politics: a former president circulating images of himself as Jesus—and supporters defending it by saying he was “just joking” or “just trolling.” Are we really at the point where people are wi...

NATECAST – April 10, 2026 Iran Tensions Rise, Inflation Surges, Right-Wing Influencers Finally Break with Trump, and the Sabres Bring WNY & Southern Ontario Together Again 🇺🇸🇨🇦🏒 Today we talk about the continuing instability surrounding Iran and what it could mean if the fragile pause in fighting collapses. At the same time, inflation is climbing again—hitting families right here in Western N...

I want to ask my friends—especially the ones I grew up with, worked with, and campaigned alongside across Western New York—an honest question: If you’re still with Donald Trump, what has he done to earn this level of loyalty? Because what we’re seeing right now isn’t normal politics. It’s nonstop chaos. Another war with no clear outcome. Billions spent. Leaders claiming victory where the results l...

SPECIAL PODCAST CLIP: HOW CORRUPT IS NIAGARA COUNTY? Do you want to understand what’s really happening with OTB in Western New York? Because what’s been going on in Niagara County—and around Batavia Downs—doesn’t look like normal public oversight. It looks like an insider system where decisions get made quietly, benefits flow to a few people at the top, and the public is expected not to ask questi...

APRIL 8, 2026 — WE WON? WHAT DID WE ACTUALLY WIN? AND THE. OTB SCANDAL EXPLAINED We spent billions. We blew things up. And after all of that, the Strait of Hormuz is open… just like it was before the war began. So what did we gain? Today I break down why this “victory” looks more like a defeat, why the new deal may be worse than the one it replaced, and why nobody seems willing to answer the obvio...

NATECAST — April 6, 2026, WHAT HAPPENED TO NIAGARA FALLS? Today I sat down with Matt Chavez, candidate for the Niagara County Legislature, 3rd District, for a conversation about the history of Niagara Falls—and how decades of decisions reshaped one of the most important cities in America. We talked about the long arc of change in Niagara Falls, from the collapse of the Schoellkopf Power Station in...

NATECAST — APRIL 6, 2026: Trump Goes Full Emperor Palpatine War Criminal on Easter Sunday. We start with the Iran bombing situation. Yes, thank God the pilot survived—but step back for a second and ask the larger question: how did we get here? During the campaign, Trump explicitly warned that if he lost, gas would go over $4, the economy would collapse, and we’d end up in a war with Iran. Well, ma...

APRIL 3, 2026 — GOOD FRIDAY: RELIGION, WAR, MASCULINITY, AND THE STRANGE MOMENT WE’RE LIVING IN I’m back todaY with  Tony O  for a conversation about the meaning of  Good Friday , what Christianity actually asks of us, and why the story of the  Good Samaritan  still matters—especially right now. Then we turn to the headlines. We talk about the war, the growing sense of unreality around it, and the...

APRIL 2, 2026 — ARE WE SLEEPWALKING INTO GLOBAL WAR? And Why Is the Political Establishment Still Afraid of the Internet in 2026? We’re living in the age of streamers—where voices like Nick Fuentes and Hasan Piker can reach millions directly, instantly, and without permission from gatekeepers. So why does the traditional political establishment on the left still seem afraid of the communication to...

March 31, 2026 First Night Live on TikTok & Twitch (I figured it out!) — Talking War, Faith, and the Strange Moment We’re Living In. I went live tonight on TikTok (Nate_McMurray) and Twitch (NateMcMurray) for the first time, and honestly—it was fun. We had viewers. We had real conversation. I’ll try to be on a couple nights a week. Tonight we talked about the strange story involving Kristi Noe...

March 30, 2026 — 50,000 Americans, No Hearing, No Plan? And the Power of Showing Up Right now, nearly 50,000 Americans are in the Middle East—on the edge of a conflict that most of us never debated and Congress never seriously examined in public hearings. No clear explanation. No national conversation. No vote the country can point to and say: this is why we’re going. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia isn’t...