Matt Lewis And The News

Former FBI special agent and hostage rescue team operator Greg Shaffer talks about his book, Stay Safe: Security Secrets for Today's Dangerous World. (This episode originally aired on September 10, 2019.)

During this interview, T.K. and Matt Lewis discuss how to find meaning and purpose in your work, and how to succeed in a world where the deck is stacked against you.

Bruce Mehlman returns to the show to discuss his latest slide deck: 'BACKLASH The Counter-Revolutions Driving Politics & Policy.'

Tevi is a Senior Fellow and director of the new Presidential Leadership Initiative at the Bipartisan Policy Center, a former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and a best-selling presidential historian. He's also the author of a new cover piece at The Washington Examiner titled, Biden faces a mutiny.

Nate Hochman, the ISI fellow at National Review, talks with Matt about his New York Times op-ed, "What Comes After The Religious Right?" He also talks about what happened to Alyssa Farah, and John Boehner's marijuana bucks.

Democratic strategist Lis Smith talks with Matt about her new memoir, Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story.

David Frum, author of Trumpacolypse, and staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Matt's Patreon supporters for a zoom call. David answers questions about whether Donald Trump will announce for president soon, why many Hispanics are moving toward the GOP, whether Trump and Joe Biden will face off again in 2024, whether abortion will help propel Democrats to win in 2022, and MUCH more!

Simon Rosenberg, founder of NDN and The New Policy Institute, explains why conventional wisdom is wrong, MAGA is turning off voters, and Democrats have a better chance of winning the 2022 midterms than you think.

David M. Drucker, Senior Political Correspondent for The Washington Examiner and author of In Trump's Shadow, talks with Matt about Glenn Youngkin, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, and the coming struggle over who will be the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.

Commentary editor Noah Rothman talks with Matt about his new book, The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun.

Liz Wolfe, associate editor at Reason, talks with Matt Lewis about the Roe V. Wade reversal. Topics include: Did the Dobbs leak stem the violence by preparing us for Roe's reversal? - How the media underplayed the Brett Kavanaugh assassination attempt. - Should Women Delete Their Period Tracker Apps in the Wake of Dobbs? - How Roe makes it hard for us to deal with pro-choice friends. - Confronting the notion that bodily autonomy is the end all and be all of human existence. - Why some progressives care more about animal rights than unborn babies. - Whether Miami and Austin can compete with San Francisco. - Should Matt use Cryptocurrency?

Will Rahn, senior editor at Yahoo News, talks with Matt about the Cassidy Hutchinson Hearing, whether Never Trumpers should welcome former Trump staffers into the fold, how Ron DeSantis is benefitting from the Jan. 6 Committee, and more!

GOP Political strategist Mike Murphy talks with Matt about how Ron DeSantis should handle the recent poll showing him narrowly beating Donald Trump in New Hampshire. Murphy also talks about the bipartisan gun safety compromise, the January 6 committee, whether bad Republican candidates will cost them the U.S. Senate, and more!

On today's podcast, National Journal columnist Josh Kraushaar talks with Matt about why an increasing number of Latinos seem to be saying ¡Adios, Dems! He also breaks down Tuesday's primary elections, talks inflation, and gives us his predictions for the midterms.

Matt Sienkiewicz talks about his new book, That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them.

Angie Speaks is a YouTuber, the co-host of Low Society podcast, and an opinion columnist at Newsweek. On this podcast, she talks with Matt about the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard defamation trial, Dave Weigel's travails at The Washington Post, and the commoditization of identity politics and victimhood.

Alabama columnist Dana Hall McCain talks with Matt about the Alabama GOP Senate runoff election, pitting Katie Britt against Mo Brooks. They also chat about the Southern Baptist Convention's sexual abuse scandal.

Breaking into the political commentary business is hard. On this podcast episode, Matt chats with author Stephen Kent about how to do it—and how to develop the kind of attitude that allows you to survive punditry long enough to have a fulfilling career.

James Kirchick talks about his new book, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington.

Will Swaim is president of the California Policy Center and cohost National Review’s Radio Free California podcast. On today’s podcast, he talks with Matt about why entrepreneurs are fleeing California (and why the politicians don’t care). Follow Will Swaim on Twitter. *** If you like this podcast, please consider leaving a five-star review on iTunes. It really makes […]