Samantha Steele: Not Guilty

Samantha Steele: Not Guilty

Author: Dan Proft May 7, 2026 Duration: 2:23:29

0:30 - Samantha Steele

13:25 - Anjanette Young

34:02 - Libertyville HS

52:36 - Editor of National Review Rich Lowry:  Operation Epic Fury is highlighting the utter brilliance of ‘Drill, baby, drill’ Rich is also the author of  The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free 

01:09:15 - Chief Economist at  First Trust Portfolios LP, Brian Wesbury: Jerome Powell and So-Called ‘Fed Independence’ Follow Brian on X @wesbury

01:30:43 - Why Dan Proft is Single 

01:46:12 - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Milan outlines the urgent fixes he says Illinois lawmakers should make to the SAFE-T Act.

02:08:35 - Christian Toto, host of “The Hollywood in Toto Podcast”, is excited for May 21st, when The Stephen Colbert Show finally comes to an end. For podcast updates & more hollywoodintoto.com

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May You Live Forever [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:27:37
0:30 - Sheridan Gorman 18:15 - Elgin police officer Jason Lentz 39:00 - ICE to the airports 54:44 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Riverside Chief of Police and law enforcement fellow with Awake Illinois, calls for decisive lea…
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Duration: 2:36:42
0:30 - Hochul in '22 to dissidents: get out of NY and go to FL...now come back 16:00 - Eric Vinson's hammertime message on the El 48:57 - Why Dan Proft is Single 55:23 - Heather Higgins, CEO of Independent Women’s Voice…
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0:30 - Tom Homan: Dems sold this country out for future political power 19:46 - Markmayne Mullin vs. Rand Paul at confirmation hearing 40:13 - DHS/ICE/TSA 59:47 - Eliot Wilson, contributing editor at Defence On The Brink…
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0:30 - IL Primary Results 33:26 - Thune with Baier 53:33 - Republican candidate for Illinois US Senator, Don Tracy, plans to take on the culture of dependency and Illinois' culture of corruption. Join Don on the campaign…
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Duration: 2:32:43
0:30 - Election Day 40:14 - DHS shutdown, impact on TSA 01:00:20 - Andrew McCarthy, former Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney and contributing editor at National Review, argues “Islamophobia” is a manufactured term used to di…
And the Oscar Goes To… [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:24:59
0:30 - Conan at the Oscars 13:20 - Tucker 36:33 - Detention story hoax 01:12:03 - Steven Bucci of The Heritage Foundation breaks down the escalating Iran crisis and what it will take for the U.S. to secure and reopen the…
It's Never Sunny in Broadview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:36:46
0:30 - Jeanne Ives & Amy Jacobson fill in for Dan 15:53 - 2 possible terror attacks inside the US 24:06 - Women's History Month 52:04 - Kevin Morrison & Sunny 56:21 - President & Founder Scott Tucker Solutions, Scott Tuc…
Feedin' The People.... of Georgia?! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:21:42
0:30 - Tiffany Henyard 32:58 - Islamist terrorist attack outside Gracie Mansion 48:06 - Animal Stories 51:31 - Noah Rothman of National Review looks at What’s Gone Right in the Iran War? Pre-order Noah’s next book! Blood…
Pump the Brakes on an Iran Victory Lap [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:30:49
0:30 - Sen. Josh Hawley on Watters: time to declare victory 17:10 - Nixon in 1983 on the Shah vs. the revolution 37:22 - CTA 58:31 - SAVE Act 01:16:00 - Peter Berkowitz, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and former…
Iran: Progress Report [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:26:00
0:30 - An excursion that will be over soon 35:48 - SAVE Act 56:53 - Sports & Politics 01:15:37 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:17:53 - Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson provides an update on Iran and…