Lisa Ekman Returns to The Edge of Liberty for a 2025 Year-in-Review Special

The Edge of Liberty returns Monday night with a special year-end interview featuring author and former Democratic advocate Lisa Ekman, who joins host Sack Head Shaun for an in-depth review of the political, cultural, and institutional developments that defined 2025.

The episode is PART 1 and airs Monday, December 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM PST, streaming live on the SHR Media Network and KLRN Radio, with simulcast coverage across YouTube, X, and Rumble. PART 2 will air on 12.16.25 at 6PM pst.

A Perspective from Inside the System
Lisa Ekman brings a rare perspective to the conversation. She spent more than twenty years working in Washington D.C. as a Democratic advocate and lobbyist, operating inside the political and advocacy infrastructure that shapes national policy and public opinion.

Her views shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she has described as a turning point that exposed what she now characterizes as ideological conformity, institutional pressure, and the erosion of civil liberties. Since leaving Democratic advocacy, Ekman has become a vocal critic of progressive orthodoxy and political radicalization.

She is the author of Deprogramming Democrats and unEducating the Elites: How I Escaped the Progressive Cult, where she documents her personal and professional break from the modern progressive movement.

A Year in Review: Power, Control, and Consequences
This special episode of The Edge of Liberty will take a year-in-review approach, focusing on patterns and outcomes rather than daily headlines. Ekman and Shaun will examine how 2025 reshaped the relationship between citizens and institutions, and what those shifts signal heading into 2026.

Many of the issues discussed during the episode reflect broader constitutional questions about the limits of government power and the preservation of individual rights, including those explored in SHR Media’s in-depth examination of the history and meaning of the Second Amendment.

Planned discussion topics include:

The rise of paid protests and NGO-driven activism
DOGE, USAID, and the funding pipelines behind political movements
The increasing use of courts and nationwide injunctions to block executive authority
U.S. foreign policy, including Israel, Gaza, Iran, and the war in Ukraine
Economic pressures facing Americans, including inflation, interest rates, tariffs, and employment
The escalation of political intimidation and violence
Immigration enforcement and national sovereignty
The expansion of digital identity systems and the role of Palantir
The conversation will center on how these developments intersect and what they reveal about governance, accountability, and liberty in the United States.

About The Edge of Liberty
The Edge of Liberty is a current-affairs program hosted by Sack Head Shaun, focusing on constitutional principles, government power, media narratives, and the preservation of individual liberty. The show airs weekly on the SHR Media Network and KLRN Radio.