

The Bret Baier Podcast
FOX News Podcasts
Join Bret Baier - Host of Special Report on The FOX News Channel - twice weekly for The Bret Baier Podcast.Every Tuesday, listen to the All-Star Panel where Bret focuses on the most important topics on the minds of Americans. Bret is joined each week by a rotating all-star panel of experts to discuss the policies, practices, and solutions to the biggest issues of the day.Every Thursday on Common Ground, Bret sits down with lawmakers, business leaders, and public figures from different perspectives coming together to discuss issues of the day and how Americans can find common ground in a polarized world.
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Oct 25, 2021 • 22min
A Legislative Game Of Jenga
The week, Bret sits down with Republican Strategist and former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown Colin Reed, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host Leslie Marshall, and FOX News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, to discuss the Democrats potentially coming to an agreement on the infrastructure and spending bills.
Later, the panel discusses how the Biden Administration needs a legislative win, and debates whether these bills will seal the deal.
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Oct 18, 2021 • 17min
From Virginia To Midterms: A Canary In A Coal Mine
This week, Bret sits down with former Department Spokesperson and Senior Advisor to the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council Morgan Ortagus, National Political Correspondent for NPR Mara Liasson, and Founding Editor at Washington Free Beacon & AEI Resident Fellow Matt Continetti to discuss the latest on the 2021 Virginia Governor's Race.
The panel also honors the late General Colin Powell and reflects on his time as former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Oct 11, 2021 • 20min
Debt Deal Done…December Deadline Determined
This week, Bret sits down with member of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Bill McGurn, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, and FOX News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, to discuss the deal on a short-term debt ceiling increase.
Later, the panel discusses President Biden's approval rating when it comes to the negotiation over the infrastructure and reconciliation plans.
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Oct 4, 2021 • 17min
President Biden Makes A Big Bet, That Both Parties Will Back Down
This week, Bret sits down with former South Carolina Congressman and host of the Trey Gowdy podcast Trey Gowdy, Chief Washington Correspondent and co-host of the FOX News Rundown Mike Emanuel, and Political Editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar to discuss President Biden's reconciliation and infrastructure bills.
Later, the panel discusses whether they believe there will be any progress in passing these bills.
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Sep 28, 2021 • 25min
The Political Fallout For President Biden
This week, Bret sits down with Chief Political Correspondent of The Washington Examiner Byron York, Political Analyst for the FOX News Channel Juan Williams, and Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, to discuss the infrastructure & spending bills.
Later, the panel weighs in on General Mark Milley testifying on Capitol Hill regarding the military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Sep 20, 2021 • 23min
"Something's Gonna Have To Give"
This week, Bret sits down with Republican Strategist and former Campaign Manager for Senator Scott Brown Colin Reed, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, and Co-Founder of The Dispatch and Host of The Remnant Podcast Jonah Goldberg, to discuss the 3.5 trillion-dollar infrastructure plan negotiation.
Later, the panel discusses the border crisis in Del Rio, Texas.
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Sep 13, 2021 • 31min
The Biden Admin: Will The Intensity Of Opposition Stay Post-Afghanistan?
This week, Bret sits down with Washington Post Columnist and AEI Resident Fellow, Marc Thiessen, former Democratic Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford Jr., and Publisher and Editor in Chief of The Cook Political Report, Amy Walter, to discuss how American citizens, green card holders, and Afghan allies remain stranded in the Taliban-controlled country.
Later, the panel discusses the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election.
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Sep 6, 2021 • 25min
A Reflection On 9/11, Twenty Years Later
This week, Bret sits down with Anchor of The Fox Report Weekend Jon Scott, and former Press Secretary to President George W. Bush Ari Fleischer, to reflect on the devastating terror attacks in New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11th, 2001 as the 20th-anniversary approaches.
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Aug 30, 2021 • 28min
A Very Bad Chapter For President Biden, But We Will Close This Chapter
This week, Bret sits down with former State Department Spokesperson and Senior Advisor to the Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council, Morgan Ortagus, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio host, Leslie Marshall, and Political Editor at National Journal, Josh Kraushaar, to discuss President Biden's deadline to withdraw all American troops & citizens from Afghanistan.
Later, the panel discusses the damage done to Louisiana by Hurricane Ida and how this could be a chance for President Biden to redeem his presidency domestically.
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Aug 24, 2021 • 20min
Afghanistan Latest: The Clock Is Ticking On The Biden Administration
This week, Bret sits down with FOX News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page, and Co-Founder and President of RealClearPolitics, Tom Bevan to discuss Afghanistan's subsequent fall to the Taliban.
Later, the panel discusses the FDA's approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and what it might mean for the future of the pandemic.
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