Joe Oltmann Untamed | Thirst for Power | Guest: Greg Lopez | 7.6.26

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🗓️ 8 July 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

America celebrated its 250th Independence Day beneath the shadow of Mount Rushmore, where patriotism, history, and the promise of liberty took center stage. But while fireworks lit the sky, another battle continues to unfold—one over the soul of the nation.

On this episode of Joe Oltmann Untamed, Joe examines what he argues is the steady ideological shift toward collectivism and centralized government, asking whether America is witnessing a quiet march toward communist-style policies hidden beneath modern political rhetoric.

Joe also breaks down the political storm surrounding California Governor Gavin Newsom, including reports tied to a widening federal corruption investigation involving members of his political circle. The discussion explores allegations that longtime political insider Alexis Podesta cooperated with federal investigators and reportedly recorded conversations while working with the FBI—raising new questions about loyalty, influence, and what could come next. These developments remain part of an ongoing investigation, and not all allegations have been proven in court.

Then, Joe welcomes Greg Lopez, former United States Representative from Colorado, for a candid conversation about the future of the Republican Party, border security, election integrity, and what it will take to preserve constitutional government in the years ahead.

Welcome to Joe Oltmann Untamed.

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0:00.0	Untamed is going to be untamed. It's going to be a little crazy.
0:05.0	I want to talk to my people. I want to talk to my brothers and sisters.
0:09.0	We can have grace and humility and how we interact with other people.
0:13.0	Oh, hot dog, look at you.
0:16.0	And nobody talked about what's really happening.
0:18.0	And let's have conversations about what truth is.
0:35.5	Tomorrow we mark 250 years of glorious independence and 250 years of majestic American freedom.
0:40.3	Nothing like it.
0:45.3	In all the chronicles of the ages, never before has any nation celebrated so magnificent a triumph as this one, the one that we are participating in right now.
0:59.0	At 250 years, America is the oldest republic on earth.
1:03.8	We are the freest people on earth.
1:06.4	We have the most righteous and enduring constitution on earth. We are the strongest and most powerful
1:12.9	country on earth. And by the grace of God, the United States of America is the most successful,
1:19.6	most accomplished, most exceptional nation ever to exist in human history. And it is great to be your president.
1:32.9	Good morning. It's Monday. After 250 years, we celebrated a birthday. We celebrated a birthday of
1:41.3	the Declaration of Independence. We didn't necessarily celebrate a birthday of
1:47.6	where we were actually free. That didn't come until many years later in 1783. And if you're
1:54.6	being specific on timing, it was actually more like 1786. You know, I put something up that I thought was, you could say Debbie Downer.
2:08.3	You could say that it's a hard reality of what we're actually facing right now.
2:15.6	Like, where are we as a country?
2:17.0	You know, you have fake influencers that are out there that talk out their ass. They, they create
2:22.9	this kind of spinning hopium. And I really wanted to put something out there that talked about
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