Viewpoint with Tony Hodge
Viewpoint with Tony Hodge is where worldviews, politics, culture, and public policy intersect. Join us for thoughtful conversations about critical issues facing our community and country and how our worldviews shape our lives and our future. Based in West Virginia.
Episodes
25 episodes
Defining Men and Women, Cannabis, Data Centers
Tony talks about the bankruptcy of the Democrats and the bill in WV Legislature that
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:53
WW1 Memorial, Jackson and Trump, and more
This week Tony has thrown together a show quickly while traveling a great deal. He talks about the new World War One Memorial, Jacksonianism, the new WVU president, Russia and U.S. relations, and more!
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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57:17
Luxury Beliefs, Kennedy Center, DOGE in WV
Tony discusses in depth the book by Rob Henderson entitled
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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56:52
Conservative Young Men, AI Romance, GOP Dominance
Tony talks about more young men than young women being conservative and more young men than women being involved in church. More on this here.Tony discus...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:03:58
Revolution of Common Sense
Tony Hodge reviews the inauguration of Donald Trump and discusses the highlights of his first 100 hours in office. The historic
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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56:54
Author and Commander Michael Wegman
Today's guest is Michael Wegman, the author of "Caveat Games," a military suspense thriller. Michael is a retired naval officer, an author, a painter, a creator, a political scientist, an adventurer, a teacher, a leader, a man of faith and so m...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:37:24
Rich Rodriguez and Joseph De Soto Commentary and Christmas
On this episode, Tony talks about the death threats by Joseph De Soto. He also shares his thoughts on Rich Rodriguez's return as the WVU football coach. Tony concludes by sharing the Christmas story.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:00:12
Byron Fisher
Tony is joined by Byron Fisher. Mr. Fisher works in politics with a strong focus on issues of election integrity. We discuss elections, Senator Joe Manchin and his recent SCOTUS proposal, legislating morality, and church issues. Joe Manchin...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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1:19:05
Biden Pardon, Rivalry Week, and Booming Bible Sales
Tony discusses President Biden pardoning his son, the implications of the melees we saw on the college football field this week, the boom in sales of the Bible, and how more young men are into church than young women for the first time ever.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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52:45
Thomas Jefferson, Palladian Architecture, American Ideals
Discussion topics on this episode include visiting Thomas Jefferson properties and how the narrative around these locales have shifted away from celebrating Jefferson's accomplishments and toward condemning him for his flaws. Tony talks about J...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:10:12
AI, Inflation, and Mike Tyson
This week Tony discusses the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence, the effect of inflation on the election, the Mike Tyson fight, and more.
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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47:59
The Four "I's" of Election 2024
Tony talks about his top four reasons for the red wave nationally.1. Inflation2. Immigration3. Identity Politics4. Influence of new media
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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49:18
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones
Danny Jones is our guest on this episode of Viewpoint. He is a former four-term Mayor of Charleston, WV, a former Sheriff, and a former member of the House of Delegates. But that's not all. He has lived a colorful, eventful life and he shares s...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:14:49
Joe Rogan and the Golden Age of the Interview
On today's episode we talk about Joe Rogan interviewing Donald Trump and the importance of the long form interview in the 21st century. We talk about the upcoming election and the importance of voting down ballot. Check your local candi...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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45:50
JB Akers — House of Delegates, District 55
Our guest for this episode is Delegate JB Akers. He is a Delegate in West Virginia representing the 55th District which covers portions of Charleston and surrounding areas. We discuss his early life, how he became interested in politics, his fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:36:28
Os Guinness — Last Call for Liberty
In this episode, Tony talks with Dr. Os Guinness about the idea of freedom, how it is defined, and how America can keep it. They discuss how the radical left in modern America does not have the same historical view of freedom that was born in 1...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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54:16
Delegate Adam Burkhammer
Delegate Adam Burkhammer joins Viewpoint to talk about his background, his experience in politics and the legislaure, and his passion about family issues and the foster care system.Find Delegate Burkhammer's legislative page
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:14:25
Iran, Woody Williams, and Bottle Caps
In this solo episode I talk about Reza Pahlavi's appeal in restoring normalcy in the nation of Iran. I discuss the Woody Williams statue replacement proposal for the U.S. Capitol Statuary Hall. Finally, I briefly discuss the plastic bottle cap ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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49:47
Recreational Marijuana
Joining us in this episode is Dr. Matthew Harris. Dr. Harris has over 30 years of active practice in internal medicine and pediatrics. Guided by this professional experiece, he discusses the health effects of marijuana (cannabis) use as well as...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:06:17
Unnatural Death
Dr. Richard Weikart joins Viewpoint to discuss his book entitled "Unnatural Death, Medicine's Descent from Healing to Killing." Our discussion is spurred by a ballot initiative in West Virginia that will add constitutional protections for peopl...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:31:05
Should Christians Support Israel?
Dr. Jeff Myers is the president of Summit Ministries and the author of several books with his latest entitled, "Should Christians Support Israel?" We discuss the brutal attack Hamas inflicted upon Israel and the worldview issues surrounding tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:07:11
Life in the Negative World
This week's guest is Aaron Renn, author of "Life in the Negative World." We discuss challenges confronting evangelical Christianity, how the political landscape is dramatically changing, effects of the negative world on business and technology,...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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58:20
Parenting, College Football, and Lego
In this episode we disscus the Surgeon General's new warning on parenting, how the college football landscape is shaped by our worldview, and the major successes of Lego and what it says about us. Part 1:
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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51:20