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January 28, 2024
Nikki Haley Trolls Trump. But Is It Too Late?
Why did Nikki Haley wait until AFTER losing New Hampshire to start effectively mocking Donald Trump? Friend of the show, Guy Denton, joins Matt to posit some theories.
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January 22, 2024
Mike Murphy on Nikki Haley and New Hampshire
Veteran political strategist Mike Murhpy talks about Nikki Haley’s chances in New Hampshire, including what she has gotten right and what she has gotten wrong.
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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.
January 19, 2024
David Frum on What Happened to Republicans
David Frum, staff writer for The Atlantic, returns to the podcast to talk with Matt about the GOP primary election—and how we got 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.
January 18, 2024
Steve Kornacki Looks at N.H.
Steve Kornacki, National Political Correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC, joins Matt to preview the upcoming New Hampshire GOP presidential primary race.
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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.
January 16, 2024
Trump Wins Iowa: Are the GOP Primaries Already Over?
Bill Scher of Washington Monthly talks with Matt about Donald Trump’s victory in Iowa, and whether it suggests the Republican primary election is already over before it started.
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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.
January 11, 2024
Guy Denton on the GOP Debate, Christie’s Exodus, and Iowa
Fresh off of watching the GOP primary debate, research assistant at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Guy Denton talks with Matt about the GOP primary battle as we head into the Iowa caucuses.
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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.
January 9, 2024
Bruce Mehlman’s 2023 Take-Aways and 2024 Look-Aheads
Friend of the show Bruce Mehlman returns to discuss his latest slide deck, 2023 Take-Aways and 2024 Look-Aheads.
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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.
January 6, 2024
Being a Fox 5 Cameraman at the Jan. 6, Capitol Riot (Classic)
Van Applegate, a six-time Emmy-winning photojournalist, talks about what it was covering the Capitol riot. (Note: This episode first aired on Jan. 6, 2022, when Van was working at Fox 5 in Washington, DC. He has since moved to CNBC.)
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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.
January 4, 2024
Rule of the Robots
Futurist & New York Times bestselling author Martin Ford talks about his book, Rule of the Robots: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Everything. (This episode first aired on September 26, 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 27, 2023
Art Tavana on Guns N’ Roses
Art Tavana, an L.A.-based former writer for Playboy and L.A. Weekly, Goodbye, talks about Guns N’ Roses: The Crime, Beauty, and Amplified Chaos of America’s Most Polarizing Band. (This interview originally aired on May 12, 2021.)
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Matt K. Lewis is a Senior Columnist at The Daily Beast 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.


