The West faces mounting debt, bitter divisions over immigration, and growing social unrest. What can ordinary people do to strengthen the communities their children will inherit? On Episode 181 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly welcomes Gabriel Rench of Moscow, Idaho—entrepreneur, political activist, CrossPolitic co-host, Fight Laugh Feast Network co-founder, and deacon at King’s Cross—for a…
What did Our Lady reveal at Fatima—and have we been told the whole story? On Episode 180 of The Backlash, David Smuts joins Dave Reilly to explore the secrets and revelations of Our Lady of Fatima, the controversy surrounding the Third Secret, and what these messages mean for us today. David presents his case that crucial elements of Fatima’s message have been concealed or obscured. We examine…
You started paying attention. You realized politicians lie. You’re angry. Now what? In Episode 179 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly breaks down Idaho’s U.S. Senate race between Jim Risch and Todd Achilles—and uses it to tackle a bigger question: how do you navigate politics without falling for every campaign pitch, manufactured controversy, and promise someone makes to get elected? Becoming…
Who owns your land—and who controls the value of your money? In Episode 178 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly is joined by Saifedean Ammous, Palestinian economist, internationally bestselling author of The Bitcoin Standard, and economic adviser to El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office under President Nayib Bukele. Saifedean makes the case that the conflict between Israel and Palestine cannot be…
An AI that knows your hopes, fears, finances, and beliefs holds extraordinary power. Who should control it? In Episode 177 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly sits down with Erik Cason—cypherpunk philosopher, author of Cryptosovereignty, and co-founder of Vora.io—to discuss surveillance, Bitcoin, Christian faith, and the fight to remain sovereign in the age of AI. Erik traces his journey from Occupy…
After years investigating the Hunter Biden laptop, Garrett Ziegler and Marco Polo are turning their attention to another powerful institution: the federal judiciary. In Episode 176 of The Backlash, Garrett joins Dave Reilly to discuss his ongoing legal fight with Hunter Biden, why he believes recent interviews have failed to challenge Hunter’s claims, and what serious investigative work…
Is democracy merely malfunctioning—or is its present collapse the inevitable fulfillment of its own design? In Episode 175 of The Backlash, Dalton Clodfelter joins Dave Reilly to discuss his new book, King or Chaos: an eight-part work presenting a comprehensive philosophical case against democracy and a detailed vision of what could replace it. Drawing upon Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Spengler…
What if your body isn’t broken—but is simply being denied the conditions it needs to heal? In Episode 174 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly sits down with holistic nurse and wellness practitioner Denise Dejean to examine the modern diet, the industrial food system, and the growing epidemic of chronic sickness, exhaustion, and metabolic dysfunction. Denise has spent more than a decade working with…
Years ago, Catholic publisher John Sharpe became the target of a campaign by the Southern Poverty Law Center and activist Heidi Beirich. The consequences extended far beyond hostile headlines, drawing John into a prolonged struggle involving his livelihood, his reputation, and the federal government. Now, the woman who helped target him is herself facing federal wire-fraud charges…
Seven months into a war no one voted for, the American pulpit has mostly nothing to say. Pastor Chuck Baldwin does. Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the founder-pastor of Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana, and was the Constitution Party's presidential nominee in 2008 and its vice-presidential nominee in 2004. Before Montana he spent thirty-five years pastoring Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola…