Country First Conversations

Congressman Adam Kinzinger sits down with theologian and preacher Dr. Russell Moore to discuss the impact of false idols on religion and politics.

This week, Adam sits down with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who shares his experience defending the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.

This week, Adam is joined by the hosts of Zero Blog Thirty, “Uncle” Chaps and Captain Cons, to discuss how important it is not to politicize our Armed Forces, and the lessons civil society can learn from the military for living, working, and caring for those who think differently from us.

Note: This podcast was recorded on August 3, 2021, prior to the fall of the Afghan government. This week we sit down with Marine veteran Rye Barcott, the founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan organization aiming to improve American politics by recruiting and helping veterans run for and win seats in Congress who are committed to serving with honor and the courage to put Country before Party.

This week we sit down with Chris Krebs, former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the senior Trump Administration official responsible for securing the 2020 election. In November 2020, then-President Trump fired Krebs via Twitter due to his commitment to debunking election-related disinformation, much of which was being promoted by Trump and his allies.

This week we sit down with Barbara Comstock, former Congresswoman from Virginia, to discuss recent events within the GOP and what impact they’ll have in 2022 and beyond; how doubling down on Trump and the events of 1/6 will impact the party's ability to reach reasonable voters of goodwill and engage with them on the issues that matter most to families across the country.

This week's episode features a conversation with Denver Riggleman, a veteran, intelligence expert, whiskey distiller, and former member of Congress from Virginia, on the dangers of conspiracy theories, QAnon and disinformation to our republic, and how to confront them.

This week's episode features a conversation with Michael Steele, the former RNC Chair and Lt. Gov. of Maryland, on the role of money in today's political landscape, the impact of public campaign financing, and how to fix it going forward.

This week's episode features Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, who penned an Op-Ed two days before the insurrection that Adam Kinzinger found particularly inspiring.  The topic: It's always best to tell constituents the truth, even if it's not what they want to hear, because the short term pain is better than the long term pain caused by helping them to believe a lie (e.g. January 6th).

Jamie Winship joins Adam for a conversation about the dangers of fear and the key to overcoming it in our politics and society. Jamie is an expert on the topic after a distinguished career in law enforcement and international conflict resolution, and brings a hopeful perspective to the issues facing our country.