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Last week, as Israel continued to prosecute its eliminationist war against Palestinians in Gaza, an eclectic group of right-wing bigwigs gathered in Washington, DC for the fourth iteration of the National Conservatism conference — convened by Yarom Hazony, an Israeli-born writer, activist, and former speechwriter for Benjamin Netanyahu. As our gues…
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Why are American political parties so ineffectual? Why do they simuntaneous seem so frantically active and so constitutionally incapable of achieving specific goals? Why have the Democrats tended to seem listless, uncertain of their own ideological identity; while the Republicans are increasingly dominated by a radical, lunatic fringe more interest…
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Douglas Murray is an investigative journalist and the author of The Strange Death of Europe and The War on the West. Doulgas and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the reasons behind the unrest in the UK, why he supports Israel, and if the U.S. is headed for the same fate as Europe. Follow Marissa Streit on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter https://www.inst…
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Since 2019, the WEF-linked Global Alliance for Responsible Media—GARM—has worked behind the scenes to trigger a massive advertiser boycott of conservative media including Breitbart, The Daily Wire, Rumble and Elon Musk’s X by the world’s biggest brands. Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News Alex Marlow and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how GARM di…
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In this episode, your co-hosts take a harrowing journey into the life, mind, and times of J.D. Vance, the Republican senator from Ohio and current vice-presidential pick of Donald Trump. You probably were introduced to Vance as the author of Hillbilly Elegy, his 2016 memoir that attempts to explain the plight of the "white working class" in places …
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By nearly every measure, our children's mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Investigative journalist Abigail Shrier is the author of Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. Abigail and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how the mental health industry has put an entire generation of young people in distress by convincing t…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Harris Picks MN Governor for VP 13:30 - Google Loses Antitrust Case 25:04 - Censorship Regime Reloaded 35:06 - The UK Riots 46:48 - Final Thoughts With Amber Duke, Ben Weingarten, Inez Stepman and Will Chamberlain. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us…
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An extra episode for you: Sam went on Slate's What Next podcast (hosted by Mary Harris) to discuss the rise and fall of the Heritage Foundation's Trump transition project — Project 2025. Is it dead? Why did Trump's campaign resent it so much? And how much influence would its architects have in a second Trump administration? We'll back to your regul…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - Biden-Harris SCOTUS Proposals 12:11 - Kamala’s First Week on the Trail 23:41 - Childless Cat Ladies in High Office 38:15 - The Olympic Ceremony Controversy 49:33 - Final Thoughts With Amber Duke, Ben Weingarten, Inez Stepman and Will Chamberlain. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. F…
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Why have destructive ideas become so contagious? Evolutionary psychologist Gad Saad and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss why humans engage in maladaptive behaviors, why universities are the breeding grounds for bad ideas, and what are the best ways to achieve true happiness. Follow Marissa Streit on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter https://www.instagram.…
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Who are the Druze people? In the aftermath of a Hezbollah rocket attack that killed 12 children in an Israeli Druze village, PragerU CEO Marissa Streit sits with Rania Dean and Omar Nassar, members of the Druze faith, to discuss the history of the Druze people in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel, and how they have been affected by ongoing conflicts…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Biden Drops Out of the Race 24:22 - Secret Service Head Resigns 37:17 - Trump’s Nomination Acceptance Speech 50:17 - Final Thoughts With Amber Duke, Ben Weingarten, Inez Stepman and Will Chamberlain. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcont…
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DEI initiatives have emerged in business, academia, and government departments in the name of “diversity” and “inclusivity.” Bestselling author Heather Mac Donald and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how DEI policies that prioritize race and gender above merit are destroying Western Civilization by infiltrating key institutions, such as universit…
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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy In the week-and-a-half since we last offered you, our beloved subscribers, the highest quality election punditry around, a lot has happened: on the Democratic side of the ledger, "The Podcasters' Coup" succeeded and Joe Biden has stepped down as the party's presi…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - Trump Assassination Attempt 16:56 - Judge Dismisses Trump’s Classified Docs Case 33:01 - GOP Convention and Trump’s VP Pick 46:03 - Final Thoughts With Amber Duke, Ben Weingarten, Inez Stepman and Will Chamberlain. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us…
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Konstantin Kisin, satirist, author, and co-host of the Triggernometry podcast, speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about his upbringing in the USSR and post-Soviet Russia, why he considers himself politically “non-binary,” his love for Western values, and why he thinks they can save the world. Subscribe to ⁠Real Talk on YouTube: https://www.yout…
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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy Just about two weeks ago, we gave a nearly real-time reaction to Joe Biden's catastrophically inept performance in his first presidential debate against Donald Trump. The fallout has been swift but not certain—a flood of stories in the press were unleashed, givin…
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Dr. Jared Ament is a neurosurgeon who specializes in complex brain and spine surgery, using the latest technologies, including robotics. Jared and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss why grit is a “superpower,” the latest technology in neurosurgery, and the things you can do to support your brain’s health. Subscribe to ⁠Real Talk on YouTube: https:/…
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The radical shift in 2020 from classical liberalism to woke neo-Marxist ideologies like transgenderism and intersectionality is making people confused and miserable. Yoram Hazony, President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem, tells us that parents must reclaim their role in teaching children, how cultural revolution movements are reshaping America…
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We took the holiday week off, so we're sharing an episode from behind the paywall. Coming soon: new episodes on The Biden Problem, SCOTUS, and Israeli illiberalism as an inspiration for the global right. *** In this episode, from January 2024, writer Osita Nwanevu joins for a rip-roaring conversation about legendary prose stylist, "new journalist,"…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 00:54 - Presidential Debate 23:43 - SCOTUS Rules on Presidential Immunity 35:55 - SCOTUS Curbs the Administrative State 47:39 - Final Thoughts With Amber Duke, Ben Weingarten, Inez Stepman and Will Chamberlain. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natc…
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Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this premium episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy We watched it, and you probably did too. Here is our analysis of the incredibly depressing, even shocking first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. While the topic of this episode is self…
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We're joined by two experts on European politics to explain the EU parliamentary election results: David Adler, general coordinator of the Progressive International, and David Broder, historian of Italy and Europe editor at Jacobin. What do the results say about the strength of the far right in Europe? And why has Emmanuel Macron of France called s…
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Chaya Raichik and Peachy Keenan have been labeled two of the most dangerous women in America. Under the moniker “Libs of TikTok,” Chaya has exposed the agendas of the progressive left. Peachy is a former feminist who now says third-wave feminism and mainstream American culture destroy families. Chaya, Peachy, and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss …
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:06 - Open Border and Crime Wave on the Ballot 13:41 - Gov-Funded Censorship Industrial Complex 24:46 - Juneteenth and Race on the Modern Right 34:58 - Life After Dobbs 46:54 - Final Thoughts With Delano Squires, Ben Weingarten, Emma Waters and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundatio…
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Something happened to America — and to American conservatism — in the early 1990s: an unspooling, a coarsening, a turn from substance to symbol and from narrative to fragment; prevailing political myths ceased to make sense or have purchase, and nothing sufficiently capacious or legible emerged to replace them, leaving only a dank, foggy climate of…
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Are America’s intelligence agencies being used to silence citizens and influence elections? Mike Benz, Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom and a former State Department official, explains who he views as the main actors behind the industry of Big Tech censorship and what should be done to preserve freedom of speech in the U.S. Watch Re…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:03 - Biden Age Issue 12:28 - LGBT's War on Jack Phillips 25:48 - Resistance Prepares for Trump's Second Term 33:50 - Culture War Collateral Damage 46:54 - Final Thoughts With Delano Squires, Inez Feltscher, Emma Waters and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest upd…
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In this special Pride Month episode of Know Your Enemy, Matt and Sam talk to historian Neil J. Young about his new book, Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right. His absorbing account picks up in after World War II, when neither party made for a good political home for gay people, which helped make a libertarian approach to sexual politic…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:10 - The Hunter Biden Verdict 13:06 - Terrorist Sting Shows Dangers of Open Border 25:33 - Biden to Legalize Illegal Immigrants 36:59 - Cultural Chasm Between Trump and Biden Voters 48:42 - Final Thoughts With Jeremy Carl, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund B…
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Former IDF spokesperson, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Conricus served in the Israel Defense Forces for 24 years as a combat commander in Lebanon and Gaza. He is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies focused on the Middle East. PragerU CEO Marissa Streit challenges Jonathan about Israel's military response to Hamas and its…
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Dennis Prager and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit sit down with Louisiana Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley to discuss the immediate backlash following the announcement that PragerU is now in Louisiana schools. Despite the efforts of leftist organizations, media outlets, and state representatives to ban our so-called “discriminatory and antis…
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Nonie Darwish was born in Cairo and raised in the Gaza Strip under Egyptian rule. Her father Lt. Col. Mustafa Hafaz led the fedayeen militants whose mission was to destroy Israel and kill Jews. Nonie grew up believing that Israelis were evil enemies of Islam but came to realize she had been indoctrinated as a child. Nonie and her daughter Shireen S…
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Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this premium episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy Matt and Sam break down the Trump guilty verdict—what happened during the trial, why the jury might have reached the decision they did, how Republicans and the right reacted, and the ways it all could matter…
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PragerU CEO Marissa Streit is joined by State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley to announce our special partnership with the state of Louisiana. Students in Louisiana schools now have the opportunity to learn from PragerU’s wholesome, patriotic, and age-appropriate content. Marissa and Dr. Brumley discuss the warm welcome PragerU receive…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 00:59 - Trump Trial 12:14 - Gov Censorship Collusion Takes a Blow at SCOTUS 22:47 - Alito Flag Story 33:46 - Immigration and Election Non-Integrity 44:54 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest …
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Historian Tim Barker and editor/organizer Ben Mabie join to discuss a thrilling episode in the history of American labor. Barker and Mabie are two co-hosts of Fragile Juggernaut, a Haymarket Originals podcast exploring the history, politics, and strategic lessons of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (or CIO). Along with co-hosts Alex Press, …
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - ICC Goes After Netanyahu 14:25 - US Reacts to Death of Iran's President 25:06 - US Households Treading Water Under Biden 37:25 - Butker Commencement Speech Firestorm 48:53 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund Burke F…
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Historian David Austin Walsh joins to discuss his excellent new book Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right — a fascinating re-description of the relationship between the far right and the American conservative movement from the 1930s to the end of the Cold War. How did figures like William F. Buckley, Jr. relate to figure…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - Trump Trial in New York 13:00 - Biden and Trump Agree to Debate 24:01 - Biden Admin Forces Hospitals and Businesses to Affirm Trans 37:43 - The State of Cancellation 48:53 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Amber Duke. Produced by the Edmund Burke F…
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Fentanyl is the number one killer of Americans 18 to 45. What can people do to educate themselves and their loved ones about the dangers of fentanyl? PragerU CEO Marissa Streit is joined by Dr. Michael Jensen and border intelligence expert Jaeson Jones, who have both been personally affected by the fentanyl epidemic, to separate fact from fiction a…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:20 - Israel Defies International Pressure in Rafah 14:46 - Hamas Infowar is the Method in Campus Madness 27:39 - ILL-Conceived Antisemitism Bill 38:00 - Chicago Clears its Migrants for the DNC 49:39 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Amber Duke. Produced…
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Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is an international attorney and the founder of Shurat HaDin – Israeli Law Center. She has been leading the legal fight against terrorist organizations and state sponsors of terror in courts around the world. Nitsana and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the unconventional strategy of bankrupting terrorism through the court…
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Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon to listen to this premium episode, and all of our bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy Matt and Sam gab about "The Incomparable Mr. Buckley," a new PBS documentary on William F. Buckley Jr., which features Matt Sitman (!) as a talking head — along with a rogue's gallery of KYE friends and form…
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Palestinian Aiman Abu Suboh grew up in Gaza, suffered a horrific childhood, and had personal experiences in a Palestinian jail before moving to Israel and converting to Judaism. Now going by Dor Shachar, he sits with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to share his powerful testimony, which gives just a glimpse into the reality of what life is like for peop…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Ivy League Encampments 13:33 - States and Orgs Launch Lawsuit Against Title IX Revisions 24:26 - Speech Police Strikes Back 35:40 - Trump and DeSantis Bury the Hatchet 45:59 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and Emma Waters. Produced by the Edmund Burk…
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Former Hawaii Congresswoman #TulsiGabbard was a rising star in the Democratic Party until she questioned the positions and policies of the Washington elites. In 2022, she left the party and is now sounding the alarm that unless America stops its descent into leftism, it will be lost forever. In a candid discussion, PragerU CEO Marissa Streit asks T…
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This conversation is a little different. We wanted to take a break from the election-year political jousting to talk to the poet Christian Wiman about Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair, one of the most singular books published in recent memory—part memoir, part commonplace book, part poetry collection. As with his previous My Bright A…
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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Foreign Aid Package clears the Senate 12:27 - Columbia University Held Hostage by Pro-Hamas Protesters 30:30 - Biden's Admin Redefines Title ix 44:21 - Biden's EEOC Sues Convenience Stores for Discrimination 54:22 - Final Thoughts With Will Chamberlain, Inez Feltscher, Ben Weingarten and …
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