Episodes

The July 8 edition examines America's history and founding principles alongside immigration, youth opportunity, community needs and accountable government.

Originally broadcast on July 7, 2026, this archival edition of The Next Steps Show is hosted by Peter Vazquez. The Next Steps Show | Putting People First. NextStepsShow.com

The July 6 edition considers Stokoe Farms and Roo Ranch, a proposed New York animal-welfare bill and the responsibilities involved in balancing animal care, regulation and local enterprise.

The July 3 program explores historic military aircraft, aviation preservation, veterans and the ways public events can connect families with American service and sacrifice.

The July 2 edition considers America's founding principles alongside citizenship, civic responsibilities, New York public policy, economic opportunity and government accountability.

Family First is the question beneath this conversation: will New York rebuild around the household, or will families keep bending around government? Peter Vazquez speaks with Kalinda Washington, Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Assembly District 135, through education, childcare, property taxes, public trust, patriotism, and ideological drift. From Frederick Douglass in Rochester to today’s kitchen-table burdens, the warning is clear: compassion without results becomes control.

The June 30 edition explores federal court rulings and public oversight, connecting election rules, regulatory authority, community concerns and the responsibilities of government institutions.

Craig DeRoche of Family Policy Alliance joins Peter Vazquez to discuss voter identification, election participation, public safety, education and the duties of citizens and institutions.

Rochester Fighters still rise from streets too many leaders have written off. Peter Vazquez sits down with Monroe County Legislator Mercedes Vazquez Simmons and Jay Gonzalez for a raw conversation about poverty, public trust, election integrity, youth violence, patriotism, socialist influence, and the future of America at 250. This is not a partisan hour. It is a civic gut check rooted in God, Country, Family, truth, service, and the hard work of rebuilding neighborhoods before the next generation inherits decline.

Republic Under Strain captures an hour where Peter Vazquez moves from the moral weight of the local bench to the machinery beneath the ballot box. Allegany County Judge candidate Dawn Wildrick-Cole brings the conversation to preparation, impartiality, independence, and integrity in the courtroom. Andrew Paquette, PhD then exposes troubling claims about New York voter rolls, clone registrations, disappeared votes, mail-in registrations, and low-turnout primaries. The show widens into a warning about socialist momentum, citizen apathy, election machinery, and the human courage required to defend liberty, trust, and one another.

Power Without Accountability is the warning behind this hour. Peter Vazquez confronts New York’s primary fallout, low voter turnout, failed education outcomes, rising socialist organization, lawfare, gun rights, fatherhood, faith, and AI disruption through one hard question: what did they win the power to continue? This is not a recap of politics. It is a call for citizens to wake up, organize, vote, build, and demand results before the machine writes the next chapter without them.

Civic Collapse begins where responsibility is abandoned. Peter Vazquez speaks with Terris E. Todd on fatherhood, family breakdown, abortion, dependency, and moral order, then turns to Monroe County election concerns, the BOE response, Mercedes Vazquez’s counterclaims, Staybridge voting records, New York’s education equality failure, Primary Day, and the 2026 fight for liberty, family, and public confidence.