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The Michael Knowles Show

Father REFUSES to Let Autism Define His Son – Emotional Interview with Leland Vittert

The Michael Knowles Show

The Michael Knowles Show

News Commentary, News

4.828.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a father refuses to let a label define his son? In this powerful interview, Michael Knowles sits down with journalist and author Leland Vittert to discuss his deeply personal and inspiring new book, Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism. Leland shares the real story behind the headlines—how he and his father challenged the expectations, limitations, and assumptions placed on him after receiving the autism label. This conversation dives into family, perseverance, faith, and the transformational belief that every child is more than what the world says they are. If you’ve ever questioned modern diagnoses, or wondered how far love and determination can take a family, this interview will move you. Watch now and discover why Born Lucky is resonating with so many. - - - Today's Sponsor: St. Paul Center - Visit https://StPaulCenter.com/america to join the nation’s biggest Bible study. - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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He would take me to lunch with his friends, and I'd interrupt and all of a sudden start asking, if we were out with you, Michael, I'd start asking Mr. Knowles, you know, hey, how do you book your guests and how do you know when to switch subjects during your monologue?

1:04.0

And what do you pick? How do you pick what's there sitting on your desk right now? And my dad would tap his watch. And that was my signal to A, stop talking,

1:12.4

but to B, bookmark that moment. And then we'd go back, almost like watching game film.

1:18.5

Michael was talking about his kids. Why'd you interrupt him to talk about his sponsors? I don't know,

1:25.2

Dad. I'm very excited to talk to my friend Leland Vitter.

1:28.7

I'm trying to think if, you know, I've been on Leland's show a number of times and his shows a number of times. I'm trying to think this might be Leland's debut. He's Leland, you know, he's like a serious news guy. So he's like, he's not just one of these, you know, like fluffy commentator, influencer type. He's like a serious news guy.

1:43.8

So I don't know that we've had him on the show, actually.

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