Host Scott Hennen reports live from Washington D.C., where he is attending a conference for technology leaders. He shares insights from the event, including an address by Secretary Doug Burgum, who gave a pitch for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library as a conference venue once it opens in July 2026. Hennen also discusses new technology for mammograms that eliminates discomfort and mentions meeting Kimball Musk, who is interested in donating to the library. He makes the case that technology like "intelligence factories" could help North Dakota's economy to the point of generating enough revenue for zero property and income taxes.
The show dedicates time to the two-year anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel, with Hennen lamenting that the event has largely been forgotten by many. He later interviews Father Phil Ackerman, a Fargo Diocese priest who was in Bethlehem during the attack and recounts his group's challenging journey to safety.
Standout Moments:
- 8:00 AM: Host Scott Hennen broadcasts live from Washington D.C., mentioning he is there for a technology conference and that the city feels like a "ghost town" due to the government shutdown.
- 8:15 AM: David Fisher of Landmark Capital details spending Democrats are fighting to keep in place, including $3 million for circumcisions and vasectomies in Zambia and $3.6 million for pastry cooking classes for male prostitutes in Haiti.
- 8:30 AM: Fisher explains the "Argentina factor," where a $20 billion bridge loan was given to Argentina while U.S. soybean farmers face falling prices, causing "overwhelming frustration".
- 8:45 AM: Fisher reveals that gold has increased by almost 50% and silver by 67% year-to-date, attributing the rally to the government needing to devalue the dollar.
- 9:00 AM: Hennen reflects on the two-year anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel, stating it was the "biggest slaughter of Jewish people since the Holocaust" and questioning why the public so quickly forgets such events.
- 9:30 AM: Hennen plays a clip of Speaker Mike Johnson, who highlights that Democrats who are now opposing a CR bill previously supported 13 similar CRs in the last four years, all while the bill demands almost $200 billion for "health care services for illegal immigrants".
- 9:45 AM: Father Phil Ackerman recounts his experience of being in Bethlehem during the October 7th attack, stating his group did not get the full extent of what happened until relatives texted them from home. He mentions the challenging 6-to-8 hour wait to cross the border into Jordan.
- 10:00 AM: Hennen criticizes a listener's text that denies the atrocities of October 7th and the Holocaust, calling the denial a result of an "evil, cold stone heart".
- 10:15 AM: Hennen responds to a listener's text about AOC's rise from bartender to a national figure, suggesting she fills a "vacuum of crazy" on the left and that her prominence is a reflection of how far the Democratic party has fallen.
- 10:30 AM: A listener calls in to discuss the high cost of technology in new vehicles, with Hennen agreeing that 80% of a new car's cost is software, not parts.