Huckabee Guests

Brett Varvel is a director, actor, and writer who loves to play on both sides of the camera. He has over 17 years of experience in the film and television industry but has spent the better part of the past 10 years creating feature films for the Lord. Some of his most notable film credits include The War Within (co-writer, producer, director, actor), American Underdog (actor), Play The Flute (actor), and Treasure Lies (director). He is an Emmy award winning director and a two-time David Letterman Scholarship winner. Brett’s ambition and passion in life is to share the precious gospel of Christ through film, both in Christian and Secular film markets.

Brett stars and directs “Disciples in the Moonlight”   The movie takes place in the not-to-distant future after the government has banned the Bible for its “offensiveness” and replaced it with a government-approved version. A small group of Christians are recruited to smuggle God’s Word to underground churches throughout the Midwest.  With a ruthless federal agent in hot pursuit, the believers must choose between following the law or honoring and trusting God.

Brian Bates is a Nashville based comedian who tours the country performing at comedy clubs, theaters, corporate events, and churches. When not on the road, Brian joins fellow comedians Nate Bargatze and Aaron Weber as one of the hosts of the popular podcast "NateLand" which is heard by thousands of listeners each week. Brian is a clean comedian so his material is appropriate for any event. Much of his humor now focuses on what it's like becoming a first time husband at age 48 and a first time dad at 50. 

Learn more about Brian via the links to the left

Brian Hyland burst on the music scene at 16 with the #1 smash, “Itsy Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.” Since then, he’s enjoyed a long career and many hits, including the three-million selling “Gypsy Woman” and the classic ballad, “Sealed With a Kiss.” Don’t miss it on Huckabee!

After joining Fox News in 1997, Brian was soon named co-host of Fox & Friends, where he still thrives today. The show powered its way to the top spot in morning cable TV in 2000 and remains there to this day. After Fox & Friends from 6 - 9AM ET.  Kilmeade has the privilege of hosting his nationally syndicated radio show, “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Talk from 9-12 noon. The show just cracked the top ten as one of the most powerful on radio by “Talkers Magazine”.  Brian also hosts “One Nation with Brian Kilmeade” which airs on the Fox News Channel on Saturday nights at 8 PM and hosts “What Made America Great” on Fox Nation.

In 1965 while stationed in Vietnam, Chaplain Calvin McCarter had a defining moment after witnessing the hopelessness of children plagued with leprosy. As a response to their plight, he and his wife, Linda, (fondly known as Mama Linda) founded Each1 Feed1, International. Since then, Each1 Feed1 has been committed to finding creative answers for physical, mental, and spiritual hunger. After years of ministering throughout the world, God directed them to focus on two countries, Kenya and India.

Cal and Linda's son, Brigadier General Jeffrey McCarter, operates Each1 Feed1 as its Chairman, and he joins "Huckabee" this weekend to talk about the wonderful things God is doing through this organization.

Learn more about Each1 Feed1 via the links to the left.

 Brilyn Hollyhand is an 18-year-old political commentator and strategist who has captured the attention of the nation with his astute observations and exclusive interviews. As Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Truth Gazette, a conservative news service he established at the age of 11, Brilyn has proven himself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of politics. Despite his youth, Brilyn has already interviewed an impressive array of influential figures for his podcast, The Brilyn Hollyhand Show. In 2022, Brilyn earned the prestigious John Lewis National Youth Leadership Award from the National Secretaries of State Association. At the beginning of 2023, Brilyn was appointed to co-chair the Republican National Committee’s inaugural Youth Advisory Council.

Brooke Goldstein is a New York City-based human rights attorney, author, and award-winning filmmaker. She is the Executive Director and Founder of The Lawfare Project, the world’s foremost organization dedicated to enforcing and protecting the civil and human rights of the Jewish people via strategic legal actions.  

The Lawfare Project strives to achieve justice for the Jewish community while punishing and deterring acts of Jew-hatred. Clients include, among others, Jewish students and professors facing antisemitic discrimination and harassment on campus, Jewish professionals experiencing severe and institutionalized antisemitic hostility in the workplace, and companies targeted with commercial discrimination in relation to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. 

The Lawfare Project has strategically pursued over 150 legal actions in 14 countries. With just four full-time attorneys, it works with and manages an international legal network of over 800 lawyers and dozens of law firms. The network has provided over $13,000,000 worth of pro bono legal services to the Jewish community since 2010. Currently, The Lawfare Project is working on 12 legal actions with five others in the early stages. 

Brooke is also the founder of the End Jew-Hatred Movement (EJH), a grassroots civil rights movement working to eliminate Jew-hatred through peaceful direct action and education.  

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is a Hot Springs native currently serving his fifth term as representative from the Fourth District of Arkansas, having first been elected in 2014. Westerman serves on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and as Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources.  Prior to serving in Congress, Westerman was elected to two terms in the Arkansas General Assembly, where he was the state's first Republican House Majority Leader since Reconstruction following the 2013 GOP takeover of the Arkansas House of Representatives. An engineer and forester by trade, Westerman worked for 22 years at Mid-South Engineering in Hot Springs. He was named Engineer of the Year by the Arkansas Society of Professional Engineers in 2013.
 

For Bryan Ganz, a serial entrepreneur, Byrna is a passion play. Along with the rest of the Byrna management team, Mr. Ganz firmly believes that Byrna is part the solution to the current epidemic of gun violence. As a lifelong gun owner, Mr. Ganz always wondered how quick he would be to pull the trigger if confronted with a real-life threat. The answer is probably not very quick, yet he knew that any hesitation could be fatal. Many gun owners have experienced the weighty responsibility that comes with being a gun owner and have grappled with the moral dilemma it presents. He realized that there was a critical need for a non-lethal self-defense option that could effectively stop a threat at a distance. This realization was not just an opportunity to create a new product, but a calling to address a deeply felt need in our society. The development of the Byrna launcher was a labor of love, fueled by countless hours of research, testing, and refinement. Since its launch, the feedback Byrna has received from its customers has been both humbling and incredibly rewarding.

Bryan White is a CMA, ACM, and Grammy award-winning country music artist, producer, and songwriter. Throughout his prolific recording career, he's charted 21 singles, of which 6 were number 1. His hits include "So Much for Pretending," "Sittin' On Go," "I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore,” "Rebecca Lynn," "Someone Else's Star" and "From This Moment On” which he recorded with Shania Twain for her “Come On Over” album which is the biggest selling female album of all time. Bryan has sold more than 4.5 million albums. His list of honors includes a Grammy, The CMA’s 1996 Horizon Award, The Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist, CMT Awards Artist of the Year, multiple CMA and ACM Male vocalist nominations as well as Canadian Country Music Awards.