Matt K. Lewis's Blog, page 10
May 2, 2023
Dave Barry on ‘Swamp Story’
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Humorist Dave Barry joins Matt Lewis to discuss his new novel, Swamp Story.
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Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
May 1, 2023
Slinging Pudding: Jake Lahut on Trump vs. DeSantis
Daily Beast politics reporter Jake Lahut talks with Matt about why Ron DeSantis is stumbling out of the gate as he attempts to wrest control of the GOP from Donald Trump. They also talk about what it’s like covering politics on the campaign trail in the post-COVID-19 shutdown era.
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– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 29, 2023
Tom Nichols on Biden-Harris ’24
Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic, talks with Matt about Joe Biden’s chances in 2024—and whether Kamala Harris is up to the job of being veep. They also discuss the conservative media echo chamber, whether Never Trump conservatives are required to root for Ron DeSantis, and all the turmoil in cable news last week.
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Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 27, 2023
The Media Sold Us On Casual Sex
Christine Emba, author of Rethinking Sex, talks with Matt Lewis about why a lot of people who are craving connection think they want casual sex. (Parents, please consider whether you want your children to hear this mature content.)
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Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 26, 2023
Stephen Gutowski on Guns
Stephen Gutowski, founder and writer at TheReload.com, and CNN commentator, talks with Matt about firearms.
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Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 13, 2023
Is Trump The Inevitable GOP Nominee?
Friends of the pod, Will Rahn and Jamie Weinstein return to discuss whether Donald Trump already has the GOP nomination locked up. Then, they stick around to discuss whether we are slowly being lulled into a war with China.
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– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 10, 2023
Daniel K. Williams on The Politics of the Cross (Rebroadcast)
Daniel K. Williams, professor of history at the University of West Georgia, talks about his new book, The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship. (Note: This episode is a rebroadcast. It first aired on March 26, 2021.)
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– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 7, 2023
Matt’s Easter Episode
On this Easter edition of the pod, Matt rebroadcasts conversations with Christopher Esget, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Virginia, and Dr. Jim Baucom, senior pastor of Columbia Baptist Church in Falls Church, Virginia. Topics include Easter sermons, the Notre Dame fire, and why Mary Magdalene confused Jesus for a the gardener.
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Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
April 6, 2023
Pence Or Get Off The Pot
What’s up with Mike Pence—and why won’t he consistently criticize Donald Trump? Yahoo News politics reporter Tom LoBianco talks about Mike Pence’s inconsistent behavior. Tom also discusses why he thinks Pence’s “dilly-dallying” and failure to launch an aggressive campaign against Trump means he no longer has a viable path to the Republican nomination.
Check out Tom LoBianco’s biography of Mike Pence, Piety & Power.
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Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
March 30, 2023
Kimberly Leonard Explains Ron DeSantis
Kimberly Leonard is a policy and politics correspondent for Insider who reports and lives in South Florida. She was first to report about the DeSantis Disney wedding, the formation of a pro-DeSantis Super PAC, and got inside-the-room accounts of a secretive conservative gathering at Trump National Doral in Miami. She co-authored a longform profile about Florida first lady Casey DeSantis.
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Please pre-order Matt’s new book, Filthy Rich Politicians.
Follow Matt Lewis & Cut Through the Noise:
– Who is Matt Lewis? –
Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast, a CNN political commentator, and the author of Too Dumb to Fail.
– What is the “Matt Lewis & the News” Podcast? –
Get to the heart of the issues at stake. In the podcast Matt Lewis & the News, Matt discusses politics, culture, and more with politicians, thinkers, and writers. If you’re looking for an intellectual take on important topics in current events and engaging commentary that gives complex issues the treatment they deserve, tune in to Matt Lewis & the News.
