The Andrew Klavan Show

A sharp tour through the collapse of mainstream media, race-baiting coverage, political hysteria, and the shifting Overton window. The discussion tackles AI panic, regulatory capture, and the need for fact-based journalism. It also explores wokeness in publishing and entertainment, conservative cultural renewal, Christian faith, honest doubt, suffering, and whether artificial minds can touch spiritual reality.

Sebastian Gorka, a national security analyst, author, and former Trump counterterrorism official, discusses the fight against radical Islamist terrorism. Topics include Iran’s global terror network, sanctions on Tehran, border security, distinguishing jihadists from Muslim allies, shifting Middle Eastern alliances, and reforming politicized national security agencies. A forceful conversation about confronting evil and defending the West.

Matt Walsh, conservative commentator and filmmaker; Ben Shapiro, lawyer and Daily Wire co-founder; and Michael Knowles, author and cultural commentator, join a fiery discussion of Run Hide Fight: Infidels. They dissect Hollywood’s backlash, the left-Islamist alliance, historical warnings from Iran, selective empathy, media double standards, immigration, and the struggle over Christianity’s role in Western identity.

Kyle Rankin, the filmmaker behind Run Hide Fight, discusses his new action sequel, Infidels. He shares how Hollywood rejected his politically charged work, why The Daily Wire offered creative independence, and the challenge of filming major action scenes in just 25 days. They also explore casting risks, storytelling over political lectures, creative setbacks, and influences like Clint Eastwood and John Milius.

Sebastian Gorka, a political commentator, author, and former national security official, discusses the continuing fight against terrorism. Topics include Iran’s role in funding militant groups, border security and domestic threats, the prospects for a peaceful American Islam, shifting Middle Eastern alliances, and counterterrorism strategy under Trump. They also examine accountability, moral responsibility, and the dangers of politicized law enforcement.

A nostalgic ranking of action cinema from the 1980s through the 2000s, spanning First Blood, Aliens, Die Hard, The Fugitive, Speed, The Rock, Mission: Impossible, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and more. The discussion weighs style, storytelling, emotional stakes, memorable performances, and whether modern films can match the classics.

Sarah Adams, a former CIA targeting officer and national-security professional, explores America’s evolving terrorism threat. She discusses border vetting failures, shrinking counterterrorism capacity, AI’s dangerous potential, and the Benghazi narrative. The conversation also examines politicized intelligence, FBI misconduct, foreign influence, and the converging ambitions of Islamist groups and hostile nations.

A searching look at manhood amid falling birthrates, cultural confusion, and the Lindsay Clancy case. The discussion explores honor, self-control, courage, chivalry, justice, mercy, and the risks required to defend freedom. It also considers Charlie Kirk’s controversial conversations, the role of faith in morality, and how marriage, sacrifice, and personal example can renew a damaged culture.

A lively ranking of classic short fiction, from Poe’s psychological terror and Jacobs’s supernatural dread to O. Henry’s tender twist endings. The discussion ranges through King, Maupassant, Kafka, Joyce, Melville, Hemingway, Flannery O’Connor, and Philip K. Dick, with stops at adventure, horror, mystery, and literary masterpieces. Expect strong opinions, surprising placements, and plenty of reading recommendations.

Steve Hilton, a British-American political commentator and former adviser to David Cameron, outlines his bid to rescue California through populism, election reform, and free-market opportunity. Isabel Brown, a conservative author and culture commentator, joins a fiery debate over Lindsay Clancy, postpartum psychosis, and criminal responsibility. The conversation also veers into Hunter Biden, Milo Yiannopoulos, impeachment predictions, 2028 contenders, Iran, and Taylor Swift’s NFL appearances.