Former MMA fighter turned political disruptor Steve Orosco joins the show to talk flipping blue cities, taking on corrupt mayors, defunding the police fallout, Trump vs Biden 2024, sanctuary city chaos, and how fighting in Australia prepped him for the campaign trail & More • 💥 Running for Mayor of New Haven as a Republican in a Democrat stronghold • 🧠 Why wrestling creates winners (and woke culture doesn’t) • 🥊 Fighting pro MMA, losing in Australia, and the ego that cost him a KO • 🧼 Cleaning up cities filled with fentanyl, crime, and lazy public servants • 🛑 The dark side of unions, fake empathy, and empty policies • ⚖️ Black America before vs. after the Civil Rights Movement • 🇺🇸 Why sanctuary cities are destroying the country from the inside • 💡 The truth about voter turnout, school funding lies & how rigged the system really is • 🏆 His mission to become the first to flip a blue city red—and spark a national fire • 🧩 Connecting faith, fight culture, and political grit • 🔥 Why most politicians are soft—and what it’ll take to rebuild AmericaTimestamps00:00 – Who is Steve Orosco, and how did HasMedia bring him to Fireside?01:34 – What drives a man to fast every day and eat just one meal?02:18 – How did a stock market game in high school change Steve’s entire life?03:45 – What was it really like working on Wall Street—and why did he walk away?05:00 – Why does Steve believe every kid should wrestle (and liberals should’ve too)?07:49 – Are participation trophies quietly destroying American grit?09:45 – What makes wrestling the most brutally honest teacher of failure?11:00 – How did Steve’s mom go from struggling single parent to Yale graduate?14:37 – Why did Steve leave California after building a life there?16:00 – What’s the one feeling Steve says you can’t replicate outside the cage?19:12 – How did ego cost him his last pro fight in Australia?22:50 – What inspired Steve to start a black-tie MMA event—and did it work?27:50 – How did he get Mel Gibson, Steven Seagal, and ESPN to show up?30:00 – What really goes wrong behind the scenes of a luxury fight night?33:12 – Why do most influencers make terrible business partners?35:00 – How did a random gym collab turn into a 250,000 sq ft sportsplex project?39:46 – Why is Steve running for mayor of New Haven—and what’s at stake?42:30 – What’s broken in the public school system, and who’s really to blame?45:25 – How are open borders, fentanyl, and local crime all connected?50:00 – Is New Haven being neglected on purpose? Steve says yes.52:25 – Why empathy can be toxic—and what tough love really looks like in politics55:10 – What’s Steve’s boldest take on the Civil Rights Movement and black America?59:00 – Why does he believe school choice could flip cities like New Haven?1:04:35 – How does he plan to become the first to flip a blue city red?Fireside America is built for disruptors. Every episode we turn around to help the next man or woman in line. Real stories. Real action. No fluff.🎙️ Hosted by Ryan Robbins📍 Filmed at the largest outdoor podcast set in America🔗 Watch | Listen | Subscribe📲 Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/ryandrobbins/#SteveOrosco #NewHavenMayor #FiresideAmerica #WrestlingMindset #FentanylCrisis #Trump2024 #EndWokePolitics #FlipBlueCitiesRed #CombatSports #PublicSectorFraud #SanctuaryCityTruths #StopTheRot #AmericaFirst