The Government Shutdown Means the End of the Republic? | Guest: Alex Petkas | 10/31/25

The Auron MacIntyre Show

With the ongoing government shutdown, funding for critical services is about to lapse. Food stamps could run out this weekend, and the military is being paid by a private billionaire while Congress holds its wages hostage. Historian Alex Petkas of the “Cost of Glory” podcast joins me to discuss what happens to a republic when the grain dole gets cut off and patricians are funding the legions with their own wallets. Follow on: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-auron-macintyre-show/id1657770114 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S6z4LBs8Fi7COupy7YYuM?si=4d9662cb34d148af Substack: https://auronmacintyre.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuronMacintyre Gab: https://gab.com/AuronMacIntyre YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/AuronMacIntyre Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-390155 Odysee: https://odysee.com/@AuronMacIntyre:f Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auronmacintyre/

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