The gang is back together. Doug, Chip, and James discuss the college football landscape and how the 12 team playoff is stacking up. The NFL season continues to surprise everyone with some talented teams not playing up to par. Plus, the race to the White House is right around the corner. Where do these candidates sit right now?

After a brief hiatus, the podcast is back. We are less than 30 days out from the election and our country has been dealing with multiple hurricanes effecting The Carolina's and Florida.

Greg Smith of Inside Voices United joins us to discuss his journey and vision to helping people behind bars turn their life around through music. 

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The First week of football is in the books. The biggest news out of Sundays NFL week one was Tyreek Hill's detainment after being pulled over outside of Hard Rock stadium. Doug, Chip and James give their opinion on the situation, plus they preview week 3 in the NCAA and week 2 in the NFL. 

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Last night Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took to the debate stage. Doug and Chip give their reactions.

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Tomorrow night is the first debate between Trump and Harris. What can we expect from the two candidates as they take the stage? Who has the upper hand and what should each candidate focus on. 

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Call the boys, crack open a few cold ones, order the wings and get ready for football. The NFL is officially back. Doug, Chip, and James take a look at the biggest storylines heading into week 1. Who's your MVP? What Teams are headed to the New Orleans in February? Does your team have a shot? We break it all down here on Friday's Finest NFL week one edition. 

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Friend of the program Michael Waddell better known as The Bone Collector stops by to discuss the community and culture of hunting, plus its entanglement with conservation.  

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One of our favorite recurring guests Michele Tafoya joins us for Friday's Finest. Doug and Michele take an in depth look at Tim Walz the politician. What are his policies and what we can expect from him if he becomes our Vice President. College football is back and NFL football starts next week, we dive into the storylines, including contract hold outs/hold ins and what NIL is doing to college football and in particular the Coaches. 

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The election is just under 70 days away. The American people have questions and hopefully we can provide some answers. 

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On this day three years ago 13 Americans were killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan as a result of the rush decision from Joe Biden to pull out of Iraq on a political time frame.

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The DNC has is came to close and people were upset that Queen B didn't show. Lets talk about how it went and why its more important now than ever to focus on the actual issues. College football kicks off tomorrow and we couldn't be more excited. What can we expect from the first year of the new playoff bracket? 

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The football season is heating up and there have been some true surprises. Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield are MVP candidates and the Steelers, Vikings and Commanders are in first place. We discuss all this and more on the final episode of The Doug Collins Podcast 

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Chip and James take over for Doug today. They discuss the new revelations on the tragic death of Matthew Perry. Chip gives us a quick update on the woman suing for millions of gazzlions, and the DNC started this week, which celebrities will show up for Kamala?

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A massive issue that may be overlooked in the grand scheme of this historic election, is education, Former press secretary in the department of education during the Trump administration, Angela Morabito, joins to discuss the issues facing the American education system 

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This week, the Trump team brought in some reinforcements with former campaign advisor Corey Lewandowski. The NFL season is almost here, which means the Vikings lose another QB. College football has new wide receiver, he's 29 years young. A woman has sued Lane Kiffin and Donald Trump jr. for a seemingly reasonable number.  

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Before becoming the Vice President, Kamala Harris attempted to run for President. She was no well received among the base, now she's the nominee for 2024. Why does the left believe in her now? 

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Keith Mark joins us to discuss the Hunter Nation and the impact they want to have going into this election and beyond. Visit https://hunternation.org/ to see their mission. 

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Kamala Harris made her VP pick this week. Donald Trump stopped in Georgia and had some choice words for its Governor. The Olympics have brought us some incredible moments good and bad, and the Doug Collins Podcast fantasy football league is just trying to secure its newest members. 

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been tapped as Vice President for the democratic party. The pair of Harris and Wlaz makes for one of the most liberal tickets in history. We take a quick look at why Tim Walz was chosen and his impact on the race in November. 

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Everyone has a song or an album thats shaped their youth. If you could only bring one album on an desert Island what are you choosing. There's a million genres for every emotion. Choose wisely. 

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The Three amigos are back. Today we take a look at the olympic athletes taking over the globe. America has their own Clark Kent, Turkey has their own John Wick, and The USA 3x3 basketball is a mess. Football is back and its not leaving until February. The race for president is heating up and Doug and Chip take a look at the concerns for the republican party. 

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The democrats have essentially re-entered the race for president with the nomination of Kamala Harris. Joe Biden's was declining in front of the entire world and everyone could se for themselves that a change had to be made otherwise Donald Trump would take this race in a landslide. So what does Harris bring to the table? What are republicans up against 

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Last night, the vice presidential candidates squared off, what did we learn from this debate? The Carolina's are in need of help, there are some without power and water. Finally the crisis in the middle east continues to get worse. What are we doing about it?

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Friend of the program Michael Waddell better known as The Bone Collector stops by to discuss the community and culture of hunting, plus its entanglement with conservation.  

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In a Matter of 2 weeks we've had an assassination attempt, The RNC, Joe Biden steps down and Kamala Harris steps in and theres a chance J.D. Vance may have had a relationship with a couch. Chip and James discuss the absurd news cycle and the ups and downs of the presidential race. In the lighter side of news, the NFL started training camp, and the Cowboys are a mess. There are multiple hold out's and a hold in. Football is almost back. 

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Ben Burnett of "The Ben Burnett Show" joins us to discuss the upcoming elections from top to bottom. You have to understand who you're electing, and what they stand for. Who will keep their values, while trying to find bipartisan solutions?

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With all of the insane news the last few weeks, we may need a break from the political landscape. Our Friend and Former NFL head coach Chan Gailey hops on the show to talk about the upcoming college football season. There are some new faces in familiar places, and a brand new college football playoffs with 12 teams fighting for a championship. 

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It has been a wild week days in America, and despite the horrific events of Trumps Pennsylvania rally, The republican party has been on the up and up. The RNC has been a massive success, J.D. Vance has accepted the nominee for Vice President and Democrats are begging Joe Biden to step down. Our friend and Salem podcast host Michele Tafoya joins us to discuss all of this and more. 

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Trump officially announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate for the 2024 election. What can we expect from vance as a vice president, was this the right move by Donald Trump?

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Our country was met with tragedy this weekend after a failed assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump ended with the death of an innocent member of the crowd at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The shooter was killed after opening fire. There are many questions surrounding the incident, lets look at the simple ones, how and why? In other new today, breaking this morning Judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump's classified documents case. Ben Weingarten, joins us to discuss. 

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Doug is off helping our country so Chip Lake and James are filling in. The Democratic party has been scrambling to answer the question, "should Biden step down". If his party does decide its time to have him removed, who do they put in his place and would they have a chance against Donald Trump? We talk about all this and much more today on Friday's Finest. 

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Retire U.S. Navy SEAL Admiral Bob Harward joins us to discuss his life in the military and his new book "The Gouge!: How to Be Smarter Than the Situation You Are In"

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Georgia Commissioner of Labor, Bruce Thompson, joins Doug a little over a year since taking office. Since his start in January of last year there have been major changes. Bruce tells us the progress they’ve made and the successful programs that have helped Georgia in the last year and half.

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Doug catches you up on everything you may have missed last week, including the devastation from the floods in NC  

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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer joins us to discuss his new movie Trump’s Front Row Joe’s: The first inside look at the people behind the greatest political movement in American history. Ordinary and extraordinary men and women who stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump as he seeks to make America great again.

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Patrick Murphy, who served as the 32nd United States Under Secretary of the Army, joins us to discuss the current state of american politics, his time in the military, what we should be doing for those who served and the discourse between democrats and republicans.  

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U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin joins the program to discuss the upcoming election. What will it take to garner the vote of those on the fence? The Republican party has to send a message, do you want more of the same? 

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Usually Friday's Finest is reserved for the less serious parts of life like sports, pop culture, hilarious news headlines, and on many occasions, America's Zoo's. Today we don't have that luxury, today we have to discuss Joe Biden and the his debate performance last night. Whatever you thought it was going to be, it was worse. In the words of our co-host Chip Lake "This is what twitter was invented for"

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Tomorrow is the big day. Biden and Trump take the debate stage with the nation watching. What can you expect from both candidates, and is this even going to be much of a debate in the traditional sense? We answer those questions and more right here, don't miss it. 

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President and CEO of The Assumptions Institute David Richardson joins to discuss how he started teaching people how to incorporate their faith into their work life.  

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Today we debate who the greatest living baseball player is, now that Willie May's has passed, the Issues with Pro Golf and the WNBA. The Olympics are coming soon and Katie Ledecky is already making her case for the gold. The debate between Biden and Trump is nearing, and Chip and Doug try to give their best guess as to who will come out on top. James hates the Denver Zoo

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That special line in a song can change a persons life.  Today I talk with Aaron Barker.  Aaron is an amazing songwriter that has written multiple hits for folks like the King George Strait. This is an episode that you will want to favorite and listen to over and over. 

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Merrick Garland has been an abject failure as the United States attorney general. He doesn't want to go after President Biden because a jury will see him as old and incompetent, yet he can continue to be president? When the House voted to have Merrick Graland investigated, the DOJ declined. Something doesn't sit right.

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The boys are back, James just returned from Italy and is already on the road. The justice system is all out of wack, specifically in the ATL. Bachelorette parties are out of hand according to some. It's Friday so you know we're going to talk sports, did the Jags over pay Trevor Lawrence 

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It's Friday, time to take a break from politics and have some fun. If you grew up in the 1980's you know the work of John Hughes. He defined the teenage sentiment of the decade with films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles, and The Breakfast Club. We take a walk down memory lane as we explore the impact of his films. 

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Lets take a look at the trump conviction, the Hunter Biden conviction, and a the massive RECO case involving Young Thugg and the questionable ethics of the Judge presiding. 

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Today we take a look back at one of our conversation about legendary coach Bear Bryant and the lessons he shared along his career. 

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Before Doug comes back next week we have our Friends Kip and Terre Back to sub in. To bring a little light to your Friday, they're joined by pastor and author Becky Tirabassi, who shares her incredible life story. 

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The Hunter Biden gun trial is under way and its hilariously ridiculous. Caitlin Clark is getting a warm welcome to the WNBA, while the NBA decided to take 8 days off before the biggest event in their season, the NBA Finals. 

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