WILD RIDE: Here Are the Top 10 Stories of 2025 | 12/23/25

Steve, Todd, and Aaron run down their top 10 stories of 2025, reveal their clip of the year, and review Steve's 2025 predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and the crew are joined for the always-special year-end Deace Group roundtable by BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales and Reason.com contributor Paul Alexander. They discuss the biggest winners and losers of 2025, what they're sick of, most underreported stories, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BlazeTV Host Steve Deace gives a powerful speech remembering the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk while promoting the key messages that were central to Kirk's life. Deace shares a message of fearlessness and virtue which resonates on a deep level and is sure to inspire those who truly think about his words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron spend much of the show responding to some burning listener feedback for a special Feedback Friday. The team responds to one note asking what happens to our civilization if one side refuses to participate in reproduction. Then, the team discusses a note from a listener who had some concerns with Steve’s recent interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). In the final segment, Billboard Chris sits down with Steve to discuss his efforts to end gender madness. TODAY'S SPONSORS: 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 SELECT QUOTE: https://life.selectquote.com/termlife?sCode=HATQ 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 BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve and the crew react to a clip of commentator Nick Fuentes attempting to redefine masculinity, and they say that this bile cannot be tolerated by conservatives. Then, Erick Stakelbeck from TBN discusses the ongoing debate over Israel. In Hour Two, Gabriel Rench and David Shannon from CrossPolitic join the program to discuss the much-needed spiritual call for Gen X men to finish well in the years ahead. 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 PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA CHEF IQ: https://chefiq.com/ use promo code STEVE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ GHOSTBED: https://www.ghostbed.com/pages/steve?utm_medium=influencer&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=steve code STEVE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the revelation that the FBI doubted it had probable cause to execute a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago in 2022, Steve says the DOJ and FBI are risking the demoralization of a key part of Trump's base heading into the midterms. Then the team plays a final game of Buy, Sell, or Hold for the year 2025. Daniel Horowitz joins the show for his final message of woe and lamentation of the year. 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 MASA CHIPS: https://www.masachips.com/pages/deace use promo code DEACE MIRACLE MADE SHEETS: https://try.miraclebrand.co/sheets/ksp-v15?utm_source=Podcast_deace&utm_medium=Podcasting&utm_campaign=deace&color=stone 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 react to congressman Chip Roy's proposed Pause Act, which would act as an immigration moratorium, and why the country so desperately needs it. Then, author and professor Allen Guelzo joins the program to discuss his book, "The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition." In Hour Two, Idolatry or Not reacts to an advertisement for a new AI company that went viral recently. Finally, Aaron and Todd discuss the tragic passing of acclaimed director Rob Reiner, and the various responses it's prompted. TODAY'S SPONSORS: 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 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 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 THE SPRINT TO THE FINISH: find on Amazon or https://www.douglasfcobb.com/sprint-to-the-finish 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 the news over the weekend that two U.S. service members were killed in an ambush in Syria and ask an obvious question: Why are we there? Then Bob Vander Plaats from the Family Leader joins the program for the final time in 2025 and previews what he expects to see in the new year. In Hour Two, Steve catches up on a mountain of listener feedback. 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 PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve, Todd, and Aaron are joined by BlazeTV personality Keith Malinak for the Deace Group to discuss whether they believe Republicans in Congress are actively undermining President Trump's agenda. Then the panel tries to figure out what's behind phenomena like Candace Owens on the American Right. In Hour Two, it's another round of Feedback Friday. 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 PATRIOT MOBILE: https://patriotmobile.com/STEVE or call 972-PATRIOT for your FREE MONTH of service 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 MASA CHIPS: https://www.masachips.com/pages/deace use promo code DEACE CHIRP: https://gochirp.com/pages/steve-deace use promo code STEVE AMERICAN GIANT: https://www.american-giant.com/ use offer code THEBLAZE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve discusses Erika Kirk's smackdown of baseless conspiracy theories and their peddlers regarding the circumstances of her husband's murder and how this era on the American Right has been incredibly disappointing. Then author Douglas Cobb joins the show to talk about his book "The Sprint to the Finish." In Hour Two, the team has another discussion about UFOs and UAPs, joined by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.). Rep. Burchett discusses his appearance in the hit documentary "The Age of Disclosure" and what he has seen and heard on the topic. TODAY'S SPONSORS: RELIEF FACTOR: VISIT https://www.relieffactor.com/ OR CALL 800-4-RELIEF PREBORN: https://give.preborn.com/preborn/media-partner?sc=IABSD0123RA REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUST: https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ KEKSI: https://www.keksi.com/ use promo code DEACE15 THE SPRINT TO THE FINISH: find on Amazon or https://www.douglasfcobb.com/sprint-to-the-finish CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS AND FLOURISHING: https://www.christiancollegeguide.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices