The Stack: Government Shutdown Reality Check
The government shutdown is here again—but what does it actually mean for you? In this episode, Todd unpacks the facts behind the political spin.
At the center of the fight was a “clean continuing resolution” passed by House Republicans to extend current funding levels through November 21. Senate Democrats blocked it, claiming it lacked protections, triggering the shutdown. While essential services like Social Security and the military continue, thousands of federal workers face furloughs—and potentially permanent reductions in force (RIFs) if President Trump pushes forward.
Beyond the finger-pointing, Todd highlights the real stakes: runaway debt, border insecurity, and the political gamesmanship that’s become the norm. He also draws connections to past battles, Trump’s unique refusal to back down, and why compromise with radical statists isn’t possible.
Shutdowns may frustrate Americans, but Todd argues they’re simply part of today’s political landscape—and why the fight for liberty requires persistence.
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📰 Stack Links
Government shutdown begins after Congress fails to pass funding bill – CBS News
Federal government shuts down after Senate fails to pass funding measures — ABC News
House passes H.R. 5371 continuing resolution – House Appropriations GOP
Top State Dept official blames Democrats over impending shutdown – Reuters
How every senator voted on the shutdown bill – The Washington Post
US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens cuts – Reuters
📝 Transcript: Government Shutdown Reality Check
The Todd Huff Show – October 1, 2025
Host: Todd Huff
Todd Huff: Which of course is coming to you from the full sweet wealth studios here. I was wondering. Thinking about whether or not this is as big of a deal. To average Americans, everyday Americans. Certainly. I understand. I want to be clear here. I know that this impacts people, certain people directly.
Todd Huff: Just like it impacts people. If a certain company was to reduce its job force, The number of people working for it and so forth. Or cut salaries, that sort of stuff. In this case, there are certainly people who are impacted by this, they're going to get paid.
Todd Huff: They're just furloughed for the time being, and we don't know. If. That'll be hours, days, weeks, who knows? We'll see. But I know it impacts certain people directly. But the question is for the average American.
Todd Huff: Does this matter as much? As it once did. This used to be something that nobody wanted to touch and get into. Because they didn't want. The political responsibility for this. But we've entered into an era that I find myself wondering.
Todd Huff: If many of the average Americans realize that this is just what it's going to look like the landscape of the battle that we are having politically is going to include this sort of stuff, government shutdowns. I wonder if that's what the average American is thinking and plus.
Todd Huff: Given what we've been subjected to over the past half century and what we have to do to fight to get out of that mess. I think a lot of Americans are saying this. Is just, I mean, this is par for the course. Now, certainly people want to avoid it. We'd like to not get to this point. We'd like to have a government that can operate.
Todd Huff: Without having to shut itself down. But I think it's lost a lot of. That. The fear, I guess, that was associated with it in years past. People view this negatively. I don't want to completely dismiss that, but I find myself wondering. To what degree this is really an impact in the minds of average, everyday Americans. We'll get into this today, my friends talking government.
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Todd Huff: That's circulating out there. The Republicans, the Democrats, the media, they're all jockeying for control of. This narrative to remind you of a quote. From. Rom Emanuel. Of Chicago. There's a political leader there.
Todd Huff: In the Obama administration. Never let a crisis go to waste, right? There's always an opportunity. To politicize. If that's how the left looks at this, my friends. And so that's what's happening here. There's an opportunity for them to gain both sides candidly.
Todd Huff: And you try to cut down to the truth, the core of what needs to be done here. And that's what we're going to try to do today. But both sides are trying to spin this to give themselves. A favorable political outcome here. The Democrats are looking for any opportunity to get some traction whatsoever because.
Todd Huff: They have. They've totally turned into an absolute and utter debacle and shameless train wreck. Over there. But here are the facts. These the facts, my friend. September 27 28th. The House Republicans passed a clean, continuing resolution. You'll hear people refer to this as a clean cr.
Todd Huff: That extended funding. This is important. This is a fact. A huff show. The Todd Huff show is fact checking this for you. And I'd say in real time. Although I did the preparation. I've done the preparation before, but it extends funding this bill that the Democrats in the Senate, the Chuck Schumer and the Democrats in the Senate rejected.
Todd Huff: This bill was a clean CR that extends funding at their current levels through or until November 21. Here. And what is that? Six, seven, eight weeks from now. So up until basically thanksgiving, there was a bill that passed the house. It was like 217 to 212, I believe is what it was. So it barely passed it. Passed with republican support. Democrats voted against this in the House. They stopped it in the Senate. This is what caused the government to shut down.
Todd Huff: Now, what is a clean cr, a clean continuing resolution? This is a stop gap, Bill, a stop gap bill that is designed to keep the government funded without any other sorts of add ons. Like policy riders or cuts.
Todd Huff: Or changes. Regarding just the legislation. This is just the bill. A clean cr that says we'll continue funding, basically. We're going to delay this fight. This fight that we're having, we're going to basically pause and give ourselves.
Todd Huff: A six or eight week timeout, whatever this time frame is. And that's out until November 21. Democrats voted against this. They say that. It lacked protections for things like healthcare subsidies. Now.
Todd Huff: That's the point of a cr. Continuing clean, I should say clean. Cr is to say, let's continue just as we are. No other changes. Let's continue the negotiations. Let's continue. The process of trying to.
Todd Huff: Pass something that extends. Or basically keeps the government open for a longer period of time. And that's the purpose of the longer piece of legislation that could include these other changes. And permanent cuts. That's what the fights are about. By the way, if you want government.
Todd Huff: To. Actual cuts to government funding, if that's what you want. This is what it looks like. I want to pause for a moment as we're talking. About this. I remember, and I've shared this story on here numerous times. I remember. I started this podcast, this radio show. Well, the podcast started August of 2015.
Todd Huff: Radio show started a year later when we took that show, and we're able to get on our flagship. And Freedom 95 in Indianapolis. That program. That program started in October of 2016, since basically from the very beginning.
Todd Huff: This program. Has run alongside of, I guess. Trump's political career. Trump came down that escalator about two months or so before we started this program. And so the entire time that we've been. Doing this program.
Todd Huff: Donald Trump has been on the political scene. And so we've got to talk about that basically from day one. And our histories, I guess, align in that way. Now, I remember going back into that history, into.
Todd Huff: The memory bank here. I remember the days leading up to the 2016 election. Now, let me tell you something. I know we've been having these intense political fights for the past ten years now, since. Trump, right?
Todd Huff: I've gone through this. I'll briefly explain it here. The Democrats in the media. Are doing to trump the same thing that they've done to a lot of other republican or conservative. Politicians personalities, whatever else.
Todd Huff: And normally what happens? Normally what happens is the person that they're going after and attacking simply gives up. They capitulate, they say. Look, this isn't worth it. I'm getting attacked. I got a family. I want to be able to show my face. In Washington, DC. Why does everybody hate me? All this sort of stuff and they relent and. This usually works. I've gone through this countless times.
Todd Huff: They did it to George W. Bush. They did it. To Ronald Reagan. Reagan handled it differently. Reagan ignored a lot of stuff. Reagan used his personality, his wit, his wisdom. His comedy, which Reagan was hilarious, by the way.
Todd Huff: Very witty. Back, I watched old clips of some of the things Reagan said from time to time. Fact, I wanted to share a quick story, but I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to do that. But they've always done this.
Todd Huff: But Trump is the first guy who fought back. Normally the Democrats in the media, they raise the stakes. They get. More intense. Going after their political opposition, and then eventually, after a time or two, of raising the intensity of the argument and the debate. The Republican, the conservative, basically capitulates and says, this isn't. Worth it. Or they find something that actually takes the person down.
Todd Huff: That never happened with Trump. The Democrats in the media ratcheted it up, Trump says. I'll see where you are with that. And I will raise you another step or two. Up the ladder, up the rungs here. And let's get serious here. You're the ones who are the fake news. You're the losers, you're the whatever Trump. Is saying. And so this back and forth tit for tat stuff,
Todd Huff: There's no place for this to end. In fact, we've gotten here. Now you. Look at the overall intensity of this country. Just. The anger and the rage that this creates. In extreme pockets of lunatics in this country to where they think that they're justified. In murdering someone like Charlie Kirk or taking a shot at the president of the United States. This is where this has gotten because of this game.
Todd Huff: This cannot be denied. This is a part of the problem, the rhetoric. The maligning of the President of the United States of conservatives comparing conservatives to fascists. And Nazis. I mean, obviously, if you're comparing conservatives to a guy.
Todd Huff: Adolf Hitler, who killed 6 million Jews and who tried to take over an entire continent, entire world. For that matter. Then you're sending a message to the people who listen to your garbage that they had. Better do something to protect themselves. And if that is what's at stake, then they are. Justified in using force. That's how this thing gets ratcheted. Gets ratcheted? Up, and so.
Todd Huff: That's what's happened here. And Trump fights back, so it's different. And so the heat has gotten turned up so high, but if you can go back until before that. Point in time, which is hard to get back to that place.
Todd Huff: Mentally. I remember the 2016 campaign when we were just at the beginning of this sort of behavior. Of where we are today and just the escalation of things. It was tense back then. But compared to what it is today, I mean, candidly, it's nothing, but I remember. People saying to me, and this is what I want to make sure I communicate to you today. As we talk about.
Todd Huff: Just moving forward with politics. But people said to me, People said. I can't wait until this election is over, and then we can get back to normal. To which I remember saying something. To the effect of.
Todd Huff: This is not going to end. We have entered into a season where one of these two sides has to win. One side is trying to grow government. Reduce liberty, remake this country from what it was founded to be. The other side is trying to return us to limited government, to prosperous.
Behavior. To low taxes. To the constitutional framework of our government. And. There's no compromise with this. I mean, if you have one group that wants to have a totalitarian state. Basically, the government rules everything. And another side that wants to return her to her constitutional roots. What's the compromise here? That the government takes absolute control over some things.
Todd Huff: That the government. Takes half control of everything. I mean, there's no middle ground. We have to win this. And when you understand that, and when you understand that, the other side, and I'm not listen, I have an olive branch.
Todd Huff: Well, I'm going to say permanent olive branch. As long as there are reasonable democrats. I have an olive branch to you. You do not have to be one of these radical leftists. You can compromise and meet with people like me.
Todd Huff: I want to see you at the table here. You can't be sitting with these radical. Unhinged lunatics who are cheering for the death of Charlie Kirk and things like that. Those are the people that are the problem with this country. All Americans, Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives, need to unify and at least.
Todd Huff: Say those people have no business. Having any sort of political power in this country. They are dangerous. They are the threat. I would wish we could get back to the days where our fights were only about whether or not we spent x amount of.
Todd Huff: Government revenues on defense. And how much we were going to allocate for. Entitlement programs and all that sort of stuff. We are way beyond that point, my friends. Somebody has to win this battle. And the point is, this is what this is going to look. Like this is one example. This is not going away. Shutdowns, intense debates having the other. Side. Try.
Todd Huff: To define who we are and to misrepresent what we say and stand for this. Is what it's going to look like. We have to win this battle. It's being fought on multiple fronts as we talk about with the seven pillars of propaganda.
Todd Huff: But we are particularly specifically right now talking about the government and people thought after the 2016 election we were going to make our choice for president and that we were going to, as a country. By and large, be able to go back.
Todd Huff: And work together and get over the intensity. That never happened. It's only been ratcheted. Up since then. And it's not going to change. Unless or until one of the two sides actually wins the argument. The problem is, if the side of the status, win the argument. You're never going to.
Todd Huff: Appease or satisfy those of us who believe in God given liberty. We will never. Just simply roll over and say we accept that. We will never say you have authority over us. In these areas that we are sovereign in our decision making and abilities to live our own lives. You're never going to see that. So the only way, really, to win this is to get the people who are the status.
Todd Huff: Out of office and to defeat them in the public square. It's one of the reasons why? This program. Exists. So much more to say about this as this pertains to the government shutdown, friends. I want to tell you. Red, white and brand is here to help you put your logo on. Almost.
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Todd Huff: 10%. All right. So let's get back to. The continuing resolution, the government shutdown. So the House Republicans passed a claim Cr. We mentioned that at the top it provided funding through November 21 so we could have these larger debates about what government was going to be spending money on and not have to do this during a government shutdown.
Todd Huff: The Democrats blocked it, as I said, stating that. It didn't lack protections for things like healthcare subsidies. Which is interesting because the bill didn't change anything that was happening right now, the debate about those things. Basically, the Republicans said we're going to extend the deadline for whatever it is six or eight weeks and not have anything else in this particular bill.
Todd Huff: We're just going to extend the deadline. It's like going into overtime. We watched the Indiana fever last night lose. Their final playoff game. Now, I'm not a huge fan of this anymore. I like caitlin. Clark. And actually, I like a couple of the players on the fever. I'm not a big fan.
Todd Huff: Of the WNBA. You will catch me watching. Zero of the finals games. I might watch them with my daughters. But of my own interest. There's a 0% chance I have any interest in that. However, the game went to overtime. That's why I'm mentioning this. The game went to overtime, meaning it was tied at whatever it was. 84 or something like that at the end. Of regulation.
Todd Huff: And they extended the game by five minutes. That's what overtime is. That's effectively. What this extension is this clean cr, that the Democrats reject it. So as of midnight this morning, October 1.
Todd Huff: The government shut down. The shutdown began when the Democrats refused to support. This piece. Of legislation. So. Essential services. Things like military operations, Social Security, Medicare. Those all continue.
Todd Huff: A lot of federal workers are going to be furloughed. You would have heard if you listened to the program yesterday, which you should, by the way, but if you heard the program. Yesterday, you would have heard me mention something briefly in there that said President Trump.
Todd Huff: Is actually considering. Riffing or trying to riff staff, employees. I'm not saying all of them, but whatever. They think the reduction in force, that's what riff stands for, reduction in force. Whatever they think the actual amount of riffing necessary to get the government to the right size. The administrative state to the right size or heading in that direction anyway.
Todd Huff: That's what they're considering doing instead of furloughing. Furloughing? Just basically means. They're on, basically. Pause as an employee. Riffing means you're done. You're terminated. And so there's going to. Be an effort here to try to riff, I think.
Todd Huff: It's a little bit unclear as to what they can do and so forth, but the process of riffing has already started. And this might. In a strange way. Give the Republicans or Trump, I should say. An opportunity to say, look, if you've cut funding, if we don't have funding, then I'm no longer obligated to.
Todd Huff: Have employees. In these particular. Departments if there's no budget for them. You had your opportunity to come to an agreement. On this. You didn't. So I'm going to instead of temporarily furlough.
Todd Huff: I'm going to permanently riff. That is a possibility. We'll see where this goes. But Trump has already ordered agencies to prepare riffs that's permanent job cuts in addition to the furloughs. So that's where I want to stop. Here. I'm at the end of the segment here. That's a good place to stop. Tie it up. Come back after the break. My friend. So a quick timeout is in order. You're listening. Here to the home. Of conservative, not bitter, talk. I am your host, the one and only Todd huff back here in just a minute.
Todd Huff: Welcome back, my friends. Continuing this discussion today about the government shutdown, what are your thoughts by the way. Is this troubling to you? Because you don't like the idea of the government? Shutting down. Is this troubling to you? Because the jokers in Washington DC cannot legislate as they should to keep things open.
Todd Huff: Is this? Troubling to you because. You're directly impacted by this. Is this troubling to you? Because. You're just sick and tired of the shenanigans. Or is this something that. You see as just another example of what is going to happen as we go about.
Todd Huff: Engaging in this cold civil war here in this nation. As we fight. About very important. Issues regarding. Well, really, what the government does, what its role is, even though it's clearly defined in the constitution.
Todd Huff: We've got huge swaths of Americans that haven't ever read the document, don't. Know what's in the document. So, of course, these folks who. Are leading us in our nation's capital, politically speaking, anyway, can direct us any way that they want. And half of America. Two thirds of America doesn't have an idea.
Todd Huff: What's even constitutional to begin with. So where do you come down on this? I'm interested. You can always, by the way. Email todd@toddfshow.com or you can text. This number might be changing. I'm not sure, but right now, you can still text 317-21-0283. Thoughts, questions, feedback, all of that stuff. Be sure to include the appropriate amounts of adoration and praise, my friends. Anyway, so program brought to you by our friends. At four eight financial.
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Todd Huff: In the media. They want you to believe that the Republicans are the ones who are doing the shenanigans. I'm not saying that that's never the case. I'm. Not a party first kind of guy, but I will tell you that in this case, the Democrats were offered a clean cr, a clean resolution that they could have signed on to that just would have extended the argument. The debate about.
Todd Huff: These policies. And things until November 21, but they didn't want to get on board with that because they're trying to run out the clock here. They're hoping to get some sort of traction to give them momentum heading into the midterms.
Todd Huff: So that they can stop Trump. And Republicans. In. 2020. Well, after the 2026 midterms, Republicans are trying to prevent that. It's a very close. In both the house and the senate. particularly the house that could be flipped coming up in this election and so they're hoping for traction delay in the meantime to prevent trump from doing whatever it is he's trying to accomplish whatever he was candidly elected to do that doesn't sound very democratic by the way to me but nonetheless
Todd Huff: Nonetheless, here's the argument. From the radical left. They say that the shutdown is the government or the Republicans. Taking hostages. They said that the clean cr? Ar argument. Was not. Genuine and that they are not entering in. They, the Republicans, are not entering into good faith negotiations.
Todd Huff: They call some of the republican agenda items. Extreme agenda, including things pertaining to the border, immigration, asylum and other cuts, spending cuts that Republicans and by the way, many Americans are in favor of, they also say that this talk about Trump's, rifts are unprecedented. They're unlawful. They say they're cruel.
Todd Huff: And that the government funding the government should be a basic duty, not a bargaining chip. That's their position. Now, Republicans say, listen, we offered you a clean cr, which they did. Democrats. You blocked this? The clean CR would have simply extended the amount of time that we could have these negotiations. Why are you saying that? We are not entering into good faith negotiations. We're? Doing this by definition, by.
Todd Huff: Simply extending things status quo through November 21. But you rejected that because. You wanted. A narrative. Our debt, our inflation. We have to bring these things. Under control. What are we at? 36 some trillion dollars in debt. We cannot continue on this path. My friends.
Todd Huff: We're removed from this. We're insulated from this. We've been blessed. By having this country. That's just. A model for the world in one sense. In another sense, there are massive, fundamental problems in this country, not because of the ideas upon which this country was built upon. But because of the way.
Todd Huff: She has been managed because of these jokers that are in Washington, DC, that because of these jokers who are running the bureaucratic state. This has gotten out of control. You cannot turn a blind eye to.
Todd Huff: Debt. And just spending in general. We've got to get a hold on this, the border crisis. Is urgent. We've made incredible strides. Trump has made incredible strides on the border security. And the deportation of people who aren't supposed to be here. But we have to continue. To make sure that that border.
Todd Huff: Is secure that we continue to take steps to prevent, well, to protect, I should say, our sovereignty. Our sovereignty, our national sovereignty. I mean, there are all sorts of alarm bells going off out there. Around this country about these sleeper cells, these terrorist sleeper cells in this great nation.
Todd Huff: Where there are al Qaeda or al Qaeda like operatives who are believed to have coming into this country, many of which presumably would have come across the southern border. And are sleeping and are awaiting instructions, awaiting a timeline to attack simultaneously. Multiple cities. This is a thing. You've seen the alert being raised at churches. No longer. Are we talking just about. A lone gunman, potentially at churches. You're talking about all sorts of things.
Todd Huff: That could include coordinated attacks, that could include using vehicles to ram through things. And so just all kinds of stuff like that. That we have to now keep an open eye for here in this country, because.
Todd Huff: That responsibility of securing this country was abdicated by the previous. Administration. Riffs Republicans say are good for accountability and to trim a bloated government that needs to be fixed and cut down to size. It's 100% accurate, by the way.
Todd Huff: And. What's wrong at its core. To use whatever leverage you have to get the desired outcome. We have to get. Spending under control. Now, how much of this is lip service? How much of this is posturing? I don't think it is from Trump. I mean, other than how Trump negotiates with people.
Todd Huff: I think trump. Is absolutely. Looking to make our government more fiscally responsible and smaller. I think Trump understands. I think trump. Has been. He's experienced. What can happen when you have a government that's too big for its britches as people in my family like to say,
Todd Huff: But a government that's too big for its britches can do a lot of damage. To this country anyway. So that's what this fight is about, my friends. And as I look at the clock. I don't have time to. Well, I'm going to tell you one other thing. I want to tell you one other. Thing.
Todd Huff: We haven't done a lot of interviews on this program. And that's by design. I want to come on here and tell you what I think. Talk about the issues. Interviews can be distracting sometimes. It's just a series of talking points and everything else I've learned this. In my course of ten years of doing the program, there's been interviews that I've done that I've thought, my goodness.
Todd Huff: That was just nothing but someone regurgitating talking points, and I didn't like it. To be quite honest, I like to talk about the substance, have dialogue with people I agree with. And those that I don't agree with, I like to share that stuff with you.
Todd Huff: And so we're looking, as the program evolves, and some of the things. I've been just mulling over here internally for some time. We're looking to. Do more interviews. Our selective interviews. And I've got one next week. I'm going. To just tease it now.
Todd Huff: I'm going to actually announce it in the news later, the newsletter Today or tomorrow, and then we'll talk about it. It's going to be next Wednesday, but. It's a big name interview that I was given the opportunity.
Todd Huff: To talk about someone who's tied directly to the White House, someone that you're. All going to know. And we're going to have a discussion next Wednesday if you want to see the announcement. And there's two reasons I'm doing this. I want you to sign up for our free newsletter. Email newsletter tiedupshow.com truth but.
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Todd Huff: Promo code Todd before the break, I had mentioned. I crammed that in. I had a minute and I wanted to tell you that. We have a special guest next week. I had mentioned that we don't do a lot. Of interviews that we're looking to do more.
Todd Huff: Strategic interviews. In fact. If I can be candid here with you for a moment. And I know I've gotten a couple of people that just don't. I don't know. They suspect I'm not being genuine or authentic with this. I guess I don't. Know.
Todd Huff: But in the wake of the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, I've been thinking a lot. About things. I've been thinking about the format of this program, Charlie Kirk. Was very, very good. At. Engaging people on the other side. And that's the whole point. And if I could say anything and just be vulnerable with you.
Todd Huff: I think that's one of the things I've got to get better at on this program. I'm welcoming to people who have differing ideas. I welcome you to listen to this program. In fact, I like that you're here. It's a first step towards at least. Understanding.
Todd Huff: What someone like me thinks. People who are a conservative think with that being misrepresented. And maligned by the people who tell you that we're Nazis and whatever else fascists. And so forth. But there are so many things vying for our attention. The biggest influence on this program.
Todd Huff: The biggest influence on my program has been Rush Limbaugh. There's really been three. Rush lumbar is the greatest influence. Dave Ramsay surprised, maybe surprising, just because, not because of anything other than his format's different than mine. But Dave Ramsay wants to teach, and that's something that's important to me, too, is that we not just talk about these things, but that we try to teach and explain things in a way.
Todd Huff: That everybody can understand. No matter where you're at, many of you are well beyond having to have things taught to you. But sometimes it's good to have it explained in a different way or to think about it differently or whatever.
Todd Huff: But I'm really trying to reach the people who haven't had this explained to them when I put the cookies on the bottom shelf. As my good friend Jdot says, I do sometimes, and so that's a factor. But you have to find a way to meet people where they are.
Todd Huff: And just having a podcast that's out wherever you listen to. Podcast is great. I'm having a website is great, having a radio show is great. But the truth is, the vast majority of you. Are conservative and you agree with what we say by and large on this program, there might be differences here and there, but in general, there's a lot of agreement. And so I want to find ways to reach out to people.
Todd Huff: Who maybe don't see eye to eye. With me. One of the things Charlie Kirk did incredibly well was. He obviously engaged on college campuses. And so I've been thinking about ways that we can maybe take that message. Take what? Again, not to steal from him.
Todd Huff: This is to honor his legacy, but also to pick up where he's made tremendous impact. And to say, look, here's some other things that we can do to meet people where they are who may not agree with us. And I've thought about doing things.
Todd Huff: Like approve me wrong series or go into more details on issues on the website. By the way, we've made some changes to the website. If you've not been there in the wall. Check those out. If you've not signed up for the free email newsletter, check that out as well. It's totally free.
Todd Huff: Toddfshow.com. Truth. Actually, if you go to the website, I think it'll pop up. If you've. Not subscribed as well. Anyway, the point is that our job is to find a way to get in front of people so that we can share this message of truth, our message. Is to help others hear and receive truth. How can they receive it if they don't? Hear it. How can they hear it if we're not getting it in front of.
Todd Huff: Them or trying as creatively as possible to find ways to do that. And so that's. What we're trying to do. And guess that brings me to the guests. Some guests. That are interesting. Even guests that I don't agree with. In fact, you remember I invited recently two Democrats. Running for congress who were out there.
Todd Huff: Saying some very bad things in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death. One of them said. She would come on this program. Her campaign manager said they're not going to do it because she's not ready. For it. Clearly she's not ready for it based upon her posts and then the other. Gentleman here running for the fifth district, I think in Indiana. We had a conversation. Pleasant guy, but.
Todd Huff: He's not ready to come on either. But this guest that we have next week is a big enough name to where it's going to get people's attention. And they might want to listen. A lot of people are going to hate him. A lot of people are going to love him. But it's a big enough name to where we're going to try to use. These strategically.
Todd Huff: To share the message to get people. Introduced to the content. And also. We're trying to grow the email newsletter as well. Which is daily. Which, again, I've given you how to sign up. You can sign up. At the website toddhapshow.com. that's where I'm going to announce more details about I'll tell you on the program here by the end of the week, who it is and so forth. But really what I want to do is get as many people signed up on the email as possible so that we have a direct connection to you. You can email me what you want me to ask.
Todd Huff: This person or share your thoughts. It's an easier way to do that. That's why we're doing it, but I got to go SDG.
