1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. If election laws are tampered with in a way that's unconstitutional while an election is happening, is it possible to undo the results of that election afterwards? Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss how when it comes to changing election laws in the midst of a federal election, the party with the fastest getaway car wins. 1850MainStreet.com...
Jul 31, 2024•19 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. President Biden isn't supposed to leave office until January, but he's already given a farewell speech. Did it give us a clear picture of what the next six months are going to look like? Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss the details of President Biden's address to the nation about his decision to drop his re-election bid. 1850MainStreet.com...
Jul 29, 2024•20 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Did Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention tell us anything we didn't already know about him? Our friend Dr. William B. Allen thinks so. Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss the deeper meaning behind what may have seemed like mere mid-speech rambling to anyone not paying close enough attention to Donald Trump's acceptance speech. 1850MainStreet.com Read "The Speech" by Dr. Wi...
Jul 26, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Since the Biden campaign has officially become the Harris campaign and it looks like she's on track to become the Democratic nominee, what about the presidency right now? Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss the potential next steps now that Joe Biden has stepped down from his campaign and the dangers of the pragmatic "win at any cost" mentality in our current political climate. 1850MainStreet.co...
Jul 24, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Over the weekend, Joe Biden announced he's no longer going to be running for re-election… so who's ready to talk conspiracy theories? Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss the conspiracy theories swirling around Joe Biden's announcement and asking the big question - if he's unfit to run a campaign, is he unfit to perform his role as president? 1850MainStreet.com...
Jul 22, 2024•17 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. We're wrapping up our conversation about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, processing everything we learned from our interview with David Mosura and asking, "what happens next?" Pull up a chair and listen in as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, and Alan C. Duncan discuss where they were when they heard the news and the potential this event has to affect the campaign and the country. 1850MainStreet.com Support the shooting victims and their f...
Jul 19, 2024•15 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. The conversation continues today as David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and Jeff Sanders speak with David Mosura about his firsthand experience witnessing the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Pull up a chair and listen in as we discuss the details of what transpired and what we should consider as the country moves forward. 1850MainStreet.com Support the shooting victims and their families here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/president...
Jul 17, 2024•34 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. David Zanotti, Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and Jeff Sanders are all at the table, joined today by a special guest who attended the July 13th Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania and experienced the whole thing from just a few rows away. Pull up a chair and listen in as our team speaks with combat veteran and detective David Mosura about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump from a first-person perspective. 1850MainStreet.com Support the sho...
Jul 16, 2024•23 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Did you have a good 4th of July holiday? Or were you too concerned about the state of our democracy to enjoy the fireworks? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss a recent article from Ohio Capital Journal, along with the true intent of this and many other political operations masquerading as legitimate news organizations. 1850MainStreet.com...
Jul 10, 2024•20 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Have you ever wanted to get a letter from the president? Congressional Democrats came back from July 4th recess with a fresh letter from Joe Biden waiting for them. Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss Joe Biden's letter to Democrats expressing his intention to stay in the presidential race. 1850MainStreet.com Read President Joe Biden's letter to Democrats here ....
Jul 08, 2024•17 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. As we conclude our debate conversation today, the biggest question remains - what is going to happen now? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the likelihood of a Biden replacement and the stranglehold that the two-party system has the American people in. 1850MainStreet.com
Jul 01, 2024•24 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. What question from the debate is even more important than whether or not Joe's gotta go? The conversation continues today. Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss how neither of the major parties' presidential candidates have the foggiest idea of what Roe v. Wade actually is. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 30, 2024•17 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Everybody's asking the same question - what just happened in the presidential debate on Thursday night? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the details of the June 27th presidential debate and break down the performances from President Biden and former President Trump. Please stay tuned for more. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 29, 2024•19 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. What are the odds we could make congressional term limits happen? And how would we do it? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the potential paths and obstacles to making congressional term limits a reality. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 28, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Since everyone knows both of the presidential candidates and almost everyone has strong feelings about them, what's keeping us from knowing who's going to win the election right now? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the factors likely to affect the outcome of the election, including what's going on further down the ticket. 1850MainStreet.com...
Jun 26, 2024•16 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Have you heard of solar geoengineering? Even if it sounds like it, we promise it's not just something from a science fiction movie. Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss whether or not we should let Bill Gates block out the sun in an attempt to mitigate global warming. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 21, 2024•16 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Where do you get your news? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss how exposing ourselves only to major news source can affect our worldview and why it's a better alternative to attempt to discover the truth behind the news together. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 19, 2024•16 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. So does the potential of dockworkers striking and causing major supply chain issues give anyone else COVID flashbacks, or is it just us? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss how a potential strike on the horizon from East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers could affect the holiday season and the election, and what technology has to do with it all. 1850MainStreet.com...
Jun 17, 2024•22 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Is the state of legalized sports gambling as bad as we said it was going to get… or is it worse? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the death threats that have been issued to Major League Baseball players as a result of the MLB's acceptance and promotion of sports gambling. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 14, 2024•19 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. At what point in time do people in power have the right to weaponize the justice system against their opponents? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss the results of the Trump hush money trial and whether or not this whole thing is truly about crimes or politics. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 12, 2024•17 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Have you ever overindulged? If the answer is no, you might want to think again. Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the change that happened overnight when a remote tribe in the Amazon got smartphones with access to the internet. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 07, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Should Americans be more concerned about a civil war… or a revolution? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss the administrative state's goal to control every aspect of life by consolidating power into the federal bureaucracy and out of the hands of voters and elected officials. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 05, 2024•24 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Now that Donald Trump has been convicted of felony crimes in relation to the hush money case, what's next? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and David Zanotti discuss what it means to be an American living under the rule of the Declaration and Constitution and what happens when political interests take control over the judicial process. 1850MainStreet.com
Jun 03, 2024•19 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. What does Apple consider to be the top 100 Albums of all time, and why should we care? (Don't worry, we won't go through all 100) Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the highs and lows of this list of albums and how it reflects today's culture, all while tormenting Dave by not letting him see the list ahead of time. 1850MainStreet.com...
May 29, 2024•21 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. They say you can tell what a society values by what it builds… how about what it destroys? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss how the 20th century saw the destruction of some of America's greatest architectural achievements and what was constructed in their place. 1850MainStreet.com
May 24, 2024•19 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. If you want to criticize a speech, do you think you should go over the whole thing for context first? Does anyone do that? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the lack of context in criticisms over Harrison Butker's commencement speech at Benedictine College and the hypocrisy of those who condemn his remarks while praising free speech for certain other causes. 1850MainStreet.com...
May 22, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Does anyone actually like going to college commencement ceremonies… or actually listen to the speeches? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate and Alan C. Duncan discuss the controversy surrounding the speech recently made by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker at Benedictine College's commencement ceremony. 1850MainStreet.com
May 21, 2024•17 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. A lot of people are obsessed with polling numbers. Do polls even matter this far ahead of an election? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss the degradation of accuracy in polling over the past 20 years and how the major news outlets use polls for their own benefit. 1850MainStreet.com
May 17, 2024•18 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. What's a pocket knife without a knife? What is the Boy Scouts if it's not just for boys? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss Swiss Army Knives being manufactured with everything but the knife and the rebranding of the Boy Scouts of America. 1850MainStreet.com
May 15, 2024•20 min
1850 Main Street™ - Real questions. Real answers. Why would an authoritarian government want to shut down a local pub? Pull up a chair and listen in as Rob Walgate, Alan C. Duncan, and David Zanotti discuss C.S Lewis' book That Hideous Strength and how public meeting places where people can get together and share ideas are dangerous in the eyes of an oppressive government. 1850MainStreet.com Check out the e-book and audiobook versions of Alan's book Gilbert & Jack here ....
May 13, 2024•19 min