Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw

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09.28.2023

Congressman Steve Womack, former Chairman of the House Budget Committee, joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain in layman’s terms what is going on in Congress right now with the budget negotiations. They cover the tactical and strategic errors that got us ...

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09.28.2023 What the Hell Is Wrong with Congress Right Now \| Rep. Steve Womack Congressman Steve Womack, former Chairman of the House Budget Committee, joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain in layman’s terms what is going on in Congress right now with the budget negotiations. They cover the tactical and strategic errors that got us ...
09.26.2023 Bill Barr on the Cartel Wars Former Attorney General Bill Barr joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover some of the important legal considerations in America’s efforts to defeat the Mexican drug cartels. How would a second term of the Trump Administration have dealt with the cartels? What ...
09.19.2023 How America Fell Into the Identity Trap \| Yascha Mounk Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values. His new book “The Identity Trap” traces the origins of identity politics and how it’s rapidly transforming ...
09.12.2023 The Truth About Exorcisms From a Real Exorcist \| Father Vincent Lampert Father Vincent Lampert is a Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to unveil the fascinating mystery behind exorcisms and dispel the many myths and taboos associated with exorcisms. They ...
09.07.2023 The Dissident Series: The Horrors of Venezuela and Iran \| Daniel Di Martino and Tahmineh Debozorgi Part 1 in a series with The Dissident Project, an organization dedicated teaching American high school and college students about the horrors of authoritarianism from young adults who experienced it firsthand. Daniel Di Martino is from Venezuela. Tahmineh Dehbozorgi is ...
08.28.2023 Cartel Wars: How America Must Adapt to Defeat Our #1 Enemy \| Chad Wolf The first episode in a special series documenting Rep. Crenshaw’s work as Chairman of the Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels. Chad Wolf is the former Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Trump. ...
08.23.2023 How AI Could Save Healthcare \| Dr. Brian Miller Dr. Brian Miller joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution in healthcare. They cover the prospects for everything from automating mundane tasks to easing the patient experience to partially replacing doctor workload. They also talk ...
08.15.2023 Evolution or Intelligent Design? What the Science Really Says \| Dr. Stephen Meyer For years, the scientific consensus has been that the revolutions in biology, physics, and evolutionary theory would disprove the possibility of a God-made universe. But, as it turns out, new discoveries in each field are challenging that consensus. Dr. Stephen ...
08.07.2023 Is Healthcare a Human Right? \| Lanhee Chen Hoover Institution’s Lanhee Chen returns to survey the current state of the American healthcare system, including Medicare/Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and private insurance programs — along with new path breaking models, like Direct Primary Care. We discuss policy reforms ...
07.27.2023 A Former Trans Kid on How She Was Manipulated by Radical Gender Ideologists \| Chloe Cole Chloe Cole decided she wanted to be a boy when she was 12 years old. What happened next is a shocking indictment of mental health and medical professionals. Puberty blockers and testosterone therapy at age 13. A double mastectomy at ...
07.22.2023 Powering the Future: Why the World Will Need American Energy \| Arjun Murti North America holds enough oil and gas reserves to provide cheap, clean, and reliable energy to the rest of the globe for many decades – so why isn’t it? Energy analyst Arjun Murti breaks down the key factors at play: ...
07.13.2023 Can We Stop the AI Apocalypse? \| Eliezer Yudkowsky Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky makes the case for why we should view AI as an existential threat to humanity. Rep. Crenshaw gets into the basics of AI and how the new AI program, GPT-4, is a revolutionary leap ...
07.08.2023 The Political Battles Inside Texas \| Dr. Tom Oliverson Dr. Tom Oliverson serves as a State Representative in the Texas Legislature. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover some of the major political battles happening in the latest legislative session. They talk about why the legislature banned transgender therapies for ...
07.01.2023 The Politics of Climate Science \| Roger Pielke, Jr. Climate scientist Roger Pielke, Jr joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the intersection of climate science and politics. Roger describes what good science looks like and the challenge that climate scientists face with the unbiased reporting of facts. They examine ...
06.24.2023 How to Talk to Radical Environmentalists 101 \| Mark Mills Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark Mills is a physicist and venture capitalist in the field of emerging energy technologies. Mark joined Rep. Crenshaw to discuss the physics-driven trade-offs of transitioning to wind, solar, and electric vehicles. How many miles do ...
06.22.2023 Art of the (Debt Ceiling) Deal \| Rep. Garret Graves Rep. Garret Graves was one of Speaker McCarthy’s lead negotiators on the debt ceiling deal with the White House. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to describe what really happened in negotiations behind closed doors, the strategies they used to maximize their ...
06.13.2023 The Forensics Revolution That’s Cracking Unsolvable Cold Cases \| David Mittelman David Mittelman is the founder and CEO of Othram, Inc – a private DNA laboratory that invented a revolutionary new method to recover and analyze forensic evidence from decades-old unsolved murder cases. David joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain how his ...
06.10.2023 What’s Wrong with American Healthcare, and How to Fix It \| Dr. Marty Makary Dr. Marty Makary joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain how American healthcare pricing works, why the costs are skyrocketing, and what we need to do to fix it. Dr. Makary demystifies the convoluted system of middlemen, kickbacks, and hidden costs which ...
06.08.2023 Fantasy Versus Reality: the Truth About the Debt Ceiling Debate On May 31st, Congressman Crenshaw voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, voting with more than 2/3 of the Republican conference to avoid a catastrophic debt limit default. Below is a statement from the Congressman on why he voted yes: ...
06.01.2023 How Bad Policies Created the Worst Drug Crisis in American History \| John Walters Former drug czar and president of Hudson Institute John Walters joined Rep. Crenshaw to give a comprehensive overview of the origins of the fentanyl epidemic. Walters explains how the Obama Administration’s policies made America’s drug crisis exponentially worse and he ...
05.23.2023 How to Prevent the Next World War \| Rebeccah Heinrichs National security expert Rebeccah Heinrichs joins Rep. Crenshaw to discuss strategic nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, the New Cold War against China and Russia, idealism vs realism in foreign affairs, and why America must re-establish itself as the global ...
05.17.2023 A Survivor’s Story of Life Inside China’s Uyghur Labor Camps \| Nury Turkel Nury Turkel is a Uyghur American attorney and human rights advocate who was born over 50 years ago inside a Maoist labor camp in China’s Xinjiang province. Life for the average Chinese citizen has improved dramatically since then, but not ...
05.10.2023 Busting the Myths of American Income Inequality \| Phil Gramm Much of what you hear about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong, biased by government statistics and populist rhetoric. Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm joins Rep. Crenshaw to elucidate the real trends behind ...
05.03.2023 The Rise of Gen Z Conservatives \| Scott Walker This may come as a surprise to some people, but Reagan conservatism is thriving among student activists on college campuses across America. And it’s all thanks to Young America’s Foundation (YAF). The president of YAF, former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, ...
04.25.2023 The Left’s War on Feminism: How Biological Males Are Ruining Women’s Sports \| Riley Gaines Riley Gaines’ life changed when biological male Lia Thomas tied with her for 5th place at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship, an event which brought national attention to the debate over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. NCAA officials ...
04.17.2023 Blood Cobalt from the Congo \| Siddharth Kara A human rights and environmental catastrophe is happening right now, and it’s powering everything from smart phones to electric car batteries. Siddharth Kara joins us to expose how China is using modern day slaves, including children, to turn a small ...
04.12.2023 Food Pyramid Scams and America’s Obesity Epidemic \| Calley Means According to a recent government-funded food pyramid study from Tufts School of Nutrition, Lucky Charms are healthier to eat than steak. So how did such an obviously ridiculous claim pass multiple levels of review at a widely respected research institution? ...
04.07.2023 Crenshaw Responds to David Goggins' Unhinged Attacks on the SEAL Community Ok y’all here it is. Many of you might follow David Goggins and may have seen his recent two hour unhinged rant against me and the SEAL Teams more broadly. It’s sad to watch, honestly, and this kind of stupid ...
04.04.2023 A Tale of Two Tax Codes: The Fair Tax Debate \| John Cochrane and Grover Norquist Tax season is here, and as we subject ourselves to this perennial torture it begs the question: is there a better way to raise the money we need to fund the government without the massive compliance costs and inefficiencies? Two ...
03.30.2023 Here's the Truth About Congress \| Dave Rubin This is a special crosspost episode with The Rubin Report. Dave Rubin visited Washington, D.C. this week and sat down with Rep. Crenshaw for a conversation about the current political dynamics in Congress. They cover what it’s like working with ...
03.27.2023 Reforming Our Nation’s Health Agencies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 \| Scott Gottlieb, MD Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD returns to look at the systemic problems within the CDC and how we might fix them. He describes how the agency’s bureaucratic glut, mission creep, and lack of transparency contributed to the disastrous COVID-19 ...
03.21.2023 Reversing America’s Downward Economic Spiral \| David McCormick David McCormick joins Rep. Crenshaw for a conversation about America’s downward economic spiral — both domestically and on the global stage — and how we can reverse course with fiscal, trade, and regulatory reforms that emphasize national security and push ...
03.17.2023 What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means \| Dr. Paul Kupiec Economist and AEI senior fellow Dr. Paul Kupiec joins Rep. Crenshaw to explain the abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. They break down in layman’s terms what caused the collapse, the failures in regulatory and management oversight, how this will ...
03.14.2023 An Honest Conversation About Congress and the Conservative Movement \| Trey Gowdy Trey Gowdy returns to the show to talk about the challenges facing the conservative movement today, the differences between good and bad politicians in Congress, and how the political entertainment industry is rewarding the worst tendencies in our elected leaders. ...
03.07.2023 What People Get Wrong About Russia \| Chris Miller Economic historian Chris Miller helps Rep. Crenshaw deconstruct all the major arguments against American involvement in the Russia-Ukraine War. Didn’t NATO provoke Russia into war? What difference does it make to Americans what happens in Ukraine or the rest of ...
03.02.2023 America's Role in Ukraine \| A Debate with William Ruger In a debate hosted by National Review Institute, Rep. Crenshaw and Cato Institute's William Ruger take opposing sides on the question of America's role in the Russia-Ukraine War. Does America have a strategic interest in providing support to Ukraine? More ...
02.28.2023 The New Cold War: China and the Race to Control the World’s Computing Power \| Chris Miller Economic historian Chris Miller joins Rep. Crenshaw to talk about one of the most important battles of the 21st century: control of silicon chip manufacturing. They cover how silicon chips are made, how Taiwan gained the competitive advantage in manufacturing, ...
02.21.2023 Inside the Mexican Cartel Wars \| Ed Calderon Ed Calderon spent nearly two decades running counter-operations against cartels inside Mexico. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a wide-ranging conversation about the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartels. They talk about how both cartels rose to power, their battle tactics ...
02.16.2023 Quantum Computers, Spy Balloons, and China’s Endgame \| Paul Dabbar Paul Dabbar is an entrepreneur and researcher in quantum computing who served as the Undersecretary for Science in the Department of Energy under President Trump. Dabbar joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the latest breakthroughs in the quantum internet and ...
02.08.2023 What's Happening to the U.S. Economy \| Douglas Holtz-Eakin Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the major economic and fiscal issues impacting the nation. We get into the Federal Reserve's policies on interest rates and money printing, what's causing inflation, prospects of a recession, the outlook for Social ...
02.01.2023 The ATF Is Turning Law-Abiding Gun Owners into Criminals \| Mike Mihalski Mike Mihalski is a rifle manufacturer and 2A advocate. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the ATF's recent ban on pistol braces—which effectively turns millions of law-abiding gun owners into felons—and the ATF Accountability Act, Rep. Crenshaw's bill that ...
01.25.2023 The Truth About Dan Swift, the Navy SEAL Killed in Ukraine Rep. Crenshaw spends almost 2 hours talking with Swift’s former team leader, “Jason,” in Ukraine. This is an intense episode that you don’t want to miss. They go into detail on what’s really happening on the ground in Ukraine, how ...
01.19.2023 John Bolton on Confronting America's Enemies John Bolton joins us to talk about tactical and strategic considerations in diplomacy with hostile nations, uncovering Iran's attempts to assassinate him, the story behind the Soleimani Strike, the flawed Iran Nuclear Deal, arming Ukraine, fighting narco-terrorists at our southern ...
01.16.2023 Brutally Honest Musings on the Past Two Weeks Rep. Crenshaw gives his take on the fight over the speaker vote, the rules package, his "terrorist" comment, the funeral controversy, the first bills to pass the 118th Congress, what to expect from the House moving forward, and some of ...
01.14.2023 Ukraine: The Truth About U.S. Aid \| Daniel Elkins Special Operations expert Daniel Elkins joins us to talk about his on the ground analysis of the Ukraine aid distribution: where it's going, how it's getting there, what's the ROI on American military equipment, and how corrupt is it really. ...
01.10.2023 If There's a Will, There's a Way \| Jake Olson Jake Olson completely lost his vision at the age of 12 after a long battle with eye cancer. He went on to become a Division 1 college football player, golf champion, author, and motivational speaker. We talk about what it's ...
12.28.2022 Righting History \| Brian Kilmeade From Howard Zinn to the 1619 Project, the progressive movement has made a concerted effort for decades to rewrite history and portray the United States as irredeemably flawed in order to justify their radical changes. It's easy enough to only ...
12.23.2022 The Top Gun Christmas Special \| Congressman Mike Garcia Top Gun: Maverick is arguably the greatest action movie of all time — but how accurate is it? Dan sat down with a real Navy fighter pilot, Congressman Mike Garcia, to discuss what's true, false, and somewhere in-between about the ...
12.22.2022 The Dreaded Omnibus: How We Got Here and What Happens Next Everything you wanted to know about the dreaded 4,155 page Omnibus spending bill — but were too afraid to ask. The history of how we got here, how it's supposed to work versus how it's working now, the politics at ...
12.20.2022 How to Explain Christianity to Non-Believers \| Pastor James Emery White (Repost) Classic episode originally published for Christmas 2021. Pastor James Emery White joins us to help answer the most common questions and criticisms of Christianity and the Bible that you would hear from skeptics. Pastor White is the author of "Christianity ...

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09.28.2023 What the Hell Is Wrong with Congress Right Now \| Rep. Steve Womack Congressman Steve Womack, former Chairman of the House Budget Committee, joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain in layman’s terms what is going on in Congress right now with the budget negotiations. They cover the tactical and strategic errors that got us ...
09.26.2023 Bill Barr on the Cartel Wars Former Attorney General Bill Barr joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover some of the important legal considerations in America’s efforts to defeat the Mexican drug cartels. How would a second term of the Trump Administration have dealt with the cartels? What ...
09.19.2023 How America Fell Into the Identity Trap \| Yascha Mounk Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values. His new book “The Identity Trap” traces the origins of identity politics and how it’s rapidly transforming ...
09.12.2023 The Truth About Exorcisms From a Real Exorcist \| Father Vincent Lampert Father Vincent Lampert is a Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to unveil the fascinating mystery behind exorcisms and dispel the many myths and taboos associated with exorcisms. They ...
09.07.2023 The Dissident Series: The Horrors of Venezuela and Iran \| Daniel Di Martino and Tahmineh Debozorgi Part 1 in a series with The Dissident Project, an organization dedicated teaching American high school and college students about the horrors of authoritarianism from young adults who experienced it firsthand. Daniel Di Martino is from Venezuela. Tahmineh Dehbozorgi is ...
08.28.2023 Cartel Wars: How America Must Adapt to Defeat Our #1 Enemy \| Chad Wolf The first episode in a special series documenting Rep. Crenshaw’s work as Chairman of the Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels. Chad Wolf is the former Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under President Trump. ...
08.23.2023 How AI Could Save Healthcare \| Dr. Brian Miller Dr. Brian Miller joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the coming Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution in healthcare. They cover the prospects for everything from automating mundane tasks to easing the patient experience to partially replacing doctor workload. They also talk ...
08.15.2023 Evolution or Intelligent Design? What the Science Really Says \| Dr. Stephen Meyer For years, the scientific consensus has been that the revolutions in biology, physics, and evolutionary theory would disprove the possibility of a God-made universe. But, as it turns out, new discoveries in each field are challenging that consensus. Dr. Stephen ...
08.07.2023 Is Healthcare a Human Right? \| Lanhee Chen Hoover Institution’s Lanhee Chen returns to survey the current state of the American healthcare system, including Medicare/Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and private insurance programs — along with new path breaking models, like Direct Primary Care. We discuss policy reforms ...
07.27.2023 A Former Trans Kid on How She Was Manipulated by Radical Gender Ideologists \| Chloe Cole Chloe Cole decided she wanted to be a boy when she was 12 years old. What happened next is a shocking indictment of mental health and medical professionals. Puberty blockers and testosterone therapy at age 13. A double mastectomy at ...
07.22.2023 Powering the Future: Why the World Will Need American Energy \| Arjun Murti North America holds enough oil and gas reserves to provide cheap, clean, and reliable energy to the rest of the globe for many decades – so why isn’t it? Energy analyst Arjun Murti breaks down the key factors at play: ...
07.13.2023 Can We Stop the AI Apocalypse? \| Eliezer Yudkowsky Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky makes the case for why we should view AI as an existential threat to humanity. Rep. Crenshaw gets into the basics of AI and how the new AI program, GPT-4, is a revolutionary leap ...
07.08.2023 The Political Battles Inside Texas \| Dr. Tom Oliverson Dr. Tom Oliverson serves as a State Representative in the Texas Legislature. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to cover some of the major political battles happening in the latest legislative session. They talk about why the legislature banned transgender therapies for ...
07.01.2023 The Politics of Climate Science \| Roger Pielke, Jr. Climate scientist Roger Pielke, Jr joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the intersection of climate science and politics. Roger describes what good science looks like and the challenge that climate scientists face with the unbiased reporting of facts. They examine ...
06.24.2023 How to Talk to Radical Environmentalists 101 \| Mark Mills Manhattan Institute senior fellow Mark Mills is a physicist and venture capitalist in the field of emerging energy technologies. Mark joined Rep. Crenshaw to discuss the physics-driven trade-offs of transitioning to wind, solar, and electric vehicles. How many miles do ...
06.22.2023 Art of the (Debt Ceiling) Deal \| Rep. Garret Graves Rep. Garret Graves was one of Speaker McCarthy’s lead negotiators on the debt ceiling deal with the White House. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to describe what really happened in negotiations behind closed doors, the strategies they used to maximize their ...
06.13.2023 The Forensics Revolution That’s Cracking Unsolvable Cold Cases \| David Mittelman David Mittelman is the founder and CEO of Othram, Inc – a private DNA laboratory that invented a revolutionary new method to recover and analyze forensic evidence from decades-old unsolved murder cases. David joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain how his ...
06.10.2023 What’s Wrong with American Healthcare, and How to Fix It \| Dr. Marty Makary Dr. Marty Makary joined Rep. Crenshaw to explain how American healthcare pricing works, why the costs are skyrocketing, and what we need to do to fix it. Dr. Makary demystifies the convoluted system of middlemen, kickbacks, and hidden costs which ...
06.08.2023 Fantasy Versus Reality: the Truth About the Debt Ceiling Debate On May 31st, Congressman Crenshaw voted to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act, voting with more than 2/3 of the Republican conference to avoid a catastrophic debt limit default. Below is a statement from the Congressman on why he voted yes: ...
06.01.2023 How Bad Policies Created the Worst Drug Crisis in American History \| John Walters Former drug czar and president of Hudson Institute John Walters joined Rep. Crenshaw to give a comprehensive overview of the origins of the fentanyl epidemic. Walters explains how the Obama Administration’s policies made America’s drug crisis exponentially worse and he ...
05.23.2023 How to Prevent the Next World War \| Rebeccah Heinrichs National security expert Rebeccah Heinrichs joins Rep. Crenshaw to discuss strategic nuclear deterrence in the 21st century, the New Cold War against China and Russia, idealism vs realism in foreign affairs, and why America must re-establish itself as the global ...
05.17.2023 A Survivor’s Story of Life Inside China’s Uyghur Labor Camps \| Nury Turkel Nury Turkel is a Uyghur American attorney and human rights advocate who was born over 50 years ago inside a Maoist labor camp in China’s Xinjiang province. Life for the average Chinese citizen has improved dramatically since then, but not ...
05.10.2023 Busting the Myths of American Income Inequality \| Phil Gramm Much of what you hear about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong, biased by government statistics and populist rhetoric. Former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm joins Rep. Crenshaw to elucidate the real trends behind ...
05.03.2023 The Rise of Gen Z Conservatives \| Scott Walker This may come as a surprise to some people, but Reagan conservatism is thriving among student activists on college campuses across America. And it’s all thanks to Young America’s Foundation (YAF). The president of YAF, former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, ...
04.25.2023 The Left’s War on Feminism: How Biological Males Are Ruining Women’s Sports \| Riley Gaines Riley Gaines’ life changed when biological male Lia Thomas tied with her for 5th place at the 2022 NCAA Women’s Swimming Championship, an event which brought national attention to the debate over transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. NCAA officials ...
04.17.2023 Blood Cobalt from the Congo \| Siddharth Kara A human rights and environmental catastrophe is happening right now, and it’s powering everything from smart phones to electric car batteries. Siddharth Kara joins us to expose how China is using modern day slaves, including children, to turn a small ...
04.12.2023 Food Pyramid Scams and America’s Obesity Epidemic \| Calley Means According to a recent government-funded food pyramid study from Tufts School of Nutrition, Lucky Charms are healthier to eat than steak. So how did such an obviously ridiculous claim pass multiple levels of review at a widely respected research institution? ...
04.07.2023 Crenshaw Responds to David Goggins' Unhinged Attacks on the SEAL Community Ok y’all here it is. Many of you might follow David Goggins and may have seen his recent two hour unhinged rant against me and the SEAL Teams more broadly. It’s sad to watch, honestly, and this kind of stupid ...
04.04.2023 A Tale of Two Tax Codes: The Fair Tax Debate \| John Cochrane and Grover Norquist Tax season is here, and as we subject ourselves to this perennial torture it begs the question: is there a better way to raise the money we need to fund the government without the massive compliance costs and inefficiencies? Two ...
03.30.2023 Here's the Truth About Congress \| Dave Rubin This is a special crosspost episode with The Rubin Report. Dave Rubin visited Washington, D.C. this week and sat down with Rep. Crenshaw for a conversation about the current political dynamics in Congress. They cover what it’s like working with ...
03.27.2023 Reforming Our Nation’s Health Agencies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 \| Scott Gottlieb, MD Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD returns to look at the systemic problems within the CDC and how we might fix them. He describes how the agency’s bureaucratic glut, mission creep, and lack of transparency contributed to the disastrous COVID-19 ...
03.21.2023 Reversing America’s Downward Economic Spiral \| David McCormick David McCormick joins Rep. Crenshaw for a conversation about America’s downward economic spiral — both domestically and on the global stage — and how we can reverse course with fiscal, trade, and regulatory reforms that emphasize national security and push ...
03.17.2023 What the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Means \| Dr. Paul Kupiec Economist and AEI senior fellow Dr. Paul Kupiec joins Rep. Crenshaw to explain the abrupt collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. They break down in layman’s terms what caused the collapse, the failures in regulatory and management oversight, how this will ...
03.14.2023 An Honest Conversation About Congress and the Conservative Movement \| Trey Gowdy Trey Gowdy returns to the show to talk about the challenges facing the conservative movement today, the differences between good and bad politicians in Congress, and how the political entertainment industry is rewarding the worst tendencies in our elected leaders. ...
03.07.2023 What People Get Wrong About Russia \| Chris Miller Economic historian Chris Miller helps Rep. Crenshaw deconstruct all the major arguments against American involvement in the Russia-Ukraine War. Didn’t NATO provoke Russia into war? What difference does it make to Americans what happens in Ukraine or the rest of ...
03.02.2023 America's Role in Ukraine \| A Debate with William Ruger In a debate hosted by National Review Institute, Rep. Crenshaw and Cato Institute's William Ruger take opposing sides on the question of America's role in the Russia-Ukraine War. Does America have a strategic interest in providing support to Ukraine? More ...
02.28.2023 The New Cold War: China and the Race to Control the World’s Computing Power \| Chris Miller Economic historian Chris Miller joins Rep. Crenshaw to talk about one of the most important battles of the 21st century: control of silicon chip manufacturing. They cover how silicon chips are made, how Taiwan gained the competitive advantage in manufacturing, ...
02.21.2023 Inside the Mexican Cartel Wars \| Ed Calderon Ed Calderon spent nearly two decades running counter-operations against cartels inside Mexico. He joined Rep. Crenshaw for a wide-ranging conversation about the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartels. They talk about how both cartels rose to power, their battle tactics ...
02.16.2023 Quantum Computers, Spy Balloons, and China’s Endgame \| Paul Dabbar Paul Dabbar is an entrepreneur and researcher in quantum computing who served as the Undersecretary for Science in the Department of Energy under President Trump. Dabbar joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the latest breakthroughs in the quantum internet and ...
02.08.2023 What's Happening to the U.S. Economy \| Douglas Holtz-Eakin Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin joins us to discuss the major economic and fiscal issues impacting the nation. We get into the Federal Reserve's policies on interest rates and money printing, what's causing inflation, prospects of a recession, the outlook for Social ...
02.01.2023 The ATF Is Turning Law-Abiding Gun Owners into Criminals \| Mike Mihalski Mike Mihalski is a rifle manufacturer and 2A advocate. He joined Rep. Crenshaw to talk about the ATF's recent ban on pistol braces—which effectively turns millions of law-abiding gun owners into felons—and the ATF Accountability Act, Rep. Crenshaw's bill that ...
01.25.2023 The Truth About Dan Swift, the Navy SEAL Killed in Ukraine Rep. Crenshaw spends almost 2 hours talking with Swift’s former team leader, “Jason,” in Ukraine. This is an intense episode that you don’t want to miss. They go into detail on what’s really happening on the ground in Ukraine, how ...
01.19.2023 John Bolton on Confronting America's Enemies John Bolton joins us to talk about tactical and strategic considerations in diplomacy with hostile nations, uncovering Iran's attempts to assassinate him, the story behind the Soleimani Strike, the flawed Iran Nuclear Deal, arming Ukraine, fighting narco-terrorists at our southern ...
01.16.2023 Brutally Honest Musings on the Past Two Weeks Rep. Crenshaw gives his take on the fight over the speaker vote, the rules package, his "terrorist" comment, the funeral controversy, the first bills to pass the 118th Congress, what to expect from the House moving forward, and some of ...
01.14.2023 Ukraine: The Truth About U.S. Aid \| Daniel Elkins Special Operations expert Daniel Elkins joins us to talk about his on the ground analysis of the Ukraine aid distribution: where it's going, how it's getting there, what's the ROI on American military equipment, and how corrupt is it really. ...
01.10.2023 If There's a Will, There's a Way \| Jake Olson Jake Olson completely lost his vision at the age of 12 after a long battle with eye cancer. He went on to become a Division 1 college football player, golf champion, author, and motivational speaker. We talk about what it's ...
12.28.2022 Righting History \| Brian Kilmeade From Howard Zinn to the 1619 Project, the progressive movement has made a concerted effort for decades to rewrite history and portray the United States as irredeemably flawed in order to justify their radical changes. It's easy enough to only ...
12.23.2022 The Top Gun Christmas Special \| Congressman Mike Garcia Top Gun: Maverick is arguably the greatest action movie of all time — but how accurate is it? Dan sat down with a real Navy fighter pilot, Congressman Mike Garcia, to discuss what's true, false, and somewhere in-between about the ...
12.22.2022 The Dreaded Omnibus: How We Got Here and What Happens Next Everything you wanted to know about the dreaded 4,155 page Omnibus spending bill — but were too afraid to ask. The history of how we got here, how it's supposed to work versus how it's working now, the politics at ...
12.20.2022 How to Explain Christianity to Non-Believers \| Pastor James Emery White (Repost) Classic episode originally published for Christmas 2021. Pastor James Emery White joins us to help answer the most common questions and criticisms of Christianity and the Bible that you would hear from skeptics. Pastor White is the author of "Christianity ...

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What the Hell Is Wrong with Congress Right Now | Rep. Steve Womack

Bill Barr on the Cartel Wars

How America Fell Into the Identity Trap | Yascha Mounk

The Truth About Exorcisms From a Real Exorcist | Father Vincent Lampert

The Dissident Series: The Horrors of Venezuela and Iran | Daniel Di Martino and Tahmineh Debozorgi

Cartel Wars: How America Must Adapt to Defeat Our #1 Enemy | Chad Wolf

How AI Could Save Healthcare | Dr. Brian Miller

Evolution or Intelligent Design? What the Science Really Says | Dr. Stephen Meyer

Is Healthcare a Human Right? | Lanhee Chen

A Former Trans Kid on How She Was Manipulated by Radical Gender Ideologists | Chloe Cole

Powering the Future: Why the World Will Need American Energy | Arjun Murti

Can We Stop the AI Apocalypse? | Eliezer Yudkowsky

The Political Battles Inside Texas | Dr. Tom Oliverson

The Politics of Climate Science | Roger Pielke, Jr.

How to Talk to Radical Environmentalists 101 | Mark Mills

Art of the (Debt Ceiling) Deal | Rep. Garret Graves

The Forensics Revolution That’s Cracking Unsolvable Cold Cases | David Mittelman

What’s Wrong with American Healthcare, and How to Fix It | Dr. Marty Makary

Fantasy Versus Reality: the Truth About the Debt Ceiling Debate

How Bad Policies Created the Worst Drug Crisis in American History | John Walters

How to Prevent the Next World War | Rebeccah Heinrichs

A Survivor’s Story of Life Inside China’s Uyghur Labor Camps | Nury Turkel

Busting the Myths of American Income Inequality | Phil Gramm

The Rise of Gen Z Conservatives | Scott Walker

The Left’s War on Feminism: How Biological Males Are Ruining Women’s Sports | Riley Gaines

Blood Cobalt from the Congo | Siddharth Kara

Food Pyramid Scams and America’s Obesity Epidemic | Calley Means

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A Tale of Two Tax Codes: The Fair Tax Debate | John Cochrane and Grover Norquist

Here's the Truth About Congress | Dave Rubin

Reforming Our Nation’s Health Agencies in the Aftermath of COVID-19 | Scott Gottlieb, MD

Reversing America’s Downward Economic Spiral | David McCormick

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The New Cold War: China and the Race to Control the World’s Computing Power | Chris Miller

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Quantum Computers, Spy Balloons, and China’s Endgame | Paul Dabbar

What's Happening to the U.S. Economy | Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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Righting History | Brian Kilmeade

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