American Potential is a national award-winning podcast that shares how individuals are taking action in their community to break barriers. While some of our guests may be public officials or influencers, many are ordinary Americans who decided, “enough is enough” and are stepping up in a big way. We share policy solutions to the most important challenges our country faces and talk to people who are doing something about it. Our hope is that when you hear about other people’s stories of success – and struggle – you will realize that you are capable of doing extraordinary things within your own community and know that you are not alone. Jeff Crank hosts the American Potential podcast. Jeff serves as a regional vice president at Americans for Prosperity, a political advocacy and accountability organization that helps pass policies to expand freedom and opportunity. He previously hosted The Jeff Crank Show from 2008-2022, and is the president of his own real estate investment company. American Potential is now a national award-winning podcast. Having won the Gold Award at the 18th annual 3w Awards in the News and Politics Podcast category...
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episode 22: Food Freedom Act Paves the Way for Farmers in Wyoming
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Christine Hampshire to talk about the ups and downs of being a rancher in Wyoming. In 2015, the Food Freedom Act was passed and allowed farmers to sell directly to consumers. Christine helped pass an amendment to the Fo...
episode 21: Right to Work faces a big battle in Michigan.
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Terry Bowman, who has worked at the Ford Motor plant in Michigan for 26 years and helped get Right to Work passed in 2012. Michigan has just passed a bill to repeal Right to Work. We hear from Terry how this will effect...
episode 20: Fishy Politics: Government Bureaucracy for the NJ Fishing Industry
Host Jeff Crank sits down with herring fisherman William Bright and Ryan Mulvey (Cause of Action Institute Counsel) to talk about regulations in New Jersey that have negatively impacted herring fisherman and learn what they're doing about it. Check...
episode 19: Senator Mike Lee wants to UNSHACKLE America’s energy
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Senator Mike Lee of Utah to talk about his UNSHACKLE Act, which seeks to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Check out the UNSHACKLE Act here: https://www.lee.senate.gov/2021/3/sen-lee-reintroduces...
episode 18: What makes Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears a trailblazer
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Lt. Governor Winsome Earl-Sears to talk about her early days as a US Marine, how her faith plays a role as an elected official, and becoming the first black woman to become Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
episode 17: Does free speech still exist on college campuses?
Host Jeff Crank sits down with free speech champion Casey Mattox to discuss the growing problem across college campuses around America. A university should be a place where free speech is the norm, but that has quickly changed over the years. Jeff a...
episode 16: William Burt: From law-breaker to law-changer
William Burt was going in and out of jail as a drug dealer before his 12-year-old son challenged him to put his family first. Host Jeff Crank sits down with William to hear his incredible story about how he overcame many obstacles in life to open up...
episode 15: Huge wait times, long drives, and endless bureaucracy for our Veterans.
Host Jeff Crank sits down with the General Counsel of Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Herb Ford to discuss the fact-finding assignment of filing a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request on the VA and to see if they were following the VA Missi...
episode 14: Perspective from a Veteran: How the Mission Act can help save lives
Host Jeff Crank sits with Veteran Nate Banks to discuss the VA healthcare system. Nate experienced firsthand how inefficient and uncaring the VA System was when he was diagnosed with cancer and only had the VA system to treat it. Despite passing the ...
episode 13: Are we failing our Veterans?
Host Jeff Crank sits down with Russ Duerstine, the Executive Director of Concerned Veterans for America. They talk about the bureaucracy of the VA, the pitfalls of the government standing in the way of Veterans getting the care they need, and how we ...