Across the United States, cancer rates have been climbing, and more and more families are facing diagnoses that seem to come out of nowhere. It’s become one of the most pressing health challenges of our time. But every so often, a story emerges that forces us to rethink what we believe about this disease — how it behaves, how it hides, and how one man managed to survive when the odds were stacked against him. Today, we’re joined by someone truly extraordinary. Rick Hill is a 51‑year cancer survivor, and his case remains one of the most remarkable long‑term remission stories ever documented. In 1974, at the Mayo Clinic, Rick was diagnosed with Stage 3 Embryonal Cell Carcinoma and given very little chance of survival. Instead of accepting the narrow options in front of him, he made a bold decision. He traveled to the Oasis of Hope Hospital in Mexico, led at the time by the pioneering Dr. Ernesto Contreras Sr., where he followed an integrative program centered on Laetrile, detoxification, nutritional therapy, and pancreatic enzymes. Against every expectation, Rick overcame his cancer without chemotherapy or radiation, and more than five decades later, he is still cancer‑free. Today, he’s here to talk about something most people have never heard: how cancer cells can literally hide from your immune system — and what it takes to unmask them.

The winds of liberty are blowing fiercely again, especially in the America’s. Americans chose Donald Trump and his brand of populism for a second time and in countries like Argentina, citizens demanded leadership from this man, Javier Milei, to bring them back to freedom and prosperity. Milei is not just liberty minded; he is as pure of a libertarian as we’ve seen elected in modern times, but different. What is that difference? He loves his country and its people with all his heart but hates the country’s government. He believes in creative destruction and instead of talking the talk of libertarian principle, a problem with America’s Libertarian Party that leads to electoral defeat time after time, Milei acts on his devotion to liberty, and the people of Argentina support it, forcing their government to change. And it works! As a liberty-minded Republican, I’m excited to see this libertarian nationalism and even more so to see that a leader and thinker about liberty here in America has put a marker down to re-establish the movement here, where western liberty was born, out of our American Revolution! My guest today is that leader, Austin Petersen, author of the Libertarian Nationalism Manifesto which he presented to the Libertarian Party National Convention late last year, launching the new movement. Petersen is a former presidential candidate, pundit, entrepreneur, founder of the 4Liberty Network, and host of the Wake-Up America Show.

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Today we’re talking about the four classic levers of American power: Diplomatic, Information, Military, and Economic. These are the tools a superpower uses to shape the world, protect its people, and keep its adversaries off balance. When they’re used boldly and in combination, America wins. When they’re ignored or misused, we get weakness, chaos, and decline. Look at what’s happening right now. We’re putting real pressure on the Iranian regime—maximum pressure that’s choking their ability to fund terror and threaten global shipping. Militarily, we just seized a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that was trying to sneak crude to Communist China—another clear signal that America is done tolerating sanction-busters who prop up dictators and flood the market with stolen oil. On the information side, we’re finally calling out dangerous ideologies that have no place in American public life—like a New York City mayor invoking the prophet of Islam to justify open-border policies that put American citizens last. And economically? We’re seeing record performance across the board—growth, jobs, energy dominance—exactly what Secretary Scott Bessent has been laying out. This is what American strength looks like when all four levers are pulled together with purpose and resolve. No apologies, no hesitation. To break it all down with me today, I’m proud to welcome back a great American patriot and the sharpest analyst you’ll ever meet: veteran TV news producer, former diplomat, host of The Real America’s Sunrise Early Edition, and writer of the must-read Analyst Substack—Jake Novak.

The US military has always had strong ties to Harvard. I stood on the spot where General George Washington took command of the Continental Army in Harvard yard when I was a young officer and student at the University’s Kennedy School. In those days it was expected that we military officers would listen and learn but most of all teach the civilians what our culture is since so few Americans serve now. Unfortunately, the days when Harvard’s academic environment allowed that type of give and take of opposing viewpoints is long gone and I have to agree with cutting all ties, and funding. As we seek peace through strength, these are the types of actions that must be taken internally. And its working. Our operations planning and execution performance is setting the conditions for peace in the Middle East and potentially ending the 50 year conflict with Iran. Our allies in the Pacific are reasserting their own sovereignty as we expect them to carry more of the load just as we have told our NATO allies. We are building strength that will deter military adventurism by the Chines Communist Party by supporting allies like Japan in these moves. My guest today to discuss all this is Amber Smith. She currently serves as the Coalition for Military Excellence's Military Advisor. Her previous roles include Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, as well as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She has worked with and advised numerous nonprofits, veterans advocacy organizations, and senior government officials including the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Air Force, and other national security decision makers. She is the author of the best-selling books, “Unfit to Fight: How Woke Policies Are Destroying Our Military” and “Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Iraq and Afghanistan." Amber is a former U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot and air mission commander in the 101st Airborne Division and flew two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. She was the 2024-2025 Leader-in-Residence at Virginia Military Institute.

BREAKING: GatorPAC Chairman Rob Maness just endorsed Marty Lancton! America is back to work under President Trump, but down in Harris County, Texas—the third-largest county in the entire country—families are still getting crushed by the same old Democrat machine. Skyrocketing crime, roads that flood every time it rains, billions in tax dollars vanishing into wasteful spending with zero accountability, and good-paying jobs disappearing while the politicians pat themselves on the back. The current leadership treats Harris County like their personal piggy bank—soft on criminals, hard on taxpayers, and completely out of touch with the working men and women who keep this community running. It’s time for a real change. Time for a leader who’s spent his life running toward danger while others run away. Time for someone who actually understands what it means to serve, protect, and fight for working families—not just talk about it at fundraisers. That man is my guest today: Patrick “Marty” Lancton. Native Houstonian, 20-plus years as a firefighter, president of the Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association, and a guy who’s poured his heart into charitable work for first responders and local families. He’s not a career politician—he’s a public servant who’s had enough of the corruption, the secrecy, and the failed policies that have turned Harris County into a national embarrassment. Marty is running for Harris County Judge to deliver exactly what the people are demanding: total transparency with every tax dollar, real investment in infrastructure that keeps families safe from floods and traffic nightmares, and policies that bring good jobs back to Texas workers—not illegal immigrants or bloated government programs. We just watched his intro video, and if you’re in Harris County or anywhere in Texas, you already know—this is the kind of leadership we need right now.

You can’t be surprised, right? Of course, the entertainment industry is weaponized against traditional America but exactly how much is a big question. When we consider this statement in the context of a weaponized government and legal system against us, the future seams bleak, but its really not because we the people have the power to organize and act. That’s why the good folks at The Oversight Project are always standing watch for us and have recently released their report warning us about NetFlix’s extremely close relationship with agencies like the FBI. Their mission states that “America was founded on the principle that in order to preserve freedom, government should be responsible, accountable, and transparent to its citizens. The Oversight Project works to expose and root out corruption in government, among elected officials, and in our most influential organizations to ensure power resides with the American People. Americans deserve a government free of fraud, waste and abuse where they can be safe from the partisan weaponization of its power. Americans have a right to rein in the abuses and corruption of the powerful because “It’s Your Government”. And they are helping us get the job done. Mike Howell is talking with us today about the FedFlix report and their other activities. Mike is the President of the Oversight Project. He has senior experience from different oversight positions in the Executive Branch, on Capitol Hill, and in representing private parties in oversight and investigation matters.

State Legislatures are where the citizens and lawmakers interact and work together the most. In today’s society many Americans feel disconnected and underrepresented by their federal representatives but state legislators are hard at work for their constituents and in direct contact with them. When disasters happen, it is the state government that responds first and provides the needed help, whether its financial or food and shelter. Big things are happening in my state’s legislature this year in the session that just started in January. Moves to continue building on our states education successes by adopting more school choice policies, increasing teacher pay, fixing the state’s retirement system, banning Sharia law, fighting fraudulent use of government funds, attempts to restrict hunting rights, re-instating the citizen ballot initiative, and closed primaries are just a few of the major policy debates and actions happening right now in the state capital. These policy proposal debates are all about taking care of our citizens directly and ensuring we are as free as possible. My guest today to talk with us about these issues and is Mississippi State Representative Fred Shanks. Fred represents State House District 60 just east of Jackson in central Mississippi. Rep Shanks serves on several committees, including Chair of the Rules Committee. He has served as a reserve police officer for the City of Brandon and previously worked at Brandon Discount Drugs. Before his election to the state legislature, he served on the Brandon Board of Aldermen.

Welcome back to The Rob Maness Show, America and folks, the world is shifting under our feet faster than ever. You just watched that clip laying out the new reality: we’re no longer in a bipolar Cold War world—it’s a tri-polar nuclear standoff with the United States, Russia, and a rapidly arming China all holding cards that could end civilization. Senator Ricketts nailed it: any arms control talk that ignores China’s buildup is living in the past. That’s why I want to highlight a sharp piece from our friend David Pyne making the rounds. He argues the only sane path to avoid World War III is a return to clear spheres of influence—like the old Yalta model, but reversed and updated for today. Let Russia secure its traditional border regions without NATO creeping eastward. Let China dominate its near abroad in Asia without us poking the Taiwan bear unnecessarily. And in return? We reassert unquestioned American dominance in our own backyard—the entire Western Hemisphere—under a revived Monroe Doctrine. No more Chinese bases in Venezuela, no Russian ops in Cuba, no Iranian proxies in our neighborhood. Period. Think about it: we stop bleeding treasure and lives in endless European entanglements, pull back from overcommitted alliances like NATO that drag us into fights that aren’t ours, and focus on securing our hemisphere—Greenland, the Arctic, the Caribbean, all of it. Meanwhile, Ukraine gets neutralized, Iran faces real pressure without full Russian or Chinese backup, and we deter Beijing’s naval ambitions by showing strength where it matters most: right here at home. This isn’t retreat—it’s realism. It’s America First in a dangerous tri-polar world. All this is why my guest today to discuss it is national security strategist and author of this piece, David Pyne. David is a former U.S. Army combat arms and Headquarters staff officer, who oversaw armaments cooperation with the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. He currently serves as President of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security.