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Hosted by Matt Kittle and The Federalist’s team of fearless journalists, this is a podcast featuring engaging and in-depth conversations with reporters, scholars, authors, politicians, and thinkers of all stripes. Along with guest hosts Mollie Hemingway, David Harsanyi, and others, the show delivers smart and compelling dialogues on politics, culture, religion, and the news of the day. Support the show by subscribing, rating, and writing a review!Check out The Federalist's other coverage on our website. Follow The Federalist on X.
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Feb 27, 2024 • 36min
ESG Took On West Virginia, So West Virginia Took On ESG
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down the Mountain State's crackdown on woke capital and explain why the environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) priorities of big banks and investors don't align with voters' interests. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.

Feb 26, 2024 • 42min
What Happened To Statesmanship?
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," John Burtka, president and CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the decline of statesmanship and analyze how the example of ancient philosophers could help rebuild it. You can find Burtka's book Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.

Feb 23, 2024 • 33min
Poet Anthony Esolen Exposes ‘The Lies of Our Time’
Anthony Esolen, an author and distinguished professor of humanities at Thales College, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to break down pervasive lies about history, beauty, and literature in our culture. You can find Esolen's latest book, "The Lies of Our Time," here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.

Feb 22, 2024 • 28min
The Culture War's Powerful New Coalitions
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Jay Richards, the director of the DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation and a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss key culture war players and outline the conservative strategy for winning back the nation. You can find Richards' book "Fight the Good Fight: How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War" here.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.

Feb 21, 2024 • 48min
‘You're Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 85: Scammed And Hoaxed
Democrats are resurrecting old lies just in time for 2024. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they break down the revival of the Russian collusion hoax, analyze the Department of Justice's prosecution of the FBI's confidential human source who ratted on Biden family corruption, discuss the extent of the government-backed censorship industrial complex, and review a New York judge's partisan quest to bankrupt former President Donald Trump. Mollie and David also share their culture picks for the week. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.

Feb 20, 2024 • 39min
Gerry Crete Explains 'Litanies Of The Heart'
Dr. Gerry Crete, founder of Transfiguration Counseling and Coaching, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss a Christian approach to treating trauma. You can find Crete's book "Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing Our Parts" here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Feb 19, 2024 • 33min
The Untold Story Of Kamala Harris
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," The Daily Mail political reporter Charlie Spiering joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky and Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford to discuss the complicated relationship between Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrat Party. You can find Spiering's new book, Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris in the White House, here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Feb 16, 2024 • 35min
How Science Is Being Twisted By Abortionists
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Tessa Longbons, a senior research associate at Charlotte Lozier Institute, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to react to academic publishing company Sage's retraction of several studies demonstrating the harms of chemical abortion shortly before the Supreme Court will hear arguments about the FDA's rushed approval of the abortion pill.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Feb 15, 2024 • 36min
Is Everything Breaking Down?
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Common Sense Society Executive Editor Christopher Bedford and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky discuss why everything in the U.S. -- including the five-day work week, technology, Congress, the Southern border, and nuclear defenses -- are falling apart.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage on our country, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Feb 14, 2024 • 1h 4min
‘You're Wrong’ With Mollie Hemingway And David Harsanyi, Ep. 84: Moscow
Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Senior Editor David Harsanyi as they analyze Tucker Carlson's Vladimir Putin interview, discuss Democrat and corporate media's flip-flop on President Joe Biden's decline, and scrutinize the establishment GOP's push to pass more funding for Ukraine against voters' wishes. Mollie and David also discuss the Super Bowl and share their movie picks for the week. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continues to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism that America needs.