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January 11, 2022
Brad Wilcox on How COVID Supercharged Family Trends
Brad Wilcox is Professor and Director for the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. He’s also a fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. During today’s podcast, Brad talks with Matt about how COVID supercharged existing family trends, why liberals are less happy than conservatives, why Biden’s expanded Child Tax Credit isn’t more popular, whether America’s birth dearth makes us vulnerable to China, and more!
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January 6, 2022
John Podhoretz Isn’t Worried About American Democracy
John Podhoretz, editor of Commentary Magazine and a columnist for the New York Post talks about why he thinks American democracy is safe, how the political reordering has driven some of his former colleagues to the Right and the Left, Joe Biden’s missed opportunity to restore normalcy, whether New York City is crumbling again, and what movies you should see right now.
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January 5, 2022
Van Applegate on Being a Cameraman at The January 6 Riot
Van Applegate, a six-time Emmy-winning photojournalist at Fox 5 DC, and co-producer of the terrific Fox 5 DC podcast Siege on Democracy, talks about what it was covering the Capitol riot. He also talks about the I-95 traffic crisis that left thousands of drivers, including left Sen. Tim Kaine, stranded for more than 24 hours.
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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 25, 2021
Tevi Troy on Conservatives We Lost in 2021
Best-selling presidential historian Tevi Troy returns to the podcast to discuss his latest column in the Washington Examiner, Conservatives we lost in 2021.
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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 22, 2021
Christmas Day History
Aside from the obvious, lots of interesting stuff happened on Christmas day. On this classic episode, historian and author David Pietrusza joins Matt to discuss Washington’s Christmas crossing of the Delaware, the World War I Christmas truce, and Winston Churchill’s Christmas visit to Washington, DC, in 1941.
Get David’s new memoir, Too Long Ago: A Childhood Memory. A Vanished World.
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December 21, 2021
J.P. De Gance on The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family
J.P. De Gance, president and CEO of Communio, talks about his book Endgame: The Church’s Strategic Move to Save Faith and Family in America.
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December 16, 2021
Shadi Hamid on Being an Anti-‘Woke’ Progressive
Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, contributing writer at The Atlantic, editor of Wisdom of Crowds, and author of Islamic Exceptionalism, joins Matt to discuss whether he’s still a progressive.
Follow Shadi Hamid on Twitter and read his essay, “Am I Still a Progressive?”.
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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 14, 2021
Corey Nathan on Talkin’ Politics & Religion Without Killin’ Each Other
Corey Nathan, host of the podcast “Talkin’ Politics & Religion Without Killin’ Each Other” talks with Matt about the Mark Meadows’ January 6 texts, why we shouldn’t treat our political adversaries like enemies, and why he celebrates Passover and Easter.
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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, 2021
Bruce Mehlman on 2022’s Top Risks
Bruce Mehlman is back to share his latest analysis of macro trends. This one, titled “Living in Limbo: Anticipating the Top 2022 Risks in Politics & Policy.”
Follow Bruce on Twitter and download his latest infographic 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.
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December 9, 2021
David French on the Mississippi Abortion Case
David French, Senior Editor for The Dispatch, contributing writer to The Atlantic, and co-host of the Advisory Opinions and Good Faith podcasts, talks with Matt Lewis about the Supreme Court’s oral arguments for the Mississippi abortion case, what Christmas means to him, and the tension between searching for a spiritual savior and an earthly king.
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– Who is Matt Lewis? – Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast and the author of Too Dumb to Fail. Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316383929/…
– 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.
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