The Victor Davis Hanson Show

The Complicit and the Insurrectionary

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler consider Obama's role in October 7, our leaders' erroneous worries about a disproportionate response by Isr...

Veteran's Day and the Yom Kippur War

11 Nov 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc pay tribute to our veterans, discuss recent incidents in the Middle East, and VDH ta...

Election Results, China and the Republican Debate

10 Nov 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they talk about the Republican debate, the results of Tuesday's elections, the Audrey Hale manifesto,...

Ripples of War Everywhere

09 Nov 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler weigh the US interfering in Israeli politics against Netanyahu, the Wagner Group helping H...

From Top-Down Anti-Semitism to City Mayors' Pleas to Close the Border

07 Nov 2023

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the anti-Semitism found in the Democratic Party and universities, colleges with a classic...

Hamas, the Left, and our DHS

03 Nov 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this Friday news roundup: the Hamas spokesman says "again and again," Mayorkas can't answer question...

Left-Wing Campaigns and the Race Against Biden

02 Nov 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the campaigns of RFK Jr. and Dean Phillips, Bowman's misdemeanor sentence, pharmac...

The Laboratory of Dr. Frankenstein or How the Left Is Dismantling Civilization

31 Oct 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss aide to Gaza, university students supporting Hamas, Israel's strategy, reforming unive...

The First Gulf War and Middle East Diplomacy

29 Oct 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the First Gulf War under George Bush Sr. after some news about new evidence on Hamas killings, China'...

Speakers, Terrorist and Opportunists

28 Oct 2023

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In this news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc review the speaker choices, diplomatic tarrying with Israel, Hamas the death cult, Iran...

An Interview with Governor DeSantis

27 Oct 2023

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On this episode, Victor Davis Hanson has an engaging and thought-provoking one-on-one conversation with Florida Governor and 2024 GOP Presidential can...

Iran's Interests Doomed and Republican Primaries Loom

26 Oct 2023

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Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss air-traffic control, Iran's interest in the war with Gaza, Republican party primaries ...

The War in Gaza Brings Out Anti-Semitism

24 Oct 2023

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In this episode Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss Biden's recent speech, China's battleships in the Persian Gulf, anti-Semitism from ...

Israel's Critics and US Policy

20 Oct 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson's news roundup with cohost Sami Winc for a look at Hamas' hospital hoax, protestors in the Capitol, millions of dollars to Ga...

The Biden Doctrine and the Middle East

19 Oct 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the inflation optimism on the Left, anti-Israel diplomacy, our intelligence commun...

The Origins of War in Gaza

17 Oct 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Biden's cameos on Israel, protestors in the streets and hypocrisy of Hamas supporte...

Israel at War Continues

16 Oct 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc continue their analysis of the war in Gaza with discussion of US protests, Hamas' charter, a disproportionate...

The Left's Manufactured Reality

12 Oct 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler analyze Chicago's residents' outcry against illegal immigrants, transgendered arguments, F...

Federal Chaos and the Absurd Left Agenda

10 Oct 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for a discussion of the incoherence of Matt Gaetz's actions, building a wall at the border now, Tucker...

Israel at War: a Hard Rain Will Fall

09 Oct 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc talk in this special episode on the war in Israel started this weekend by Hamas.See Privacy Policy at https:...

Afghanistan: US and Soviet Long-Wars

07 Oct 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the unseating of Kevin McCarthy, the recent crime wave, Biden building borde...

Trials, Budgets and Presidential Candidates

06 Oct 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for the Friday news roundup for a look at Trump on trial, McCarthy's budget crisis, Newsom's political j...

The Left Are the Great Destroyers of Civilization

05 Oct 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the balance sheet of imperialism, the Russian way of war, Polish minister remarks ...

Political Engineering and Public Cynicism

03 Oct 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler banter about replacing Feinstein, public cynicism faces off with mainstream misinformation, th...

Conservative Documentaries and Our Government Media: Interview with Michael and Thomas Pack

30 Sep 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson interviews the Packs about their efforts to reform government media and promote conservative documentaries.See Privacy Policy at h...

M-Obama, Menendez, and Milley

29 Sep 2023

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Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: will Michelle Obama be the Democratic candidate, what is the meaning of Me...

Women Politicians and Education

28 Sep 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss KJP defending Biden, Michelle Obama a 2024 candidate (?), Newsom inching to candidacy, Kamala ...

Our Corrupt Bureaucrats and Representatives

26 Sep 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the actions and works of Ibram Kendi, Chuck Schumer, David Brooks, John Brennan, R...

What to do with the FBI and the Vietnam War

23 Sep 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc as they discuss a CIA whistleblower saying there were payoffs made to hide the origin of Covid, Chuck G...

The Polish Perspective on Ukraine and Gender Chaos in Ukraine

22 Sep 2023

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc as they look at the news and discuss Poland President Andrzej Duda's take on Ukraine, ...

Targeting the Middle Class and Our Political Circus

21 Sep 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about the IRS targeting the middle class, the new US border is northern Texas, illega...

It's All Political

19 Sep 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to look at Hunter's indictment, Joe's administrative record and Bidenomics, thoughts on GOP retaliatio...

Fighting the Korean War

16 Sep 2023

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Join the weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to hear about the history of the Korean War, tales of the hired hands on the ra...

Traveling gone awry

15 Sep 2023

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Join the news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: airline incident on VDH travels, Energy Secretary Granholm proves EV unfit for lo...

Paging Dr. Fauci and Nikki Haley on the rise

14 Sep 2023

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss masks making a comeback, despite science proving they’re pointless...

Biden's "medical" excuse and Hunter facing prosecution

12 Sep 2023

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss President Biden walking out of a Medal of Honor ceremony and the exc...

Stephanopoulos "Shocked" and the Moral Appraisal of WWII

09 Sep 2023

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On this weekend edition, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc as they cover George Stephanopoulos being shocked at a recent Trump vs. Biden ...

From Europe to the Far, Far West

08 Sep 2023

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Join the week's news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: fragile relations between the US and Europe, the nature of a second Cold W...

Immigration, Weaponization, and Censorship

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the old left's idea of immigration, Simpson-Mazzoli Act, sentencing Jan. 6 partici...

The Bad Left Politics: Canadian Re-education and California Devastation

05 Sep 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss Jordan Peterson's public broadcast of his social media re-education, opening nuclear p...

Winning WWII, Greek Fires, and Mall Mobs

02 Sep 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss how World War II was won, 100 fires burning Greece and smash and grab violen...

The Timing of Trump's Trial and Energy Wars

01 Sep 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc in the latest news: Biden's aliases, the timing of Trump's trials, environmentalists and native-American...

Biden Moving Deeper Into Your House and the Covid Comeback

31 Aug 2023

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On this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler look at the latest proposed regulations from the Biden administration that will further a...

The Mugshot Seen Worldwide

29 Aug 2023

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss President Trump's mugshot, special counsel Jack Smith's continuing i...

World War Two Turning Point and Current Russian Politics

26 Aug 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the first years of WWII and the turning point in 1942. They first look at re...

The Republican Debate and Elections

25 Aug 2023

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VDH’s Friday News Roundup with cohost Sami Winc is all about the Wednesday night debate and our elections: debate performance, who wasn’t there, D...

Always One-Sided or How the Left's Mind Works

24 Aug 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they talk about Biden's email aliases and foreign policy, destruction of southern monuments, the pa...

The Outsiders: Against the Mainstream

22 Aug 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss upcoming Republican debate, Oliver Anthony's persecution, the pathology of being J...

Aid to Ukraine and the Motors of World War II

19 Aug 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc look at the proposed new aid to the Ukraine, Biden's race against truth, the origins...

Trump Indicted, Populism and Censorship

18 Aug 2023

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The Friday news roundup analyzes the Trump indictment in Georgia, the San Francisco doom loop, populist singers, and a federal court of appeals case o...

Bucking the Law: Winners and Losers

17 Aug 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss immigration chaos and disaster at the border, Harvard defies Supreme Court on race-based admissions...

Nordstrom Invasion, Catholic Discrimination and Trump Facing More Charges

15 Aug 2023

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On this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss a mob ransacking a Nordstrom store in Los Angeles, Massachusetts bans faithful Cat...

Hunter's Millions, China's Tentacles, and How They Fought WWI

12 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For the weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc take on the Maui fire, Hunter's millions, the news about China, the battlefield and ...

Rapinoe, Private Property, and the Truth about the Revolution

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about Megan Rapinoe's lost kick, a Stockton, CA convenience store owner def...

Corruption on Top, Strife for the Rest

10 Aug 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler revisit Garrow's interview and then discuss the Hunter-Joe shared account etc., RINOs sway...

The Persecution of Trump and Diane Feinstein's Power of Attorney

08 Aug 2023

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On this episode, join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss Donald Trump responding to charges in Washington D.C., Diane Feinstei...

World War I and Barack Obama

05 Aug 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson with cohost Sami Winc discuss a recent interview with Obama biographer David Garrow, the origins of World...

Befuddled Democrats and Their Policies

04 Aug 2023

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the latest news: taking down Elon's X in San Francisco, the dangers of diversity and inclus...

Chasing Lies, Seeking Solutions

03 Aug 2023

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talking about Devon Archer's testimony, Fauci's lies, DeSantis' 10-point program, and pollution c...

Lab Rats, Legal Asymmetry, and Special Envoys

01 Aug 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of a Chinese biolab in the Central Valley, charges dropped for Sam Bankman-Fried, Robe...

The Spanish-American War, California's Water, and Epstein's Exploits with Universities

29 Jul 2023

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In this weekend edition, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Jeffrey Epstein's relations with universities, the plan to blow up four Klam...

Confounded by the Left

28 Jul 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc in this news roundup: Hunter's plea deal gone sour, Kamala's rant against history in Florida, and Democr...

NATO, Submarines and Looking Back on Tragedy

27 Jul 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to explore and explain NATO's expansionism, US military decisions—abortion v. equipping our submarin...

Conservatism, Education, and Small Towns

25 Jul 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the many conservative movements in the US, American athletes protesting the US, St...

Rhetoric, a Legacy, and Abandonment

22 Jul 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc this weekend as they discuss Trump's rhetoric and supporters, the legacy of the Civil War, and Xiyue Wan...

War, Political Parties and Child Diplomacy

21 Jul 2023

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In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss third party possibilities in 2024, the Ukraine war, Biden nibbles a chil...

Beyond Race and Social Movements

20 Jul 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine historically black colleges, the trans movement and the reaction to the new movie ...

Wreckage and Renewal

18 Jul 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of the accident at the Titanic wreckage, RFK Jr. and other options for the Democratic ...

How A Democracy Fights

15 Jul 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about right and left politics and politicians in the US, the nature of war in...

Investigations and Foreign Visits

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc talk about Christopher Wray's testimony, the Select Sub-committee on Corona Virus Pandemic's con...

The Western Paradox

13 Jul 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine Ben and Jerry founder's "stolen land" comment, French riots and the illogical of illeg...

Biden's Record and Republican Campaigns

11 Jul 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk about Bidenomics, Biden's diplomacy, border and crime record, Turkey and the islands ...

Causes of Civil War and More

08 Jul 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc have a conversation about Gal Luft the whistleblower, US weapons in the Ukraine war,...

Jenin, Istanbul and Athens

07 Jul 2023

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson discuss with cohost Sami Winc the latest about the 4th of July, cocaine in the White House, no child support as reparati...

All Things Presidential

06 Jul 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler look at the current presidential race and especially the Trump-DeSantis divide. Then VDH ...

Silicon Valley Technology and the Generals Kenney and LeMay

04 Jul 2023

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Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explore questions on social media, our Ayn Rand world or not, and questions on Australia in military histor...

What About It, VDH?

01 Jul 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson takes on questions from his readers: he explains his optimism in US, takes a look at China today, assesse...

Donald J. Trump: An Unusual Political History

30 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss both how Trump became president and then was indicted — a comprehensive discussion.See Privacy...

A Writer's Process and NATO's Origins

29 Jun 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler entertain listeners' questions on VDH's writing practices and mentors, words of wisdom.&nb...

A Special on Military Training Institutions

27 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as VDH explains his experience as an instructor at Annapolis Naval Academy, and other military institu...

Napoleonic Wars and Plums

24 Jun 2023

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This weekend episode Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss the significance of the Napoleonic Wars and look at the whole production of a pl...

From India to California

23 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc who discuss a white manager winning $25 million in Starbuck's suit, Tucker's rant on dictators, India's ...

Signs of Senility and Bay Area Blues

22 Jun 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler explore dementia and the Oval Office, California politics -- tech power, decadence and wea...

Pride and Impunity: The Biden Administration

20 Jun 2023

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Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler discuss the White House and Pentagon pride events, new evidence on the Wuhan Lab leak, and eviden...

The Revolution in the Colonies and in Tractors

17 Jun 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with cohost Sami Winc about the American Revolution and the history of tractors on the farm. He lea...

Justice, Injustice, and Fatal Street Brawling

16 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc as they discuss a deadly fight in New York, Trump's indictment charges and Waltine Nauta's role, and the Biden ...

Our Merry Band of Censors and Other Lawlessness

15 Jun 2023

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Listen in as Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in a discussion of Southern Poverty Law Center’s influence and hate lists, “studies” edu...

The Indictment Revealed and Other Current Affairs

13 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler for a look at the Trump indictment, comparable Biden family acts, Tucker Carlson’s return, can Putin...

From the Nova Kakhovka Dam to the 2024 Race

12 Jun 2023

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In this news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc discuss Christopher Wray's fears, the Nord Stream pipeline, the Nova Kakhovka dam, Saud...

The Things We Fight For

10 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc for this weekend edition on Donald Trump's indictment, D-Day remembrance, and the Thirty Years' War.See ...

Foreign Policy and Team Biden

08 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler to look at foreign policy issues: the new political alliances of Russia, China and countries in the Mi...

Locking Horns In Politics

06 Jun 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler examine the new crudity in politics, Kim Jong-Un on the WHO board, Chris Christie entering...

Awakening: A Conversation with Heather MacDonald

03 Jun 2023

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In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson talks with Heather Mac Donald about her new book "When Race Trumps Merit," the crises in our culture caus...

Budget Drama and Graduation Antics

02 Jun 2023

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Listen to the week's news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc: Veterans beaten on Memorial Day, City University of New York graduati...

The Locomotive of Truth Coming At Us

01 Jun 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they talk about Chuck Schumer, de-weaponizing federal agencies, wealth-hating California and turnin...

The Resistance: Anything Is Possible

30 May 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler address the funding of and ignoring illegal things, George Floyd and Covid policy, the New...

Distorting Reality and Other Tales of Leftist Woes

27 May 2023

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Join this weekend episode with Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc to take in a bevy of topics: Kevin McCarthy's record so far, IRS whistleblower...

DeSantis, Disney and Travel Bans

26 May 2023

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Listen in to Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc as they talk about DeSantis announces his campaign for president, corporate woke policy on the e...

Utopian Dreams and Middle Class Nightmares

25 May 2023

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In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler talk over Americans struggles w/daily finances, New York accommodating illegal immigrants,...

The Heart of Not-So-Blind Justice

23 May 2023

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Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler in an examination of transgendered advertising and agendas, whistleblower testimony and Left terror ta...