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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 66: A Conversation with Paul Pate and Marco Battaglia

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart speaks with Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Libertarian nominee for Iowa Attorney General, Marco Battaglia.

Episode 65: A Conversation With Jules Ofenbakh and Christopher Peters

For this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart has a discussion with Jules Ofenbakh and Dr. Christopher Peters.

Episode 64: A Conversation with Rebel Snodgrass and Kim Reynolds

On this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart spoke with Iowa House candidate Rebel Snodgrass and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds.

Episode 63: A Look Back at the Vietnam War

On today’s episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Brian Myers talks to his cousin, Lanny Stumbo, about his experiences during the Vietnam War.

Episode 62: Kavanaugh in the Homestretch, A Chat with Jake Porter

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the upcoming Kavanaugh confirmation vote and then chats with Jake Porter, Libertarian nominee for Governor of Iowa.

Episode 61: Weighing the Kavanaugh Accusations

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the allegations of sexual misconduct against SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Episode 60: A Conversation with Congressman Rod Blum

On this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart has a conversation with Congressman Rod Blum (R-Iowa) who is running for re-election in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

Episode 59: Why We Should Pull Our Kids From Public School Now

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Mary Hasson with the Ethics and Public Policy Center explains to Shane Vander Hart why parents should remove their kids from public school.

Episode 58: Sarah Abdouch Discusses the Conv​entio​​n of States

On this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart has a conversation with Sarah Abdouch of the Convention of States Project. 

Episode 57: Michele Rigby Assad – A Christian Spy

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Michele Rigby Assad discusses with Shane Vander Hart her new book, time in the CIA as an undercover operative in the Middle East, and her work with persecuted Christians.

Episode 56: Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis Discusses Trump’s Iran Policy

On The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses President Trump’s Iran policy with Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis (USA, Ret.) with Defense Priorities.

Episode 55: Jeremy Davis Discusses the Iowa State Treasurer Race

Shane Vander Hart on The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast chats with Jeremy Davis, a Republican hoping to unseat Iowa State Treasurer Micheal Fitzgerald.

Episode 54: Ericka Andersen Shares Husband’s Story of Overcoming Poverty and Childhood Neglect

On the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart speaks with Ericka Andersen, author of author of Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma, and Mental Illness.

Episode 53: Anna Anderson on Protecting Christian Adoption Agencies

Shane Vander Hart discusses the trouble Christian adoption and foster care agencies face with Anna Anderson from American Principles Project on the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast.

Episode 52: Civility, The Supreme Court, and Bill Charlier

For this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart discusses the decline of civility in political discourse, Supreme Court news, and has a conversation with Bill Charlier who is running in Iowa House District 32.

Episode 51: A Pimp Politician, Privacy Protected, and SPLC Eats Crow

For this Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast episode, Shane Vander Hart discusses a pimp running for office in Nevada, an important Supreme Court decision for privacy, and the Southern Poverty Law Center’s recent settlement with the Quilliam Foundation.