The Pete Kaliner Show

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Congress fails to pass a war powers resolution, the humiliation of the Iranian military, and China is scrambling as a key partner to challenging the West crumbles. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code! Advertising and B...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Republican Michael Whatley and Democrat Roy Cooper both secured their parties' nominations in the primary yesterday. The North Carolina US Senate race is expected to be the most expensive race in history. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check:...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – I continue taking your calls and text messages about the results of yesterday's primary in North Carolina... with a heavy focus on the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's race. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code! Advertising...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry "Not My Fault" McFadden squeaked out a primary victory with just 34% support because of a crowded field that split the opposition among three challengers. North Carolina candidates only have to clear 30% to avoid a run-off. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: htt...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took reporters' questions yesterday about the justification for striking Iran. The explanation and information he laid out seems pretty clear to me, but for a lot of willfully obtuse people it is not. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petek...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Andrew Dunn is the publisher of Longleaf Politics and  a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer. He joined me to discuss how cursive is not being taught in North Carolina schools - despite it being the law. Also, Charlotte already has an effective tool to combat mass gatherings of teens but must be willing to use it. Subscribe to the podcast...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – President Donald Trump is meeting in the Oval Office with the German Chancellor and taking questions from the press corps about the war in Iran... and tariffs. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code! Advertising and Booki...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – AP Dillon is a reporter for the North State Journal. Read her reporting at NSJonline.com. She publishes a Substack.com newsletter called More To The Story . Today, AP and I discussed the rapid response by leftist protesters against the attack on Iran as well as the increase in data centers becoming a political issue for candidates. Subscribe to the pod...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – For decades, the foreign policy "establishment" has told itself (and us) fictions that allowed enemies to grow unrestrained. These same people are decrying President Trump's actions. But they actually make a lot of sense. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow  ...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – When you zoom out and think of the global chessboard, it becomes very evident that the actions in Venezuela and now in Iran are really aimed at boxing China in "pushing them off the ball." Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: GroundNews prom...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Reports of potential detention facilities in North Carolina for illegal aliens has prompted outrage from all the usual suspects. Plus, a former US Air Force pilot has been arrested for training Chinese pilots for years. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Me...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The "grooming gang" scandal from the United Kingdom raises very uncomfortable (but clarifying) questions about why that nation's governing class ignored the problem or covered it up for more than a decade. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – A special election in the United Kingdom sent shock waves through the nation that is grappling with massive immigration from Muslim countries which is changing the very nature of the culture there. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: Ground...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Just as President Obama's Department of Justice spied on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, newly-discovered documents reportedly show the Biden DOJ spied on Trump's 2024 campaign. As part of the bombshell report from Reuters, the current FBI director was targeted along with the current Chief-of-Staff, Susie Wiles, whose lawyer recorded a conversation with...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Activists are organizing against an expansion of Interstate 77 through Charlotte, after a NCDOT plan was unveiled that included a double-decker highway with toll lanes. The activists successfully pressured their Democrats on City Council to hold a vote to delay the project for 60 days. But the Council probably doesn't have the power to actually stop th...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The 4th Annual Coolest Dog of Charlotte is underway! The annual adorable contest raises money for local programs by the Charlotte Kiwanis Club. You can enter your pooch here. Plus, Julio is reunited with his owner after almost a year after being stolen. Also, Charlotte City Council looks like it's going to be pressured by activists to kill an expansion...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Several things came through in President Trump's speech before Congress last night - the "why" behind his policies and actions. It boils down to his love of America and of the American people. One may disagree with whether specific actions actually will help, of course. But the motivation -- his "why" -- seems to be consistent. Subscribe to the podcast...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech last night was a defense of first principles: that the American government's primary duty is to protect and serve Americans and to give them the space to succeed. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bi...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address last night, and he laid an obvious trap for Democrats after telling them what he was about to do. Then he asked lawmakers to stand if they believe the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens not illegal aliens. Democrats refused. Trump said, "You should be ash...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – In the aftermath of the historic US hockey teams gold medals, there is an army of miserable people (and online bots) trying to demoralize Americans. Don't let them. Celebrate Americans' achievements without shame. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bi...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Dr. Ed Friedland spoke with the Charlotte Observer about last week's arrest of Marion Gales in the murder of Friedland's wife, Kim Thomas, in 1990. Friedland was initially charged in that murder, but the case was dismissed before it ever went to trial. Friedland blames the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police for focusing on him and ignoring all the evidence a...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Andrew Dunn is the publisher of Longleaf Politics and  a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer. He joined me to discuss how the story about former Gov. Roy Cooper's release of 3,500 prisoners doesn't seem to be breaking out of the conservative media ecosystem. Plus, record fundraising by the NC Speaker of the House. Subscribe to the podcast...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – AP Dillon is a reporter for the North State Journal. Read her reporting at NSJonline.com. She publishes a Substack.com newsletter called More To The Story . She joins me to discuss the latest in the government's effort to crack down on the 764 Cult that targets kids through online platforms like Roblox and Discord. Plus, a North Carolina man is killed...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The jihadi-adjacent commie Mayor of New York City is recruiting snow shovelers to dig out of the blizzard slamming the city. To enroll, you have to be eligible to work in the USA and have 5 forms of identification. Unlike the voter ID debate, these requirements are NOT racisty. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pet...

This episode is presented by Create A Video – An amazing and historic victory by the men's and women's hockey teams over Canada capped off the Winter Olympics. And while normal Americans celebrated the monumental accomplishments, Leftists were left in emotional turmoil because they hate Trump and America right now. Also, Canadians are ill-equipped for sports-related trash talking. Subscribe to the...