In this episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with Sadie Howard and Mark Nelson of Hippie Cow Creamery in Cody, Wyoming, to share their unexpected journey from family farm to food freedom advocates.

What started as a simple decision to provide healthier food for their family quickly grew into a thriving business—selling raw milk, homemade goods, and popular raw milk lattes under Wyoming’s Food Freedom Act. But their success attracted scrutiny, leading to a surprising visit from a health inspector—one who, as it turns out, should never have been there in the first place.

After being told they needed a license that would actually strip them of their legal protections, Sadie and Mark pushed back. With help from advocates and lawmakers, they’re now working to clarify the law and protect food freedom for others across the state.

This episode highlights how a small business, a questionable complaint, and government overreach sparked a larger fight for personal choice—and why even something as simple as a latte can become a battle for freedom.

In this episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with Virginia Delegate Michael Webert to discuss the impact of regulatory reform and what’s at stake for the future of the Commonwealth.

Delegate Webert breaks down how the Virginia Office of Regulatory Management—created under Governor Glenn Youngkin—has streamlined burdensome rules, cut red tape, and saved taxpayers significant money, including an estimated $26,000 per home.

With a looming deadline and shifting political leadership, those reforms are now at risk. Webert shares concerns about increasing regulations, rising energy costs, and the potential rollback of policies that have helped businesses grow and families afford housing.

From farming to housing to energy policy, this conversation highlights how everyday regulations can quietly shape the cost of living—and why protecting reform efforts is critical to keeping Virginia competitive and affordable.

In this episode of American Potential, host David From sits down with U.S. Senator Alan Armstrong to discuss one of the biggest barriers to American growth: the broken permitting process.

Drawing on decades of experience in the energy industry, Senator Armstrong explains how excessive regulation, legal challenges, and bureaucratic overlap have made it nearly impossible to build critical infrastructure—even when projects are already completed. From billion-dollar pipelines being shut down to states blocking interstate energy projects, he highlights the real-world consequences for energy costs, reliability, and national security.

The conversation also explores key legislation like the SPEED Act and the PERMIT Act, and why meaningful reform requires more than surface-level fixes. Armstrong shares his perspective on what policymakers often get wrong—and why now is a critical moment to get it right.

This episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at how policy decisions shape America’s ability to build, compete, and thrive—and why fixing permitting is essential to the country’s future.