The Ashley Webster Experience

This week on the Ashley Webster Experience, Ashley is joined by Elizabeth MacDonald, host of FOX Business Network’s "The Evening Edit." Elizabeth talks about her upbringing, how developing spinal meningitis as a child inspired her love of books and reading, and how she got her start as a journalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brad Blakeman, Former Deputy Assistant to George W. Bush, joins the podcast and opens the curtain to show what working with President George W. Bush in the White House was like. Blakeman, one of President Bush’s closest men, details what President Bush was like and how he ran the White House. He tells his experience from 9/11 and the days after, and even talks about his first encounter with then-businessman Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week features a debate on the future of soccer in the U.S. Ashley debates that soccer is quickly growing into one of the most popular sports and will soon overtake America’s pastime, baseball. But will it every be able to stand up to the NFL, NBA, or MLB?  MLS and overseas professional leagues still trail in garnishing consistent large ratings on T.V.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Layfield joins the podcast this week to discuss his career in professional wrestling and working for WWE. Layfield starts by discussing his time playing football and briefly playing for the Oakland Raiders. He dives into the professional wrestling world, and what it was like working for organized crime around the world as a professional wrestler. His career changed when he joined WWE and when the company’s success skyrocketed in the 90s. He reveals his life in WWE and what it’s like behind the scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chazz Palminteri joins the podcast this week. The actor, screenwriter, producer, and playwright talks about his journey from Belmont Ave in the Bronx, to the silver screen and Broadway.  Palminteri discusses what it was like to work with legends Robert De Niro and later Woody Allen and how in the movie version of “A Bronx Tale”, there were only three actors, the rest were street guys. He also dives into what it’s like to act in his one-man play.  He switches gears to discuss his passion of supporting our law enforcement, first responders, and military. The recent attacks on New York police officers upsets Chazz, who talks about the respect we need to give our police. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBA player Enes Kanter joins the podcast to discuss his basketball career and his feud with Turkish President Recep Erdogan. Kanter talks about his journey to the NBA, playing for the Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, and discusses how players recruit in free agency. He also talks about his public feud with Turkish President Erdogan and how his criticism has made him public enemy number one. He reveals how his family has been harassed by the Turkish government and how he's been placed into Interpol  because of his criticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boxing champ Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin joins the podcast this week. The former middleweight champion discusses his upcoming fight against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 5th at Madison Square Garden for the IBF Middleweight Title exclusively streamed on DAZN.Golovkin talks about his childhood in Kazakhstan and how he opted for boxing instead of soccer. He says he stays humble despite his worldwide success."GGG" talks about his strict routine to stay in fighting shape and how he doesn't want his son to be a boxer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How quickly a couple of tweets can change everything. Former White House Director of Communications, Anthony Scaramucci cut ties with President Trump Monday after a very public feud on Twitter. A little more than a week before their spat, Scaramucci recorded this podcast and said at the time he would continue to push for President Trump on the campaign trail. This is clearly no longer the case. Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital, also referenced some of President Trump's "racist" comments, specifically those urging illegal immigrants to "go back to your country." But in his view, Scaramucci doesn't believe President Trump is a racist despite arguing that this phrase has been used by racists throughout time, including toward his own grandmother who came to New York from Italy. "Nobody likes winning more than ," Scaramucci claimed, adding that he will win big in his re-election campaign and if he dials back his rhetoric, can work to unify the country in his second term.  He also says what he loves about President Trump is that he understands people who have "economic aspiration" and is pulling people out of "economic desperation" so they can achieve "economic prosperity." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Webster discusses his trip to Canopy Growth's headquarters in Canada. Canopy Growth is the largest legal grower of marijuana. He discusses how their operation works, the scientific effort that goes into each plant, and the issues they are facing in America. Webster also explores what the future holds for the industry. The belief is an economic boom for growers and sellers, but obstacles stand in their way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Webb, Fox Nation Host and SiriusXM Radio Host, discusses the media's portrayal of President Donald Trump and the left's use of identity in politics. He says President Trump is not a racist, pointing to personal experiences with him and the people President Trump surrounds himself with. Webb also analyzes the breakdown from within the Democrat party and the split between the old-guard, Speaker Pelosi-run moderates and the new, radically left liberals led by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. He also says the Congressional Black Caucus is one of the biggest tragedies in Congress since the Civil Rights Era because of the damaging effects of their socialist ideology, and now we are seeing the next chapter with the rise of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Tlaib. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices