Samantha Jade Wooldrik
Podcaster
Samantha Jade Wooldrik is an Iowa-based water operator, botanist, aquarist, and political commentator. She is the host of Shades of Jade Podcast, a right-leaning political show that delivers weekly summaries of current events, interviews, and bonus episodes on true crime, hauntings, and other offbeat topics. She holds a BA in Earth Science and an MS in Water Resource Policy & Management. Married and sharing her home with her husband, severe macaw, cats, aquariums, and hundreds of plants, she also somehow finds time to travel and record adventures through photography.
May 13, 2026
World Ablaze Meets Shades of Jade: Iran Chaos, Podcast Wars, Midterms, and Taking Back Control
I sat down with Samantha Jade Waldrick as a guest on her show the 'Shades of Jade' podcast and we went deep—no scripts, no bullshit, just real talk about how we both got into this game. I walked through my journey: 27 years building businesses in the entertainment world, producing events and concerts, then COVID hits, the industry shuts down, and I’m watching people get behind mics spouting half-truths and headlines without doing the homework. That frustration lit the fuse that ignited and...
Guest: Samantha Jade Wooldrik