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Broadcasting arm of The Financial Guys, a Buffalo-based financial firm, delivering bold conservative commentary at the crossroads of money, politics, and community. What began as a radio show is now a fast-growing podcast network featuring weekly episodes, exclusive interviews, and no-nonsense takes from hosts Mike Lomas, Glenn Wiggle, Mike Hoeflich, and Mike Sperrazza. Tired of mainstream spin? So are we—follow us for the truth they won’t tell you

  1. 12h ago

    The AI Arms Race: America vs. China

    In this episode of The Financial Guys, hosts Glenn Wiggle and Mike Lomas argue that policies favored by Democratic leadership have left Western New York's economy underdeveloped, pointing to struggling assets like the Walden Galleria and Niagara Falls and to trade that increasingly bypasses the region via the new Gordie Howe Bridge near Detroit. They criticize New York's handling of crime and public safety, react to New York City mayoral politics and a proposed pied-à-terre tax, and characterize progressive economic views as hostile to success. Much of the conversation centers on Governor Kathy Hochul's moratorium on data centers, which the hosts frame as self-defeating in what they describe as an energy-and-AI race between the United States and China. They discuss potential sites like the former Bethlehem Steel property and shuttered power plants in Dunkirk and Somerset, and play a clip of an entrepreneur alleging Chinese-linked funding behind opposition to Utah data-center projects. The episode closes with Mike's market commentary on volatility and rebalancing, followed by a segment in which the hosts contend that figures like Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx should face prosecution over pandemic-era decisions. 00:00:00 - Intro and catching up00:01:50 - Western New York decline and the Galleria00:04:43 - Trade bypassing New York, Niagara Falls00:07:32 - NYC mayoral politics and the pied-à-terre tax00:10:32 - Hochul's data center moratorium and the US-China AI race00:15:16 - Where to build data centers: Bethlehem Steel, Dunkirk, Somerset00:20:15 - Utah data centers and alleged Chinese-linked funding00:29:17 - Market volatility and rebalancing00:31:45 - Fauci, Birx, and calls for prosecution00:39:44 - Closing and services

    The AI Arms Race: America vs. China

  2. Jul 29

    How Soft Policies Fuel Terror and Socialism

    Hosts Michael Shaver and Jack Haxton open with a series of violent attacks abroad, walking through the timeline of an Islamic terrorist who carried out a machete attack at a German pride parade despite prior arrests, along with a separate stabbing of three women in Paris, and using both cases to argue for tougher sentencing, more prisons and mental institutions, and the value of Second Amendment rights and concealed carry. They then turn to New York City, where they critique Mayor Mamdani's city-owned grocery store plan on supply-and-demand grounds, run through the deficit and startup cost figures, and review his campaign promise tracker, including the Office of LGBTQ Affairs, gender-affirming care funding, ending ICE cooperation, and landlord enforcement, framing these as misplaced priorities relative to repeat-offender crime. The pair also revisit the Salamanca school district's now-halted AI teacher program, arguing AI should partner with rather than replace teachers while raising concerns about teacher pay, pensions, and Tier 6 retirement rules. They close on the Israel-Iran conflict, its effect on the markets and the upcoming midterms, and reported threats against the Trump family, before noting their own work integrating AI into their financial advising practice. 00:00:00 - Welcome back00:00:24 - Germany pride parade machete attack and attacker's timeline00:03:53 - Vigil controversy and political response to the attack00:05:59 - Paris stabbing of three women00:07:40 - Second Amendment, concealed carry, and prisons vs. community programs00:10:15 - Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores and the economics00:14:31 - Mamdani promise tracker and campaign priorities00:19:11 - Salamanca AI teacher program halted, teachers and pensions00:25:13 - Israel-Iran conflict, markets, and threats to the Trump family

    How Soft Policies Fuel Terror and Socialism

  3. Jul 22

    Naked Bike Rides, Robot Teachers & Kathy Hochul's Upstate Insult

    Mike Lomas hosts this week with Glenn Wiggle out, welcoming advisor Jack Haxton for his first podcast appearance, with a push to feature more of producer Ann Horan going forward. Haxton opens with the cancellation of Buffalo's 11th annual World Naked Bike Ride, called off over threats of violence, and the two react to organizers' framing of public nudity as protected protest against oil dependency and inequality, with Lomas arguing such displays cross a line when children are present. The conversation turns to Salamanca schools testing an AI educational robot named Sally, prompting Lomas to reflect on how much AI has changed his own daily problem-solving, from checking whether his daughter's medication was gluten-free to tackling home projects himself. He and Haxton discuss why America needs to lead on AI and where data centers should be built, then shift to wealth-building, where Lomas shares the story of a friend whose $50-a-month contribution grew to $265,000 over three decades and makes the case for starting young, staying consistent, and rebalancing rather than chasing the market. The episode closes with the hosts criticizing Governor Kathy Hochul's remark that small upstate communities lack the sophistication to negotiate with major tech companies, which Lomas counters by praising the business acumen of local farmers, before broader jabs at Zohran Mamdani, critiques of capitalism, and figures like Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. 00:00:00 - Intro: Jack Haxton joins, Glenn off 00:02:01 - Buffalo Naked Bike Ride canceled 00:07:37 - Robot teachers and AI in schools 00:09:09 - AI as an everyday learning tool 00:16:33 - US leadership in AI and data centers 00:17:15 - The case for investing early 00:21:51 - Rebalancing and taking profits 00:23:16 - Hochul's "unsophisticated upstate" remarks 00:26:22 - Capitalism, Mamdani, and the left 00:28:35 - Closing and sign-off

    Naked Bike Rides, Robot Teachers & Kathy Hochul's Upstate Insult

  4. Jul 15

    Florida vs. New York: Why People Flee Blue States (And What It Costs)

    Glenn Wiggle and Mike Hoeflich open with weather banter and a preview of The Financial Guys' client appreciation event, expected to draw well over a thousand people. From there the conversation turns political: the abrupt resignation of Buffalo Public Schools superintendent Pascal Mubenga and the naming of Ebony Prophet Bullock as interim, which the hosts use to argue against DEI-driven hiring and in favor of merit, citing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. They walk through a Liz Peek column on affordability in Democrat-run states, debate why Florida landed among the most expensive states, and cover the push to eliminate Florida property taxes, Albany's growing budget deficit, and Buffalo's Moody's downgrade. The back half gets more combative, with critiques of how local media frame ICE shootings and police statistics, a clip of Senator Alyssa Slotkin on the SAVE Act, and an extended stretch of speculation tying various political deaths and the Trump assassination attempt to a supposed deep state. Glenn closes with his theory that Democratic policy is designed to keep voters poor and dependent. 00:00:00 - Welcome back 00:01:50 - Client appreciation event preview 00:03:25 - Buffalo schools superintendent steps down; DEI hiring debate 00:06:08 - Scott Bessent and the case for merit-based hiring 00:07:17 - Blue-state costs, the "affordability" pitch, and why Florida ranks high 00:14:13 - Florida's plan to scrap property taxes 00:18:39 - Albany's deficit and Buffalo's Moody's downgrade 00:21:00 - Bryant Park "utopia," police stats, and ICE-shooting coverage 00:27:00 - SAVE Act clip and theories on suspicious political deaths 00:34:57 - The "party of the poor" thesis

    Florida vs. New York: Why People Flee Blue States (And What It Costs)

  5. Jul 1

    Markets at Mid-Year Highs, World Cup, and America Turns 250

    Mike Lomas and Mike Hoeflich open with a mid-2026 stock market check-in, discussing the Dow's best mid-year run since 2021 and why Wall Street isn't rattled by overseas tensions. They dig into why the market matters to Main Street, not just Wall Street, covering pensions versus 401(k)s and the "pay yourself first" mindset, before connecting AI's spread into other sectors to 250 years of American innovation. From there they break down the Supreme Court's ruling allowing states to count ballots received after Election Day, make the case for restricting Congressional stock trading, and swing into World Cup soccer and their Bills and Sabres fandom. The back half covers a heated Congressional clash over transgender bathroom policy and decorum, homelessness and public safety, and a Bill Maher clip on how visiting World Cup fans are reacting to America ahead of its 250th birthday. They close out by plugging the July 7th Wings of Hope Super Cruise Night at Lancaster Speedway, held in memory of a 14-year-old who passed away from brain cancer. 00:00:24 – Intro & mid-2026 market check-in 00:01:39 – Why the market matters to Main Street (pensions, 401(k)s, paying yourself first) 00:06:05 – AI's spread across sectors & 250 years of American innovation 00:10:08 – Supreme Court ruling on late-arriving mail ballots 00:12:50 – The case for restricting Congressional stock trading 00:14:49 – World Cup soccer, Bills and Sabres fandom 00:16:21 – Congressional clash over transgender bathroom policy and decorum 00:20:44 – Homelessness, public safety, and political accountability 00:23:38 – Bill Maher's take & World Cup tourists reacting to America 00:33:59 – Independence Day tribute & July 7th Wings of Hope Cruise Night

    Markets at Mid-Year Highs, World Cup, and America Turns 250

  6. Jun 24

    JD Vance Trolls The View: Liberal Rage & Obama’s Eyesore

    Mike Lomas and Mike Hoeflich (joined by Mocha on the leather couch) open with JD Vance's appearance on The View and whether conservatives like Lee Zeldin should chase that kind of exposure. They knock the price tag and prison-like look of the new Obama Presidential Center, mark another violent Father's Day weekend in Chicago, and marvel at World Cup visitors discovering America is nothing like the oppressive place the media describes. Mike Lomas breaks down the SpaceX stock debut, why an IPO doesn't open at its offering price, and why a name like that is a 10-to-15-year hold rather than a morning trade, with a detour into how fast the AI chip sector now moves. A long nostalgia run covers dead retailers like Bells, Ames, Twin Fair, Gold Circle, and the Swiss Chalet sauce addiction, plus a gripe about vanished retail customer service. They close on Dr. Puthoff's four alien species, Hochul's healthcare expansion, Trump's John James endorsement, and a serious take on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. 00:00:00 The View, JD Vance, and the "no experience" campaign pitch00:04:45 Obama Presidential Center: cost, criticism, and the hypocrisy00:08:06 Chicago's violent Father's Day weekend00:10:08 World Cup, Messi, and why visitors love America00:13:11 SpaceX stock: how IPOs really open and the long-term play00:17:12 AI chip volatility and dead brands (Bells, Ames, Swiss Chalet)00:23:01 The decline of retail customer service00:26:50 Four alien species and pink-haired algae activists00:30:03 Hochul's healthcare bill and the John James endorsement00:32:47 Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and a Western NY summer sign-off

    JD Vance Trolls The View: Liberal Rage & Obama’s Eyesore

  7. Jun 17

    Elon Trillionaire vs. Bernie’s 50% AI Tax: Hypocrisy & Envy Exposed

    Mike Sperrazza, Mike Lomas, and Glenn Wiggle open on the UFC Freedom 250 card staged at the White House over Trump's birthday weekend, then break down the left's "no one left behind" counter-programming videos. The conversation turns to Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire and the wave of envy it kicked off, with the guys working through wealth-tax pitches from Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and Bernie Sanders, including Sanders' proposal to take a 50% stake in AI companies for a government wealth fund. They get into Sanders' own three homes and best-selling anti-capitalism books, the eightfold jump in student loan debt after the government took over lending, the slide in U.S. education rankings since the Education Department was created, and Zohran Mamdani's finances. Also in the mix: Iran and the oil blockade, Bible-verse caps on the San Francisco Giants, the Gavin Newsom investigation, and FBI child-trafficking rescues. 00:00 — UFC Freedom 250 at the White House and Trump's birthday03:00 — The left's "no one left behind" counter-programming songs06:00 — Collectivism, envy, and Elon Musk as the first trillionaire12:00 — Elizabeth Warren and AOC on the wealth tax18:00 — Iran, the oil blockade, and ceasefire prospects20:00 — Bible-verse caps on the Giants and politics in sports22:00 — The Newsom investigation, J6 prosecutions, and FBI trafficking rescues25:00 — Immigration enforcement and the "Maryland dad"30:00 — Bernie Sanders' three homes and his 50% tax on AI stock42:00 — Student loans, the Education Department, and Mamdani's finances

    Elon Trillionaire vs. Bernie’s 50% AI Tax: Hypocrisy & Envy Exposed

  8. Jun 10

    California Fraud Fest: Mail-In Miracles & Ghost Voters

    Recorded the morning after Glenn Wiggle's Monday-night prediction came true, Mike Sperrazza and Glenn dig into the Los Angeles mayor's race, where a little-known socialist candidate vaulted past Karen Bass on the strength of mail-in batches that broke almost entirely her way, many of them traced to Skid Row. They walk through James O'Keefe's undercover footage of NGO workers collecting and forging ballots, then tie the pattern to older fights like Al Franken's Senate win and Allen West's lost Florida seat, and to Gavin Newsom's cryptic "break the glass" remark. From there the conversation moves to California's mail-in rules and ghost voter rolls, the federal indictment accusing the Southern Poverty Law Center of funneling millions to extremist groups, and a Kathy Hochul clip on ICE and the Minneapolis killings. The guys close on George Floyd, repeat offenders slipping through the courts, and why families keep trading New York for Florida. 00:00 – Welcome and recap of the LA mayor's race prediction 01:16 – Mail-in ballot anomalies and the Skid Row vote surge 04:25 – James O'Keefe's undercover ballot-harvesting footage 15:55 – A pattern going back to Al Franken and Allen West 19:41 – Gavin Newsom's "break the glass" comment 25:20 – California's voting laws and ghost voter rolls 30:00 – The SPLC indictment and alleged extremist-group funding 35:21 – Kathy Hochul, ICE, and the Minneapolis fallout 41:40 – George Floyd, repeat offenders, and the courts 47:10 – Why people are leaving New York for Florida

    California Fraud Fest: Mail-In Miracles & Ghost Voters
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Broadcasting arm of The Financial Guys, a Buffalo-based financial firm, delivering bold conservative commentary at the crossroads of money, politics, and community. What began as a radio show is now a fast-growing podcast network featuring weekly episodes, exclusive interviews, and no-nonsense takes from hosts Mike Lomas, Glenn Wiggle, Mike Hoeflich, and Mike Sperrazza. Tired of mainstream spin? So are we—follow us for the truth they won’t tell you

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  • Creator
    The Financial Guys
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    602
  • Rating
    Explicit
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