315. California is Burning. And America is on Fire. The Country Braces for Trump. Congress is Sworn In. Zuckerberg Bends the Knee. Hegseth Hearings Loom. CFB and NFL Playoff Picks.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

The New Year is here. And the world is on fire. Trump is headed back to Washington and you better believe the next few months are going to be as wild of a time as we’ve seen in years. And that’s saying something. But the new year is a time for resolutions and your host Paul Rieckhoff has an idea for one for Biden or Trump or both of them together. Create a call for firefighters to help with the growing threat of wildfires we face every year. It’s an opportunity to create jobs, unify the country and solve a critical need that knows no party. And that’s the kind of mission we can get behind. And we’ve got our own new year’s resolution this year. We’re dropping a couple pounds and switching up formats. We’re keeping the episodes a little tighter, a little shorter and a lot more video(ier). Be sure to check it out on our YouTube page here. Every episode of Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff breaks down the most important news stories–and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 49% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. Independent content for independent Americans. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. The podcast that helps you stay ahead of the curve–and stay vigilant. -Join the movement. Sign up to get our regular breakdowns of the independent news you need to know. -Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get a cool, new IA hoodie sweatshirt just in time for the start of the cold season. -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company. Ways to listen: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/News--Politics-Podcasts/Independent-Americans-p1214607/ Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Social channels: X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/

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0:00.0	Power by Righteous Media.
0:14.2	Welcome to Independent Americans.
0:17.9	Welcome to episode 315.
0:24.5	And welcome to 2025.
0:35.1	It is starting off hot. Literally. We felt like the world was on fire going into the holidays, and now we come back and California is literally on fire.
0:40.1	And I think that's what we got to strap in for and be ready for throughout this entire year.
0:45.5	And I'm going to try to help you get through it with an independent, no bullshit, outsiders view on all
0:53.0	the stuff that's going down in news, politics, and national
0:56.7	security. It's a new year. It's a new normal and we've got a new format. So welcome to everybody
1:04.0	tuning in on YouTube. We're going to try to post every single week here. And you can, of course,
1:08.8	follow us at independentamericans.us. You can follow us on
1:11.9	all the social media platforms. And coming up in the next couple of weeks, we're going to do more
1:16.6	episodes, more frequent hits, and guests, as you have come to expect for the last five years of
1:22.8	this show. So I'm going to break out a couple of different segments. I'm going to read your fan mail
1:27.2	and play your voicemails.
1:28.8	And we're going to rip into the most important issues happening in America.
1:32.6	And not just cover what's happening now, but cover what's happening next.
1:36.7	Let's start out with a new segment, Top Topics.
1:43.8	Just two.
1:49.0	Number one.
1:50.0	California is on fire, literally, all the way across the Pacific Palisades, down to Malibu, places I've visited many times.
1:59.1	I have many friends that are there, staying in hotels,
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