Dr. Chase Spears welcomes retired Air Force Colonel Tom Rempfer, whose nearly 30-year battle against the unlawful anthrax vaccine mandate mirrors the recent fight against COVID shot coercion in the military. Tom shares how the program—declared illegal by federal courts in 2004 for using an unapproved, investigational product—led to punishments, discharges, and career setbacks for thousands of service members.

He details historical parallels: the vaccine's regulatory failures (no finalized FDA license since 1985), post-Gulf War concerns linking it to undiagnosed illnesses, the 2001 anthrax letter attacks (later tied to a Fort Detrick insider saving the failing program), and the creation of emergency use authorization as a lowered standard to bypass injunctions.

The conversation explores gaslighting, inverted accountability (whistleblowers punished, enablers promoted), and the urgent need for record corrections, back pay, and proactive reviews—patterns repeated in the COVID era. Tom urges the current administration to extend equitable remedies to anthrax veterans, emphasizing constitutional duty over blind compliance.

A powerful call to learn from history and never give in.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:23 - Tom's Career and Advocacy

00:02:08 - What Keeps the Fight Going

00:03:13 - Gulf War Illness Connections

00:04:59 - Investigational Vaccine Status

00:06:16 - Regulatory Failures Pre-2003

00:07:15 - Emergency Use Authorization History

00:09:31 - Anthrax Letters and Cover-Up

00:11:22 - Parallels to COVID Mandates

00:13:21 - Inversion of Accountability

00:15:19 - Gulf War Exposures Revisited

00:17:16 - Nixon's 1969 Biodefense Memo

00:19:50 - White House Interventions

00:22:44 - Fort Detrick Insider Role

00:25:06 - Command Gaslighting Experiences

00:28:23 - Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders

00:32:14 - Current Remedies and Hope

00:34:15 - Equitable Treatment Needed

00:36:05 - 2018 Trump Directive Undermined

00:38:52 - Call for Anthrax Record Fixes

00:42:29 - Task Force Accountability

00:46:09 - Whistleblower Treatment Patterns

00:48:31 - Senate Report 197 Lessons

00:50:35 - Biodefense Strategy Failures

00:53:15 - Naval Postgraduate Recognition

00:55:04 - COVID Cover-Up Parallels

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Dr. Chase Spears sits down with Brian Westbrook, founder and president of Coalition Life in St. Louis, Missouri. Brian shares the remarkable journey of building a ministry dedicated to professional sidewalk counseling and high-risk pregnancy support, starting from a small group in 2011 and expanding across Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, and beyond.Hear how Coalition Life has helped facilitate over 4,800 turnarounds outside abortion facilities and serves around 1,000 clients annually through their pregnancy center, with many high-risk women choosing life. Brian opens up about his own life-changing turning point — a near-tragic health crisis with his infant son that led him to rededicate his life and eventually leave a successful engineering career to answer a calling to protect the unborn.The conversation covers the realities of sidewalk ministry, facing hostility and legal challenges, the impact of the Dobbs decision, the dangers of chemical abortion pills, the importance of men stepping up, and the ongoing need for prayer, support, and involvement in local pro-life efforts. It's an inspiring call to live and lead boldly in defense of life.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:31 - Welcoming Brian Westbrook

00:01:04 - What Coalition Life Does

00:01:57 - Creating a Pregnancy Center

00:02:37 - Professionalizing Sidewalk Counseling

00:04:47 - Over 4800 Lives Saved

00:07:00 - Brian's Unexpected Path

00:09:34 - A Life-Changing Crisis

00:12:10 - Family and Blessings

00:15:17 - First Steps at the Clinic

00:19:32 - Launching in 2011

00:22:46 - Post-Dobbs Challenges

00:26:32 - Facing Hostility

00:33:13 - Dobbs and Chemical Abortion

00:38:40 - Men Stepping Up

00:44:35 - Sustaining the Mission

00:49:54 - How to Get Involved

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Dr. Chase Spears sits down with Dr. Clarissa Rippee, a former GSA contract specialist turned whistleblower, for a powerful conversation on one of the darkest chapters of recent border policy. Clarissa shares how a routine training session revealed massive government contracts—hundreds of millions of dollars—awarded to transport unaccompanied minors crossing the border illegally to unknown destinations across the U.S. and beyond.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:48 - Discovery in Training

00:02:09 - Contract Details

00:05:40 - Minnesota Fraud Parallel

00:08:15 - Initial Reaction

00:09:20 - Decision to Speak Out

00:15:19 - Reaching James O'Keefe

00:19:38 - Where Children Ended Up

00:24:15 - Scale of the Crisis

00:30:39 - Drafting Evil Plans

00:35:26 - Ongoing Search Efforts

00:39:35 - Media Blackout

00:44:35 - Lack of GSA Retaliation

00:50:10 - Still Employed During Interview

00:57:01 - Closing Prayer

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Dr. Chase Spears sits down with Mike Berry, senior counsel and executive director of external affairs at First Liberty Institute, for a powerful conversation on living out faith boldly—especially in the military. A fellow Marine Corps veteran, Mike shares how a book on America's founding fathers ignited his passion for religious liberty, leading him to sue his own law school as a student and later represent high-profile cases like Coach Joe Kennedy's Supreme Court victory and Navy SEALs during the COVID mandate battles.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:03:17 - Path to Religious Liberty

00:05:49 - Suing Law School

00:12:25 - Law School Lawsuit Resolution

00:18:20 - Coach Kennedy Case

00:20:07 - Army Chaplain Case

00:23:57 - Commanders' Fear of Offense

00:33:16 - Military Recruiting Crisis

00:39:34 - Personal COVID Impact

00:42:39 - JAG Training Shortfalls

00:49:08 - Restoring Military Culture

00:55:34 - Advice to Law Students

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Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Army veteran Sam Shoemate—creator of Terminal CWO, whistleblower who exposed military misconduct, and Chief of Staff for Pete Chambers' Texas Governor campaign. Sam shares how his page started as humor but became a platform for truth during Covid, the 8-month reprisal investigation, refusing unlawful orders, the culture of shadow policy, and why fathers must model courage for their kids. A raw look at accountability in the ranks and refusing to back down.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:47 - Terminal CWO Origins

00:05:05 - Breaking Military News

00:07:11 - Building Trusted Sources

00:09:27 - Shadow Policy Explained

00:12:09 - Protecting the Institution

00:17:03 - General Officer Hypocrisy

00:20:41 - Why Reform Stalls

00:24:14 - COVID Reinstatement Failures

00:30:17 - Apathy as National Threat

00:34:40 - Defending the Constitution

00:36:46 - Starting Terminal CWO

00:42:49 - Exposing COVID Violations

00:46:18 - Doxed and Investigated

00:58:51 - Service Member Abuse Stories

01:03:13 - 2025 Manifesto Incident

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Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Air Force Reserve Major Kim Bitter, a 20-year veteran flight nurse, mother, and midwife, to share her ongoing battle with the military over vaccine policies. Kim details her distinguished service, including a 2016 deployment to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as officer in charge of an aeromedical evacuation crew, where her team evacuated critically injured personnel from battlefields to advanced care facilities.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:29 - Board of Inquiry Explained

00:03:16 - Ongoing Discharge Push

00:04:50 - Contradictory Honorable Finding

00:06:41 - Cognitive Dissonance in Commanders

00:12:47 - Entry into Military Service

00:15:04 - Becoming a Flight Nurse

00:19:29 - Deployment Experiences

00:27:36 - COVID Mandate Onset

00:30:39 - Unlawful Order Recognition

00:37:58 - Rights in Uniform

00:45:01 - No Pay/No Points Status

00:50:06 - Flu Shot Refusal

00:54:12 - Board Findings on Other Allegations

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Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Dr. Rick Addante—former NASA scientist, astronaut finalist, tenured professor, and whistleblower fired from Florida Tech after exposing the university president’s plan to secretly continue DEI programs despite state bans.

Rick shares his journey from rough Chicago roots to groundbreaking neuroscience, starting a classical Christian farm school, refusing the Covid vaccine, and now fighting back in court. A raw conversation on moral courage, the cost of truth, and why fathers must model integrity for the next generation.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:47 - Rough Childhood & Moral Compass

00:04:18 - Wrestling & Tenacity

00:07:05 - Classical Christian Farm School

00:09:58 - Parental Involvement Model

00:12:36 - Outdoor Farm Curriculum

00:15:47 - Florida Tech DEI Fraud Exposure

00:20:10 - Whistleblower Reprisal & Lawsuit

00:24:54 - Vaccine Refusal Stand

00:28:29 - Courage for Children

00:33:18 - Scripture & Early Martyrs

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Dr. Chase Spears welcomes Air Force reserve officer Jace Yarbrough—combat vet, founder of Saint Francis Academy (a classical Christian farm school), and plaintiff suing the Air Force for free speech rights after a reprimand for his retirement speech.

Jace shares the vision behind his school’s unique model (parent-led, outdoor-focused, accessible to all incomes), why tactile farm life forms virtue in kids, his refusal of the Covid vaccine, the reprisals that followed, and how Scripture and stories like Wilberforce inspire bold leadership today. A powerful conversation on education, courage, and raising the next generation.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:46 - Welcoming Jace Yarbrough

00:01:47 - Air Force Service & Law

00:03:07 - Saint Francis Academy Origin

00:07:44 - Classical Christian Farm Model

00:11:01 - Parental Involvement & Accessibility

00:14:11 - Outdoor & Farm Curriculum

00:18:18 - Forming Virtue Through Nature

00:21:39 - Air Force Reprisal Story

00:25:02 - Free Speech Lawsuit

00:29:06 - Vaccine Refusal & Stand

00:35:58 - Theology of Vocation

00:43:18 - Scripture & Wilberforce Inspiration

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