The American Conversation

Austin Jack
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America needs a serious conversation. Hosted by Austin Jack, published author of Funding Freedom, serial entrepreneur, and strategic fundraiser, The American Conversation puts you inside the rooms where political decisions are discussed and hundreds of millions of dollars are raised and deployed. Austin interviews governors, senators, donors, activists, insiders, and movement leaders about how campaigns are funded, priorities are set, and influence is built. These are direct conversations about money, law, culture, enforcement, and the future of the country.

Episodes

  1. #3: Carlos Alfaro on Racism In America, Fixing Immigration & The New Free Speech War

    FEB 10

    #3: Carlos Alfaro on Racism In America, Fixing Immigration & The New Free Speech War

    Is the Constitution only for citizens, or for everyone who is on American soil. This episode starts with a blunt question and turns into a real debate about immigration, deportations, and the line between border enforcement and government overreach. Carlos Alfaro is the Founder and CEO of Arizona Talks, a nonprofit built to keep civil dialogue alive through public policy talks, debate, and open exchange of ideas across Arizona.  He shares his own legal immigration and naturalization story, then lays out a third option on immigration that neither party wants to lead with. A system fix that reduces chaos without turning the country into a police state. Austin Jack pushes hard on deportations, criminal removal, taxes, benefits, and why Washington keeps failing to pass real reform. They also go straight into free speech limits, ICE accountability, executive power, and why cultural change might be the only path to policy change that lasts. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (01:36) What Makes Someone American (03:25) Fix The Inflow, Then Fix The System (04:22) Deportations And Government Power (05:43) The “Third Way” Nobody Wants To Talk About (18:26) The Shutdown Problem (19:43) Corruption And Incentives (25:00) What Arizona Talks Is Building (31:50) Policy Versus Culture (34:37) Funding A Movement (49:18) What Is An American (51:09) Free Speech Edge Cases

    55 min
  2. #2: Mark Lamb on Why Washington Is Broken, the Border Fight, Trump’s Endorsement, and Fentanyl

    FEB 3

    #2: Mark Lamb on Why Washington Is Broken, the Border Fight, Trump’s Endorsement, and Fentanyl

    Former Sheriff Mark Lamb says the border is not just a security issue. He argues it is reshaping America, fueling fentanyl deaths, and exposing how broken Washington has become. Lamb served as the elected sheriff of Pinal County and has been a high profile Arizona Republican candidate, including a recent U.S. Senate primary run. In this episode, he gets specific about what “secure the border” actually looks like in practice, and why he thinks the asylum system has been used as a loophole instead of a safeguard. He also makes the case that fentanyl is not just a drug issue, but a weapon that is killing Americans at scale. Along the way, he touches on the support he has received from Donald Trump and reflects on Charlie Kirk and the kind of political organizing he thinks actually moves the needle.If you want a blunt, law enforcement perspective on the border and a straight diagnosis of why Washington cannot fix itself, this conversation lays it all out. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (02:56) Why The Country Feels Further Apart (04:22) Arizona Political Landscape And Why He Is Running Now (06:45) God, Family, Freedom, And What It Actually Means (09:38) Birthrate Decline And The Future Of American Identity (16:16) The Border, What DC Ignores, And The Demographic Shift Claim (21:49) The Fentanyl Pipeline (29:00) What Securing The Border Really Means (38:34) Family Separation Argument And His Rebuttal (41:25) Bombing Cartel Boats, Due Process, And Illegal Crime Policy (57:23) Debt, Course Correction, And Tempered Warriors

    1h 4m
  3. #1: Gina Swoboda Inside The Arizona GOP And What It Takes To Keep Winning

    JAN 27

    #1: Gina Swoboda Inside The Arizona GOP And What It Takes To Keep Winning

    The Arizona GOP has been in a high pressure fight for years, financially, politically, and internally. In this episode I sit down with Gina Swoboda, former Arizona GOP Chair, longtime campaign finance and election compliance professional, and current congressional candidate, to walk through what she saw from the inside. We cover donor trust, debt, spending discipline, ranked choice voting, party infighting, and why focusing on core priorities matters when resources are limited. If you want to understand how political outcomes are built, how money and operations shape elections this conversation will give you a clearer view of what is really happening in the Arizona GOP. Chapters (00:00) Introduction (01:31) The Recording And The Leadership Collapse (04:17) The Call That Put Gina In Charge (07:33) The Fundraising Turnaround And The Reset (10:42) The Debt And The Office Condo Problem (14:38) Why The RNC Cash Flow Stopped (18:30) The Must Win Fights And Strategic Priorities (23:27) Why Staying Neutral In Primaries Matters (31:08) Purity Tests Vs Winning Swing Districts (42:33) Why Congress Now And What Comes Next Connect with Gina: Website: https://ginaswoboda.com/ X: https://x.com/GinaSwoboda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginaswoboda/?hl=en

    1h 1m

  4. EPISODE 2

    Welcome To The American Conversation

    America needs a serious conversation.Hosted by Austin Jack, published author of Funding Freedom, serial entrepreneur, and strategic fundraiser, The American Conversation puts you inside the rooms where political decisions are discussed and hundreds of millions of dollars are raised and deployed. Austin interviews governors, senators, donors, activists, insiders, and movement leaders about how campaigns are funded, priorities are set, and influence is built. These are direct conversations about money, law, culture, enforcement, and the future of the country.This channel is for people who want to understand how decisions actually get made.This is The American Conversation.

    3 min

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America needs a serious conversation. Hosted by Austin Jack, published author of Funding Freedom, serial entrepreneur, and strategic fundraiser, The American Conversation puts you inside the rooms where political decisions are discussed and hundreds of millions of dollars are raised and deployed. Austin interviews governors, senators, donors, activists, insiders, and movement leaders about how campaigns are funded, priorities are set, and influence is built. These are direct conversations about money, law, culture, enforcement, and the future of the country.

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