The Dave Kershner Lightning Round Podcast
A quarters worth (+/-) of The Lightning Episodes Podcast can be found here. Older archived episodes (Audio and/or Video) can be found on their respective ‘Archive’ pages:
Note: All podcasts are INTERMITTENT during the summer and holiday weeks.
July 2025 (Episodes 216 - 218)
July 5, 2025 - Ep216: Fences in DC, Arms Paused for Ukraine, UPenn 180, and SCOTUS Ruling Side Stepped
In Episode 216, Dave starts the show with his tin foil hat due to the pearl clutching as a result of fencing going up in DC for the 4th of July festivities. However, there may be other nefarious forces at work behind the fencing. After that, he discusses the announcement that we’re going to suspend shipping munitions to Ukraine. From there, Dave gleefully discusses the UPenn 180 in order to get ahold of the Fed dollars. He closes the show by passionately decrying the lack of planning by conservative minded legislative members of Congress or in law firms nationwide as another agenda driven leftist judge finds a loophole to thwart our deportation wishes. Article Links:
Trump Admin Halts Missile Shipments to Ukraine in Move to 'Put America's Interests First' by Michael Schwarz from The Western Journal
Will (aka Lia) Thomas, Title IX and $175M: Why Penn struck a deal with Trump by Zachary Schermele from USA Today
Trump fighting 'unconstitutional power grab' by Obama judge who reopened the floodgates by Joseph MacKinnon from Blaze Media
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July 12, 2025 - Ep217: The Potato, Doctor, Lever Puller, and Auto-Pen plus land ownership of Gates and the CCP
In Episode 217, Dave starts the show with some insight on Trump the consoler and the Texas floods. From there, he stays on the domestic front by discussing the Potato, his doctor, lever puller Barry, and Auto-Pen Jill. Dave closes the show by reviewing the vast amount of land ownership by Bill Gates and the CCP. Article Links:
DNC Chair on Mamdani Not Condemning Intifada Slogan: We’re a Big Tent by Ian Hanchett from Breitbart
Biden doctor pleads the Fifth in speedy House closed-door interview by Elizabeth Elkind from Fox News
CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS? Researcher Suggests Biden’s Autopen Signatures May Not Be His (Likely Jill’s) – Meaning All Autopen Signed Documents Are Forgeries by Joe Hoft from Gateway Pundit
Hay big spender! Farmer Bill is now the biggest owner of agricultural land in the US - billionaire Gates buys up 242,000 acres across 18 states from Daily Mail
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July 26, 2025 - Ep218: I Voted for This! Now Give Me Perp Walks, Orange Jumpsuits, Leg Irons, and Firing Squads…
In Episode 218, Dave reviews the entirety of the RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA leftist collusion pablum. He spares no expense as he examines everything from its origins to the fall out. Article Links:
JONATHAN TURLEY: The key players in the Russia collusion hoax, and why they're sweating now by Jonathan Turley from Fox News
Explosive declassified report: Russia DID have secret dirt on the 2016 election — but it wasn’t about Trump by Candace Hathaway from Blaze Media
Obama and Brennan set to reap the whirlwind: Gabbard refers evidence of 'years-long coup' to DOJ for criminal probe by Joseph MacKinnon from Blaze Media
Tulsi Gabbard Posted on 'X' (formerly Twitter)
Dem Rep. Himes: Someone Will Die Because Trump Accused Obama of Treason by Pam Key from Breitbart
EXCLUSIVE: Memo Reveals D.C. Judges Are Predisposed Against Trump Administration by Margot Cleveland from The Federalist
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August 2025 (Episodes 219 - 221)
August 2, 2025 - Ep219: More Revelations About the Kenyon’s Administration and Pelosi Incriminates Herself
In Episode 219, Dave reviews the latest information regarding the Kenyan administration’s attempt to silence Trump and keep him from taking office. After that lengthy discussion, Dave pivots and examines the events surrounding the J6 rally and the aftermath and who he believes was actually responsible. Article Links:
Ratcliffe releases damning Durham annex. Here's what it reveals about Obama-Clinton Russia collusion hoax by Joseph MacKinnon from Blaze Media
CIA Director: More Intelligence Shows the Russia Collusion Hoax ‘Was a Hillary Clinton Plan’ by Amy Furr from Breitbart
Whistleblower Reveals How They Were Threatened to Go Along with Obama-Directed Russia Hoax by Alana Mastrangelo from Breibart
Patel found thousands of sensitive Trump–Russia probe docs inside 'burn bags' in secret room at FBI by Brooke Singman from Fox News
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**Due to file size constraints, no audio file is available for Ep219**
August 23, 2025 - Ep220: Israel Update, Austria Died, CO/VA Lunacy, Dems Losing, CA Cheating
In Episode 220, Dave reviews the latest in a rapid fire format. He starts overseas in Israel and Austria before flying to Colorado and Virginia.From there, Dave looks at some holistic news for voters fleeing the Dems and California violating their own laws to cheat. To close the show, he throws in some small cuts of meat to mention the raid on John Bolton’s house and DNI Gabbard slashing 50% of her staff and saving $700M while also dismantling the Potato’s 1984 police. Article Links:
60,000 reservists called up amid Operation Gideon's Chariots B by Yinon Shalom Yatach from i24News
Virginia teens suspended for questioning transgender student about being in boys locker room by Michael Dorgan
Study: Democrats Losing Registration Race in All 30 States that Track Party Affiliation — 4.5 Million-Voter Swing Toward GOP by Bradley Jaye from Breitbart
California Supreme Court Gives Gavin Newsom Green Light to Gerrymander by Joel B Pollak from Brietbart
FBI expands Bolton search to his Washington office, Trump expects Friday briefing by John Solomon from Just the News
Gabbard announces she axed an alleged Biden-era censorship office during ODNI downsizing by Misty Severi from Just the News
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August 30, 2025 - Ep221: FDA Admits Myocarditis, Texas Approves Maps, Rampaging Alphabet Mafia
In Episode 221, Dave reviews the latest in a rapid fire format. He starts the show discussing the FDA admitting the vax caused myocarditis. We’re about 98-0 now I think. From there, he reviews the latest out of Texas and California regarding their congressional redistricting maps. Dave closes the show discussing the latest gender confused tranny shooter, this time in Minneapolis. Article Links:
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots by Matthew Perrone from AP News
Abbott signs Texas redistricting map into law, securing major GOP victory ahead of 2026 midterms by Deirdre Heavey, Alex Miller from Fox News
As Minneapolis Shooter's Mother Refuses to Cooperate With Police, We've Learned This New Detail by Matt Vespa from Town Hall
More of the Minneapolis Shooter's Alleged Manifesto Has Been Released by Matt Vespa from Town Hall
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September 2025 (Episodes 222 - 224)
September 6, 2025 - Ep222: Tranny Origins Discovered, RFK Jr, AfD Germans Dying, and the Autopen
In Episode 222, Dave starts the show discussing the smoking gun that’s turning this generation into trannies. It really goes off the rails from there… after that he reviews some news about the deep state’s latest efforts to shed RFK Jr and dead politicians in Germany. Dave closes the show reviewing more autopen revelations and a grand jury declining to indict a mentally disturbed women after she threatened POTUS. Article Links:
Over 1,000 HHS Employees Sign Letter Demanding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Resign by Paul Bois from Breitbart
Bodies of right-leaning AFD politicians are piling up in Germany ahead of elections by Joseph MacKinnon from Blaze Media
New Emails Shed More Light on the Biden Autopen Fiasco. It Was Total Mayhem by Matt Vespa from Town Hall
Ex-Biden aide Andrew Bates arrives for closed-door grilling in House autopen probe by Elizabeth Elkind from Fox News
DC Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Woman Accused of 'Oddly Specific' Threats Against Trump by Bryan Chai from The Western Journal
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September 27, 2025 - Ep224: Agents in Crowd, Comey, ICE, Soros, Brits Bring on Digital ID
In Episode 224, Dave starts the show with a passionate discussion regarding the latest revelations pertaining to Jan 6 and the fact that the FBI had 274 plain clothed agents in the crowd. Comey got indicted on Thursday… FINALLY someone got charged! From there, he discusses the violence and rhetoric directed at ICE agents and facilities. After discussing ICE, we take some time to discuss where the money was coming from and how US taxpayer dollars are being used to fund most of it along with Soros. Dave closes the show by reviewing the fact checked proof that Tylenol shouldn’t be take by pregnant and breast feeding women and the death of the UK with the introduction of digital IDs. Article Links:
We Now Know Top FBI Agent Complaint After Jan. 6 - It's Clear the Good Ones Knew Something Was Very Wrong, Too: Report by Samuel Short from The Western Journal
Anti-ICE Sniper's Brother Provides Answer for Why Detainees, Not Agents Were Shot - Now It All Makes Sense by Samuel Short from The Western Journal
Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls by Greg Norman from Fox News
DOJ preparing probes into Soros' Open Society Foundations following bombshell exposé by Ryan Mauro, Glenn Beck by Jack MacKinnon from Blaze Media
Fact-check: Tylenol confirms 2017 pregnancy warning tweet is authentic by Jack MacKinnon from Blaze Media
New digital ID will be mandatory to work in the UK by Kate Whannel from The BBC
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October 2025 (Episodes 225 - 228)
October 4, 2025 - Ep225: Gov’t Shutdown, SPLC, Newsom’s Anti-Trump Crusade, Update on BritCards
In Episode 225, Dave riffs for thirty minutes in an unscripted episode where he discusses the Venezuelan drug interdiction, government shutdown, Southern Poverty Law Center, Newsom’s crusade against Trump in education, and updates on the BritCards (digital ID). Article Links:
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Ep225 Video : CRN -or- Rumble
October 11, 2025 - Ep226: NY AG Indicted, Palisades, Qatari Facility in Idaho, Insurrection Act
In Episode 226, Dave continues the riffing format but manages to throw in some defined segment breaks. This week he discusses the Letitia James indictment, the Palisades fire culprit, Qatari facilities at an Idaho Air Force Base, stats the left doesn’t want to talk about, Article V Convention of States progress, the Insurrection Act, and the Trumpster cracking jokes at the expense of the Canadian Prime Minister. Article Links:
NY AG Letitia James indicted on federal bank fraud, false claims charges by Josh Christenson from The New York Post
Palisades Fire arson suspect is anti-Trump climate activist by Roberto Wakerell-Cruz from The Post Millennial
Pentagon agrees to host Qatari F-15 fighter jets and pilots at Idaho air base by Bonny Chu from Fox News
Karoline Leavitt Calls Out Liberal Media for Ignoring Deportation Poll Backing Trump Policies by Randy DeSoto from The Western Journal
An in-depth look at the recent Gem State polling and what it means for Convention of States by Jakob Fay from Convention of States
Trump says he'd consider invoking Insurrection Act as courts, governors seek to block his crime crackdown by Morgan Phillips from Fox News
Laughter Erupts as Trump Interrupts Canadian Prime Minister with 'Merger of Canada and the United States' Crack by Randy DeSoto from The Western Journal
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Ep226 Video: CRN -or- Rumble
October 18, 2025 - Ep227: Trumpster News Abounds, Newsom Kills Off Career, No Kings 2.0, MAHA
In Episode 227, Dave starts by riffing about his fears regarding the current spot prices of gold and silver by talking through an article from The Capitalist substack. From there, he reads some headlines from his email before detouring into a discussion on the shutdown, Hamas, and Putin. After all of that national and geopolitical news, Dave turns his attention to Gavin Newsom and his Glock ban. Dave then discusses a couple topics starting with the planned ‘No Kings Day’ protests and the 175k applicants for ICE. After that, Dave celebrates some MAHA news but is leery of the fiber increase given the tainted grain in this country. He closes the show with some more proven conspiracy theories with weather modification. Article Links:
Trump warns Hamas if terror group 'continues to kill people in Gaza' by Alexandra Koch from Fox News
Trump, Putin plan Hungary meeting on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy to visit White House Friday by Caitlin McFall from Fox News
Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs ‘Glock Ban’ Legislation into Law, Designating Most Popular Pistol a ‘Machinegun’ by Awr Hawkins from Breitbart
Texas Governor Deploys DPS, National Guard to Deter Antifa Violence at ‘No Kings Day’ Protests by Bob Price from Breitbart
175,000 Americans Apply for Jobs at ICE by Neil Munro from Breitbart
PepsiCo Announces 'MAHA' Makeovers for Doritos and Cheetos by Johnathan Jones from The Western Journal
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October 25, 2025 - Ep228: FBI Sting, Young Republicans, Gen Z for Newsom, National Debt, Calls for Violent Resistance
In Episode 229, Dave riffs his way through numerous topics this week. First up is the NBA gambling sting. From there he reviews the pause on CBP Agents being sent to San Francisco and then segues into trannies fleeing the US and Young Republicans getting eviscerated by the GOP. After that, Dave continues with a review of Gen Z Republicans propping up Newsom’s public image because he looks the part while denigrating J.D. Vance. Idiots. Then he spends a fair amount of time discussing the new national debt numbers and the deployment of a carrier strike group to the Caribbean. Dave closes the show discussing two articles highlighting the violent rhetoric from the left but it’s the right that needs to tone things down? Article Links:
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November 2025 (Episodes 229 - ???)
November 8, 2025 - Ep229: Leftist Idiots, ICE & DHS News, Justice Jackson’s Folly, Int’l Updates
In Episode 229, Dave riffs his way through numerous topics again this week. First up, several topics dealing with Congress particularly Rep Omar and and Pelosi’s “retirement” plus the socialist NYC mayor-elect. From there, Dave discusses some updates on the ICE and DHS fronts before spending a fair amount of time railing about the dissenting SCOTUS opinion from Justice Jackson. Article Links:
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November 15, 2025 - Ep230: ACA Subsidies, Meat Packers, EU Spies, Farage, Omar Rhetoric, SNAP Overhaul
In Episode 230, Dave comes out of the gate swinging by discussing the ACA, the shutdown, and what there Dems are so peeved about. From there, he discusses Trump’s order to the DOJ to investigate the big four meat packers for collusion, price fixing, and price manipulation. Dave then looks across the pond and discusses the EU’s desire for their own spy agency and English voters getting behind Farage too fix their economy. Dave closes the show discusses the proposed revamp of the USDA’s SNAP program.
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