Matt Lewis and the News
771 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 376 ratingsMatt Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail. On this podcast, Matt and his guests engage in thoughtful, long-form discussions about politics, culture, history, public policy, and the news—all in a civil and respectful manner.
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Josh Kraushaar on Trump’s Last Day
January 19, 2021 19:55 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBJosh Kraushaar is the political editor for National Journal, and pens the weekly “Against the Grain” column. During this podcast, he talks about Trump's last day as president—and what to expect from a Joe Biden administration. He also talks about how Washington, DC, has become a fortress, and the problem with our current rural/urban political divide.
Mike Murphy on the Senate Impeachment Trial
January 15, 2021 20:07 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBGOP strategist Mike Murphy joins the podcast to talk about the MAGA insurrection, as well as whether there's a chance of getting 17 Republicans to vote to convict Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate.
David French on Why Only the Church Can Truly Defeat a Christian Insurrection
January 13, 2021 19:11 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBDavid French, editor of The Dispatch and columnist for Time, talks with Matt about his column, Why Only the Church Can Truly Defeat a Christian Insurrection.
Dr. Thomas Geisbert on The COVID-19 Vaccines
January 12, 2021 21:27 - 39 minutes - 30.8 MBWorld-renowned Ebola researcher at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Dr. Thomas Geisbert, talks about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Trevor Moawad on Eliminating Negativity
January 08, 2021 14:45 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBTrevor Moawad is a renowned Mental Conditioning expert and strategic advisor to some of the world’s most elite performers. During this podcast, he talks with Matt about how to remove negativity from your life, and other lessons from his book It Takes What It Takes: How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life.
Olivia Troye on Mike Pence and The GOP’s Future
January 06, 2021 17:53 - 53 minutes - 45.9 MBOlivia Troye, who worked as homeland security, counterterrorism and coronavirus adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, talks about her background as a Republican, why she supported Joe Biden for president, and what it was like working for Mike Pence.
Tim Carney on How Trump Corrupts Republicans
January 04, 2021 19:13 - 37 minutes - 31.5 MBTim Carney, author of Alienated America, talks about his latest Washington Examiner column, "Trump Corrupts." He also discusses why the very things that bring us joy (community and purpose) put us at the greatest risk for COVID-19 exposure.
Nuking The Moon
December 29, 2020 14:52 - 21 minutes - 39.9 MBVince Houghton, Historian and Curator at the International Spy Museum, talks about his book, Nuking The Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left On The Drawing Board. (This episode was originally broadcast on May 14, 2019.)
Octavio Cesar Martinez on Forgiveness
December 28, 2020 12:05 - 42 minutes - 36.5 MBAuthor and speaker Octavio Cesar Martinez talks about his memoir, It Was a Beautiful Day When My Father Died, which recounts his journey of grief, acceptance, and forgiveness.
David Frum on Reagan, Writing, and Trump
December 17, 2020 19:16 - 52 minutes - 45.6 MBDavid Frum, staff writer for the Atlantic and former George W. Bush speechwriter, returns to the podcast to discuss whether surviving Trump means American Democracy was strong, or just lucky. He also discusses why Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump were so different, his thoughts about the status of COVID-19, and his process as a political writer.
Thomas Ricks on What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans
December 14, 2020 10:53 - 46 minutes - 37.7 MBThomas E. Ricks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, talks about his new book, First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.
Katie Herzog on Where Have All The Lesbians Gone?
December 10, 2020 21:08 - 31 minutes - 27.6 MBKatie Herzog, co-host of the Blocked and Reported podcast, returns to talk about her essay, Where Have All The Lesbians Gone? She also teaches us what "TERF" means.
Rod Dreher on Donald Trump Is Not The Messiah
December 09, 2020 20:04 - 39 minutes - 33.8 MBRod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative and author of Live Not by Lies talks about his essay, Donald Trump Is Not The Messiah.
James Lindsay on the Radical Left’s Roots
December 02, 2020 19:26 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBAn author, mathematician, and political commentator, James Lindsay is also the founder of New Discourses, and co-author of Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity. During this podcast discussion, Lindsay talks about the “Grievance Studies” hoax he was part of, the intellectual roots of today’s radical left, and whether there’s […]
James Lindsay on the Radical Left’s Origin Story
December 02, 2020 12:06 - 29 minutes - 22.5 MBAn author, mathematician, and political commentator, James Lindsay is also the founder of New Discourses, and co-author of Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender, and Identity. During this podcast discussion, Lindsay talks about the "Grievance Studies" hoax he was part of, the intellectual roots of today's radical left, and whether there's hope for the future.
Joe Scarborough on Saving Freedom
November 30, 2020 21:12 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MBJoe Scarborough, creator of Morning Joe, a Washington Post columnist, and a former U.S. Congressman, talks about his new book, Saving Freedom: Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization.
Thanksgiving Episode
November 25, 2020 22:24 - 45 minutes - 46.7 MBMatt checks in with a new Thanksgiving message. Then, he rebroadcasts his interview with author A.J. Jacobs, about book, Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey.
Kristen Soltis Anderson on the 2020 Polling Failure
November 18, 2020 20:37 - 54 minutes - 46 MBKristen Soltis Anderson is a pollster, speaker, commentator, and author of The Selfie Vote. During this podcast conversation, she talks about the 2020 polling failures—and what can be done to fix them.
The Weimarization of the American Republic
November 17, 2020 19:15 - 50 minutes - 43 MBAaron Sibarium, editor at the Free Beacon, discusses his latest essay, The Weimarization of the American Republic.
Dan Blumenthal on The China Nightmare
November 13, 2020 17:56 - 51 minutes - 47 MBDan Blumenthal, Director of Asian Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses his new book, The China Nightmare: The Grand Ambitions of a Decaying State.
Bruce Mehlman on America Decided… America’s Divided
November 12, 2020 11:12 - 45 minutes - 34.2 MBBruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas returns to discuss his latest infographic slideshow, America Decided… America’s Divided.
Katie Herzog on What the Media and the Left Gets Wrong
November 09, 2020 10:43 - 40 minutes - 35.5 MBIn the wake of the 2020 presidential elections, Katie Herzog, co-host of the Blocked and Reported podcast, talks with Matt about what the media and the left continue to get wrong.
Carl Cannon on the Election, the Polls, and the Media
November 06, 2020 00:39 - 29 minutes - 26.2 MBCarl Cannon, Washington Editor of RealClearPolitics, talks with Matt about what the polls got wrong, what's wrong with the media, and whether divided government might actually be a good thing.
Jamie Weinstein on The Trump Era
November 02, 2020 13:51 - 1 hour - 52 MBOn the eve of the November 3, 2020 elections, Jamie Weinstein, host of The Jamie Weinstein Show, talks about what Donald Trump got right and wrong (so far), who he's voting for, what happens to the conservative movement after Trump is gone, and much more!
Tim Miller on Joe Biden’s Chances
October 30, 2020 23:36 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBim Miller, writer-at-large for the Bulwark and political director for Republican Voters Against Trump, talks about Joe Biden's chances of winning the election, what his departure from Pod Save America taught him, why George Floyd changed Republican minds, and what we should think about "Anonymous."
David French on Believing The Polls
October 28, 2020 21:12 - 58 minutes - 50.4 MBDavid French, editor of The Dispatch and columnist for Time, talks with Matt about being politically homeless, NeverTrump "grifters," Trump Derangement Syndrome, whether there's some merit to Trump's "He Fights!" mentality, and why Trump tarnishes the pro-life cause. Oh yeah, David and Matt also reveal their 2020 presidential predictions.
Daniel Yergin on The New Map
October 23, 2020 20:41 - 38 minutes - 33.7 MBDaniel Yergin, a Pulitzer Prize winning author, talks about his latest book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations.
Henry Olsen on Trump’s Chances
October 20, 2020 23:09 - 35 minutes - 31.5 MBOn Election Day in 2016, Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen bravely took to Twitter with a bold proclamation: Trump could win! Four years later, Olsen is less bullish on Trump's chances. During this podcast conversation, Henry discusses why Trump has an uphill battle—and what would have to happen for Trump to pull off another miracle.
Erin DeLullo on Amy Coney Barrett, Feminism, and Having It All
October 15, 2020 22:56 - 36 minutes - 30.7 MBDoes Amy Coney Barrett prove that Christian women can pursue career ambitions and family life? Erin DeLullo (Matt's wife) joins him for an intimate discussion on whether it's possible to have it all.
P.J. O’Rourke on A Cry from the Far Middle
October 13, 2020 20:17 - 48 minutes - 43.2 MBP.J. O'Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance, talks about his new book, A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land.
Fred Siegel on The Crisis of Liberalism: Prelude to Trump
October 09, 2020 18:16 - 38 minutes - 33.9 MBFred Siegel, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a City Journal contributing editor, talks about his new collection of essays: The Crisis of Liberalism: Prelude to Trump.
Douglas Murray on Performative Violence
October 07, 2020 19:56 - 56 minutes - 48.9 MBDouglas Murray, author of The Madness of Crowds, returns to the podcast to talk about why romantic young people want to protest and fight, why boiling everything down to racism or sexism is boring and reductionist, why Donald Trump makes it harder to fight identity politics.
David Pietrusza on 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon
October 06, 2020 16:42 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBSixty years after the historic election, author historian David Pietrusza talks with Matt about his book, 1960: LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon―The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies.
Rod Dreher on Live Not by Lies
October 01, 2020 12:34 - 1 hour - 56 MBRod Dreher, a senior editor at The American Conservative, talks about his new book, Live Not by Lies: A Manuel for Christian Dissidents.
Jamie Weinstein on Trump’s Taxes, Debates, and Tackling Brad Parscale
September 29, 2020 19:06 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBJamie Weinstein of the Jamie Weinstein Show joins Matt to talk about what the media gets wrong about the Trump tax story, what to expect at the first 2020 presidential debate, and video of ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale being handcuffed and detained by police.
Ilya Shapiro on Supreme Disorder
September 25, 2020 18:38 - 43 minutes - 42.9 MBIlya Shapiro, the director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and publisher of the Cato Supreme Court Review, talks about his new book, Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court.
Gov. Larry Hogan on Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and Toxic Politics
September 23, 2020 14:29 - 31 minutes - 31 MBRecorded at the Texas Tribune Festival, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks about his book, Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics that Divide America.
Bruce Mehlman on RBG, SCOTUS, and 2020
September 22, 2020 10:45 - 31 minutes - 27.7 MBBruce Mehlman of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas returns to discuss his latest infographic slideshow, What to Expect in the 2020 Elections: 8 days to the First Debate… 43 days to Election Day.
Larry Sabato on 2020’s Nightmare Scenario
September 18, 2020 18:39 - 37 minutes - 33.4 MBLarry Sabato, director of UVA's Center for Politics and author of The Kennedy Half Century, talks with Matt about campaigning door-to-door for JFK as a child, the state of the 2020 elections, and how things could get even crazier after November 3.
Nate Hochman on Conservative Environmentalism
September 15, 2020 19:42 - 40 minutes - 33.7 MBNate Hochman, a Conservative Fellow at the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and a former editorial intern at National Review and the Dispatch, talks about his NR piece: Toward a Conservative Environmentalism.
David Swerdlick on the Woodward Book Fallout
September 10, 2020 21:10 - 46 minutes - 39.4 MBDavid Swerdlick, assistant editor at the Washington Post's Outlook section, and a CNN political analyst, talks with Matt about the fallout from Bob Woodward's new book on Donald Trump.
Brad Polumbo on Police Abuse and Riots
September 10, 2020 12:58 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBBrad Polumbo, fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education, talks about his recent USA Today column, "Why support for criminal justice reform isn't the same as being anti-police."
Jamie Weinstein and Will Rahn on Trump’s ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
September 04, 2020 22:05 - 48 minutes - 42.5 MBJamie Weinstein of The Jamie Weinstein Show and Will Rahn, senior editor of Yahoo! News, join Matt to discuss a report alleging that Donald Trump called service members who died “losers” and “suckers.” *** If you like this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon and leaving a five-star review on iTunes. It really makes a difference in […]
Shadi Hamid on How The ‘Woke’ Left Helps Trump
September 01, 2020 18:35 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBShadi Hamid, senior fellow at Brookings, and a contributing writer at the Atlantic, joins Matt to talk about the problematic "woke" Left.
Tom Ridge on Trump’s Convention, Mail-In Voting, and Kenosha
August 28, 2020 17:07 - 37 minutes - 32.1 MBFormer Pennsylvania Governor and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge talks with Matt about the Republican National Convention, his work as co-chair of VoteSafe to make sure every American has the right to vote safely and securely, and the problem of police abuse and civil unrest.
Daniel Darling on Using Our Online Conversations for Good
August 26, 2020 18:47 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBSocial media is supposed to bring us together. So what happened? Daniel Darling talks about his new book, A Way with Words: Using Our Online Conversations for Good.
Josh Kraushaar Previews the 2020 RNC
August 24, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 23.3 MBNational Journal's Josh Kraushaar joins to discuss his latest column,"What Trump needs out of his convention."
Justin Giboney on Faith and the Democratic National Convention
August 21, 2020 21:08 - 40 minutes - 38.9 MBJustin Giboney, president of The And Campaign, talks about how faith was an important part of the Democratic National Convention.
Rick Tyler on Still Right
August 19, 2020 22:20 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBMSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler talks about his new book, Still Right: An Immigrant-Loving, Hybrid-Driving, Composting American Makes the
Paul Begala on You’re Fired
August 13, 2020 11:19 - 41 minutes - 36.1 MBDemocratic strategist Paul Begala, who served as chief strategist for the Clinton-Gore campaign in 1992, talks about his new book, You're Fired: The Perfect Guide to Beating Donald Trump.