This One Chart PERFECTLY Captures the American Left-Right Dynamic | Guest: Ben Zeisloft | 10/21/25

Steve lays out three recent stories that perfectly underscore the show's long-standing theme that worldview is destiny. Then, Bob Vander Plaats from the Family Leader joins the program to discuss what, if anything, could end the government shutdown. Hour Two is another edition of Ask Deace Anything. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron are joined for the Deace Group roundtable by independent journalist Jordan Schachtel to discuss the sometimes-turbulent Israel-Hamas ceasefire and whether they think it'll hold. They also discuss the New York City mayoral race and whether Republican Curtis Sliwa should drop out. Hour Two is Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve says recent comments from a prominent "right-wing" influencer are beyond the pale and that it's time for the "just asking questions" crowd to start providing some real answers. Then, the team continues its study of Romans, chapter 11. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA SELECT QUOTE: https://life.selectquote.com/termlife?sCode=HATQ MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE LIFE OR DEATH CON: Head to https://lifeordeathcon.com/ right now to reserve your spot — and don’t forget to use promo code STEVE at checkout to get 20% off your ticket COVEPURE: https://covepure.com/?ref=151 and get up to $200 off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve discusses some polling out of Virginia showing a certain demographic overwhelmingly supporting assassination-loving Democrat Jay Jones for the state's attorney general election and says it's another small data point in America's moral rot. The team plays a game of Buy, Sell, or Hold on a plethora of topics. Daniel Horowitz, the prophet of woe and lamentation, makes his triumphant return in the final segment. TODAY'S SPONSORS: TRUST & WILL: Protect what matters most in minutes at https://trustandwill.com/?utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Q32023&utm_content=deace and get 10% off plus free shipping BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 RAYCON: 20% off! https://rayconglobal.com/pages/steve?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=steve&nb_platform=partner-lp&nb_ppid=podcast&nb_cpid=steve PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA LIFE OR DEATH CON: Head to https://lifeordeathcon.com/ right now to reserve your spot — and don’t forget to use promo code STEVE at checkout to get 20% off your ticket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve reacts to data compiled by the Financial Times regarding birth rates among progressives and conservatives and says it's the perfect encapsulation of the Left-Right dynamic since the Reagan years. Then, Ben Zeisloft joins the program to talk about his new book, "Forsakers of the Fatherless." In Hour Two, Fake News or Not reacts to a clip of a street preacher confronting an LGBT-affirming "church." Finally, Pop Culture Tuesday is a takedown of Snoop Dogg's backpedaling on his critical comments about the rainbow jihad. TODAY'S SPONSORS: FIRST CUP COFFEE: https://firstcup.com/ use code DEACE RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve reacts to an elementary school teacher and No Kings protester making an obscene reference to the murder of Charlie Kirk and says people like her are legion in academia and that it's time for parents to step up. Then, Steve points out how David French's recent column for the New York Times proves once and for all that he's taken up the mantle of being a slanderer of the brethren. In Hour Two, Steve plays a segment of his pastor's sermon this past Sunday on the topic of meekness and says it's a message that should be emulated in every church. Finally, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) joins the program to talk about his race for Texas attorney general as well as whether he sees an end to the government shutdown. TODAY'S SPONSORS: PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA MIRACLE MADE SHEETS: https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v15?utm_source=Podcast_deace&utm_medium=Podcasting&utm_campaign=deace&color=stone BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron are joined by UncoverDC editor in chief Tracy Beanz for the Deace Group roundtable; the panel discusses the pivotal elections in Virginia and whether they're still an off-year bellwether. The roundtable also reacts to new polling showing MAHA is still very popular. Hour Two is Feedback Friday. TODAY'S SPONSORS: BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve reacts to Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's "argument" in a case before the court that would undo the Voting Rights Act and says her worldview more closely aligns with the Ku Klux Klan than her stated belief system. Then, the crew discusses the creation of a Muslim prayer room at the Vatican and what could possibly justify such a thing. In Hour Two, it's another round of Theology Thursday, studying Romans 11. TODAY'S SPONSORS: JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA BEAM: https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?discount=steve&variant=40436356710455&selling_plan=787415095&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsorship&utm_campaign=steve and use code STEVE at checkout PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and the crew react to President Trump's posthumous award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk. Then, Joel Penton of LifeWise Academy joins the program to discuss how his organization is utilizing Supreme Court precedent to provide public school students with a Christian education during school hours. In Hour Two, the team plays another round of Buy, Sell, or Hold. TODAY'S SPONSORS: RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF JASE MEDICAL: https://jasemedical.com/ and enter code “DEACE” at checkout for a discount on your order BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and the crew discuss what President Trump has accomplished in the Middle East and say that while he's done an incredible job, lasting peace will hinge on one thing in that region. Then, Fake News or Not reacts to VA gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger's disastrous debate moment and what that says about the Democrat Party as a whole. Finally, Pop Culture Tuesday is Steve's review of Universal's "Epic Universe." TODAY'S SPONSORS: CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ MOXIE PEST SERVICES: Visit https://moxieservices.com/steve/ and use promo code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices