Real America's Voice: Stinchfield Tonight - December 22, 2025

Host: Grant Stinchfield
Guests: Curtis Houck, John Guandolo, Oscar Ramirez, David Cross, Keely Cavella
Date: December 23, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode dives headlong into a set of controversial stories and political flashpoints, all examined with an energetic, combative tone. Host Grant Stinchfield focuses on the latest revelations and rumors in the Jeffrey Epstein case, critiques media handling of Trump and Epstein news, voices escalating concerns of terrorism and cartel cooperation at the border, exposes irregularities in the Georgia 2020 election results, and ends on a story of grassroots victory for California ranchers. The show maintains a focus on challenging mainstream narratives, upholding rural and conservative interests, and spotlighting real or perceived government failures.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Epstein Files & The AI Video Mix-Up

(02:55–07:37)

• Grant introduces a bombshell: the DOJ, during a major Jeffrey Epstein files release, accidentally included an AI-generated fake suicide video, without warning it was a fabrication.
  • "You can't make mistakes like this, especially after the first so-called file dump, which was information we already had. You've got to warn people what's coming, especially if it's fake because this took off like wildfire." — Grant Stinchfield (03:53)
• Grant references Mike Benz’s recent podcast connecting Epstein’s financial origins to Bear Stearns, BCCI (a CIA-linked bank), and arms dealings through the CIA.
  • Benz claims: "Jeffrey Epstein started off his career as a CIA banker ... that's what plugged him into this whole network: international intrigue, Saudi billionaires, Israeli military intelligence, British arms dealers, Spanish and French royal family." (06:23, paraphrased)
• Mainstream media is accused of ignoring these findings, supposedly focusing instead on tenuous Trump connections rather than substantive new revelations about Epstein’s activities.

2. Media Coverage: Trump, Clinton, and Epstein

(07:37–14:55)

• Curtis Houck (Managing Editor, Newsbusters) breaks down media data showing over 17 hours of network coverage on Epstein since July 2025, most of it searching for (and failing to find) incriminating Trump ties.
  • "Not every story has a Trump angle to it. This is the liberal media trying to insert Donald Trump into a news story." — Curtis Houck (11:19)
• Grant points out that while Bill Clinton appears in dubious photos with Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein, "there’s really no evidence that’s been released that has proven that Bill Clinton engaged in these activities. Other than that he’s there with all of them." (08:31)
• Curtis highlights a balance between transparency and victim privacy, pointing out that some victims’ names were revealed against their wishes in recent document releases.
  • "One of the victims is upset that her name was unredacted ... she wanted to remain an office and continue to live her life in privacy, as she should." (11:43)
• President Trump’s own defense is included, stating he pushed for file releases and denied involvement (12:59–13:28).

3. Escalating Terror Threats and the ‘Axis of Evil’

(14:55–21:36)

• Grant shares alarming warnings from intelligence sources regarding heightened terror threats over the Christmas/New Year holiday (15:00).
  • He outlines a theory: Trump weakened individual adversaries (ISIS, Iran, Venezuela, China, Russia), but that has supposedly prompted them to cooperate in an "alliance" against the U.S., exacerbated by "open border" conditions.
• Guest John Guandolo (former FBI special agent, counterterrorism expert):
  • Sides with Grant, emphasizing coordination between radical Islamic groups, leftist/communist movements, and transnational criminal organizations inside the U.S.
  • "I have no confidence in the US Intelligence community to thwart these attacks ... they're only focused on 'violent extremists,' not on jihadists and communists." — John Guandolo (19:23)

4. Venezuela Border Report with Oscar Ramirez

(21:39–25:54)

• Oscar Ramirez, reporting live from the Colombia-Venezuela border, describes growing tension, military buildup, and citizen frustration with the Maduro regime, now designated a "narco-terrorist" by Trump.
  • Venezuelan National Guard nearly detained Ramirez for reporting at the border.
  • A local interviewee: "Trump designated Maduro as a terrorist. Good, very good. Well done ... after more than 25 years of dictatorship, we are already drowning." (23:53)
• The sense among locals: any risk is worth taking if it means regime change or an end to corruption and terror ties at the highest levels.

5. Election Irregularities in Georgia (2020)

(30:39–39:10)

• Grant declares, "More than five years after the 2020 stolen election, we are now learning that it was most certainly stolen, in my opinion." (30:39)
• Shocking admission: 315,000 early votes in Georgia lacked poll worker signatures (needed for validation). Fulton County also "missing" nearly 400,000 ballot images.
  • Keely Cavella (as board member): “We do not dispute that the tapes were not signed. It was a violation of the rule.” (32:20)
• David Cross, election activist and financial advisor:
  • "It's validation for the proof of work that we did ... there's been a concerted effort by the Secretary of State to subvert these cases and not bring them to see the light of day." (33:25)
  • Cross alleges thousands of double-counted ballots, and an electoral system so untransparent it's impossible to audit. “A hackable, unverifiable election system equals job security for unscrupulous politicians.” (35:23)
  • Stinchfield argues that just those signatureless ballots would have overturned the 11,779-vote margin Trump lost by.

6. Potter Valley, California: Ranchers Win Water Battle

(42:14–49:04)

• Stinchfield and Keely Cavella (Unwon editor/reporter) celebrate a rare win for rural Californians: a regulatory intervention by the Trump administration/Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has paused or reversed a Pacific Gas & Electric plan to cut off water via dam removal.
  • “We have a fighting chance, which is more than I can say we had when I first came on this show.” — Keely Cavella (43:21)
  • Cavella exposes Governor Gavin Newsom as "ambivalent at best", and says his “famine restoration strategy” prioritized environmentalism and political points over people’s livelihoods.
  • “This should be a no-brainer. Common sense: protect rural America, protect our farms and ranchers that feed us. Still Gavin Newsom is taking the side of radicals. … I hope rural America is listening.” — Keely Cavella (47:26)

7. Other Memorable Moments

• Announcement of Trump-class battleships: New naval class, first since 1941; touted as biggest, most lethal ever (26:23).
• Sponsored segment about Energized Health’s “My555 Challenge” (52:06–56:02); both host and founder John Jubilee share enthusiastic testimonials for health and weight loss.
  • "I'm a client. It worked for me. I lost 15 pounds in two weeks. I kept it off." — Grant Stinchfield (56:02)
• Washington, D.C. Police Chief Out: Grant blames "DEI hires", lambasts outgoing chief Pamela Smith for exit remarks.
  • “She’s acting like a preacher woman, yet she said she’s going to quote the Bible, ‘F you.’ ... I’ve never seen ‘F anybody’ inside the Bible.” — Grant Stinchfield (60:27)

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Epstein File Dump & AI Video
  • "This is apparently a video of Jeffrey Epstein committing suicide. There's only one problem with that video. It's AI generated. But the Department of Justice uploaded it ... with no warning it was AI generated or a fake." — Grant Stinchfield, (02:55)
• Epstein Money Trail
  • "The explanation for all this is because Jeffrey Epstein started off his career as a CIA banker, even if not primarily. That's what plugged him into this whole network." — Mike Benz, as quoted by Grant, (06:23)
• Media on Trump & Clinton
  • "There's really no evidence that's been released that has proven that Bill Clinton engaged in these activities, other than that he's there with all of them. Yet that doesn't stop the mainstream media from still trying to tie this all back to President Trump." — Grant Stinchfield, (08:31)
• Media’s Trump Obsession
  • "Not every story has a Trump angle to it. This is the liberal media trying to insert Donald Trump into a news story." — Curtis Houck, (11:19)
• Federal Judge, Victims & Privacy
  • "[Trump] actually pushed for the Epstein Release Act ... the President's concern about this has to do with privacy ... one of the victims is upset that her name was unredacted ..." — Curtis Houck, (12:23–11:43)
• Intelligence Gaps on Terror Threats
  • “I have no confidence in the US Intelligence community to thwart these attacks. ... So long as America and our government is focused on violent extremists, we're not focused on the enemy.” — John Guandolo, (19:23)
• Georgia Ballot Signature Scandal
  • "315,000 early votes lacked poll worker signatures, which invalidates them. They should have never been certified." — Grant Stinchfield, (30:39)
  • "It's validation ... there's been a concerted effort by the Secretary of State to subvert these cases and not bring them to see the light of day." — David Cross, (33:25)
  • "A hackable, unverifiable election system equals job security for unscrupulous politicians." — David Cross, (35:23)
• CA Ranchers & Water Rights
  • “We're not out of the woods, but we have a fighting chance.” — Keely Cavella, (43:21)
  • “[Governor Newsom] actively pushing to cut our water ... this is what you get with Gavin Newsom [if he runs for president].” — Keely Cavella, (45:08, paraphrased)
• On Law Enforcement & Leadership
  • “She’s acting like a preacher woman, yet she said she’s going to quote the Bible, ‘F you.’ ... I’ve never seen ‘F anybody’ inside the Bible.” — Grant Stinchfield, (60:27)

Important Timestamps by Segment

| Topic | Speaker(s) | Timestamp | |---------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------| | Epstein AI video, Benz’s CIA claims | Stinchfield, Benz | 02:55–07:37 | | Media ties to Trump & Clinton, Clinton photos| Stinchfield, Houck | 07:37–14:55 | | Terror threats, border, agency doubts | Stinchfield, Guandolo| 14:55–21:36 | | Live at Venezuela border | Stinchfield, Ramirez | 21:39–25:54 | | Battleship announcement | Stinchfield, Trump | 26:23–27:58 | | Georgia ballot files, missing signatures | Stinchfield, Cross | 30:39–39:10 | | Potter Valley, CA ranchers win | Stinchfield, Cavella | 42:14–49:04 | | Health/weight loss segment | Stinchfield, Jubilee | 52:06–56:02 | | D.C. Police Chief exit | Stinchfield | 59:45–60:49 |

Tone

The episode is unapologetically confrontational, skeptical of mainstream media and government institutions, and profoundly supportive of conservative viewpoints and rural interests. Grant’s hosting style is assertive, rapid-fire, and occasionally sardonic.

Conclusion

This episode is a mix of fresh developments, fiery political commentary, and calls to action on issues from election security to agricultural water rights. Listeners get a cascade of controversial takes on Epstein, border security, election legitimacy, and rural versus environmental politics in California—all with a “real talk” vibe, abundant direct-quoted criticisms, and a distinctly anti-establishment undertone.