The Pete Kaliner Show

The Pete Kaliner Show

A daily podcast covering local, state, & national issues from Charlotte, North Carolina

Pete destroys Phillip the Troll (01-22-2025--Hour3)
January 22, 202500:35:00

Pete destroys Phillip the Troll (01-22-2025--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Frequent troll, Phillip (if that IS his real name), gets smacked around for trying to make the most absurd arguments on... well... anything he could think of. (I didn't say he was a good troll.) Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advert...

What's Wong in the citizenship debate? (01-22-2025--Hour2)
January 22, 202500:33:36

What's Wong in the citizenship debate? (01-22-2025--Hour2)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – The legal arguments over "birthright citizenship" have existed for decades. And, now thanks to an executive order by President Donald Trump, the courts are going to address the precedent of the Supreme Court case involving Wong Kim Ark from 1898. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: ...

Sorting out birthright citizenship (01-22-2025--Hour1)
January 22, 202500:29:45

Sorting out birthright citizenship (01-22-2025--Hour1)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – Lawsuits have been filed over President Donald Trump's executive order to end "birthright citizenship" to children born to illegal immigrants. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow...

A rundown of Trump's first day executive orders (01-21-2025--Hour3)
January 21, 202500:27:55

A rundown of Trump's first day executive orders (01-21-2025--Hour3)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – On his first day in office, President Donald Trump took nearly three dozen executive actions covering everything from immigration to DEI to 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: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalin...

NC Auditor to focus on DMV, Helene recovery, election integrity (01-21-2025--Hour2)
January 21, 202500:30:32

NC Auditor to focus on DMV, Helene recovery, election integrity (01-21-2025--Hour2)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – North Carolina's newly-elected Auditor, Dave Boliek, join me to discuss the work his office will focus on. Namely, a "floor to ceiling" audit of the NC DMV, accounting for all spending in the Western NC recovery efforts, and running the state Board of Elections after the legislature put his office in charge of the agency. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's...

Man who made show firing people begins... firing people (01-21-2025--Hour1)
January 21, 202500:27:41

Man who made show firing people begins... firing people (01-21-2025--Hour1)

This episode is presented by Create A Video – President Donald Trump has begun clearing out entrenched federal bureaucrats and agency leaders as part of his promise to "drain the swamp." Outrage ensues. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@TheP...

Trump is in... now he governs (01-20-2025--Hour3)
January 20, 202500:34:22

Trump is in... now he governs (01-20-2025--Hour3)

This episode is presented by  Create A Video – There is no "Hour 1" today, because we carried the inauguration of President Donald Trump live. So, this "Hour 3" is the second and final live hour of the show. President Trump is sworn in as the 47th president and now comes the governing. His aides have said he intends to sign approximately 200 Executive Orders immediately. Buckle up, folks! Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/ &nb...

Biden pardons his family minutes before leaving office (01-20-2025--Hour2)
January 20, 202500:31:16

Biden pardons his family minutes before leaving office (01-20-2025--Hour2)

This episode is presented by  Create A Video – There is no "Hour 1" today, because we carried the inauguration of President Donald Trump live. So, this "Hour 2" is the first live hour of the show. In another example of utter corruption, Joe Biden issued pardons of his family members in the final minutes of his presidency today. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com...

"Tough on crime" making a comeback (01-17-2025--Hour3)
January 17, 202500:36:53

"Tough on crime" making a comeback (01-17-2025--Hour3)

This episode is presented by  Create A Video – For reasons that might never be known, states and voters are cracking down on crimes with harsher penalties and restoration of felony status for offenses that got downgraded in recent years. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here! Adve...

Sen. Johnson & Rep. Harris on WNC recovery (01-17-2025--Hour2)
January 17, 202500:35:17

Sen. Johnson & Rep. Harris on WNC recovery (01-17-2025--Hour2)

This episode is presented by  Create A Video – I'm joined by North Carolina state Senator Todd Johnson (R-Union) and then Congressman Mark Harris (R-8) to discuss a variety of topics - but mainly the recovery efforts in Western North Carolina. Subscribe to the podcast at: https://ThePetePod.com/   All the links to Pete's Prep are free: https://patreon.com/petekalinershow   Media Bias Check: If you choose to subscribe, get 15% off here...