
The Josh Hammer Show
Politics, law, and culture collide as Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer charts a path forward for American conservatism and exposes the woke Left. A voice for the New Right, Hammer delivers blistering commentary and weekly interviews with today's top conservative thinkers.
Latest episodes

Mar 10, 2025 • 40min
The Democrats’ Make-Or-Break Moment and the Fight for Israel and Western Civilization
Josh Hammer explains the Democrats' fork in the road after their buffoonish behavior during President Trump's presidential joint address to Congress, explains what the GOP must do to fix its judicial nominations problems, and discusses the war in Gaza and his soon-to-be-released debut book, Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 7, 2025 • 37min
Another Big Amy Coney Barrett Betrayal: Fix Your Judicial Selection, GOP!
Josh Hammer unpacks the tremendous disappointment that is Justice Amy Coney Barrett—and argues for a better path forward on Republican judicial nominations.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 3, 2025 • 40min
Putting Both Ukraine and the Lower-Court Judicial Insurrection in Place
Josh Hammer unpacks the latest on Russia-Ukraine peace talks, explains why SCOTUS is finally nipping the lower-court judicial insurrection in the bud, and exhorts the Trump administration to avoid embarrassments such as Thursday's botched Jeffrey Epstein file release.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 28, 2025 • 26min
Who the Hell Invited the Scumbag Tate Brothers to Florida?
Josh Hammer sounds off on the appalling and shameful saga that is Andrew and Tristan Tate being invited to Florida to temporarily escape their Romanian legal woes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 24, 2025 • 23min
The Truth About DOGE and the Future of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza
Josh Hammer clears up the confusion about what exactly Elon Musk's DOGE is (and is not), assesses the Trump administration's handling of Russia-Ukraine peace talks, and discusses the ramifications of Hamas' shockingly brutal baby murder parade in Khan Yunis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 19, 2025 • 23min
Holocaust Remembrance 80 Years After WWII (Feat. Dani Dayan)
Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem, joins Josh for a conversation about Holocaust remembrance, the eternal need to combat anti-Semitism, whether "anti-Zionism" is a form of anti-Semitism, and more. Yad Vashem, which is in Jerusalem, is the State of Israel's official museum and memorial honoring the victims of the Holocaust.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 17, 2025 • 44min
The Judicial Insurrection and the America First Imperative (Feat. Rep. Brandon Gill)
Josh Hammer explains why the judicial insurrection now raging before us is doomed to fail, lauds Vice President J.D. Vance's landmark speech at the Munich Security Conference, and welcomes freshman Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Tex.) for a conversation on immigration, economic policy, and America First.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 14, 2025 • 30min
Fight Night at Princeton: Josh Hammer v. Dave Smith on U.S.-Israel Relations
On Tuesday evening at Princeton University, Josh Hammer and libertarian comedian Dave Smith engaged in a Steamboat Institute-sponsored debate on whether the U.S.-Israel alliance serves America's strategic interests. The discussion explored whether Israel's policies benefit or undermine the U.S., as well as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vision for the country's future.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 13, 2025 • 33min
The Judiciary’s Lame and Stupid War on Donald Trump
Josh Hammer explains how the real "constitutional crisis" isn't coming from the Trump administration—it's coming from left-wing activist lower-court judges.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 10, 2025 • 40min
Can Trump Yet Again Debunk the Failed Middle East Consensus?
Josh Hammer unpacks Donald Trump's unexpected recent comments about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, explains why Pam Bondi's DOJ is correct to sue "sanctuary" jurisdictions Chicago and Illinois, and reviews how little the Democrats have learned since they got shellacked in the 2024 election. (Hint: It's not very much!)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.