Faith, family and country are what define Mike Slater. On every episode of True Story, Mike speaks to the conservative heart by focusing on the 5 values that most inspire a virtuous life: curiosity, gratitude, hope, zest and love. Where other hosts may use anger, frustration and hopelessness to cover events, Mike tells stories that connect to eternal principles and conservative values. If you want a more intellectual approach to the issues of the day without the same old talking points, tune in to “True Story” every weekday at 11am ET.
American culture is under attack. But its worth the question: What is American culture in the first place? Mike Slater dives into the questions and concerns surrounding culture alongside special guest Pastor Lucas Miles.
Western culture didn’t collapse overnight—it was hollowed out, piece by piece. What was once shaped by Scripture, natural law, and a shared moral imagination has been replaced by a new orthodoxy that celebrates confusion, mocks restraint, and calls evil good. What we call “progress” is often just the oldest rebellion in fresh packaging. The idols have new names, the altars glow with screens, and the priests wear lab coats or rainbow pins, but the script is ancient: exchange the truth of God for a lie, worship the creature rather than the Creator, and call it freedom. Mike Slater takes a hard look at today’s madness through the unflinching lens of “it has all happened before”—and what Scripture actually says about a civilization that keeps choosing the same dead-end road.
What is the true story of Christmas? Spoiler alert: it’s not about family, presents, or anything you may think. Mike Slater and Lee Strobel strike the root of what Christmas is really about.
Who was St. Nicholas? And how much different is he than the modern-day Santa Claus culture knows today? Mike Slater chats with Pastor Josh Robinson of New Haven Church for a history lesson.
Mike Slater dives into the history of holidays in America and how they were created as Christian holidays. But instead, the enemy has corrupted these holidays for evil. Mike and Pastor Allen Jackson discuss.
The lights are up, the sales are relentless, and “Christmas” is everywhere—but is Jesus? In this special holiday episode, Mike Slater asks the question every serious Christian has to face: How do we celebrate the birth of the King when the culture has turned His day into a frenzy of consumerism, sentimentality, and mandatory cheer? From Black Friday to office parties, from “Happy Holidays” to the war-on-Christmas noise, Mike cuts through the tinsel to talk about what it really looks like to keep holy days in a holiday world—without becoming a Grinch, retreating to a bunker, or pretending the tension doesn’t exist. Practical, honest, and rooted in Scripture, this is Politics by Faith for the most wonderful—and most challenging—time of the year.
The American education system has failed to adhere to biblical callings. Instead, it has caved to pagan cultural practices. Mike Slater breaks this down alongside Dr. Matthew Petrusek of Word on Fire.
There are all sorts of issues inside of America’s education system. Mike Slater identifies some of the biggest ones. How can it be fixed? Mike chats with Jeremy Wayne Tate, founder of the CLT exams.
American education was once built on Scripture and truth. Today, public schools push explicit sex-ed, gender ideology, and anti-Christian worldviews while erasing our biblical heritage. This episode exposes how government overreach, teachers’ unions, and activist curricula have corrupted the classroom—and why millions of parents are fighting back From the explosive rise of classical Christian schools and homeschooling to practical steps your family can take, Mike Slater lays out the biblical vision for education that forms hearts, minds, and souls for Christ.
The American Dream is under attack. Not only is it being distorted, but hostile forces in culture are looking to eliminate the dream forever. Mike Slater and JP De Gance discuss.
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