Society & Culture Podcasts

Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood joins Peter Vazquez and Bob Savage to examine New York's 2026 election, public safety, bail reform, juvenile crime, corrections staffing, taxes, and government accountability. Democratic Assembly candidate Mercedes Vazquez-Simmons discusses affordability and neighborhood concerns, followed by listener calls on voting and Second Amendment issues and a National Internet Day reflection.

Today, Orlando Rivera, the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Senate District 56, joins Peter Vazquez and Bob Savage to discuss what government should deliver for the people it represents. Rivera discusses his community involvement, business background, and experience with the Rochester Hispanic Business Association and the city Civil Service Commission. The interview covers public safety, criminal justice policy, youth and families, immigration, local business opportuni...

Today, Evelyn Lemly, Chief Executive Officer of Kairos Prison Ministry International, joins Peter Vazquez to explore accountability, faith, rehabilitation, and second chances. As Kairos marks 50 years of ministry, Lemly explains how volunteers support incarcerated people and how relationships can continue after release. Before the interview, Peter and Bob Savage speak with listeners about New York bail reform, public safety, domestic violence, and what meaningful rehabilitation requires while...

Gregg Sadwick, Navy veteran, business owner and former congressional candidate, joins Peter Vazquez and Bob Savage to examine political promises against the realities of tariffs, energy costs, running a business, childcare, and New York's congressional debate.

Dorothy L. Hayes of ROC Love Will End Abortion and Pastor Michael Warren of Quest for Life join Peter Vazquez to discuss practical assistance for mothers, peaceful advocacy, fathers' responsibilities and faith in action.

Rochester sports legacy took center stage as Peter Vazquez welcomed Andrew Battisti to discuss the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Rochester soccer history, Soccer Is a Kick in the Grass, and the local voices that kept the game alive. Deanna Kernan then shared the 140-year story of the Tennis Club of Rochester, the growth of racquet sports, padel, pickleball, health, friendship, and community. The show then turned hard toward New York’s war on words, family, citizenship, success, and truth, calling listeners to stand up, speak clearly, and get off the sidelines.

Consequence-Free Power framed a hard-hitting show about leaders who make bad decisions while citizens pay the bill. Peter Vazquez connected voter frustration, Spencer Pratt’s rise, Medicaid work requirements, Philadelphia’s rideshare tax, New York redistricting games, Rochester cost pressures, and the Vanbōōlzalness Crisis. Sarge Mitchell called in on Combat News’ June 10 Buddy Check for veterans, while Lynn Prince-Knauf highlighted the June 11 Flag Day Celebration honoring women of service. The message was plain: failed systems survive when citizens stop demanding consequences.

Managed Reality is the thread running through today’s conversation, from media gatekeeping to Albany’s promises and Rochester’s rising costs. Peter Vazquez speaks with Luis Cornelio, Associate Editor for MRC Free Speech America, about Big Tech, news apps, censorship, identity politics, and how Americans are fed information before they ever get to think. Then Peter and Bob turn local, confronting New York’s budget, Rochester’s $300 million transformation promise, car insurance pressure, High Falls, past failed projects, and callers frustrated by political control. The question is blunt: are citizens being informed, or managed?

Monroe County Leadership is tested as Peter Elder steps into the center of a conversation about Albany’s late budget, rebate politics, rising costs, Rochester’s distressed future, schools, Republican discipline, and voter trust. Peter Vazquez opens with Assemblywoman Andrea Bailey on the $268 billion-plus budget and its buried policy fights, while Assemblyman Josh Jensen adds force to the warning that New York has a spending problem. But the heart of the show lands with Peter Elder, Monroe County GOP Chair and Republican BOE Commissioner, as the discussion turns to city strategy, candidates, election confidence, and whether local leadership can turn frustration into reform.

Kitchen Table Liberty runs through this conversation as Peter Vazquez speaks with Summer Johnson, candidate for New York’s 130th Assembly District, about Albany’s late-night budget games, parental authority, broken schools, public safety, life, and the duty to make local voices matter again. Then Ruth Henry carries the show from the weight of government to the lift of wonder, inviting families to FLYING OBJECTS Kids Day at the National Warplane Museum, where rockets, aircraft, history, patriotism, and children looking up remind us that restoration begins at home and rises toward the sky.

Community Conversations captures a wide-ranging discussion led by Dom Genova while Peter Vazquez is away. The conversation centers on local culture, Rochester’s music legacy, honoring veterans, media credibility, and practical life wisdom. Rather than argument, the hour focuses on listening, recognizing people, and preserving the human stories that hold communities together.

War on the West is a cold-weather warning from Rochester: Luis Martinez, filling in for Peter Vazquez, spotlights Elica Le Bon’s framing of media-managed reality, Islamist tyranny, and a culture pressured by propaganda. Calls on election integrity, public order, and citizen journalism drive one conclusion: choose truth, vote, and defend the foundations that built the West.