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Daily Show Notes · Friday, May 29, 2026 · Hosted by Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF, Retired, sitting in for Jake Smith

09:06  Show Open and Monologue

Brigadier General Blaine Holt opens the show, reflecting on a week spent examining the foreign and domestic battles of what the show frames as the Sovereigntists versus Globalists fight. Today the focus narrows to two foundations for winning: energy independence and political resolve, and the sense that momentum may finally be turning.

• A week spent drilling into the speed of the fight, the medical front, political pressure points, the shifting world order, and the human cost.
• Today zeroes in on energy and politics as the keys to a real victory that may be within reach.
• A thank you to permanent host Jake Smith for trusting Holt with the chair this week.
• The lineup: Ron Stein at 09:15, Paul Renner at 09:33, Nick Cook at 10:03, and Pippa Malmgren at 11:03.
• Audio clip to be determined, then into Ron Stein.

Host: Brigadier General Blaine Holt, USAF, Retired. Host of the Dangerous Intellectuals podcast and a Newsmax contributor.

09:15  Ron Stein · Energy Independence

Engineer and energy literacy columnist Ron Stein joins by Zoom to break down where America’s energy picture actually stands and how practical, no nonsense energy choices create real leverage.

• After a full week unpacking the foreign and domestic fights, the conversation zeroes in on energy as a foundation stone of winning. What does Stein see on the ground right now that gives America real leverage?
• How do practical energy choices help break the grip of globalist policy and deliver results for American families and industry?

Panelist: Ronald Stein, P.E., is an engineer, energy consultant, and energy literacy columnist at America Out Loud News. Founder of PTS Advance and coauthor of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Clean Energy Exploitations. Policy advisor on energy literacy for The Heartland Institute and CFACT. Columns: America Out Loud · EnergyLiteracy.net

09:33  Paul Renner · Politics and the Florida Governor Race

Florida gubernatorial candidate and former Speaker of the Florida House Paul Renner joins by Zoom on how energy and politics come together as a winning formula at the state and national level.

• After this week’s deep dive, how does Renner see energy and politics combining into the winning formula at the state and national level?
• What lessons from Florida’s record should the rest of the country be borrowing right now?

Panelist: Paul Renner, candidate for Governor of Florida and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2022 to 2024. A U.S. Navy veteran and former state prosecutor. Campaign: VoteRenner.com · @Paul_Renner

10:03  Nick Cook · Zero Point Energy and Frontier Technologies

Aerospace and defense journalist Nick Cook joins by Zoom on breakthrough energy technologies and where Zero Point Energy stands in the larger conversation about energy abundance.

• In the context of this week’s conversations, what is the latest on Zero Point Energy and other frontier developments that could give America a decisive edge?
• How could these innovations shift the balance of power away from globalist control and toward true energy abundance?

Panelist: Nick Cook is an award winning aerospace and defense journalist best known as the longtime aviation editor of Jane’s Defence Weekly and author of the bestseller The Hunt for Zero Point and the novel The Grid. More: NickCook.Works

11:03  Pippa Malmgren · Energy, Economics, and the Global Realignment

Technology entrepreneur and economist Pippa Malmgren joins by Zoom to connect energy, economics, politics, and the larger global realignment, and whether the pieces are finally coming together. Listener questions welcome.

• After a week examining the fight, does she see the pieces coming together for a genuine win?
• What does winning look like in practical terms, and how should Americans position themselves to seize the moment?
• Listener questions welcome on this segment.

Panelist: Dr. Pippa Malmgren is a technology entrepreneur and economist who served as Special Assistant to the President on the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush. Founder of the DRPM Group and a bestselling author. More: DrPippaMalmgren.com · @DrPippaM

11:45  After Logue

Holt wraps the show and points listeners to the replay.

• What did we learn today, and an invitation to go back and listen to anything missed.
• A plug for the Dangerous Intellectuals podcast and for catching Holt on Newsmax.
• Teeing up topics for the next show and the continued examination of the nation’s most pressing issues.

11:50  Salute the Troops

The daily salute to the men and women serving in uniform.

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