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Light Beer Dark Money
Hosts Chris Clements and Sean Noble cover politics, culture, and the intersection of faith, freedom, and free enterprise. “Agree on something.” LIGHT BEER - Christopher W. Clements (Chris) is the former Vice Chairman and CEO of Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc. For nearly 75 years, Golden Eagle served as a family-owned, Arizona-based wholesaler for several major national brewers including: Anheuser-Busch-InBev and Sierra Nevada. Golden Eagle was sold to Phoenix-based, Hensley Beverage Company…
Episodes
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All That We Can Do is Just Survive
Chris fills in for an ailing Sean and covers an already unbelievable week. The horrific crash of American Airlines Flight 5342 into the icy Potomac brings back…
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Trump’s Unprecedented Start
Trump‘s start to his presidency is unprecedented in how quickly he’s moved to make things happen. He’s accomplished more in the first week than most presidents…
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Cody Ritchie Rides for the Brand
President and CEO of Crest insurance, Cody Richie, joins the show as co-host and special guest for the third time. Chris and Cody celebrate their 30-year…
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Stephen Shadegg and the Freedom Agenda for 2025
Light Beer|Dark Money welcomes our sponsor, Americans for Prosperity, and its Arizona Director, Stephen Shadegg! Stephen discusses the freedom legislative…
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California Burning: How did this happen?
With California suffering from horrific wildfires, Chris and Sean discuss some of the reasons that this is happening. They point out that it is a culmination…
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The F around and find out election rambles on.
Since Donald Trump was elected, we've seen dramatic changes on both the domestic and international stage. Many of the misguided policies pursued by the Biden…
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It’s 2025! And what a year it will be!
Sean is solo in the first episode of 2025 – he covers the frightening start of the year with the New Orleans and Las Vegas terrorist attacks, and the…
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O Canada!
Nadine Ness, a conservative grassroots activist from Saskatchewan Canada joins Sean to discuss how she became one of the leading conservative voices in Canada…
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Father Steve talks Christmas spirit
Father Steve Kunkel, the parish priest for St. Thomas the Apostle in Phoenix joins Chris and Sean to discuss faith, belief, the Christmas spirit, and why Jesus…
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Twas the night before Trump
Donald Trump is not only asserting himself on the world stage but he is inserting himself and to congressional budget resolutions as we close out 2024. Speaker…
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Welcome to the LBDM Lounge
Chris and Sean return to their not-so-distant hideaway to rant on ABC's massive $15 million legal settlement to Trump World dominance. They review the current…
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Pastor Frank Switzer Redeems the Season
Frank Switzer has been a Pastor for over 25 years and is currently the Lead Pastor at Redemption Arcadia in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona. In his 3rd Christmas…
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Trump’s Transition portends major changes
Trump’s picks for his administration continue to roll out and the reaction from the DC insiders tells you all you need to know about whether these are good…
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A grateful nation this Thanksgiving
Chris and Sean record a special Thanksgiving episode. They cover Trump’s transition, the delusion of the leftist Democrats, and how the next few weeks will…
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Juan Ciscomani WINS
Congressman Juan Ciscomani joins Chris and Sean for an informative discussion on his recent victory in Southern Arizona and what it means for the Republican…
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Matt Gaetz is Going Down… Again.
In a Light Beer | Dark Money special engagement from an undisclosed location – Sean and Chris tackle the unsettling subject of President Trump’s recent Cabinet…
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The F Around and Find Out Election
Frequent guest, Jim Ellis of the Ellis Insights Newsletter, joins Chris and Sean for a download of the election results and what it means for the country. From…
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It’s Morning in America Again - Trump wins bigly!
Trump defied all conventional wisdom to win a decisive victory on Tuesday. The GOP recaptured the U.S. Senate and they appear poised to retain the U.S House…
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Election preview
Chris and Sean review the upcoming election and tell you what to look for as the returns come in on election night. Follow Light Beer Dark Money on Facebook…
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You’re Garbage! Go Vote!
President Biden insults half the country by calling them garbage, while Harris is trying to give her closing argument. Chris and Sean cover the fallout and how…
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Dodgers WIN!
The Los Angeles Dodgers Win their 8th World Series over their dreaded foes, The New York Yankees, in dramatic fashion – going on a 5th inning tear and…
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Rachel Mitchell for County Attorney
Maricopa County Attorney, Rachel Mitchell aptly describes Los Angeles as a “hellscape” that she intends to avoid for the County and for Arizona. Rachel joins…
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A coin toss election
In what can only be described as the first coin toss election in recent history, Trump and Harris go into the last two weeks neck and neck. Chris and Sean…
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Danny Seiden Weighs In
Arizona Chamber President and CEO, Daniel Seiden, stops by LBDM to discuss the Arizona political landscape and several propositions which are of interest to…
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Kelly Cooper For Congress
Kelly Cooper joins Chris and Sean to talk about his race for Congress in CD 4 against Democrat Greg Stanton. Kelly is a mainstream conservative, a former…
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Caroline Downey proves National Review is still relevant after 70 years
Caroline Downey from National Review joins Sean in an on-location interview from beautiful Hermosa Inn in Phoenix. In 1955, William F Buckley founded National…
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NO on Prop 140! And other Recommendations…
Scot Mussi of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club joins Chris and Sean to rundown the litany of propositions plaguing the Arizona 2024 ballot. The most troubling…
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Biden’s Revenge
It turns out the October surprise is President Joe Biden undercutting Kamala Harris. Chris and Sean discuss what that means, how the Blue Wall is showing some…
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Mike Broomhead
Legendary Arizona Broadcaster, Mike Broomhead, joins Chris and Sean for a spirited back and forth in the issues affecting Arizona and America. From the VP…
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Kari Lake
Kari Lake joins Chris and Sean to make the case for her U.S. Senate race. She makes her case, accusing Ruben Gallego of being a rubber stamp for the failed…
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Luke Kayyem and the Quest for Male Peak Performance
Luke Kayyem is a Peak Performance Coach who is dedicated to helping people achieve peak performance in their mind, body and spirit. For 20 years, he has been a…
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Closest Presidential race ever?
Is this the closest Presidential race ever? What will be the October surprise? Chris and Sean discuss these issues and talk about MLB playoffs, NY Mayor Eric…
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We Are All Americans
This month, SNL celebrates 50 years of hilarious election-changing political satire. We wonder if they will make fun of exploding pagers and walkie talkies in…
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J Fife Symington IV is the Cannabis Industry In Arizona
The son of the former Governor of Arizona, Fife Symington, has gone from growing tomatoes in Mexico to becoming the largest producer of Cannabis in Arizona in…
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The Great Debate
Trump and Harris squared off in their debate this week and most observers say that Harris won. Swing voters seem to not have gotten the memo, as multiple news…
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The Presidential race tightens, Senate leaning GOP
The Presidential race has come back to even, with every swing state now within the margin of error. Chris and Sean discuss Harris’s lack of a policy agenda…
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Why Reagan Still Matters
The new movie Reagan comes out this week. Chris and Sean had a chance to watch an early preview and talk about how much they loved the movie. Dennis Quaid…
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Don’t Californicate our Arizona
Karrin Taylor Robson is leading THE grassroots effort with Arizona PAC to keep the Arizona Legislature in Republican hands. The consequences of a Democratic…
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United Kingdom goes Liberal, will the U.S. follow?
Chris and Sean are joined by our favorite Brit, Andy Bookless, to discuss how the UK elections in July may impact what happens in the U.S. in November. As a…
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Trump Falters, Kamala Gains, But the World is Still Burning
Polling between the Trump and Harris have evened with Kamala pulling ahead in some swing states. This as she enters day 24 without answering any substantive…
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Kamala Obama Punk’d America
For months America has been consumed by one biting question – “Who is running the White House?” As Joe Biden proved to be mentally and physically incapacitated…
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Harris does the Walz
Kamala Harris picked Governor Tim Walz (MN) to be her running mate the day after securing the Democratize nomination. Chris and Sean dive into why they think…
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Kamala The Kameleon to the Rescue!
In two short weeks, our country has seen an assassination attempt of a former President, a current President forced out of the Presidential race, AND the…
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It’s Trump’s world, we’re just living in it.
The attempted assassination of Donald Trump was horrific and then immediately inspiring. Chris and Sean talk about Trump’s reaction and what it means for his…
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An historic Supreme Court term
The most recent term of the Supreme Court was historic in the impact that some of the decisions will have in the future. Chris and Sean review the Presidential…
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Time for Joe Biden To Resign the Presidency
Who is running the country?! Joe Biden is in the stages of dementia or Parkinson’s with the First Lady, Jill Biden, obviously calling the shots from behind the…
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Biden blows it, but is holding on
Chris and Sean get back together for the first episode after Biden’s disastrous debate performance. In what most people thought was a fatal performance, Biden…
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Lisa James and the Future of Republican Women
Lisa James has been a part of the fabric of the Arizona Republican Party for several decades. She has seen the party fortunes rise and fall based upon the…
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Former Senator Jim DeMint is helping save America
Former Senator Jim DeMint started the Conservative Partnership Institute to help elected officials and their staff learn the inside game of Washington so that…
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Sean is now Catholic!
Sean talks about his conversion to Catholicism after being a life-long member of the LDS Church. From his mission to Indiana, to serving as a bishop of two…
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Congressman Schweikert says follow the money
Government spending is out of control, the bureaucracy continues to grow, and Congress is a “math-free zone.” Congressman David Schweikert dives deep into the…
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The USA is Rome Burning
Double digit inflation, sky high interest rates, a growing Federal Debt Crisis, the Middle East and Europe on fire, and a social contagion out of control – but…
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Former Congressmen Kevin Yoder and Ben Quayle
Former Congressmen Kevin Yoder and Ben Quayle join Light Beer Dark Money to give an insiders look at Washington and how Congress works. It was a broad ranging…
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If You Want to Save the Country…
Chris and Sean are back where they both began in Washington DC for the Light Beer | Dark Money “Lost in DC” Series of podcasts. What are the true implications…
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William Hay Proves All is Not Lost On College Campuses
William Anthony Hay is the associate director for public programs and professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) at Arizona…
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These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc - D-Day at 80
As we recognize the 80th anniversary of D-Day, we remember the sacrifices of our brave heroes of WWII. Chris and Sean talk about what it means today, and why…
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“Never Underestimate Joe’s Ability to F Things Up”
As Barack Obama so eloquently observed, Joe Biden has a unique ability to completely mess things up. In 2024, we have an economy in freefall with double digit…
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Ben Bjornstad is Ready to Train You
Hailing from none other than North Pole, Alaska, former GCU senior and now burgeoning entrepreneur and social enterprise champion, Ben Bjornstad has a vision…
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Is Kari Lake a Democratic plant?
Chris and Sean discuss many of the missteps and inexplicable things Kari Lake has done over the last two years, and Sean argues that she is engaged in a long…
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It’s a Debate! Jim Ellis gives insight.
Political commentator and strategist Jim Ellis joins Chris and Sean again - and this time to talk about the newly agreed to debate between President Joe Biden…