The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast

The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 34: A Conversation With Congressman David Young
March 27, 2018

On The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Congressman David Young (R-Iowa) talks to Shane Vander Hart about why he voted for the Omnibus bill, President Trump's tariff proposal, trade, and tax cuts.

Episode 33: Trail Life USA and Boys in Crisis
March 21, 2018

Boys are in crisis. On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, our host, Shane Vander Hart, discusses this with Mark Hancock, the CEO of Trail Life USA, who explains how his ministry helps to address this crisis and the good it does for the boys it serves,

Episode 32: Vinnie Vernuccio Discusses Janus v. AFSCME
March 06, 2018

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart and Vinne Vernuccio, a senior fellow with Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, MI, discuss a current Supreme Court case, Janus v. AFSCME, and the impact it could have on public employee u...

Episode 31: Iowa Working Families Tax Relief Act
March 01, 2018

This week on The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the Iowa Working Families Tax Relief Act (SF 2383) that passed in the Iowa Senate 29 to 21 with Drew Klein, the Iowa State Director for Americans for Prosperity.

Episode 30: Reaching the Unreached for Christ
February 21, 2018

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Ruth Kramer, the executive producer for Mission Network News, discussed the effort to reach unreached people groups with our host Shane Vander Hart and highlighted the upcoming International Day of the Unreached on ...

Episode 29: Expanding School Choice in Iowa
February 13, 2018

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses a bill in the Iowa House that would expand school choice in Iowa with Trish Wilger of Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education and Mark Jacobs of Reaching Higher Iowa.

Episode 28: Republican Employee Fired for Op-Ed Supportive of Kim Reynolds
February 09, 2018

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart spoke with Anna Bergman, a Waukee City Councilwoman, who was fired as an attorney for the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) for an op-ed she wrote in The Des Moines Register supporting Iowa ...

Episode 27: The Memo Is Released!
February 02, 2018

On this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss the memo released by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on how the FBI and Department of Justice obtained a FISA warrant to investigate Tru...

Episode 26: Emmett McGroarty Discusses the REINS Act
January 26, 2018

On this episode of The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, host Shane Vander Hart and Emmett McGroarty, a senior fellow with American Principles Project and co-author of Deconstructing the Administrative State, discuss the REINS Act.

Episode 25: A Conversation With Cal Beisner
January 12, 2018

On this episode of The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, senior contributor Brian Myers had a conversation with Dr. E. Calvin (Cal) Beisner, founder and national spokesperson for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation.