The Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen
Petersen’s daily news show is for anyone who loves entertaining newscasts, exciting and educated guests, and perspectives of the world from a freedom-centric worldview. The Wake up America show with Austin Petersen is a live, two hour video podcast that plays every Monday-Friday from 7-9am central time. The show is available in audio form and streams live on video at wakeupamericashow.com. The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen broadcasts from the capital of Missouri in Jefferson City. Petersen is a former presidential candidate, pundit, and entrepreneur.
Episodes
Two children were murdered and 17 others injured in a horrific Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis. The killer, Robin Westman, left behind a manifesto filled with antisemitic hate, “Free Palestine” slogans, and “Kill Trump” notes scrawled on gun magazines. The mayor immediately pivoted to defending transgender ideology and pushing gun control, rather than confronting the dis...
🚗⚡ BACK TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT | Wake Up America Show 8/26/25 ⚡🚗 Strap in, patriots—this morning we’re firing up the DeLorean and punching it to 88 MPH... straight into the fight for freedom of speech! Today’s broadcast is so powerful it might just disrupt the space-time continuum of the Constitution. 👨🏫 Special Guests: 🧠 Camellia Peterson (@RareCamellia) – defending the First Amendment from Trump’s executive order on flag bu...
🔥 Today’s Topics: 🍳 Cracker Barrel Cracks Up: $100M Gone with the Woke Wind after disastrous woke rebrand 📉 @danieljmitchell – Trump’s Intel stake exposes the socialist roots of MAGA economics 💼 @miltimore79 – Fragile job market & the rise of “labor hoarding” 👜 Performative Males: the tote bag, feminist-book-carrying, soy-boy hustle to get laid 🏋️♂️ Breakfast Theatre:...
It’s Freedom Family Friday! Austin and Stephanie tackle the latest cultural and family stories with humor, insight, and plenty of laughs.
🔥 Today’s Segments:
👀 The Gen Z Stare — Respectful listening or silent rebellion? 💪 Hulk Hogan’s Death Mystery — New surgery detail...
Cracker Barrel's Collapse, Ghost Hulk's Revenge, and the GOP's Budget Betrayal | Wake Up America Show 8-21-25
Welcome to the Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen — the only morning show where liberty roars, guests bring heat, and the bonus content might just summon a ghost.
Generation Ghosted: Why Gen X Won’t Lead | Wake Up America Show
Is Generation X really the “forgotten generation” with no legacy of leadership, or are we the last sane Americans holding it all together? Austin Petersen breaks down the New York Times hit piece on Gen X and explains why independence isn’t irrelevance.
Shelter, Jail, or GTFO — Trump’s New Homeless Plan Hits DC The Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen — August 13, 2025
Trump isn’t waiting for permission — he’s sending DC’s homeless encampments packing. Is it cruel or long-overdue cleanup? Austin breaks down the libertarian case against open-air tent cities and explores w...
President Trump is taking the broom — and the National Guard — to Washington D.C. in one of the boldest law-and-order moves of his presidency. By federalizing the D.C. police and sidelining the mayor, Trump is aiming to scrub the capital clean of its crime crisis. But is this a necessary restoration of order or an overreach of ...
🎙️ Hosted by Austin Petersen — your daily dose of liberty, facts, and wit from the heartland.
📌 Today’s Topics: 🌿 Trump considers reclassifying marijuana — liberty, risk, and why freedom is worth it 🏫 Department of Education demands proof schools aren’t using race-based admissions — and why that’s a win for fairness 💣 80 y...
🎙 Sydney Sweeney’s Great Crime: Voting Republican? | The Wake Up America Show Is denim now a hate crime? Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney is under fire for the unthinkable—being a Republican in public. In today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen dives into the online mob’s meltdown over Sweeney’s voter registration and her unapologetically American Eagle ad.
🚨 Trump Brings Back the Presidential Fitness Test — with RFK Jr. Leading the Charge! On today’s Freedom Family Friday, Austin Petersen and Steffi (@STeffiP4Liberty) break down Trump’s bold move to “Make America Fit Again.” We dig into the fascinating history of the Presidential Fitness Test — from JFK’s Cold War push for strong youth to RFK Jr.'s surprising new role in the Trum...
🎙️ Today on Wake Up America with Austin Petersen: A jam-packed show diving into the biggest stories shaping the future of culture, politics, and liberty—with facts, fire, and a whole lotta fun.
🔹 💍 Marriage Is Back: New data shows a surge in marriage rates—and it’s not just cultural nostalgia. Is the West waking up to what ...
🧠 TOP STORY: Super Robot Threatens Washington 🚨 AI is coming for the bureaucrats — and they’re terrified. We dive into the DOGE AI Deregulation Tool, Elon-adjacent tech reportedly being used by the Trump administration to eliminate tens of thousands of outdated federal regulations. This isn't Skynet — it’s LibertyNet. 👉 Is this the beginning of the Deep State’s end?
🔥 Join Austin Petersen for a whirlwind two‑hour show (7‑9 AM CT) covering: 📌 Bongino vs Bondi & the internal DOJ meltdown 📌 Ghislaine Maxwell’s DOJ meetings and her 100+ name revelations 📌 Michigan’s push to revive cursive in schools 📌 Interview with Jon Miltimore on the gentle‑parenting backlash
It’s Freedom Family Friday on the Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen and Stephanie Petersen! Today, we mourn the loss of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, metal legend Ozzy Osbourne, and Cosby Show star Malcolm-Jamal Warner—and ask if this marks the true Death of the ’80s.
Then, we tackle the wildest stories in politics and pop culture:
🟡 Trump’s executive order gives cities new power to clean up homeless encampments. Compassion o...
President Trump accuses Barack Obama of treason—and Congress responds by… fleeing a vote on the Epstein files?
On today’s Wake Up America Show, Austin Petersen breaks down the biggest stories the media won’t touch:
🔥 Why Trump might be right about Obama 🏃 Why Congress ran from Thomas Massie’s truth bomb 🏈 Trump’s push to bring back the Redskins—and what it really means 🇯🇵 Populism in Japan? Yes, even there 🏛️ Austin was tol...
🎙️ Wake Up America with Austin Petersen 📅 Episode Date: July 22, 2025
This morning, Austin uncovers one of the most horrifying stories in modern American medicine: a bombshell report reveals patients may have had their organs harvested while still alive. Bureaucratic haste, donor quotas, and reckless DCD protocols have created a system where the line between life and death is blurrier than ever.
Then, a full slate of guests join ...
🎙️ Wake Up America – July 21, 2025 Episode Title: Coldplay Canceled, Coke Gets Sweet, and Trump Takes a Hit
In today’s episode of Wake Up America, Austin Petersen breaks down the weekend’s wildest stories—from pop culture meltdowns to political fallout.
Here’s what’s coming up:
💋 Coldplay Kiss Cam Chaos: A viral moment at a Coldplay concert sparks an alleged affair scandal, corporate resignations, and a fierce debate over whether...
It’s Freedom Family Friday on Wake Up America with Austin & Stephanie Petersen—assuming the baby stays asleep long enough for all the madness!
Today’s romp includes:
A viral Coldplay concert scandal as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot spark cheating r...
🎙️ Today on Wake Up America — the only show where the news hits harder than a Trump tariff and crazier than Elmo on X:
🔥 Trump’s PBS & NPR Defunding Victory: In a surprise move, Trump’s rescissions package hits Big Bird where it hurts—right in the federal wallet. We break down what it means for public broadcasting and how the left is absolutely melting down.
🕵️ Epstein Files Flip-Flop: Why did Trump’s DOJ suddenly reverse co...
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