The Victor Davis Hanson Show
Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler
This is the Victor Davis Hanson Show. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College. Victor's co-host for 2 podcasts is Jack Fowler. He is the Director for the Center for Civil Society at American Philanthropic. Victor and Jack discuss current political and social events and ideas, and current and past cultural trends. Victor also is joined by Sami Winc on 2 podcasts as they discuss current national news, what's trending in California, and how history repeats itself.
Episodes
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Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 12min
Military Thoughts: From Israel, to Europe and the United States
Discussion on the challenges of the two-state solution in Israel and Palestine. Exploring urban warfare and proxy wars. Contrasting the military accomplishments of General Robert E. Lee and General William Tecumseh Sherman. Europe's concerns over Russian invasion and the need for stronger nationalistic armies. Analyzing the hysterical style in American politics and the exploitation of crises for political gain.
Jan 23, 2024 • 1h 22min
Left Ideology and Post-Civilizational World
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explain the reasons elites approve of Biden's record, Davos elites' selective criminalization, university reputations in the balance, Rice University offering "Afro-chemistry", and "insurrection," Oct. 7, and Left ideology.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jan 20, 2024 • 50min
Dangers of the Deep State From the Inside Looking Out
Victor Davis Hanson interviews Kash Patel, expert on Iran, Biden's policy of appeasement, and Israel. They discuss the designation of Iran as a terrorist organization, the deep state's overreach in the military, scandals and controversies surrounding the Russian collusion investigation, the strengths of the Trump campaign, and efforts to refute rumors of Trump's collusion with Russia.
Jan 19, 2024 • 1h 3min
Houthis Terrorists, Trump Chasers, and Rare Moments at Davos
Topics discussed in this podcast include Governor Kemp's controversial decision, the use of race as a criterion, Houthi terrorist designation, tactics in politics, and the Davos global meeting.
Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 4min
The Backwardness of Modern Progressives
Topics include Fauci's backtrack on covid policies, applying DEI to past 'minoritized' leaders, Hillsdale College unfairly attacked by NYTimes, memory issues of Fauci and involvement in gain of function research, the narrative of COVID-19 origin and actions taken, pandemic experiences of vigilanteism and appliance breakdowns, response to anti-Semitic sentiments at MIT, controversy surrounding the removal of a statue and hypocrisy of progressives, mediocrity and timidity of college presidents, and the rise of Hillsdale College and decline of prestigious universities.
Jan 16, 2024 • 1h 8min
Our Gordian Knot: How the Left's Agenda Hurts the Country
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Hunter's stunts and anger, Trump's trial and campaign, Fani's fraud and frolic, the other Trump trials, Mexico takes advantage of an addled president, and DEI and desecration of veteran cemetery in LA.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 13, 2024 • 1h 1min
VDH Interviews Roger Simon
Victor Davis Hanson interviews Roger Simon, novelist, commentator, and screenwriter. They cover topics such as religiosity, mass migration from blue to red states, the future of America, and the decline of the Roman Empire in relation to the current situation in California.
Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 7min
Lawyers, Secretaries and Crack Addicts
Join Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc on this Friday news roundup: the Fani Willis affair, the Hunter Biden circus, Lloyd Austin's disappearing act, Michelle Obama re-emerges and the Iowa Caucus on deck.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jan 11, 2024 • 1h 32min
Lack of Character and the Comforts of Nemesis
This podcast discusses a range of interesting topics, including the perniciousness of DEI in the era of Covid, Francis Collins' role in Covid19 information suppression, the role of nemesis, transwomen in women's boxing, and the impact of October 7th on societal behavior.
Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 18min
Eye on the Prize
The podcast discusses Biden's speech on January 6 and the damage of court cases against Trump. They also analyze the focus on January 6th and speculate on the potential outcomes of the upcoming presidential race. Lastly, they discuss the tragic elements of Sophocles' plays and relate them to Trump's presidency.
