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The Story of State Auditor Andrew Sorrell

State Auditor Andrew Sorrell, our first ever guest on 1819 News: The Podcast, joins us this week on our 100th episode.
Listen as Alabama State Auditor, Andrew Sorrell, tells his personal story as well as what it is that he does in the Auditor's Office.
Andrew is arguably the most conservative person in state government as evidenced by his time in the state house. He stood with courage, oftentimes by himself, against ever expanding state budgets year after year. Andrew played a major role in the passing of Constitutional Carry legislation and was labeled as a radical when in fact he was just doing the things on the Republican Party platform as a Republican.
This week's overtime segment discussion revolves around the fact that courage is being rewarded more than ever in politics right now but still so few are willing to lean into the buzzsaw.
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Hope for the Future with Auburn’s TPUSA President, Jaden Heard

This week Bryan sits down with Jaden Heard to hear his amazing story of coming to faith in Christ as well as how he came to conservative convictions in the political realm in the process. This is an incredible story from an incredible young man you don't want to miss.Overtime Segment: In this week's overtime segment, Bryan and Jaden discuss what establishment Republicans really think about you. This exciting conversation is one you definitely don't want to miss!To join the fight and become an 1819 News Member and have access to all of our behind the scenes content, click here:https://1819news.com/membership

Happy Thanksgiving! Take a moment to enjoy one of our favorite interviews. From Bear Bryant to The Big Oak Ranch: John Croyle Tells His Story

This week Bryan sits down with Crimson Tide legend John Croyle to hear about his time playing for Bear Bryant as well as the story of how Big Oak Ranch got started. There are few folks who tell stories better than John Croyle, you'll want to tune in and hear what he has to say.
The Big Oak Ranch in one of the most incredible ministries in the world.
This week's Behind the Scenes segment features John Croyle sharing a message of how men can get back up after they've fallen. Powerful! 
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Stopping Social Engineering in Alabama with ALGOP Chairman John Wahl

This week Bryan sits down with ALGOP Chairman John Wahl to hear his story and how he got into politics. They also talk about the DeSantis and Trump events and how those caliber of headline speakers can actually cause the state's leaders to become more conservative.
John discusses legislative victories in the state as well as things that will be a priority in the future.
In God's providence, Chairman Wahl sits on the State Library Board at a very pivotal time. They discuss the attacks that have come his way for simply talking to concerned parents and the fact that the pornographic books causing the issues are just one more form of social engineering to rid America of her Christian roots.
They also look forward to the Presidential election and talk Vivek, Trump, and DeSantis.
OVERTIME: This week's overtime segment features Bryan and John discussing the AEA's involvement in Republican candidates and how that is problematic and what the party is doing about it.
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The Ins and Outs of 1819 News’ Decision To Publish the Mayor Copeland Story

In this episode, 1819 News CEO and Editor-in-Chief explain the decision making process that went into publishing the stories about the late Mayor and Pastor Bubba Copeland.
On Nov 1st, 2023, 1819 News published a story about a small town Alabama Mayor who was also a pastor. The story exposed that this elected official and Baptist preacher was leading a double life by posting sexual photos of him dressed in drag, as well as posting memes encouraging children to transition, and writing explicit homoerotic fiction stories. All of which were posted on public forums.
After we published the story, we had many citizens in the area reach out to provide us with more information, including the fact that the children pictured on the transition memes were actual children from the community that he used without the parents permission and the memes appeared on porn sites. We were also made aware that one of the fiction stories written by Mayor Copeland was about killing an actual female Phenix City business owner with the intent of stealing her identity to have sex with her husband.
In the early evening of Friday, Nov 3rd, 2023 Mayor Bubba Copeland took his life after being involved in a low speed pursuit with law enforcement that was attempting to stop him for a wellness check.
Media outlets from across the nation proceeded to place blame on 1819 News for his death saying that 1819 News had no right to share those aspects of Mayor/Pastor Bubba Copeland's life.
We stand 100% behind our decision to publish the stories and Jeff and Bryan breakdown why in this week's episode.

Standing on Christ, the Solid Rock, When Tragedy Strikes, with Rick Burgess

This week's episode will travel the full gamut of emotions as Rick Burgess sits down with Bryan to share a message they hope will challenge men to take their responsibility as husbands, fathers, and spiritual leaders serious.
Rick shares the story of how God used the near death experience of his wife while she was giving birth to get his attention causing him to become serious about his faith. He began to grow in his faith and love for God's Word, ultimately becoming the leader his family deserved. 9 years later when tragedy struck and they lost their son in a tragic accident, Rick was able to be the rock his family needed to navigate them through the pain and loss.
This incredible story of God's grace and mercy through tragedy will move you deeply and Rick's words will challenge you to take your faith seriously so that you are prepared to lead when tragedy strikes.
OVERTIME: This week's overtime segment, Rick and Bryan discuss the consequences for ""Fake World"" foisting their nonsense upon real folks and how that has backfired with Target, Bud Light, Disney and more. This one is a lot of fun and exactly what you'd expect when Rick and Bryan get together.
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An Amazing Ministry for Foster Children, Kids to Love CEO Shares Their Story

Kids to Love CEO, Lee Marshall, has been in the news recently regarding their battle with DHR. This week Bryan sits down with Lee to hear her story and about the incredible services that Kids to Love provides.
Kids to Love also operates Davidson Farms, a foster home for girls, the Whitaker Cottage Community for girls aging out of foster care, and our own licensed Child Placing Agency. It is also home to KTECH, a private school that offers job training in manufacturing, robotics, and more to young adults and people looking to make a career change.
Kids to Love is focused on helping children in so many ways and one more way is by offerering to purchase the first ten baby boxes to be installed in the state of Alabama. These are boxes designed to allow a person to anonymously place a baby inside so that the baby stays safe until help arrives to take care of it, with the end goal of placing the baby into a loving home.
Through the wide variety of programs, Kids to Love is able to reach out and wrap loving arms around children through every step of their time in foster care.

Celebrating Two Years of Honest Journalism with 1819 News Editor-in-Chief Jeff Poor

To celebrate 1819 News' 2 year anniversary Bryan and Jeff sit down to discuss the most impactful stories to date as well as giving a State of the State address.
From drag queen teachers being forced into retirement and the former Speaker of the House being embroiled in a Hunter Biden style scandal with his son, 1819 News has had some hard hitting stories and they break it all down in this episode.
They tackle the state of education, tax reform, prisons, and ALDOT in Alabama and discuss the fact that there is reason for hope as positive trends begin to emerge despite the many boondoggles.
Overtime Segment: In this week's Overtime, Jeff Poor gives the most thorough breakdown of the Congressional Redistricting saga available. His in-depth knowledge of the subject really brings clarity to the grave injustice that has been foisted upon us.
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Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) - What is it and how does it work with Wes Allen

This week Bryan sits down with Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to hear his story and what his plan is to keep from outsourcing the important job of maintaining our voter rolls. Wes Allen's first order of business when becoming Secretary of State was to get us out of ERIC, a voter integrity database with questionable ties to George Soros funded organizations. Wes Allen made a trip out to ERIC's headquarters only to find that their headquarters didn't exist. Wes got Alabama out of ERIC, but that wasn't the hard part, the hard part was creating a system that would do what ERIC did except it would be done in Alabama by Alabamians. Wes comes on to tell us about that process as well as the features and benefits of the new system, AVID, that his team built.
Overtime Segment : Wes explains the proposed legislation he has been working on that would prevent ballot harvesting in Alabama.
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Never Again, Lt. Gov Will Ainsworth talks solutions to COVID Response

This week Bryan sits down with Lt. Gov Will Ainsworth to talk about two very important topics. First up they discuss Economic Incentives and Workforce Development, how those two things are connected, and what the state is doing in these areas. Economic Incentives seem to be the Holy Grail of Alabama politics so we ask some clarifying questions. How do they work? What's the point? How can we keep jobs from becoming an idol to where we compromise our conservative principles to keep jobs.
They finish the podcast discussing what needs to be done to make sure we never have another government overreach reaction like we did during COVID. Will pulls no punches and systematically breaks down what needs to be done both from a leadership perspective and a legislative perspective to ensure we never have to go through anything like that again.
BTS: This week's overtime is Lt. Gov Will Ainsworth letting it rip on the ridiculousness of the US43 project where we plan to borrow against future gas tax money to build a $1B corridor from Tuscaloosa to Mobile despite getting no Federal matching funds and having other infrastructure issues that should be much higher on the priority list.
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