Dr. Ben Carson: The Founding Fathers Are Rolling in Their Graves — And Iran Will Use the Bomb

Dr. Ben Carson: The Founding Fathers Are Rolling in Their Graves — And Iran Will Use the Bomb

May 15, 2026 · 31 min · Season 2 · Episode 4

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Dr. Ben Carson discusses the current state of America, the threat of Iran, and the importance of faith and family in a candid conversation with Joe Pags.

Dr. Ben Carson — neurosurgeon, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and one of the most consequential voices in American conservatism — sits down with Joe Pags for a conversation that pulls no punches. Carson says the Founding Fathers would be horrified by what's happening to this country right now. Not just the politics — the culture, the courts, the classrooms. He breaks down exactly how Marxist ideology infiltrated American education starting in grade school, why Ronald Reagan's warning about freedom being "one generation away from extinction" has never been more relevant, and what parents and grandparents must do right now before it's too late. Then he makes a chilling case about Iran: when they get a nuclear weapon, they will use it — and their own behavior proves it. Carson also tackles the weaponization of the judicial system, the zero-sum class warfare being sold to working Americans, the truth about processed foods and Big Food's agenda, and why faith and family remain the last line of defense for this republic. Plus — Dr. Carson's new book Built on Faith and the Little Patriots Learning program for the next generation of…

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Host: Joe Pags

Guest: Dr. Ben Carson

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Organizations: Ronald Reagan, Big Food, Little Patriots Learning

Products: Built on Faith

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