327. Pete Buttigieg. SignalGate Spin (and Outrage) Continues. Musk AGAIN Calls Senator Kelly a Traitor. 4 US Troops Dead in Lithuania. 3,333 More Vets Cut By RFK Jr. Senator Ruben Gallego Holds All VA Nominees. Senator Cory Booker Goes the Distance.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.8 • 783 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

April is here. Spring is here. And some days you just need to go for a walk. To blow off steam. To get away from the office. You name it. There’s never a bad reason to go for a quick walk. But spring isn’t the only thing that’s here. President Mayhem is back. And he is not slowing down. From talking about invading Greenland and Panama and Canada to raising tariffs on all of our trade partners, to alienating our allies in NATO, Mayhem is back and the bullshit is piling up. And as it piles up, the need for helpers increases daily. And things seem desperate, but if you look real hard, you’ll see the helpers are out there. Mr. Rogers wasn’t lying. Over there on the sidelines. It’s Senator Ruben Gallego, putting VA appointments on hold until Collins answers for the DOGE cuts to VA. Or maybe it’s Senator Cory Booker filibustering for 25 hours breaking famous bigoted relic Strom Thurmond's former record. It’s a time for heroes. We need them. People to step up and do the thing that needs to be done. People like today’s guest. Pete Buttigieg is a hero and a helper and he’s setting a tone the country desperately needs. He’s one of the most important voices in American politics–and a leader that’s had unique appeal for independent Americans. He’s a veteran, a former Cabinet secretary, a former serious contender for President and a current serious contender for President. But most importantly he’s a steady voice in the storms of chaos Trump is inflicting on the entire country. It’s an important conversation. One we hope will bring you some hope, some inspiration and a little fight in your spirit. Welcome to another important conversation with another iconic American shaping the future. Welcome to episode 327. Be sure to check it out on our YouTube page here. -Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by joining our IA community on Patreon. -NEW! Watch the video version of the entire podcast here. -Find us on social media and www.IndependentAmericans.us. Where you can also get some very cool IA merch in time for Easter, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. -Wanna advertise on the show and support the independent movement? Hit us up! -Also check out new episodes of other Righteous Media podcasts including the B Dorm Podcast, The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra and Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed. 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 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Powered by Righteous Media.
0:15.6	Welcome to Independent Americans. Welcome to episode 327. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff. You've got a new
0:24.9	format for you. I am going to walk and talk and take you out into the streets and into the
0:30.4	communities because it is a time to improvise, adapt, and overcome to meet this moment. And it's a time to keep it real.
0:39.3	And most of all, it's a time to stay vigilant.
0:48.8	All right.
0:49.5	So in this kind of a media environment, news is breaking constantly.
0:53.2	And I'm getting tired of sitting behind a desk
0:55.4	and doing a podcast that looks and sounds like so many others out there. So Chris Rosenthal,
1:01.3	our great creative director and I agreed. We're going to mix it up and we're going to take it out
1:04.7	in the streets. And this is attempt number one, version number one, of our new format. I want your feedback. Let me know what you think. Do you like this new format? Do you hate it?
1:15.6	Do you want to be a part of it? And what should we call it?
1:18.6	Walk and talk, beat the streets, Reich on the mic. We can call it whatever we want. We just keep calling it independent Americans.
1:26.6	But I want your feedback, let me know, and we will continue to evolve as we have for over five years and
1:31.9	327 episodes. This is a time to stay vigilant. But I'm going to start this new format and the way
1:39.1	I've started so many of my other conversations. Where are you and how are you? And I'm going to start with myself.
1:45.8	Each time I'll tell you where I am and how I'm doing and give you a no shit to start us off.
1:50.5	So where am I? Right now I am in North Battery Park in Manhattan, New York City, USA.
1:57.7	Behind me is the Irish Hunger Memorial. This is a memorial that was created to honor
2:03.6	the hundreds of thousands of Irish people who died during the Great Hunger. And behind me
2:09.6	is the World Trade Center, the New World Trade Center, the Freedom Tower. So that's what we're
2:14.6	going to start. We're going to walk and talk. And we're going to get into all the latest. And coming up, you're going to hear my conversation with Pete Buttigieg
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