

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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Sep 14, 2020 • 21min
How The Campaigns Are Spending As 2020 Tightens
This week, Bret sits down with Senior Washington Correspondent for POLITICO Anna Palmer, Founding Editor at the Washington Free Beacon and AEI resident fellow Matthew Continetti and FOX News Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss how President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are campaigning and finding support in key battleground states.
The panel discusses the west coast wildfires turning the conversation to climate change, how the Biden and Trump campaigns are targeting Latino voters in key battleground states, what ad buys from each presidential campaigns tells us about their campaign strategy and how important the first debate could be in terms of shifting the 2020 race.
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Sep 7, 2020 • 21min
The Presidential Debates And Their Potential Impact
This week, Bret sits down with editor and CEO of The Dispatch Steve Hayes, political editor at the National Journal Josh Kraushaar and FOX News politics editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the approaching presidential debates and how they may impact the race going forward.
The panel discusses the potential for the candidates’ debate performance to change the dynamics of the 2020 presidential race, the impact of The Atlantic magazine piece alleging President Trump made disparaging comments about the military and how President Trump is able to utilize his critics and negative attention to help his campaign.
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Aug 31, 2020 • 29min
The Candidates Tackle Unrest In American Cities
This week, Bret sits down with syndicated Talk Radio host and Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall, political editor for National Journal Josh Kraushaar and FOX News politics editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss recent violent protests in American cities and how President Trump and former Vice President Biden are reacting.
The panel discusses how President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have reacted to the recent unrest in Kenosha and Portland, how voters will feel about the President’s rhetoric on law and order or Biden’s record on crime and how the Republican National Convention gave President Trump a bump in polling.
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Aug 24, 2020 • 30min
A Look At The Republican National Convention
This week, Bret sits down with national editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan and FOX News politics editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the 2020 Republican National Convention and its potential impact on the election.
The panel discusses the potential differences between the DNC and RNC, they compare the Covid-19 pandemic during the Trump administration to the H1N1 pandemic during the Obama administration and how media portrayal of the pandemic has shaped the politics of 2020.
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Aug 19, 2020 • 27min
The Impact of the Democratic National Convention
This week, Bret sits down with national political correspondent for NPR Mara Liasson, founding editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI resident fellow Matthew Continetti and Washington Post columnist and AEI resident fellow Marc Thiessen to discuss the 2020 Democratic National Convention and its potential impact on the election.
The panel discusses the substance from night one of the Democratic National Convention, how the Republican National Convention may learn from this and how former Vice President Biden’s campaign platform has changed from the primaries to the convention.
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Aug 12, 2020 • 29min
Senator Kamala Harris Wins The Biden Veepstakes
This week, Bret sits down with political editor for National Journal Josh Kraushaar, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and Democratic strategist and syndicated Talk Radio host Leslie Marshall to discuss former Vice President Joe Biden’s Vice President nominee choice of United States Senator Kamala Harris of California.
The panel discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Senator Kamala Harris as Biden’s Vice President, how a Biden-Harris ticket could change the 2020 presidential race, what issues President Trump will focus on as the campaigns move closer to the conventions and what Biden’s VP choice means for the ideological direction of the Democratic Party.
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Aug 4, 2020 • 28min
The 2020 Veepstakes Narrows
This week, Bret sits down with co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics Tom Bevan, chief political correspondent for The Washington Examiner Byron York and FOX News Politics editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the latest on the 2020 presidential race and the highly anticipated announcement from former Vice-President Biden’s on his running mate.
The panel discusses the likely choices for Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick, what the fast-approaching conventions may look like during the pandemic and they weigh in on recent op-eds encouraging Biden not to participate in the presidential debates.
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Jul 29, 2020 • 21min
Checking In: Less Than 100 days From Election Day
This week, Bret sits down with political editor at National Journal Josh Kraushaar, co-founder of The Dispatch and host of The Remnant podcast Jonah Goldberg and Washington Post columnist and AEI resident fellow Marc Thiessen to discuss the state of race less than 100 hundred days from election day.
The panel discusses how the handling of the pandemic has surpassed the economy as the top voting issue in the United States, the Senate Republicans’ HEALS act and its political implications, and how the progress of the COVID-19 vaccine could impact the 2020 presidential race.
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Jul 21, 2020 • 30min
Coronavirus Spread Sparks GOP Senate Stimulus Discussion
This week, Bret sits down with the National Editor of The Cook Political Report Amy Walter, FOX News Correspondent Peter Doocy and FOX News Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt to discuss the recent GOP Senate coronavirus stimulus bill and the state of the 2020 race as the pandemic persists in the country.
The panel discussed the different campaigning styles of President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the impact a Supreme Court opening could have on the 2020 race and the extra scrutiny that will be placed on Biden’s Vice Presidential nominee.
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Jul 14, 2020 • 27min
The Campaigns Take On Schools & The Economy
This week, Bret sits down with Founding Editor at The Washington Free Beacon and AEI Resident Fellow, Matthew Continetti, Democratic Strategist and Syndicated Talk Radio Host, Leslie Marshall and FOX News Politics Editor, Chris Stirewalt to discuss President Trump's chance at reelection as the Biden campaign makes a play to compete with the President on his key issue, the economy.
The panel discusses how President Trump can compete based on his performance in the 2016 election, the push from the Trump administration to open schools for the start of the school year, and the continued search for a VP nominee for the Biden campaign.
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