# As America Turns 250, Is Freedom Making a Comeback? | 7/3/26

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Podcast: [The Glenn Beck Program](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-beck-program-436520)
Published: 2026-07-03T16:06:00+00:00
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Filling in for Glenn, Justin Barclay discusses America’s milestone as the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Justin highlights the renewed spirit of patriotism surrounding this historic Independence Day celebration while exploring some of the biggest headlines shaping the national conversation. Justin also discusses the insane recommendation by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani that residents keep their thermostats at 78 degrees to avoid potential blackouts. Why have data centers suddenly started popping up everywhere? Justin also discusses the role the federal government should have in our lives. Justin speaks with Manufactured Crisis and The War to End America author Jim Simpson, former Congressman and Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, author and host of American Minute and Faith in History William J. "Bill" Federer, and Senior Fellow at the Center for Renewing America, Ken Cuccinelli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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