Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.

If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely

American I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American

from Boise State Public Radio, part of the NPR Network. This is 1A. I'm Jen White. Every holiday has its staples. Halloween has

jack-o-lanterns and trick-or-treating. New Year's Eve has countdowns and

top hats and the 4th of July? Well that has fireworks and

And so to the matter at hand the Nathan's famous 4th of July hot dog eating contest 10 minutes all you can eat

count it down with me from 10 nine eight seven six five four Nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, go.

That's Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest last week on Coney Island. Nathan's

famous hot dog eating contest last week on Coney Island.

Nathan's has officially hosted the competition since 1972.

If you haven't watched, competitors eat as many hot dogs and

buns as they can in 10 minutes hoping to claim the mustard belt and a

grand prize of $10,000.

Nathan's famous says more than 40,000 spectators flock to Coney Island for the contest each year, and it's aired on E-SPN since 2004 with

nearly 2 million viewers last year.

A lot has changed since the first hot dog eating contest on Coney Island in 1916. That's when Nathan says

four immigrants held a contest at its first stand to show who was the most patriotic.

The winner 813 hot dogs. Today, Major League Eeding oversees the competition as they have since 1997.

MLE President Rich Shea joined 1A for our show on the history of hot dogs.

Here he is making the case for competitive feeding as a sport.

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