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Up front some disclosure: I endorse Omaha Steaks on the radio. This is actually really cool because I’ve been a customer of theirs for over 20 years. Now, more than 20 years after I first gave Omaha Steaks as a gift to someone, I get to tell people on the radio about them. I’m an actual customer of a great American success story. They offered to let me interview their CEO, Todd Simon. Todd, sadly,...

Molly Ball in Time Magazine put out a story at the end of last week, The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign that Saved the 2020 Election , and a lot of people seized upon the story to continue to perpetuate outrage over a stolen election and claiming this was the proof. If you read the story, they didn't really steal the election. They strategized and they outmaneuvered Republicans. That's not...

This morning on my radio show I interviewed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The United States intends to crack down on the various Confucius Institutes on college campuses in the United States and the Secretary’s staff reached out to see if I’d get him on my show to talk about that. I also wanted to talk about the Armenian situation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wit...

I need to acknowledge something from a former listener. You really should click on the podcast audio and hear me out. But I’ll make this brief here for those of you who don’t want to listen. A former listener told me last week that I’ve changed and he can no longer listen to me. It took him a day to explain what he meant. In short, he said I don’t fight the way I used to and don’t seem to recogniz...

I want to leave you with this to listen to when you have time over the weekend. When I was a kid, I loved Calvin & Hobbes. I still do. Calvin was bad at organized sports as a six-year-old. Instead, he’d play Calvinball with his tiger, Hobbes, where the only rule is that there were no rules except you could never have the same rules twice. Halfway through a game, suddenly the game could change. A s...

I don’t even have much to say. I’m just passing this along. Less than twenty minutes ago, I had this interaction with a caller to my radio show. The caller posits that I should not hold the President of the United States to a higher standard than those around me and I should not criticize his idiot tweets. I disagree. I also think this sort of thinking is deeply destructive to the President’s own...

One of my favorite cookbook authors is a self-described “serial griller.” What makes Matt Moore unique is he doesn’t want credit for all the recipes. He profiles some of the best chefs of the south and shares either the recipes they give him or the recipes he makes from their inspiration. He has a new book that just came out called “Serial Griller.” It’s not a book for low and slow cooking. It’s f...

States across the country are preparing to reopen. In Georgia, Brian Kemp is getting a lot of hell from the national press and local press for doing so. A lot of that, frankly, is that Kemp beat Stacey Abrams in 2018 and the national press has hated him ever since. But in Georgia, internal GOP polling shows Kemp with his worst job approval rating ever and, should the election be held today, Trump...

This should not be a news story. If the media did not suffer Trump Derangement Syndrome, it would not be a news story. The media is treating this like the hydroxychloroquine stuff and it is fundamentally different. In this case, President Trump’s advisor advised that bleach and disinfects kill the virus. Surprise! Not sure if you would have known that without a presidential advisor telling you. Li...

I interviewed Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia a short time ago about opening back up Georgia. I normally only make these interviews available to subscribers. Tomorrow, subscribers will exclusively get my interview with Walt Ehmer, the CEO of Waffle House on how the virus has affected that company’s business. So: But I want to make this available to everyone because we talked about one particular th...

Just three quick notes upfront — First, I put this up as an audio podcast if you don’t want to read it, but the spoken word content is also the text of the post. Also, you can subscribe to my radio show podcast on Apple iTunes , Google Play , Stitcher , and even Spotify . Second, I do not write about politics during Easter Week. You will not get political posts from me here this coming week. The p...

Don’t use this as a substitute for church. Don’t use it as a substitute for your own time in scripture. But if you need something in the absence of the ability to connect with a church, feel free to take a listen. This is my meditation on Genesis 1:1, and actually was the first sermon I ever preached. I got up on stage at an event in Colorado and who should sit down in the first row? John MacArthu...

A little while ago, I interviewed Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp about the spread of COVID-19 in Georgia. The daily count of the virus has gone up to over 40 cases and now impacts the entire metro Atlanta area. Three counties in South Georgia also now have cases. The University System of Georgia is shuttering. Many counties in Georgia are closing schools early for spring break. Even the state legis...

There are two cases of coronavirus in Fulton County, GA. A short time ago, Governor Brian Kemp stopped by my radio show to give an update on what the state knows about the two individuals and the potential spread. You can listen to the interview above. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subsc...

Lake Juliette is a peaceful part of the state. About fifteen minutes from my house, I take my kayak out regularly to paddle the water. There are no fast boats on the placid water. It is mostly people practicing scuba diving, fishermen, and kayakers like me. Looming in the back of the lake is one of the biggest coal plants in the United States, Plant Scherer. Operated by Georgia Power, it is one of...

Today on the show Valentine's day is awful, AG Barr speaks out, Bernie is burning down the party, a star might blow up any day, Mayor Pete apparently isn't gay enough, Stars and Stripes gets cut and a coronavirus update. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show the weakness of millennials, democrats aren't sure what to do about Bernie, more adoption agencies are better than less and some of the reaction to Roger Stone's sentencing recommendation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show Bernie wins New Hampshire, the media does it's best to ignore Bernie, Biden's campaign is being kept on life support, reaction to the Roger Stone recommended sentencing, Bloomberg strategy might work and more than 200 Georgians are being monitored for coronavirus. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

Today on the show the state of play in New Hampshire, black voters are the key, possibilities for Loeffler vs Collins, Oscars remain awful and battle for nuclear family. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show democrats are really nervous about Senator Sanders, the good bad and ugly of the federal budget proposals, New Hampshire is getting interesting and more coronavirus information leaking out of China. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Erick breaks down the moral inconsistencies on the right and the left. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show the President takes a victory lap, Democrats and the media faint, the Democrat debate tonight will get nastier, anti-vaxxers kill another child, things may be getting worse with China and the coronavirus and socialism is an evil disease. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/su...

Today on the show everyone has already moved on, no Pelosi did not commit a crime, media continues to decline, Speaker David Ralston continues to side with Democrats and Democrats do have problems as they head to New Hampshire. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show Senator Perdue stops by, the President gave a hell of a made of TV speech, Democrats are not having a good week, still waiting for Iowa and Governor Kemp wants less standardized testing in schools. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe

Today on the show Iowa is a disaster, Biden gets a small lifeline, Trump is looking at a good week ahead, the SOTU will be forgotten by Friday and where do the Democratic candidates go from here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ewerickson.substack.com/subscribe