Matt K. Lewis's Blog, page 21
May 3, 2022
Batya Ungar-Sargon on Elon Musk and China
Batya Ungar-Sargon, Deputy Opinion Editor at Newsweek and author of Bad News: How the Woke Media is Undermining Democracy, talks about Elon Musk’s history of complying with Communist China.
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April 27, 2022
A.J. Jacobs on The Puzzler
A.J. Jacobs, The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically, returns to the podcast to discuss his new book, The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life.
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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 25, 2022
Christopher Heath on Florida, DeSantis, and Disney
Christopher Heath is an investigative and political reporter for WFTV in Central Florida. During this podcast, he answers Matt’s questions about whether Florida is trending Republican, Ron DeSantis’s political fortunes, and the controversy over revoking Disney’s special tax status.
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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.
April 22, 2022
Mona Charen on The Crisis of Masculinity
Mona Charen, Policy Editor of The Bulwark and host of The Bulwark’s Beg to Differ podcast, talks with Matt about her column on the crisis of masculinity.
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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.
April 20, 2022
David Frum on Ukraine and Masculinity
David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of Trumpocalypse, joins Matt Lewis to talk about Ukraine and the debate over masculinity. They also talk about Taylor Lorenz and the Libs of TikTok story, Mike Lee’s texts, and whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is as dangerous as Donald Trump.
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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.
April 19, 2022
Megan McArdle on Why Republicans Need a Plan
Megan McArdle, a Washington Post columnist, talks with Matt Lewis about why Republicans should win a policy mandate before governing. She suggests that the GOP’s anti-“woke” policies could be grouped under the “cultural antitrust” umbrella. McArdle also discusses why student loan debt shouldn’t be canceled—as well as her several columns on women’s sports and Trans swimmer Lia Thomas.
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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.
April 18, 2022
Ilya Shapiro on (Almost) Being Canceled for a Tweet
Ilya Shaprio, author of Supreme Disorder, talks with Matt Lewis about his in-artful “lesser black woman” tweet, and what it’s like when the world turns against you.
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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.
April 14, 2022
Matthew Continetti on The Right
Matthew Continetti is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). During this conversation, he discusses his new book, The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.
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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.
April 13, 2022
Matthew Hennessey on the Visible Hand
Matthew Hennessey, The Wall Street Journal’s deputy op-ed editor, talks with Matt Lewis about his new book, Visible Hand: A Wealth of Notions on the Miracle of the Market.
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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.
April 12, 2022
Josh Kraushaar on Trump’s Dr. Oz Endorsement
National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar talks with Matt about Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr Oz. They also talk about Trump’s other endorsements, COVID politics, the Dems’ midterm struggles, and more.
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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.
