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December 22, 2022
Tevi Troy on Conservatives We Lost in 2022
Presidential historian Tevi Troy returns to the podcast to talk with Matt about conservatives we lost in 2022. Sad losses included PJ O’Rourke, Midge Decter, Orrin Hatch, Laurence Silberman, Ken Starr, Lucianne Goldberg, and Meat Loaf.
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December 20, 2022
Mark L. Clifford on China’s Crackdown in Hong Kong
Mark Clifford is president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation and author of the book Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World. During this conversation, Mark talks with Matt about communist China’s crackdown on Hong Kong, and how Jimmy Lai, a 75-year-old media tycoon, became PRC’s number one enemy in Hong Kong.
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December 13, 2022
Brian Rosenwald on How to Fix Our Broken Media
Brian Rosenwald is a political and media historian at the University of Pennsylvania, a senior editor of Made by History at the Washington Post, and the author of Talk Radio’s America. On today’s podcast, Brian talks with Matt about the sorry state of media in America, and what can be done to fix it. Check out Brian’s Substack email here.
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– 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.
December 10, 2022
Bill Scher on Krysten Sinema’s Party Switch
Bill Scher of Washington Monthly, Politico Magazine, and RealClearPolitics returns to the podcast to discuss Sen. Krysten Sinema’s decision to leave the Democratic Party.
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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.
December 5, 2022
David Swerdlick on Kanye
David Swerdlick is a senior staff editor for The New York Times opinion section. During this conversation, David talks with Matt about Kanye West’s recent anti-semitic rants. David also talks about the nascent 2024 presidential race, and why Democrats should look to a governor for their presidential nominee.
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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.
November 29, 2022
Matt’s Guest Appearance on ‘StandUP! with Pete Dominick’
Every once in a while, it’s good to turn the tables. Matt was recently a guest on the StandUP! with Pete Dominick podcast. It was a wide-ranging interview, and we thought it might be fun to share it with you here.
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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.
November 25, 2022
John Ziegler on Trump, The Media, and COVID
Long-time conservative talk show host John Ziegler returns to the show to talk about the Donald Trump/Ron DeSantis feud, whether there’s a future for the GOP without Trump, why the media messes things up, and why the COVID-19 lockdowns changed everything.
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– 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.
November 22, 2022
Megan McArdle on Gratitude and Twitter
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle talks with Matt about Elon Musk inviting Donald Trump back on Twitter. Then, Megan and Matt have a larger conversation about the importance of gratitude—for our lives—and for our politics.
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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.
November 19, 2022
Bruce Mehlman: Voters Sought Stability in Midterms
Bruce Mehlman returns to the podcast to talk about his new infographic, “Candidates Matter: 2022 Midterm Elections: Outcomes & Implications.” According to Mehlman, voters sought stability at a time of heightened disruption, and many first-time GOP challengers scared them more than they disapproved of the president/economy.
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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.
November 16, 2022
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Trump and 2024
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson talks with Matt about the 2022 midterms, the problems with Donald Trump, and why Hutchinson might run for president himself in 2024.
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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.
