Episodios

  • The Crooks in DC
    Aug 14 2025

    Trump invokes the Home Rule Act of 1973 to clean up the nation’s crime-ridden capital, temporarily wresting control of the DC Metropolitan Police from local authorities. He's fed up with the crooks in DC, though what to do with the ones in Congress is anybody's guess. Meanwhile in Canada, medically assisted suicide has spiraled out of control just as its critics said it would, becoming a major driver of demographic change and underscoring a culture of despair. This week, the guys are joined by Andrew Beck to discuss troubles in DC and the Great White North, as well as the uncovering of now-Senator Adam Schiff’s authorization for a baseless 2017 Russiagate intel leak aimed at dragging Trump’s reputation. Plus: media recommendations!



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    1 h y 5 m
  • Hardball and Big Balls
    Aug 7 2025

    As Texas attempts to redraw districts in Republicans’ favor before the midterms, Democrats skip town to Illinois and threaten nationwide retaliation. But, oops, their states are all already gerrymandered! Meanwhile, in another installment of “men according to women according to the New York Times,” feminists are shocked—shocked!—to meet with the consequences of their own actions. Where are all the chivalrous men at? One is in DC: DOGE team member Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, in defending his date from a crowd of aggressive youths, took a battering—and opened also a debate over bringing the capital back under federal control. Plus: the guys share more media recommendations!



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    59 m
  • Jeanetic Lottery
    Jul 31 2025

    Sydney Sweeney’s latest, mildly provocative ad for American Eagle has prompted a tidal wave of complaints that the campaign is racist for flaunting not just jeans but her (white) genes. Meanwhile, terminally online feminists open another front in their social war, this time against “mankeeping,” a new euphemism for...being nice to men. This week Matthew Peterson joins the guys to discuss the Left’s loosened grip on culture and young men, the payoff of the Trump tariffs against pessimistic “expert” predictions, and to media recommendations!



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    55 m
  • Too Little, Too Late Show (ft. Giancarlo Sopo)
    Jul 24 2025

    Hosts Spencer Klavan and Mike Sabo revisit the 2016 RussiaGate hoax, prompted by new documents just declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Despite assessments that Russia lacked the capacity to sway elections, Obama and top staffers seem to have directed US intelligence to sabotage then-president Trump. Meanwhile, the Left has found its new Joe Rogan: Hunter Biden, of course! Plus: Giancarlo Sopo of the National Review joins the guys to discuss the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s tedious “Late Show” and the political rot of similar programming, followed by media recommendations.



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  • Art of the Arms Deal
    Jul 17 2025

    As Joe Biden shuffled toward the finish line of his presidency, he and his staff let off a final volley of pardons—but who was really holding the (virtual) pen? This week, the guys sit down to weigh in on the renewed discussion of autopens as the New York Times reports on a cache of emails that may reveal the truth. Trump, meanwhile, caused a stir by agreeing to sell military supplies to NATO, which will then be passed to Ukraine. In the U.K. and Europe, technocrats crack down as triple crises fester: unchecked immigration, rampant crime, and youth radicalization. Plus: book and movie recommendations!



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    1 h y 8 m
  • Big Bill, Big Win (ft. Eric Teetsel)
    Jul 10 2025

    The hosts are joined this week by Claremont's Vice President of Communications and Beck & Stone co-founder Andrew Beck to recount Vice President JD Vance’s speech at Claremont’s 2025 Statesmanship Award dinner, shining a light on the contradictions of liberals—wealthy, yet vehemently anti-billionaire; white, yet self-deprecating—and discussing the conservative mission to build and unify. Roiling also beneath the surface of the Left is an incendiary concoction of mental illness, confused gender ideology, and a propensity toward violence, most recently exposed in a series of attacks on ICE agents in Texas. Plus: Center for Renewing America CEO and Lincoln alumni Eric Teetsel drops in to discuss the passing of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, noting its successes and reactions to it from within and without the Right’s coalition—and joins the media recommendation wrap-up!



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    54 m
  • New York, New Left (ft. Inez Stepman)
    Jul 3 2025

    New York assemblyman (and amateur rapper) Zohran Mamdani has hit upon a distilled blend of socialism, anticolonialism, and woke omnicausery to secure a Democratic primary win in New York City’s mayoral race. Does his victory signal the party's new direction after months of post-election flailing? Legal policy analyst and friend of the Institute Inez Stepman joins the hosts to discuss Mamdani’s rise and chances of victory. Then: the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Trump v. Casa doesn't end the birthright citizenship debate, but it does free up the executive from judicial overreach and could do a lot to restore constitutional order. Plus: listener feedback, fellowship insights, and Fourth of July food and reading recommendations!



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    1 h y 19 m
  • Bunker Busted
    Jun 26 2025

    The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's right—and by extension, the right of other states—to regulate or ban trans medical procedures for children. Meanwhile, Trump’s precision strike against Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities has succeeded in extracting a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. The possibility of diplomacy and peace now exists—but will it materialize? The hosts are joined this week by regulars Seth Barron and Matthew Peterson, alongside special guest and Army veteran Will Thibeau to discuss the recent events in the Middle East and global implications. Plus: book and media recommendations!



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    1 h y 8 m