Restoring America with Grace Reilly

Episode 78: They Turned a Public School Into a Campaign Office for Democrats

July 22nd, 2026  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 19 secs

A parent received a message inviting her kid into a school "Fellows program." It was really campaign work for a Democrat running for Congress, on the taxpayer's dime.

Episode 77: Mamdani Ousting Families to House Unvetted Homeless Males

July 20th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 25 secs

The New York Post reported that the city's Department of Homeless Services plans to push out 55 families and move in roughly 110 single adult men, with no public hearing and no criminal background checks, in a shelter sitting directly across the street from a park where kids and families gather. In this episode, I dig into what Mayor Zohran Mamdani's homeless policy actually looks like on the ground in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn.

Episode 76: Why Wisconsin's Governor Race Matters Even If You Don't Live There.

July 17th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 28 secs

Wisconsin's governor race is wide open, and a DSA socialist is currently leading the Democratic field to run one of America's most important swing states.

Episode 75: BIG UPDATE: What's Next for Restoring America!

July 16th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 30 secs

I'm getting married! For the next few weeks I'm taking you on the road with me from Florida to Connecticut, and when I'm back, Restoring America relaunches with a brand new studio and Season 2.

Episode 74: What Culture Gets Wrong About Marriage.

July 15th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  28 mins 48 secs

I'm getting married in a few weeks. So before I hit the road, I'm breaking down what marriage really is and how the culture gets it wrong.

Episode 73: Stop Calling Them "Democratic Socialists." They're Marxists.

July 13th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 4 secs

The radical leftists winning primaries call themselves "democratic socialists." The honest word is Marxists. The softer label is the strategy.

Episode 72: They Are Cutting God From Kids' History Books And It's No Accident.

July 9th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  11 mins 8 secs

A new Brave Books study found libraries and publishers are scrubbing Christianity from kids' reading lists built for America's 250th birthday. Not one book about faith, religious liberty, or Christianity's role in the founding made the cut.

Episode 71: The Thread of Liberty is Fraying. Can We Save It?

July 8th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 27 secs

The republic hangs by a thread. That's the warning at the heart of The Thread of Liberty, Ned Ryun's new documentary for America's 250th birthday.

Episode 70: The Truth About The Founders and Slavery

July 6th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 29 secs

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, Paul Kengor and Grace Reilly attack this topic head-on in partnership with The American Spectator.

Episode 69: America Turns 250, and the Truth That Built Her Is Under Attack

July 2nd, 2026  |  Season 1  |  3 mins 58 secs

America just turned 250, the greatest country ever created. So why are we having an identity crisis over what it even means to be American?

Episode 68: Your Taxes Today are WAY WORSE Than What The Founders Protested

July 1st, 2026  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 13 secs

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The founders went to war over taxes far lighter than what leaves your paycheck today. So how did a country built on "no taxation without representation" end up with a tax system this BIG? How did spending become so high and widespread?

Episode 67: The American Dream Isn't Dead.

June 29th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  22 mins 50 secs

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47% of Americans think the American Dream is dead. William Hearn's new 250th-anniversary film, The Impossible Dream, asks whether we have lost the hope that made America possible.

Episode 66: Mamdani's Socialist Slate Just Beat the Democratic Establishment

June 25th, 2026  |  Season 1  |  17 mins 19 secs

Socialists just swept New York's primaries, and this is not a fringe story anymore. Mamdani-backed candidates beat establishment Democrats, while a Gallup poll shows 66% of Democrats view socialism favorably.

Episode 65: The Patriotic Children's Book America Needs Right Now

June 24th, 2026  |  12 mins 55 secs

Amanda Martin has stepped in to make learning and celebrating American history fun through her new children's book: Henry the Star-Spangled Spaniel. In the book, Henry goes back in history to witness key moments and brings young readers along with him. 

Episode 64: Democrats’ Patriotism PLUMMETS

June 22nd, 2026  |  18 mins 54 secs

America turns 250 this year, and a new poll says 29% of Democrats aren't proud to be American anymore. A lot of them won't even fly the flag on the 4th!

Episode 62: Democrats Demand ID for Their Own Events But Not to Vote.

June 18th, 2026  |  13 mins 1 sec

Democrats ask for photo ID at the door of their own events. But bring up voter ID at the ballot box and suddenly it's an attack on democracy.