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April 8, 2022
Can Marine Le Pen Win in France?
Laura Haim, a French-American journalist and former communications strategist for Emmanuel Macron, talks about how Marine La Pen has rebranded, and why Macron is vulnerable.
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April 7, 2022
Yuval Levin on Why Politicians Keep Pursuing a Losing Strategy
Yuval Levin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, is a contributing Opinion writer to the New York Times. During this conversation, he talks with Matt about why American politicians keep refusing to grow their coalition.
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April 4, 2022
What America’s Right Sees in Hungary’s Viktor Orbán (Rebroadcast)
With Hungarian President Viktor Orbán winning re-election this week, I wanted to rebroadcast my September, 2021, conversation with conservative author and blogger Rod Dreher, about why he sees Viktor Orbán as a model for the American Right.
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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.
March 30, 2022
Steven F. Hayward on M. Stanton Evans
Steven F. Hayward is a resident scholar at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and a visiting lecturer at Berkeley Law. During this conversation he talks about his latest book, M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom. Then, Steven and Matt discuss Will Smith’s slap and Joe Biden’s leadership.
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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.
March 25, 2022
Gregg Nunziata on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Confirmation Hearing and Ginni Thomas’s Texts
Gregg Nunziata is a lawyer who has served as counsel to both the U.S. Senate and U.S. Department of Justice—as well as general counsel and a senior domestic policy advisor to Sen. Marco Rubio. During this podcast, we discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation trial—and Ginni Thomas’s texts to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.
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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.
March 23, 2022
Cedric Leighton on Being a Military Analyst for CNN
Cedric Leighton is a CNN Military Analyst, Founder & Chairman of Cedric Leighton Associates, and a retired USAF Colonel. During this conversation, he talks with Matt about his work analyzing Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
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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.
March 22, 2022
John Popper of Blues Traveler on Music, Fame, and Politics
John Popper of Blues Traveler joins Matt and Corey Nathan to talk music, libertarian politics, fame, the writing process, and spirituality.
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Follow Corey Nathan on Twitter and check out his podcast, Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other.
Listen to the Backyard Apples music (Matt’s old band) played on this episode.
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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.
March 17, 2022
Bruce Mehlman on The Post Post-Cold War World
Friend of the show Bruce Mehlman returns to the pod to talk about The Post Post-Cold War World.
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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.
March 15, 2022
Arthur Brooks on Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the 2nd Half of Life
Arthur Brooks is a Harvard professor, PhD social scientist, bestselling author, and columnist at The Atlantic. During this podcast, he talks with Matt about his latest book, From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.
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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.
March 10, 2022
Is Russia’s Invasion Hurting Trump-Endorsed Republicans?
Josh Kraushaar, the Against the Grain columnist at National Journal, joins Matt to talk about the domestic U.S. political ramifications of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Is public opinion among Republicans turning against Trump and his endorsed candidates? Next, Josh and Matt discuss how Sen. Rick Scott has angered Mitch McConnell.
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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.
