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1819 News: The Podcast

Most news focuses on national stories. But we can’t directly affect what happens in Washington. We started 1819 News The Podcast to focus on news, politics, and public policy in the state of Alabama. 1819 News provides independent and unbiased journalism the way it should be. Tune in to hear important news stories that focus on Alabama.

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46:00

Launching The Rick Burgess Show

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2025/01/22

After 31 years, The Rick & Bubba Show has ended. It was a great run, and in those three decades the show became a staple in the Alabama cultural and media landscape, as well as across the Southeast.At the beginning of the year, host Rick Burgess launched his own show—The Rick Burgess Show—retaining much of the former program’s staff and affiliate stations. Rumors abound about how and why The Rick & Bubba Show ended and why Bubba isn’t continuing. Burgess joins Bryan Dawson this week to give

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01:06:44

Former ADVA Commissioner Shares...The Rest of the...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2025/01/15

In October 2024, Gov. Kay Ivey used her "supreme executive power of this state" to unilaterally fire then-Alabama Department of Veteran Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis.Quite a saga led up to this unceremonious removal of the beloved ADVA commissioner, and many questions remain on whether Ivey has the authority to terminate a state agency head that serves at the pleasure of an appointed board of directors, in this case the State Board of Veterans Affairs. A similar situation arose in the COVID

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48:13

RSA's Bronner Attacks Conservatives and Is Kay Ivey...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2025/01/08

Two Alabama Political Firestorms to Start the New YearRetirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) head David Bronner recently published an article in the RSA's monthly publication The Advisor in which he bashed conservatives and conservative organizations, lamenting that we never offer any positive solutions and then pitching gambling as the panacea for all that ails the state. He named 1819 News specifically as one of those “smart” but troublesome organizations. Bronner added to his attack with a letter

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01:16:10

The History of Populism in Alabama and the Rise of...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2025/01/01

In the 2016 Presidential election there was much discussion of a populist uprising. They tried to throw negative connotations towards the term, like they do every other thing that threatens their power.In this monologue episode of 1819 News: The Podcast, Bryan defines populism as the combined political force of the working class and goes into the history of how the working class ended up in the Republican Party. He also discusses the meteoric rise of populism on the national stage under Donald

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01:31:19

January 6th, Federal Prison, and a Love Story

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/12/18

God is always weaving His way through apparently terrible circumstances. This week we get to hear a story that exemplifies this in an unpredictable way.Kaleb Dillard is a young military veteran who grew up in Birmingham and attended Briarwood Christian School. A relatively normal, upright young man, Dillard found himself questioning the 2020 election results, a fact which landed him at the national Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a day that will unfortunately go down in history. Dillard was caught up in

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01:02:11

Trump's Health Appointments and What They Need to Do...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/12/12

If we learned anything through the COVID nightmare it is that the medical industrial complex has no limits and no conscience. The things done and the decisions made and enforced from on high had horrific consequences and few positive results, yet no consequences came from the complete failure that was the COVID response.This week Bryan Dawson hosts Dr. Jordan Vaughn, recent recipient of The Albert Patterson Courage Award. Vaughn, CEO of MedHelp in Birmingham and a Co-Executive Director of Concerned

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01:00:40

Do You Have the Stomach to Take the Nation Back?

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/12/04

The worst thing for conservatives to do now that Trump has won is to go back to their normal lives and assume everything is going to be hunky dory because our guy won. No, winning the election was the first battle in the war to reclaim our nation and to save Western Civilization.We are in an existential crisis, meaning that if we don't do what is necessary in these next two years, the America you know and love will not exist in any real or meaningful way. This week, Bryan does his first monologue

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41:33

Happy Thanksgiving! Take a moment to enjoy one of our...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/11/27

From the locker room speech in Coach Bryant's last game to "The Fumble" in the 1987 AFC Championship games, Jeremiah Castille had an incredible career filled with some memorable moments. He comes on the podcast this week to share his incredible life story of growing up in Phenix City to coming to know Jesus, playing for Bear Bryant, and even playing in a Super Bowl.This week's overtime segment is probably the best overtime segment we've done to date, As the University of Alabama's football

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36:12

Letter to the American Church w/ Eric Metaxas

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/11/20

The question is often asked on this podcast, ""We have a church on every corner in Alabama, but those churches have done little to nothing to slow the spread of radical progressive ideas into our institutions and culture. Why is that?""Today, we are bringing you one of the greatest contemporary Christian authors and cultural commentators of our day, Eric Metaxas, to answer this question. Metaxas was in Birmingham as the keynote speaker at 1819 News’ inaugural Albert Patterson Gala to specifically

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01:00:58

A Businessman’s Approach to Politics w/ Gerrick Wilkins

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/11/13

In business, quality results are the only thing that matter. Were the customers satisfied? Did you do what you said you were going to do?On this week’s 1819 News: The Podcast, CEO Bryan Dawson sits down with Alabama businessman Gerrick Wilkins to discuss the absolutely insane, 2024 election cycle through the lens of a businessman who has also jumped into the political arena. Gerrick Wilkins ran for Congress in Alabama's 6th Congressional District because he felt Congressman Gary Palmer should have

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55:52

The American School Counselor Association and Your...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/11/06

This week Bryan sits down with Emily Jones of Moms for Liberty to discuss the American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) agenda and the fact that ASCA is in every school in the state of Alabama.As the Moms for Liberty website states, “school counselors are the most radical department in K-12 today.” ASCA works tirelessly to enact a Leftist agenda of CRT, gender equity, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and more in schools across the country and our state by setting guidelines and training school

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42:29

Can Kay Ivey Fire Admiral Kent Davis? w/ Joey Clark

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/10/30

1819 News: The Podcast has a unique episode for you this week!A few things have been getting under CEO Bryan Dawson’s skin lately. Naturally, he sat down with Joey Clark on his radio show News and Views, which airs on Montgomery's News/Talk 93.1, to air some of those concerns. We thought the “radio rant” was too good not to share! Bryan and Joey's conversation begins with the discussion of Alabama State Health Officer Scott Harris' new appointment as the president of the Association of State and

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47:27

What is the Public Service Commission w/ PSC...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/10/23

You've probably heard the political ads for people running for PSC in which they tout their conservative bona fides and then attack their opponents as tree-hugging hippies. Those ads don't really help us understand what goes on at the PSC, but they certainly get stuck in your head...""Always totin' Jeremy Oden"" comes to mind. Unfortunately, Alabamians often know very little about positions in our state government that impact them the most directly. The Public Service Commission (PSC) is certainly

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58:16

What does the Bible actually say about immigration?...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/10/16

With the recent influx of Haitians to Alabama and other states, there have been a number of Christian talking heads shaming other Christians into accepting open-ended immigration.Using selective Bible verses, these influencers claim immigration is a good, Christian principle despite the fact current foreigners brought into the country are quite often hostile towards Christian society and the American way of life. In response, 1819 News CEO Bryan Dawson is joined on this podcast with Pastor Rich

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01:00:07

50 Years of Big Oak Ranch w/ Brodie Croyle

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/10/09

One of the most incredible ministries in the world is located right here in Alabama.The Big Oak Ranch has been providing a home to children who need a chance for 50 years now. The circumstances that lead each child to Big Oak Ranch are unique. But one aspect of their stories is the same: they have known abuse, neglect, and abandonment by the very people who should have loved them above all. Prior to coming to Big Oak Ranch, the children there have suffered in ways that are impossible to imagine. At

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16:35

Dinesh D'Souza's Newest Film: Vindicating Trump

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/09/27

Everyone loves a good story, and there has never been a more riveting one playing out right before our very eyes than the story of Donald Trump's attempt to save America.From him coming down the escalator in June of 2016 to being shot in the head on July 13th, 2024, at the rally in Butler, PA, it has been an incredible ride. Throughout Trump’s time in politics, Americans have watched the D.C. Regime – both Republicans and Democrats – attempt to destroy him at every turn through media, bureaucracy,

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01:00:17

Immigration, Crime & Gender Affirming Care w/ AG...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/09/25

Buckle up, because this podcast is going to take you for a ride. The influx of Haitian migrants in Alabama has been the lead story on 1819 News for over a month now. Haitian immigrants started popping up in Albertville and Athens, then in Enterprise and Sylacauga. Springfield, Missouri is getting all the national headlines but it's happening right here in Alabama. Many of the city and county leaders, as well as the media outlets, have resorted to calling the citizens racist rather than trying to

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01:51:55

Bryan Guest Hosts Leland Live ft Pastor Rich Lusk

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/09/23

Extra audio only episode. Bryan guest hosted the biggest news/talk radio show in Alabama, Leland Live on Cumulus Birmingham's Talk 99.5, on Wednesday, September 11th.Pastor Rich Lusk of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birmingham joins Bryan to discuss Megan Basham’s new bestselling book Shepherds for Sale. Megan joins the conversation to discuss what caused her to write the book. Progressive Marxists know the American church is the last bastion between them and complete takeover of the West. Their

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49:54

Alabama Legend: Buckmasters’ Jackie Bushman

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/09/18

Alabama Legend: Buckmaster’s Jackie Bushman

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49:44

National Security is a Local Responsibility w/ Center...

1819 News: The Podcast ·

2024/09/11

Round 2 with the Center for Security Policy’s Tommy Waller and Kyle Shideler!With the border crisis raging and threats of WWIII looming, national security is once again becoming a front and center issue. Americans have realized we are not secure abroad or at home, and they want strong, wise leadership to take action. This week Bryan sits down with two gentlemen who devote much of their lives to keeping America safe and strong. Tommy Waller is the CEO of the Center for Security Policy (CSP) and he's

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