King of Stuff
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Jon Gabriel is the undisputed king of stuff. He knows everything -- just ask him -- but is hungry to learn more. Jon chats with comedians, musicians, politicians, authors, professors and anyone else he can lure into his soundproofed bunker.
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E386. Stephen Limbaugh
September 20, 2022 19:00 - 45 minutes - 2.68 KBThe king welcomes Stephen N. Limbaugh III, a fellow Lincoln Fellow and a composer and concert pianist. Limbaugh’s compositions have been recorded by the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra and Valentina Lisitsa. His debut album, Pants, was the top-selling album of contemporary concert music on the Billboard Classical charts in 2014. As a solo pianist, his engagements include the Golden Globes, Emmys... Source
E385. David Limbaugh
September 14, 2022 21:10 - 50 minutes - 2.99 KBThe king welcomes David Limbaugh on this week’s show to discuss his latest sure-to-be-bestseller, The Resurrected Jesus: The Church in the New Testament. Co-authored with his daughter, Christen Limbaugh Bloom, the book concludes his popular Jesus series, focusing on the testimony of early Christians. David is a lawyer, political commentator, and author of ten national bestsellers (so far). Source
E384. William A. Jacobson of Legal Insurrection
September 07, 2022 00:02 - 52 minutes - 3.07 KBThe king welcomes William A. Jacobson, the founder of Legal Insurrection, to discuss “special masters,” the FBI’s raid-not-raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and the dark omens surrounding Biden’s Philadelphia speech. William Jacobson is a law professor and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. Professor Jacobson is frequently quoted in the media on political and legal topics... Source
E383. Marc Morano on ‘The Great Reset’
August 30, 2022 23:06 - 43 minutes - 2.52 KBThe king welcomes Marc Morano, publisher of ClimateDepot.com, and author of The Great Reset: Global Elites and the Permanent Lockdown. While proponents of the Great Reset push slogans like “Build Back Better,” “The Fourth Industrial Revolution,” and “A New Normal,” the Reset is nothing short of a rebranded Soviet system, threatening to strip away property rights, restrict freedom of movement and... Source
E382. Megan Basham
August 23, 2022 23:03 - 41 minutes - 2.44 KBThe king welcomes Megan Basham, culture reporter for The Daily Wire, frequent contributor to Morning Wire, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved movie critic. We talk about Megan’s battle for the soul of American Evangelicalism and its growing embrace of wokeness. Megan previously served as entertainment editor and podcast co-host for World Magazine, and has been published in The Wall Street Journal... Source
E381. Alvino-Mario Fantini: European Conservative
August 18, 2022 22:40 - 45 minutes - 2.64 KBThe King welcomes Alvino-Mario Fantini, Editor-in-Chief of The European Conservative, Europe’s premier conservative English-language quarterly journal of philosophy, politics, and the arts. His work has appeared in such publications as The American Spectator, Crisis, The New Criterion, Far Eastern Economic Review, Catholic World Report, The American Conservative, and The Wall Street Journal. Source
E380. The Trump Raid vs. Your Upcoming IRS Audit
August 10, 2022 02:17 - 31 minutes - 1.82 KBThe King calls in an audible from the Claremont Institute’s Lincoln Fellowship somewhere in SoCal. Jon talks about the FBI’s raid recession kinetic investigative foray into Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, the insanity of the political gamble, and the precedent for investigations into every ex-president going forward. Also, who’s ready for 87,000 new IRS agents?! Subscribe to the King of Stuff... Source
E379. Peter Bonilla: FIRE and Free Speech
July 27, 2022 04:06 - 53 minutes - 3.15 KBThe King welcomes Peter Bonilla, Vice President of Programs for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The organization’s mission is to “defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty.” FIRE not only educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights and promotes a culture of... Source
E378. Kurt Schlichter: ‘We’ll Be Back’
July 20, 2022 03:06 - 55 minutes - 3.28 KBThe King welcomes back Kurt Schlichter, who’s authored a new book, We’ll Be Back: The Fall and Rise of America. Kurt’s is a senior columnist for Townhall.com, an LA trial lawyer, and a retired Army Infantry colonel. We’ll Be Back tracks America’s 30-year journey from the defeat of Iraq in 1991 to the current day in 2022, walking through the causes and culprits of America’s decline while also... Source
E377. Spencer Klavan Returns
July 06, 2022 05:51 - 54 minutes - 3.19 KBThe King welcomes back Spencer Klavan, host of the Young Heretics podcast, Associate Editor for the Claremont Institute, and Features Editor of The American Mind. He just announced a new book to be released in February, How to Save the West: Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises, but I wanted to talk to him right now … and then again in February. We talk about the Left’s meltdown over the Supreme... Source
E376. Mark Paoletta on Clarence Thomas
June 29, 2022 01:13 - 57 minutes - 3.38 KBToday, the King is joined by Mark Paoletta, co-author of the new book, Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words. In the follow-up to the wildly successful documentary by the same name, the book builds on dozens of hours of groundbreaking, one-on-one interviews with Thomas to share a new, expanded account of his powerful story for the first time. Mark Paoletta worked alongside Thomas during... Source
E375. Red Wave, Red Tsunami, or Red Wedding?
June 17, 2022 02:44 - 52 minutes - 3.09 KBToday, the King wraps up the big news of the week, starting with the start of the midterm Red Wave, Biden’s incoherence on oil, and why history doesn’t have “sides.” Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Ricochet” by Preoccupations. Source
E374. Wokington Post Still Self-Destructing
June 09, 2022 01:51 - 39 minutes - 2.34 KBToday, the King wraps up the big news of the week, starting with an alleged assassination attempt on Justice Kavanaugh, the unfolding drama at the Wokington Post, and Democrats losing their minds over Biden and their doomed midterms. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Numb Bell” by Moderat. Source
E373. Rev. Robert Sirico on ‘The Economics of the Parables’
June 01, 2022 00:59 - 48 minutes - 2.84 KBToday, the King is joined by Rev. Robert Sirico, to talk about his new book, The Economics of the Parables. In it, Fr. Sirico shares the timeless economic wisdom derived from the parables of the New Testament. He is a Catholic priest, the co-founder and President Emeritus of the Acton Institute, and has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times... Source
E372. Classically Abby
May 24, 2022 23:37 - 45 minutes - 2.64 KBToday, the King is joined by Abby Roth, better known as Classically Abby, to discuss her popular YouTube channel dedicated to classic living and traditional values. We discuss why it’s important to speak your mind (even if controversial), the importance of modesty, and how her message counters the negative impact of most social media on young women. Check out Abby’s Substack here. Source
E371. Yoram Hazony on Rediscovering Conservatism
May 18, 2022 03:09 - 45 minutes - 2.66 KBYoram Hazony is the President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. In 2018, Yoram wrote The Virtue of Nationalism, which caused quite a stir yet was selected as the Conservative Book of the Year. His latest is Conservatism: A Rediscovery, released today. In it, he argues that American conservatism isn’t identical to “classical” liberalism... Source
E370. School Choice Works, with Matthew Ladner
May 11, 2022 04:03 - 41 minutes - 2.44 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes school-choice guru Dr. Matthew Ladner of the Arizona Charter School Association and Executive Editor of the weblog RedefinED. Previously Ladner served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Koch Institute and Senior Advisor for Research and Policy at Excel in Ed and Vice President of Research and Goldwater Institute. We talk about Arizona’s epic improvements in... Source
E369. SCOTUS Springs a Leak
May 05, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 1.95 KBTime for a news wrap-up with the King! We’re talking about the leaked Alito draft, how abortion will play as an issue in the midterms, Biden’s continuing polling trouble, updates from Ukraine, the Dave Chappelle case, and more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Blue” by Resplandor. Source
E368. David DesRosiers of RealClear
April 26, 2022 23:38 - 45 minutes - 2.68 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes David DesRosiers, publisher of the invaluable RealClearPolitics.com and its many sister sites. RCP has just launched two state-based verticals, RealClearFlorida and RealClearPennsylvania. David is the Founder and President of Revere Advisors and formerly served for ten years as Executive Vice President at the Manhattan Institute. We talk about the importance of these two... Source
E367. DeSantis Gets It: The Best Defense is a Good Offense
April 22, 2022 01:09 - 38 minutes - 2.27 KBThe King flies solo this week, covering all the big news. CNN+ turns into CNN-! Ron DeSantis vs. Team Rat! Kamala’s staff fleeing her clutches! And more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Sonder” by Pet Shimmers. Source
E366. A World Gone Mad
April 13, 2022 03:46 - 31 minutes - 1.83 KBDoes everything in the world feel off-kilter lately? The king flies solo this week with a news wrap-up, including Ukraine, ghost guns, inflation, Russia, Al Sharpton, CNN+, ethanol, food shortages, Shanghai, mining, green energy, dead comedians, and more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Wound Up Tight” by Tallies. Source
E365. Truth and Beauty with Andrew Klavan
April 06, 2022 00:48 - 49 minutes - 2.92 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes the great Andrew Klavan to discuss his latest book, The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus. Andrew is an internationally bestselling novelist and two-time Edgar Award-winner, Klavan is also a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute... Source
E364. Frank J. Fleming on ‘Superego: Betrayal’ and Daily Wire Kids
March 30, 2022 23:56 - 48 minutes - 2.82 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes back Frank J. Fleming to discuss his latest novel, Superego: Betrayal, the third in the Superego series. Until recently, he was a contributor to the Babylon Bee, but now is a scripted creator for The Daily Wire. Just after this interview, DW Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing announced the launch of Daily Wire Kids — the project Frank’s been working on. Frank has also written... Source
E364. Doug TenNapel
March 22, 2022 21:10 - 46 minutes - 2.72 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Doug TenNapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood, and Bigfoot Bill. He is the author and illustrator of more than 20 Graphic Novels which include Earthworm Jim The Comic, Bigfoot Bill, Nnewts, Creature Tech, Earthboy Jacobus, and Monster Zoo. He talks about being a conservative artist who speaks his mind and explains his wild success with NFTs. Source
E363. Kara Frederick
March 16, 2022 22:31 - 50 minutes - 2.97 KBThe financial world canceled Canadian truckers and now an entire country. Who’s next? The King of Stuff welcomes Kara Frederick to chat about Big Tech, Social Credit, and the tools to “cancel” people — and even countries — from the digital world. Kara is a Research Fellow in the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation. She also helped create and lead Facebook’s Global Security... Source
E362. Steven F. Hayward
February 23, 2022 22:07 - 52 minutes - 3.06 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Steven F. Hayward to discuss the continuing rifts on the right, Biden’s many failures, and GOP chances for the midterms. Steve is a senior resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, and a visiting professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy. He writes daily on Powerline Blog, hosts the Power Line podcast, and will soon release his... Source
E361. Mary Katharine Ham
February 16, 2022 00:45 - 53 minutes - 3.16 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Mary Katharine Ham to discuss Justin Trudeau’s authoritarian response to protesting truckers, the continuing collapse of Covid mandates, and how to comment on politics without alienating all your friends. Mary Katharine Ham is a journalist, author, speaker, and co-author of End of Discussion: How the Left’s Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters... Source
E360. The Day the Masks Fell
February 11, 2022 03:14 - 37 minutes - 2.19 KBJon wraps up the news of the week, talking about Blue States fleeing Covid mandates, truckers terrorizing Canadian leaders, and Biden’s continuing poll plummet. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country” by Boards of Canada. You can listen to Jon’s new show on Callin, “The Nightcap,” here. Source
E359. Gray Connolly on Russia and Ukraine
February 01, 2022 02:52 - 54 minutes - 3.17 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Gray Connolly to discuss the possible Russian invasion of Ukraine from an eastern European perspective. Gray is a Barrister in Sydney, Australia, focusing mainly on constitutional law, public law, and equity, corporations, and resources law. He served previously as a naval intelligence officer in the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean... Source
E358. Stephen Breyer, Exit Stage Left
January 27, 2022 05:52 - 36 minutes - 2.12 KBThe King of Stuff is back after surviving Omicron. Jon does a news wrap-up chatting about the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, looks at the nomination battle ahead, then covers every other story in the news, including Russia moving in on Ukraine, Neil Young vs. Spotify, the Democrats vs. Themselves. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week... Source
E357. Corey DeAngelis on School Choice
January 12, 2022 01:55 - 51 minutes - 2.99 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D., an absolute bulldog fighting for educational freedom. Corey is the national director of research at the American Federation for Children, the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at Reason Foundation. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work on education... Source
E356. Miranda Devine and the ‘Laptop from Hell’
December 16, 2021 00:55 - 45 minutes - 2.69 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Miranda Devine, author, New York Post columnist, and Fox News contributor. She wrote Laptop from Hell, a bestseller with the inside story of Hunter Biden’s laptop. The story almost derailed his father’s presidential campaign before igniting one of the greatest media and big-tech coverups in American history. Then Jon talks about continuing Covid insanity and the pressing... Source
E355. Smart ALECs with Rick Santorum, Scott Rasmussen, and More
December 03, 2021 20:33 - 59 minutes - 3.5 KBThe King of Stuff wraps up his interviews at the always smart ALEC conference in San Diego. ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets, and federalism. And boy do we have interviews: Sen. Rick Santorum, Senior Advisor... Source
E354. Smart ALECs with VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears
December 02, 2021 04:40 - 1 hour - 3.67 KBThe King of Stuff emerges from his cocoon to attend the always smart ALEC conference in San Diego. ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets, and federalism. And boy do we have interviews: Winsome Sears, Lt. Gov. Elect of Virginia Jose... Source
E353. How Russian Literature Can Save the World from Wokeness
November 18, 2021 02:17 - 45 minutes - 2.66 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Prof. Scott Yenor to discuss how Russian literature can help us oppose the woke hysteria of today. Scott is a professor of political science at Boise State University and a Washington Fellow at the Claremont Institute’s Center for the American Way of Life. His most recent book is The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies. Source
E352. Ethan Nicolle on ‘Chesterton’s Gateway’ and the Babylon Bee
November 04, 2021 02:28 - 47 minutes - 2.79 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes back Ethan Nicolle, author of the new book, Chesterton’s Gateway: 14 Essays To Get You Hooked On Chesterton. Jon and Ethan discuss the brilliance of G.K. Chesterton and cover Ethan’s work as creative director for the Babylon Bee. Ethan created the web comic Axe Cop with his little brother, and later became an animated series on FOX and FXX. His other books include Bears... Source
E351. James Poulos: Human, Forever
October 26, 2021 20:27 - 52 minutes - 3.06 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes James Poulos, author of the soon-to-be-released Human, Forever: The Digital Politics of Spiritual War. In it, he reveals how the swarm of programs and devices unleashed by our leaders has transformed our lives and defied our dreams, throwing the future into doubt. But the first generation of the digital age can retake control of our technology by restoring our full... Source
E350. ‘Rigged’ with Mark Hemingway
October 21, 2021 02:34 - 48 minutes - 2.85 KBIt’s episode 350! The King of Stuff welcomes Mark Hemingway, co-author of a new bestseller with his wife Mollie. Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections reveals how the media, big tech, and Democratic operatives manipulated coverage, Covid, and election laws to take the White House. Mark Hemingway is a senior writer at RealClearInvestigations and has been published... Source
E349. Carol Roth
October 15, 2021 02:28 - 36 minutes - 2.17 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Carol Roth, author of The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America. Carol is a “recovering” investment banker, entrepreneur, TV pundit and host, and New York Times bestselling author of The Entrepreneur Equation. She has worked in a variety of capacities across industries, including currently as an outsourced CCO... Source
E348. Donald T. Critchlow on ‘Revolutionary Monsters’
October 06, 2021 03:47 - 44 minutes - 2.61 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Donald T. Critchlow, the author of Revolutionary Monsters: Five Men Who Turned Liberation into Tyranny, just released today. Critchlow is the Katzin Family Professor at Arizona State University and the author of several other books, including In Defense of Populism: Protest and American Democracy (2020); and Republican Character: From Nixon to Reagan (2018). Source
E347. Walter Kirn
October 01, 2021 01:48 - 43 minutes - 2.53 KBThe King of Stuff welcomes Walter Kirn, the author of Blood Will Out, Up in the Air, and Thumbsucker (the last two have been made into feature films). He has also written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, GQ, New York, and Esquire, and many other publications. This year, he launched a Substack and continues to curate one of Twitter’s... Source
E346. Everything Biden Touches Dies
September 23, 2021 01:19 - 33 minutes - 1.95 KBThe King of Stuff delivers his own State of the Union address covering Biden’s failed presidency. From the economy to foreign policy, and immigration to Covid, Biden is has made a mess of everything he’s touched. Jon also warns listeners to avoid late-night lectures and reveals the secret difference between reins and whips. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the... Source
E345. The Do-Over Episode
September 15, 2021 22:24 - 35 minutes - 2.1 KBTech issues attacked The King of Stuff, scrapping the planned interview, so Jon flies solo, talking about Gen. Milley’s backchannel talks with the Chinese military, DC’s failed Covid response, and gives tribute to his favorite comedian, Norm Macdonald. Instead of recommending a song this week, Jon recommends the comic’s brilliant memoir-cum-novel, Based on a True Story. Source
E344. M. Zuhdi Jasser: 20 Years After 9/11
September 08, 2021 04:02 - 36 minutes - 2.15 KBThe King of Stuff talks with M. Zuhdi Jasser, M.D., President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy and host of the “REFORM THIS!” podcast on Blaze Radio. Dr. Jasser is a former US Navy Lieutenant-Commander, founder of Take Back Islam, Co-Founder of the Muslim Reform Movement, and Author of A Battle for the Soul of Islam. We talk about Biden’s terrible withdrawal from Afghanistan... Source
E343. David Reaboi: ‘You Need to Know What Time It Is’
August 31, 2021 23:26 - 48 minutes - 2.87 KBThe King of Stuff talks with David Reaboi, Senior Fellow with the Claremont Institute, strategic communications consultant, and national security expert. He writes at his Substack, Late Republic Nonsense, where he often invokes the phrase “You need to know what time it is.” Jon and David discuss our current political moment and the stubborn resistance of the old guard to face it. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. David picks “My Song” by Keit...
E342. Toby Harnden, Author of ‘First Casualty’
August 25, 2021 02:21 - 49 minutes - 2.88 KBThe King of Stuff talks with Toby Harnden, author of First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11, available for pre-order now. The book tells the story of Team Alpha, eight CIA officers dropped into the mountains of northern Afghanistan a month after the 9/11 attacks, to track down Al-Qaeda and stop them from infiltrating the United States again. A former foreign correspondent, Toby reported from 33 countries while based in London, Belfast, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and...
E341. Afghanistan Vet Amber Smith on the Withdrawal
August 18, 2021 03:11 - 45 minutes - 2.69 KBThe King of Stuff talks with Amber Smith, a former OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter pilot-in-command and air mission commander who flew multiple combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Amber served as Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Outreach), Special Assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and as an advisor on the Department of Veterans Affairs presidential transition team. She is also the best-selling author of Danger Close: My Epic Journey as a Combat Helicopte...
E340. A Tale of Two Governors
August 04, 2021 22:31 - 35 minutes - 2.06 KBThe King of Stuff holds a news roundup talking the Brothers Cuomo, Biden’s unconstitutional eviction moratorium, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s fight against DC, and cratering Olympics viewship. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. Today’s pick is “All the While” by Hand Habits.
E339. Gymkata!
July 29, 2021 00:31 - 38 minutes - 2.27 KBThe King of Stuff conducts a news roundup discussing the latest CDC face-plant, the Olympics, social media outrage, Pelosi’s January 6 kangaroo court, and a free-speech ruling in New Jersey. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. Today’s pick is “Superperfection” by Film School
E338. ‘Patria y Vida’: Alberto de la Cruz on the Cuban Uprising
July 21, 2021 02:50 - 44 minutes - 2.62 KBThe King of Stuff talks with Alberto de la Cruz, a Cuban American living in Miami and Managing Editor of the invaluable Babalú Blog. Alberto and his writers have tirelessly documented the uprising in Cuba that began Sunday, July 11, and continues throughout the island nation. He talks about how it began, what’s happening now, and what it will take for the decrepit Castro regime to finally fall. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. Today’s pick i...