Best Statesmen Media Podcasts (2024)

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The Not-So-Conservative Supreme Court Guts the First Amendment 11:44

7m ago11:44

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In this bonus episode, Josh explains yesterday's disastrous Supreme Court decision in Murthy v. Missouri, an important case involving Big Tech and free speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Ep 129: Frank Gavin on Nuclear Strategy and Ukraine (War in Ukraine #2) 53:21

1d ago53:21

53:21

Frank Gavin, the Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and inaugural director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS and contributor to War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World, joins the show to talk about nuclear strategy and the war in Ukraine. ▪️ Times • 01:36 Introduction • 0…

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Joe Biden’s Lawless, Immoral, and Asinine Executive Amnesty 40:18

2d ago40:18

40:18

Josh explains why President Biden's latest political stunt, a massive executive amnesty, is not merely wrong and unjust—it is the kind of act we would expect of a monarch or king. Our Constitution was drafted to preclude such flagrant abuses of power. Josh also previews this Thursday's first presidential debate and explains exactly what President T…

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Biden's Lawless Mass Amnesty (Feat: Senator Rick Scott) 11:25

5d ago11:25

11:25

Senator Rick Scott joins Josh to discuss Joe Biden's latest attempt to garner votes with his executive order granting mass amnesty to over 500,000 illegal immigrants. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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How Durable Is the U.S.-Israel Relationship? (Feat. Rabbi Pesach Wolicki) 33:14

7d ago33:14

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In this bonus episode, Josh is joined by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, host of "Eyes On Israel" on Real America's Voice and the "Shoulder to Shoulder" podcast, to discuss Jewish-Christian relations, U.S.-Israel relations, the prospects for GOP inroads this fall among American Jews, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr…

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Ep 128: Stephen Kotkin on Russia and Ukraine (War in Ukraine #1) 58:38

8d ago58:38

58:38

Stephen Kotkin, Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and contributor to War in Ukraine: Conflict, Strategy, and the Return of a Fractured World, joins the show to talk about the war in Ukraine and what the endgame might look like. ▪️ Times • 02:24 Introduction • 05:09 Four victories • 11:48 “Winning only on Twitter” • 22:36 10/7 and U…

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America Is Failing Its Jews—and Therefore Failing All of Us 39:57

9d ago39:57

39:57

Josh obliterates federal and local law enforcement for inadequately protecting American Jews as Hamas-supporting jihadists run amok in our streets, explains the significance of the historic Hunter Biden guilty verdict and what we can expect in sentencing, and excoriates the Left's latest idiotic disinformation operation waged against the U.S. Supre…

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Ep 127: Robert Blackwill & Richard Fontaine on the Failed Pivot to Asia 54:08

15d ago54:08

54:08

Robert Blackwill & Richard Fontaine, authors of Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power, join the show to talk about America’s failed pivot to Asia and why they think it still needs to happen. ▪️ Times • 01:59 Introduction • 03:10 Was the pivot serious? • 07:40 Absent compulsion • 13:25 War in Europe? • 22:46 Changes to the …

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Palestinian Statehood Is Diplomatic DEI (Feat. David Christopher Kaufman) 24:07

15d ago24:07

24:07

David Christopher Kaufman, editor and columnist for the New York Post, joins Josh to discuss his latest column for The Telegraph, in which he argues that the global push for a new Palestinian-Arab state is simply "diplomatic DEI." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…

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Everyone Knows Joe Biden Is Horrible. But Democrats Are Stuck With Him. 40:26

16d ago40:26

40:26

Josh welcomes our latest radio affiliate (NewsRadio 610 WIOD in South Florida) before explaining why Democrats, despite all the disastrous polling, are still stuck with Joe Biden as their 2024 presidential nominee. They have painted themselves into an intersectional corner from which they will not be able to escape. Josh also unpacks Biden's bogus …

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Israel, the West’s Front Line Against Barbaric Jihad (Feat. MK Dan Illouz) 29:03

20d ago29:03

29:03

In this bonus episode, Josh interviews Likud MK Dan Illouz, one of the youngest members of the Israeli legislature and a powerful voice in defense of U.S.-Israel relations and Western civilization. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Ep 126: Michel Paradis on D-Day and Eisenhower 49:36

22d ago49:36

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Michel Paradis—litigator, national security law scholar, and author of The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower—joins the show to talk about D-Day and the man behind the invasion, Dwight Eisenhower. ▪️ Times • 01:49 Introduction • 01:56 “Wildly under appreciated” • 05:17 Upbringing • 11:40 Seeing the world as…

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Post-Trump Verdict, Will the American Right Finally Wake Up? 40:19

23d ago40:19

40:19

Josh Hammer breaks down everything you need to know about the broader context, the law, the optics, and the politics of the first-ever criminal conviction of a former president of the United States. And perhaps most important: How in the world should the Right respond? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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It’s Hammertime! 40:18

29d ago40:18

40:18

In this special episode, Josh blisters through one long "Hammertime" takedown of all the latest woke, far-left insanity wreaking havoc upon the American people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Ep 125: Nick Bunker on America and the Early Cold War 52:30

29d ago52:30

52:30

Nick Bunker, journalist and author of In the Shadow of Fear: America and the World in 1950, joins the show to talk about the first decade of the Cold War. ▪️ Times • 01:36 Introduction • 02:26 Countdown to war • 05:17 Biden and Truman • 09:05 A failure of American policy? • 13:09 Present at the Creation • 21:16 Stalin’s view of the world • 25:50 St…

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BONUS EPISODE: Staying Safe From the Monsters in Our Midst (Feat. John Cardillo) 24:55

1M ago24:55

24:55

John Cardillo, veteran conservative commentator and long-time NYPD officer, joins Josh to discuss recent revelations about radical mosques and imams in Florida—as well as what can be done nationally to secure the American people from the Islamist monsters in our midst. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

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Ep 124: Shane Brennan on Xenophon and Leadership 45:38

1M ago45:38

45:38

Shane Brennan, Associate Professor of History and Classics at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh and author of Xenophon's Anabasis: A Socratic History, joins the show to talk about why the Anabasis remains an important part of the Western canon of military writing. ▪️ Times • 01:30 Introduction • 02:05 Dubai to Bangladesh • 05:37 Xenophon…

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The DEI Fraud and Restoring Sanity on Campus (Feat. Rep. Mike Lawler) 40:11

1M ago40:11

40:11

Josh explains the curious case of serial corporate fraudster and DEI huckster Barbara Furlow-Smiles before being joined by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) for a conversation about the Left's myriad woke overreaches, recent Republican gains in New York State, and the fight to restore sanity on campus amidst debilitating pro-Hamas anarchy. See Privacy Poli…

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Ep 123: Sergey Radchenko on Soviet Motivations in the Cold War 49:32

1M ago49:32

49:32

Sergey Radchenko, Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and author of To Run the World: The Kremlin's Cold War Bid for Global Power, joins the show to talk about the strategic aims of the U.S.S.R. during the Cold War and how the Soviets attempted to run the world. ▪️ Times • 01:17 In…

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The Making of a Banana Republic 40:34

1M ago40:34

40:34

Josh unpacks and excoriates the Democrat-Lawfare Complex's outrageous prosecutions against former President Trump, makes his case for why Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) should be Trump's veep pick, praises University of Florida President Ben Sasse for his outstanding leadership amidst this terrifying moment of raging pro-Hamas anarchy, and more. See Priv…

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Ep 122: Mike Gallagher and Matt Pottinger on a Victory Strategy for China 36:30

2M ago36:30

36:30

Mike Gallagher and Matt Pottinger join the show to discuss their recent Foreign Affairs essay on the need for a victory strategy in America’s cold war with China. ▪️ Times • 01:53 Introduction • 03:25 Meeting in Iraq • 07:43 “There are bad guys…” • 13:15 Why detente isn’t working • 23:45 Real statesmanship? • 32:12 Rearm/Reduce/Recruit • 35:20 TikT…

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What To Do About America’s Debilitating Jihad-Anarchy Problem 40:14

2M ago40:14

40:14

In this episode, Josh breaks down all you need to know about the anarchic, pro-Hamas infestation now dominating American university campuses—and increasingly, our public squares and city streets as well. What in the world is going on right now? How did we get to this tragic point? What can be done about this insanity? All that and more in today's e…

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Restore Order and Crush the Campus Jihadist Thugs 40:21

2M ago40:21

40:21

Josh blasts the wretched pro-Hamas anarchy now taking over university campuses, updates us on the state of the Democrats' lawfare against Donald Trump, issues some cautionary words for some of his fellow conservatives, and ridicules the latest woke leftist insanity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht…

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Ep 121: Andy Lowery on Drones and Directed Energy 47:59

2M ago47:59

47:59

Andy Lowery, CEO of EPIRUS and a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander, joins the show to talk about directed energy weapons on the modern battlefield. ▪️ Times • 01:45 Introduction • 02:02 Before EPIRUS • 06:29 Drones on the battlefield • 13:30 Current countermeasures • 19:40 An answer for autonomy • 21:32 How does it all work? • 29:54 Beam specs…

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Who’s Afraid of Anti-White Racism? (Feat. Jeremy Carl) 29:59

2M ago29:59

29:59

Jeremy Carl, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, joins Josh to discuss his brand-new controversial book out this week, The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Ep 120: Iskander Rehman on the Emperor Tiberius and American Primacy 44:12

2M ago44:12

44:12

Iskander Rehman, Ax:son Johnson Fellow at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Kissinger Center and author of Iron Imperator: Roman Grand Strategy Under Tiberius, joins the show to talk about the military career and statecraft of Tiberius and what his career has to teach us today. ▪️ Times • 02:32 Introduction • 03:29 The Pentagon and Rome • 07:29 Why Tiberius? …

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From Firebrand to Statesman: A Conversation With Sen. Ted Cruz 40:23

2M ago40:23

40:23

Josh is joined by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) for a conversation about his senatorial evolution from conservative firebrand to bipartisanship-minded statesman, the 2020 book they wrote together on the U.S. Supreme Court and which current Court cases are worth tracking, and the Democratic Party's total abandonment of the state of Israel. See Privacy Poli…

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Passover and Redemption in Our Own Time (Feat. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor) 33:37

2M ago33:37

33:37

Josh is joined by American Faith Coalition Director Rabbi Pinchas Taylor for a wide-ranging conversation about Jewish particularism and moral universalism, the impending Passover holiday and the importance of redemption for every new generation, how American history is steeped in biblical allegory, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19…

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Ep 119: Yaroslav Trofimov on the War in Ukraine 45:15

2M ago45:15

45:15

Yaroslav Trofimov, chief foreign-affairs correspondent at The Wall Street Journal and author of Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence, joins the show to talk about the early days of Russia’s war in Ukraine, how the battlefield has evolved, and where the war may be headed. ▪️ Times • 01:48 Introduction • 02:…

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Tucker Carlson Becomes a PLO Propagandist 40:16

2M ago40:16

40:16

Josh condemns Tucker Carlson's obtuse interview that doubled as idiotic PLO/Hamas propaganda, gives his blistering take on recent "Death to America" chants in Dearborn, Mich., explains why the commencement of Donald Trump's first criminal trial is a tragic point of no return for the United States, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p…

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Ohio’s Fight for Civilizational Sanity (Feat. Attorney General Dave Yost) 17:36

3M ago17:36

17:36

Josh is joined by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for a wide-ranging conversation about former President Trump's immunity case now pending before SCOTUS, how red-state attorneys general are keeping the Biden administration in line, Ohio's fight to defend children from the predations of transgender activists, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://…

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Ep 118: Michael Doran on Is Hamas Winning? 36:42

3M ago36:42

36:42

Michael Doran, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East at the Hudson Institute and co-host of the podcast Counterbalance, joins the show to talk about the Israel-Hamas war and the broader regional competition with Iran. ▪️ Times • 02:04 Introduction • 04:01 Is Hamas winning? • 10:29 Fighting the clocks • 1…

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John Eastman and the Left’s War on the Legal Profession 40:20

3M ago40:20

40:20

In this episode, Josh excoriates the continued persecution of legal scholar and ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman, explains why the outrage over World Central Kitchen aid workers' deaths in Gaza is largely unjustified, unpacks the Florida Supreme Court's big recent moves on abortion, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Californ…

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Ep 117: Shlomo Brody on the Ethics of War 45:41

3M ago45:41

45:41

Rabbi Shlomo Brody, executive director of Ematai and author of Ethics of Our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality, joins the show to talk about the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and the Jewish tradition of military ethics. ▪️ Times • 01:28 Introduction • 04:04 Just war • 07:27 The Bible as a framework • 13:34 International service • 1…

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Ronna McDaniel’s NBC Ouster Highlights Everything Wrong With Liberal Media 40:21

3M ago40:21

40:21

In this jam-packed episode, Josh explains what Gov. Ron DeSantis has been up to in Florida (namely, winning), gives his take on the Candace Owens/Daily Wire saga, blasts NBC News for caving to its whiny on-air liberal talent, and urges all consumers of social media to unplug for a bit and go touch some grass. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…

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John Adams’ Timeless Lesson on the Rule of Law (Feat. Lee Habeeb) 23:21

3M ago23:21

23:21

Lee Habeeb, host of the nationally syndicated "Our American Stories" radio show, rejoins Josh to discuss his recent essay on John Adams' principled legal defense of the redcoats during the Boston Massacre of 1770—and why it is still so relevant today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com…

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Ep 116: David Stahel on Guderian and Hitler’s Panzer Generals 1:03:04

3M ago1:03:04

1:03:04

David Stahel, associate professor of history at the University of New South Wales and author of Hitler's Panzer Generals: Guderian, Hoepner, Reinhardt and Schmidt Unguarded, joins the show to talk about Heinz Guderian, the myth and the man. ▪️ Times • 01:38 Introduction • 02:57 Diving into the letters • 08:43 Debunking • 15:30 A sinister figure • 1…

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Tish James’ Un-American Persecution of Donald Trump 40:23

3M ago40:23

40:23

Josh unpacks the latest updates in New York Attorney General Tish James's Stalinist persecution of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization on bogus "fraud" charges, analyzes Texas's legal battle to protect its sovereignty at the southern border, provides an update on President Joe Biden's increasingly brazen war on Israel and Prime Minister Benjami…

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Ep 115: Stephen Robinson on the Case against John Boyd 56:07

3M ago56:07

56:07

Stephen Robinson, author of The Blind Strategist: John Boyd and the American Art of War, joins the show to talk about Boyd, the man who developed the concept of “maneuver warfare,” and what Boyd may have gotten wrong. ▪️ Times • 01:21 Introduction • 02:24 “A genuine polymath” • 04:20 The OODA Loop • 07:39 J.F.C. Fuller and B.H. Liddell Hart • 13:28…

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Yes, We Should Obviously Ban TikTok 40:26

3M ago40:26

40:26

Josh applauds the House's recent overwhelming vote to force ByteDance to divest TikTok, shares the good news of his forthcoming book project, explains the mistaken nature of Pope Francis's recent comments on divine retribution, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-no…

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Ep 114: Eric Edelman on the Foundations of Nuclear Strategy (New Makers of Modern Strategy #11) 56:41

4M ago56:41

56:41

Eric Edelman, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Ambassador to Turkey and Finland, joins the show to talk about how nuclear strategic thinking began and how those debates resonate today. ▪️ Times • 01:47 Introduction • 02:45 Oppenheimer’s Borden in reality • 07:00 Brodie and The Absolute Power • 11:12 Deterrence before Hiroshima • 13:…

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The Democratic Party Hates Democracy 40:26

4M ago40:26

40:26

Josh blasts Democrats and liberal elites for undermining democracy at every turn, calls out those same elites for being out-of-touch with the American people when it comes to immigration, explains how the Obama-era Democratic Party coalition is collapsing before our eyes, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv…

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Ep 113: Rebeccah Heinrichs on Today’s Crisis of American Deterrence 43:32

4M ago43:32

43:32

Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative, joins the show to talk about the state of U.S. deterrence of Russia, Iran, and China—and what Washington could be doing better. ▪️ Times • 01:42 Introduction • 02:18 Conventional and strategic deterrence • 04:06 A failure of strategic dete…

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SCOTUS Is Now Front and Center for the 2024 Presidential Election 40:42

4M ago40:42

40:42

Josh explains all you need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court expediting its hearing on former President Trump's claim of immunity in Jack Smith's election case, gives his hot take on Mitch McConnell finally stepping aside as Senate GOP leader, explains the recent media-manufactured IVF "controversy" in Alabama, and more. See Privacy Policy at ht…

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Ep 112: Paul Scharre on AI 101 49:44

4M ago49:44

49:44

Paul Scharre, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies at CNAS and author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, joins the show to talk about how AI will change the battlefield. ▪️ Times • 01:38 Introduction • 01:54 Becoming a Ranger • 03:48 A defining moment • 07:25 A historical parallel for AI • 11:16 Hardware…

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Mount Sinai and the Origins of Western Civilization (Feat. Rabbi Zvi Drizin) 32:32

4M ago32:32

32:32

Josh is joined by Rabbi Zvi Drizin of The Intown Chabad of Dallas, Texas, for a wide-ranging discussion about faith, the origins of Western civilization, what traditional religion says about the thorny intersection of liberty and the common good, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art1…

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Lessons From Washington, Lincoln, and Other Presidential Greats (Feat. Lee Habeeb) 40:31

4M ago40:31

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Josh is joined by Lee Habeeb, frequent Newsweek contributor and host of the syndicated "Our American Stories" radio show, to discuss the amazing legacy and accomplishments of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as well as what we can learn from our greatest presidents at a time of such polarization and rancor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19…

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The Senate Must Hold a Prompt Impeachment Trial for Alejandro Mayorkas 17:05

4M ago17:05

17:05

In this bonus episode of "The Josh Hammer Show," Josh explains the constitutional basis for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' recent impeachment in the House and urges the Senate to hold a prompt trial—no matter what a whip count might suggest about its low likelihood of success. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p…

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Ep 111: Prit Buttar on the Siege of Leningrad and War in the East 1:07:11

4M ago1:07:11

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Prit Buttar, historian and author of To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941–42, joins the show to talk about the siege of Leningrad and about the nature of war on the Eastern Front. ▪️ Times • 01:56 Introduction • 02:10 A familiar story • 06:09 Themes of the Eastern Front • 13:19 From Tsar to Stalin to Putin • 11:10 Barbarosa • 19:45 An immense scale • …

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The True Meaning of Political Statesmanship (Feat. Johnny Burtka) 28:27

4M ago28:27

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Johnny Burtka, president of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, joins Josh to discuss the launch of his brand-new book, Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill, and the lessons that contemporary leaders can learn from our forebears in the Western tradition. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr…

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