Huckabee Guests

Betsy DeVos has decades of experience in the education freedom trenches. She served as education secretary in the Trump administration, and she says the time has come for a new approach to American education. We've tried throwing truckloads of money at schools, that didn’t make them open any sooner during the pandemic; we tried banning poisonous ideologies like critical race theory, but that's not stopping radicals from trying to indoctrinate our kids. So maybe the answer is educational FREEDOM! Secretary DeVos joins "Huckabee" to detail the ideas from her fantastic new book, HOSTAGES NO MORE, to give students, parents, and teachers more education freedom.

Learn more about Betsy DeVos and her book HOSTAGES NO MORE via the links to the left.

Billy Dean is a Grammy-winning country artist with 16 hit singles, including 5 Number Ones. His classic “Somewhere in My Broken Heart” was named ACM’s Song of the Year. His first new album in a decade is called “The Rest of It’s Mine.” The last time he was here, he lost his voice. Let’s see if he’s found it yet. Don’t miss Billy Dean!

Learn more about Billy and his new album via the links to the left.

Two-time Dove Award winner Billy Gaines has inspired audiences worldwide for more than four decades, spreading the gospel in song through television, radio, albums, and live performances, including multiple national Promise Keepers Conferences. A masterful performer, he has a unique vocal style that spans musical genres and has been described as “smooth, captivating, and anointed.”  One of Billy’s most recent accomplishments is his singing/acting role in the new Kathie Lee Gifford movie “The Way” as the character Moses, singing the song “The God of The How and When” which premiered September 1, 2022. He also became a published author with his first book “ Other Side of This Trial” My Story, His Plan, His Hand released November 28,2023.

At 19 years old, Blake Brewer was on a family vacation in Hawaii when one of the best moments of his life turned tragic.  He was snorkeling with his dad when they got separated in rough waters.  By the time he was able to get back to his dad, he was underwater and unconscious. He got him back to shore, but it was too late. His dad had drowned.  Only hours after his dad’s death, while questioning how he was going to make it without him, Brewer’s mom found a letter in his dad’s briefcase that he had written to his children. “Apparently my dad had been working on this letter for several months, having no idea he was about to die,” founder of The Legacy Letter Challenge, Blake Brewer, says. “So, I’m reading this letter and I felt so loved that my dad would put on paper and take the time to do that, how he feels about us, and give us some advice, and write this letter.”  He says the letter was exactly what he needed in that moment and helped him get through that time in his life. He says it gave him hope and direction and helped him know he was going to make it.  Blake is on a mission to help 1 million dads and moms write at least one well written, meaningful, lasting Legacy Letter to their children. Blake has a wonderful wife and loves being a father to his three children, all under 8. As he leads his family, he draws from many mentors, but none more important than his late father, Larry Brewer.

You’ve seen Blake Vogt on such hit shows as “America’s Got Talent” and “Penn and Teller: Fool Us.” He’s not only one of the world’s best sleight of hand magicians, he creates new illusions for stars like David Copperfield and David Blaine, and major movies like the “Now You See Me” series. Watch Huckabee to see the astounding Blake Vogt!

Learn more about Blake Vogt via the links to the left.

Bob is a professional comedy juggling and variety entertainer living in Cambridge Ontario. In show business full time since 1995, Bob won the Canadian Juggling Championships that same year.

In high school, Bob was inspired by a juggling classmate and taught himself to juggle with tennis balls. Since then, he has learned advanced juggling, unicycling, balancing skills and performance techniques. His passion for performing and the art of juggling continued to develop during 5 years of post-secondary education, earning a diploma from the Baptist Leadership Education Centre in Toronto and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University. After university, he volunteered for seven months in Lithuania with IFES, the European version of Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship.

Following his return to Canada, he began performing full time. In the 1990s, he performed at many fairs, festivals and private events, as well as at every major Busking Festival in Canada. In 2000, he started performing on cruise ships 20 weeks a year for Holland America, Disney, Cunard, Royal Caribbean, Princess and Celebrity. He continues to make a living today in part with headline performances on cruise ships as well as corporate & special events, as well as at church and ministry events.

 He is now among one of the few performers left in North America performing authentic plate spinning, their signature piece.

Bob’s unique, timeless, comedic style engages audiences in uproarious laughter, inspires with simple truth and always leaves people wanting more. Of his rousing standing ovation performance on America’s Got Talent, Howard Stern said, “You wowed us!” Howie Mandell said, “I liked your character! I liked your voice! I like you!” He’s left lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies like General Mills, Cargill, Sonic and American Family Insurance. He’s received accolades from Comcast, Sony, and EMI. And he’s helped countless non profits like The American Cancer Society, The American Brain Tumor Association, Children’s Hospitals, and United Way. Recently Bob joined forces with top Hollywood stars in the Not For Sale campaign to end human trafficking. His performance won a coveted Clio, the top award in American advertising.

Two weeks ago, Vladimir Putin began his vicious assault on the country of Ukraine, and its people. Bob Thomas is an American ex-pat who made Ukraine his home for the last 6 years. That is, until Russian forces began shelling civilian targets throughout the country. When those air raid sirens went off, Bob and now nearly 2 million others, knew it was time to get out. About a week and a half ago, he was in Ukraine, trying to get out of harm’s way. With his harrowing story of escape from the country he called his second home, join us this weekend welcoming Bob Thomas to the show — and back home to the USA.

Bob Zany has been had more than a thousand TV appearances, including co-hosting the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, the hit streaming series “Casino Boss,” and his DryBar Comedy special, “I Think I Handled That Well,” and his hilarious topical comedy series, “The Zany Report.”

Learn more about Bob Zany by clicking the globe and social media icons to the left. 

Bonnie-Jill Laflin is a trailblazing sports broadcaster, philanthropist, and TV personality. With a determined spirit and an unwavering passion for sports, she has carved a remarkable career path, becoming a prominent figure in the sports industry.  The first and only female NBA scout, holding the front office executive position with the Los Angeles Lakers, Bonnie-Jill holds many “firsts” throughout her prolific career. She’s the first woman to dance at a professional level for three teams, in two sports, starting with the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, and moving to the NFL for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys. She is the first female to be awarded six championship rings in two professional sports, earning a Super Bowl ring during her time cheering for the 49ers, and five NBA championship rings as an executive for the Lakers. Most recently, Bonnie-Jill adds a new “first” to her repertoire as co-host of the brand-new “Women’s Western Sports Roundup” on the Cowgirl Channel.  Outside of her professional endeavors, Bonnie-Jill is a committed philanthropist that actively supports numerous charitable endeavors that champion the welfare of animals and U.S. Veteran's rights – causes that are near and dear to her heart. She is the founder of Hounds and Heroes and Horses, a non-profit that pairs rescue dogs as service and therapy dogs with wounded warriors and veterans, as well as rescue horses as equine therapy for our service members and sponsoring retreats. Working to improve the lives of veterans, she has traveled to military bases across the country and abroad on 19 USO tours, including visits to bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In her latest book, In a League of Her Own: Celebrating Female Firsts in Sports shares the stories of nineteen impactful women in sports, including Billie Jean King, Danica Patrick, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Laila Ali, Jeanie Buss, and Mary Lou Retton. These iconic women open up to Bonnie-Jill Laflin, herself a trailblazer as the first and only female NBA scout, about the sobering realities females face in the sports world and the many obstacles they had to overcome. But they also celebrate the amazing support they received from colleagues, friends, family, and the women who came before them, and impart their own desires to inspire young women through their stories.  Bonnie-Jill will also discuss her non-profit Hounds and Heroes and Horses.