The Victor Davis Hanson Show

Barack and Hillary, Singing the Same Old Song

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode VDH and Jack comment on recent remarks by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton regarding 'old white Christian men', the question of birthr...

The UN’s True Colors: A Tale of Two Leaders

30 Sep 2025

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In this episode Victor and Jack discuss military leadership during the Trump Administration, delegates walking out on Netanyahu's speech at the UN, th...

A Conservative Schism? And the Battle of Crete, 1941

27 Sep 2025

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In this weekend episode, VDH and Sami look at, among other things, Tucker Carlson's remarks at the memorial for Charlie Kirk and how Tucker's brand of...

Trump Reassesses Ukraine’s Chances and Olbermann Unhinged (As Usual)

26 Sep 2025

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In this Friday news roundup, VDH and Sami look at Trump's visit to the UN, his reassessment of Ukraine's prospects in its war with Russia, the lunacy ...

Hallmarks of Civilizational Decay, Old and New

25 Sep 2025

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In this episode VDH and Jack cover Trump's immigration policies and missing migrant children, Claudine Gay attacking her successor at Harvard, and the...

Rewarding Terror, Political Violence, & Disney’s Downward Spiral

23 Sep 2025

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Join VDH and Jack as they discuss the recognition of a Palestinian state by Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and France, Trump's resurgence in polls,...

The Heroism of Churchill in 1940

20 Sep 2025

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In the weekend episode, VDH and Sami discuss the narrative surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassin, Trump declaring Antifa a terrorist organization, Calif...

The Cultural Impact of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

19 Sep 2025

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In this Friday news roundup VDH and Sami examine how Charlie Kirk's assassination has changed the culture, the public’s perception of political viol...

The Rise of Antisemitism in Hollywood and Lawlessness in the West

18 Sep 2025

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VDH and Jack talk about Jerry Seinfeld on the Free Palestine movement, Hollywood's boycott of Israeli film institutions, the changing landscape of Sil...

Charlie Kirk, The Left, and A Troubled Nation

16 Sep 2025

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In this episode VDH and Jack cover the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including the public’s disgust with public violence, Erika Kirk'...

Two Giants: The Legacies of Charlie Kirk and William Tecumseh Sherman

13 Sep 2025

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In this weekend episode VDH and Sami offer further reflections on Charlie Kirk, the role of higher education in shaping societal values, and the viola...

Where the Left Fails Us: Iryna Zarutska, Tom Homan, and Nigel Farage

12 Sep 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the implications of the recent murder of Iryna Zarutska, Israel's hit on Hamas leaders in Qatar, Hom...

Charlie Kirk, RIP

11 Sep 2025

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VDH and Jack react to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, remember 9/11, look at race and crime, examine the Democratic Party's hatred of capitalism an...

Trump Resurrects the Department of War, ‘Phillies Karen’, and the Murder of Irina Zarutska

09 Sep 2025

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VDH and Jack discuss the reasons for the changing of the name of the Department of War to Defense and President Trump’s recent order to change ...

Tanks for the Memories

06 Sep 2025

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In the weekend edition, VDH and Sami discuss RFK Jr.'s stance on vaccination mandates, more nuttiness from Joy Reid, and developments in Gaza and Vene...

Trump to Tren de Aragua: Say Hello to My Little Friend

05 Sep 2025

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In this news roundup VDH and Sami cover Trump sinking a Venezuelan cartel drug boat, the media speculating that Trump might have died, whether the Nat...

More Students From China is a Bad Idea

04 Sep 2025

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In this episode Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler discuss the implications of Trump's proposal to increase Chinese student enrollment in American un...

Barack, Regrettably, Re-Emerges.

02 Sep 2025

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In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor and Jack discuss the left’s mockery of ‘thoughts and prayers’, the hypocrisy in narrativ...

VDH Interviews Sebastian Gorka

30 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson interviews Dr. Seb Gorka, discussing the significant changes in national security and counterterrorism under the Trump administrat...

An Avatar for the Dems: Charles Bronson or Don Knotts? (This One is Easy.)

29 Aug 2025

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In this Friday news roundup VDH and Sami cover Trump's cabinet meetings, why the Democrats can’t manage to be viewed as authentically tough, the Gaz...

More WWII ‘Revisionist’ History & the Vulgarity of a Kennedy Scion

28 Aug 2025

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In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson examine assertions regarding World War II made by David Collum during an intervie...

Bolton’s and Comey’s Troubles and Cracker Barrel’s Own Goal

26 Aug 2025

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In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler discuss the raid on John Bolton's house, the Cracker Barrel ...

Gavin, the Gerrymander, and Air Power in WWII

23 Aug 2025

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In this weekend episode, VDH and Sami discuss Trump's recent legal wins, Gavin Newsom's desperate gerrymandering ploy, the American and British a...

The Last Line of Defense: Victor's conversation with Senator Eric Schmitt

22 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson sits down with Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri to discuss his new book, The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Co...

Donald Trump Sets Europe Straight

21 Aug 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler talk about the summit involving Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders, the implications o...

Jews vs. Rome: VDH Interviews Barry Strauss on New Book

20 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson talks with Barry Strauss about "Jews Vs Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire” scheduled for r...

Putin and Zelensky: In Search of the DMZ

19 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss the talks between Trump and Putin, Zelensky's policies, Europe's role in the Ukraine-R...

Sheinbaum Gets it All Wrong and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq in Retrospect

16 Aug 2025

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In this weekend episode of the Victor Davis Hanson show, topics covered in depth include Mexican president Sheinbaum's remarks on immigration and fent...

The Armenian-Azeri Peace Treaty and ‘Shifty’ Schiff on the Hot Seat

15 Aug 2025

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In this Friday news roundup, VDH and Sami cover the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace treaty, the deployment of the National Guard in Washington D.C., Adam Sch...

Zeldin’s Drive to Deregulate and the Iliad’s Relevance Today

14 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler analyze Lee Zeldin's efforts to deregulate the EPA, California's energy crisis, the relevance of Homer's I...

The Coarsening of the Culture and Howard’s End

12 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler on the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, the nature of war and deterrence, the decline of Howard Ste...

Israel’s Gaza Decision and Dropping the Big One

09 Aug 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc discuss developments in Iran, China, Israel’s military administration of Gaza, Trump's new census proposal, t...

Gerrymandering, the Midterms, and Immigrant Ingratitude

08 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc as the uproar caused by the gerrymandering in Texas, the ingratitude of recent immigrant cohorts, the upco...

Whither Kamala? On Second Thought, Who Cares?

07 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and Co-host Jack Fowler as the discuss decentralizing the USDA, Kamala's uncertain political future, the legacy of John ...

Erin Burnett Beclowns Herself. Again.

05 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler as they look at self-hating whites, DEI, and Erin Burnett's coverage of the Midtown shooter, the recent ...

Current Dealings With China And Russia and the First Gulf War

02 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for discussion of the First Gulf War in our historical segment and look at current news about China, Rus...

The Economy on the Upswing and Fracturing Democrat Party

01 Aug 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc for this Friday news roundup. Topics discussed include Trump's return from Scotland and the trade deal wit...

Late Night TV, R.I.P., Clint Eastwood, and the Sorry State of Freedom in the Anglosphere

31 Jul 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler cover the decline of late-night comedy, the rise of the thought police in the Anglosphere, some favorite Clin...

Trump’s New Tack with Putin and Bongino’s Cryptic Remarks

29 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler as they discuss Trump's approach to Putin and the Ukraine, the new trade deal with the EU, declinin...

The Vietnam War, More Trade Deals, and Hulk Hogan, RIP

26 Jul 2025

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In this weekend episode Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc note the passing of Hulk Hogan, further dissect the Russia collusion hoax, recap the Vi...

Hunter, Barry, Ozzy, & Candace

25 Jul 2025

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In this episode Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and hosts Sami Winc discuss Hunter Biden's recent interview, the ongoing scandal around Russi...

Obama as ex-President and Conservative Ghettos on Campus

24 Jul 2025

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In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler delve into the Russia hoax vs. Watergate, Obama's legacy, th...

Obama’s Spooks and ‘Russian Collusion’

22 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they talk about Tulsi Gabbard detailing the Obama intel team’s role in the Russia collusion hoax...

Putin’s Dilemma, Rubio’s Cuts, and France at Ebb Tide

19 Jul 2025

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In this weekend episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, VDH and host Sami Winc discuss sanctions on Russia, the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein controversy, ...

Where Powell Stands, Beating Mamdani, and the Fallout from Butler

18 Jul 2025

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In this news roundup Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc cover the ongoing diplomacy involving NATO and Ukraine, the Secret Service after Butler, h...

Toughen Up, Buttercup?

17 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler as they discuss Barack Obama urging Democrats to toughen up, the roots of leftist rage, the 1619 Project...

The Treasonous John Brennan

15 Jul 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler on John Brennan probed by the Trump Administration, judicial overreach, Greece post-World War II, the alar...

Orange Man…Popular?

12 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc for the weekend episode. Topics covered include Trump's polling performance, Pam Bondi and the Epstein fil...

Call Me Daddy: Trump Takes on the World

11 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Sami Winc in this Friday news roundup as they look at the tragic storm in Texas, the Democratic Party losing on immi...

There is No Safe Haven for ‘Trump-ugees’

10 Jul 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler look at the phenomenon of 'Trump-ugees', automation and the job market, the evolving landscape of conser...

Elon, Zohran, and the Pitfalls of College Endowments

08 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and host Jack Fowler as they discuss Elon Musk's political party, politics in New York City with the rise of Zohran Mandami, ...

The Diddy Verdict, U Penn Caves, and the Korean War Revisited

05 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc for this 4th of July weekend episode. Topics covered include the Sean 'Diddy' Combs verdict, U Pen...

Zohran Mamdani, Hypocrite Extraordinaire

04 Jul 2025

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In this Friday news roundup VDH and Sami look at the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, the hypocrisy of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Justice...

Iran and China as Paper Tigers

03 Jul 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler as they cover global perceptions of Iranian theocracy, assessing Iranian military effectiveness including dur...

The Colossus of Trump

01 Jul 2025

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In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss the current political landscape, focusing on the ...

NATO Revived, Iranian Sleeper Cells, & the Berlin Blockade

28 Jun 2025

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In this weekend edition, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc examine Trump's polling and public support for military action, the Democratic Part...

Iran Abandoned, and Blue Cities, Too

27 Jun 2025

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In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc look at where Iran stands with its 'allies', the continuing exodus from blue ci...

Iran, the Pariah Nation

26 Jun 2025

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In this episode, VDH and Jack look at fallout from the Iran strike, the nature of the Iranian diaspora, the emotional toll the transgender issue has o...

Trump Bombs Iran, While Obama Just Bombs

24 Jun 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Trump neutralizing Iran's nuclear threat, the unpredictability of Trump's foreign policy, MAGA's s...

Iran, China, and a Look at the Final Year of WWII

21 Jun 2025

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, how the Mossad has helped ensure Israel’...

Will Trump Hit Iran?

20 Jun 2025

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In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss Iran’s military capabilities, the political implications of U.S....

A Military Historian’s Omnibus

19 Jun 2025

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William Tecumseh Sherman, liberation, and race in the Civil War, reflections on the Iraq War, the significance of horses in ancient military tact...

A Q&A with VDH on World War II

17 Jun 2025

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Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler answer listener questions on WWII. Topics covered include the failure of the Western Allies declare w...

Violence: Historical, Current, and Potential

14 Jun 2025

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In this weekend episode Victor Davis and Sami Winc look at the LA riots, Greta Thunberg's antics in Gaza, Iran's nuclear ambitions, political violence...

One Battle, Two Spats: D-Day Remembered, the Trump/Musk Split, & the Biles/Gaines Feud

13 Jun 2025

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In this episode Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the LA riots and the deployment of the National Guard, D-Day, the falling out betwee...

The Gallery of Rogues Cultivated by the Left

12 Jun 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Chinese students as the People's Army agents, Chinese responsibility for global troubles...

Riots, Musk-Trump, and the Guinea Pigs of California

10 Jun 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler for thoughts on the LA riots, Musk-Trump fallout, ICE raids, Newsom's "this is cruel," and the real c...

Victor Davis Hanson Interviews David Mamet

07 Jun 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, and filmmaker David Mamet. Topics discussed include David's n...

Protestors, War and the Fragility of Women

06 Jun 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc to examine the week's news: anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, protestors turn on ICE agents, dr...

China Threat, Biden Outing, and DEI Addicts

05 Jun 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler examine China's threat to Taiwan, Trump calling out China on Truth Social, Biden's first speech ...

The Values of Our Youth: VDH Interviews Julie Banderas

04 Jun 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson interviews Julie Banderas about her new book "A Monumental Mistake" which gives advice to youth both on personal ...

Commencements, Visas, Debt, and Trump's Trumping

03 Jun 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss commencement speeches praising Hamas, Harvard should accept the truth about thei...

Allies Win in 1943 and Revolutionaries Pursue Trump

31 May 2025

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Listen to the special weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc, featuring the year 1943 of World War II and Allied progress in t...

Swimming Upstream: War, Trump Tried, and California Exodus

30 May 2025

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Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc: escalation in the Ukraine war, faux ceasefire in Gaza, AMA a dying indust...

Vertigo: Things That Unmake the Democratic Party

29 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler talk about a range of pressing political issues, including the decline of political integ...

Exploring the Complex Legacy of Ronald Reagan in Film

28 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson sits down with Mark Joseph, the director behind the acclaimed film "Reagan" and the companion book "Making Reagan...

Biden's Health, Domestic Extremists, and Energy Policy

27 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss President Biden's health and his recent cancer diagnosis, the controversies surro...

1942 the Year That Changed the War and Memorial Day Celebration

24 May 2025

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc look at events in 1942, a tribute to the US military and its innovations under Trump...

Trump Meets Ramaphosa and Rubio Faces the Senate

23 May 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc for discussion of fake-Jake Tapper, Biden's cancer, Trump meeting with South Africa's president, Rubio ...

From the Big Beautiful Bill to the Failure of Modernism

22 May 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for a discussion of the federal budget bill, the Reparations Now Resolution, criticism of General Mill...

Planes, Brains, and Universities

20 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler examine the recent gifted plane from Qatar, Comey’s 8647, Robert Hur's audio released, ...

War in 1941, Congressional Disruption, and Military Trim

17 May 2025

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with co-host Sami Winc about 1941 in WWII and current events: Newsome blames Trump for his deficit,...

Give 'Em A Chance: Trump Navigates the Complicated Middle East

16 May 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they discuss Trump's week in the Middle East, deal-making with Iran, Afrikaner refugees, Democra...

Bias and Balderdash: Accents, Gifts, Refugees and Islamofascism

15 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler talk about the Fetterman problem for Democrats, the radical history of the Left, Universi...

Out-Of-Touch Left and Trump Diplomacy

13 May 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss the China tariff deal, Biden on "The View," the Vatican chooses a new pope, Newark ICE d...

The Year 1940, War, and California Legislature or Asylum

10 May 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this weekend's episode in which Victor explains the strategy of the German and Japanese armies as th...

Negotiations, Military Success, and the Overweening, Underwhelming Left

09 May 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for the Friday news roundup: Canada's Carney talks with Trump, investigation of FBI cover up, Left rheto...

India, Lawfare, and Political Decision Disasters

08 May 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the India-Pakistan conflict, how India as a good ally, Trump wanting to re-open...

Iran's Nuclear Program, Man-Boy Solicitation, and Grooming Girls

06 May 2025

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Trump's and Israel's options to prevent Iranian nuclear weapons, Great Britain's illegal ...

To War in 1939 and Delusional Democrats

03 May 2025

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the beginnings of World War II in 1939 and the current news: David Horowitz ...

Canada, Spain, Poll and the New Democrats

02 May 2025

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In this news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about Canada's election, polls on Trump, power outage in Spain, Ukraine negotiatio...

Universities, Election Interference, and Colonialism

01 May 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to examine the issues of the day: universities fight Trump, more information on the helicopter crash a...

Trump Fixing It and World-Class Criminals Championed by the Left

29 Apr 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss Ukraine, China, polls, the stock market, technology's future and Elon Musk, Hegseth ta...

A Prelude to World War II and Our Crazy Judicial World

26 Apr 2025

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Join the weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they talk about events that led to World War II and some current trials for ...

Earth Day, Immigration, and JD Vance

25 Apr 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this week’s news: Earth Day, Abrego Garcia madness, Hegseth’s faceless critics, Elizabeth Warren...

No Majority, No Honesty: What the Left Lacks

24 Apr 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the polls on Trump's agenda, the Left being unable to spell out an agenda, the med...

Middle East, Diplomacy and the Worry of Higher Education

22 Apr 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to talk about Pope Francis who recently passed away, immigration and security of nations, Steve Witkof...

Real Fascism of the 1930s and the Federal Reserve Trumped

19 Apr 2025

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Listen to the weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc. Topics include a discussion of fascism in the 1930s, the polls on Trump's...

Gangbangers, Arsonists and Murderers: What's Wrong With Democratic Icons

18 Apr 2025

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for the news of the week: Deported Salvadoran MS-13 member Garcia, Shapiro's home set ablaze, Lorenz on ...

The Lost Appeal: From Democratic Party to Their Representatives and Policies

17 Apr 2025

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler make a deep dive into the issues plaguing the Democrats: CNN poll show alienated popular c...