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The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast

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On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, our host Shane Vander Hart interviews important figures and discusses vital topics on related to politics, culture and current events from a Christian conservative perspective.

Episode 114: Does Iowa Need Regulatory Reform?

In this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart speaks with Dr. James Broughel with the Mercatus Center about regulatory reform.

Episode 113: A Conversation with Eddie Andrews

In this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart speaks with Eddie Andrews, a Republican candidate in Iowa House District 39.

Episode 112: A Conversation With Rick Stewart

In this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart spoke with Rick Stewart, the Libertarian nominee in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race.

Episode 111: A Conversation with David Young

In this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart talks to David Young about his race in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District.

Episode 110: Q&A with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst

Shane Vander Hart speaks with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, about her record in the Senate and why Iowans should re-elect her.

Episode 109: Why Should Iowans Support School Choice?

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Walt Rogers of TEF Iowa discusses the benefits of school choice for parents, taxpayers, and public schools.

Episode 108: A Defense of the Electoral College

Michael Maibach, Distinguished Fellow in America Federalism with Save Our States, discusses with Shane Vander Hart the importance of the Electoral College.

Episode 107: Our Nation’s Addiction Crisis and the Church

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Pastor Ron Smedley of Mission Recovery discusses with Shane Vander Hart the addiction crisis our nation faces and how the Church can help.

Episode 106: Christ Over COVID in Russia

Shane Vander Hart speaks with Micheal Johnson with the Slavic Gospel Association about their work with churches in the former Soviet Union during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Episode 105: Evangelicals and Trump, A Conversation with Dr. Michael Brown

Our host, Shane Vander Hart, speaks with Dr. Michael Brown about his latest book, Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test?

Episode 104: Rechab Gray Discusses Biblical Justice

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, our host Shane Vander Hart discusses biblical justice with Pastor Rechab Gray of Cottage Grove Church.

Episode 103: How Antifa Operates

Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari discussed with Shane Vander Hart on the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast how insurgency operations are conducted by groups like Antifa.

Episode 102: Joni Ernst Previews the Iowa U.S. Senate Race

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst previews the general election in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race for Shane Vander Hart on the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast.

Episode 101: Are You Ready for Death?

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses dealing with death and planning for death with Jennifer Gumbel, a Christian “death lawyer.”

Episode 100: A Conversation With Bill Schafer

Shane Vander Hart spoke to Col. Bill Schafer (U.S. Army, ret.) about his campaign for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District.

Episode 99: Constitutional Rights & Camping During COVID-19

Shane Vander Hart gives Gov. Kristi Noem props and speaks with Mark Hancock of TrailLife USA about the National Backyard Campout on April 17, 2020.