Author: Kevin Smith

Throttle-Up Episode: July 6 & 7, 2019

On this Fourth of July weekend Captain Smith honors the Declaration of Independence. In the Radio Essay segment Captain Smith discusses nefarious efforts to unravel the Constitution: Alinsky’s 13 tactics for social change.

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Throttle-Up Episode: June 29, 2019

President Trump’s Orlando rally and 2020 campaign kickoff event is the lead topic for the broadcast. A recent article by Victor Davis Hansen, “When the Abnormal Became Normal”, is also discussed.

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Throttle-Up Episode: June 22 & 23, 2019

An examination of leadership – run a “tight ship” – is the topic of the Critical Thinking segment of the broadcast. In the Storyboard segment Captain Smith focuses on the greatness of America and comments on the important article by Victor Davis Hanson: Abnormal Becomes Normal.

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Throttle-Up Episode: June 8 & 15, 2019

Captain Smith continues with Part II of his analysis of “Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism,” a debate between Jordan Peterson and Slavoj Zizek. Observers have labeled it “the debate of the century.” This is a rebroadcast of the May 4, 2019, show. Part I was broadcast April 27, 2019.

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Throttle-Up Episode: June 1, 2019

Special Edition: Honoring Our Military on Memorial Day 2019. Captain Smith discusses air combat and some of the heroes that made it work: BGen. Robin Olds (USAF), Col. John Boyd (USAF), Capt. Dan Pedersen (USN), Capt. John “Monroe” Smith (USN).

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Throttle-Up Episode: May 25, 2019

How critical thinking improves life’s outcomes is the topic of the Critical Thinking portion of the broadcast. The Storyboard segment of the show is focused on lessons in history and the left’s imperative to rewrite it. For the Radio Essay, Captain Smith comments on the book The Red Thread: A Search for Ideological Drivers Inside the Anti-Trump Conspiracy by Diana West .

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