Examining Politics: Recent Episodes
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Examining Politics is a daily podcast from The Washington Examiner featuring radio host Larry O’Connor from WMAL in Washington DC and KABC in Los Angeles. Featuring some of the biggest names in American politics, journalism and punditry, O’Connor focuses on the biggest political stories of the day with in-depth interviews and unique analysis. If you only have time for one news/politics podcast, Examining Politics is for you. Available every day at 7PM ET, Examining Politics is the perfect podcast to wrap up your busy day and bring you up to speed on everything happening in American politics today.
LEO TERRELL Civil Rights Attorney and Legal Analyst Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell joins Larry O’Connor to discuss his concerns over the charges levied in the Derek Chauvin case, how the jury will approach the trial, the strategies for the prosecution and the defense, plus how the public will react after being riled up by Ben Crump and Al Sharpton. Robert J. Contee III DC Police Chief The...
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DR. MARTY MAKARY Surgeon and Public Health Policy Expert at Johns Hopkins University What’s the truth behind a “Vaccine Passport” and how close are we to “Herd Immunity” so the passports won’t even be needed? Dr. Makary answers may surprise you. Spoiler: We’re closer to “normal” than the government and media would have you believe. Dr. Makary is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine...
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SEAN SPICER Host of SPicer & Co. on Newsmax The former White House Press Secretary comments on Joe Biden’s first formal press conference. How did the President do? How did the media do? Rev. Andy Bales President & CEO of Union Rescue Mission The homeless crisis in California has gotten exponentially worse and government solutions aren’t helping. Rev. Bales discusses how his mission is addressing...
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GOV. SCOTT WALKER CEO, Young Americas Foundation Governor Walker joins the podcast to discuss his new initiative at YAF, The Long Game. A strategy to go on offense to inspire young conservatives on college campuses to not only resist leftist ideology but to confirm and promulgate conservative values to win the debate in America. HEATHER MACDONALD Manhattan Institute Author: The War on Cops...
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SHANNON BREAM Fox News Host Friend of the show Shannon Bream stops by to talk with larry about her brand new book THE WOMEN OF THE BIBLE SPEAK: The Wisdom of 16 Women and Their Lessons for Today. From the shepherdesses of ancient Israel who helped raise the future leaders of the people of God, to the courageous early Christians, the narrative of the Bible offers us many vivid and fascinating...
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JOHN COX Candidate for California Governor As the recall effort for Gavin Newsom reaches its first milestone with apparently more than enough petition signatures to qualify for a special recall election, John Cox makes his case for why he should be elected to replace the politically vulnerable Democrat. MARK HEMINGWAY The Federalist / Real Clear Investigations Hemingway dissects and discusses the...
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MAJ. GEN. MICHAEL MCGUIRE Chairman, National Guard Association of the US Gen. McGuire thinks it’s time for the national guard to come home from their Washington DC deployment. He explains to Larry O’Connor that he thinks the mission is no longer legal and he questions the current directives from Congress for their indefinite deployment. MARK KRIKORIAN Exec. Dir. Center for Immigration Studies The...
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KEN CUCCINELLI Election Transparency Initiative The former Attorney General of Virginia and former Homeland Security official is now the Executive Director of the Election Transparency Institute. The organization has been formed by the Susan B. Anthony List and the American Principles Project for the specific goal to end HR 1 and further the goal of reforming and solidifying sound and fair...
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JAMIE MCINTYRE Senior Writer, Washington Examiner From McIntyre’s Daily on Defense at Washington Examiner: SOUNDING THE ALARM ON CHINA: As Adm. Philip Davidson wraps up his time as head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific command, he has a singular focus on what he sees as “the greatest danger the United States and our allies face in the region,” namely the erosion of U.S. military power in the Pacific...
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Rep. Mike Garcia: “To me in my opinion, and I mean this as gracefully and tactfully as I can, I think we are seeing nationally one of the most grievous examples of elderly abuse in our nation. This president is not fit for office. I don’t really believe he understands what he’s doing” REP. MIKE GARCIA Representing California’s 25th congressional district. Rep. Garcia comments on the ongoing...
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HEATHER MACDONALD American Enterprise Institute, Author: The War on Cops Heather MacDonald breaks down the “George Floyd” legislation that just passed the House of Representatives and what it would mean, if enacted, for law enforcement in America. KRISTEN WAGGONER Alliance Defending Freedom Kristen Waggoner talks about today’s 8-1 decision in the Supreme Court for her client, a college student who...
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Larry breaks down the Biden Administration’s policies regarding unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border and the Washington Examiner’s Anna Giaritelli’s report that the detention centers will now be labeled: “Reception Centers” JANICE DEAN Fox News Senior Meteorologist Janice Dean discusses the latest revelations in the ongoing saga of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his deadly mismanagement of the...
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The Transformer Man of Georgetown! Dr. Newton Howard wanted to bring joy to the children of his Georgetown neighborhood so he brought two of his hand-made specialty statues of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime from the hit film series Transformers. That kind gesture has turned into neighborhood drama as MSNBC journalist and son of the late Tim Russert, Luke Russert has declared the statues to be an...
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REP. DEVIN NUNES Congressman from California’s 22nd District Nunes reveals that Speaker Nancy Pelosi still has not agreed to the partisan make-up and divide of the House Select Committee on Intelligence. Nunes also has choice critiques of the current legislative agenda in the House and the continued presence of the military and razor-wired fencing in the nation’s capital.
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SEAN SPICER Spicer & Co., Spicer gives his prediction on what Donald Trump’s speech might include at CPAC this Sunday (and he should know). He also discusses the series of religious liberty segments he’s featuring on his Newsmax show this week. INEZ STEPMAN Independent Women’s Forum Stepman provides in-depth analysis of the “Equality Act” and how the deference to transgender rights will infringe...
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DR. MARTY MAKARY Johns Hopkins University Dr. Makary’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today offers optimism and hope for those suffering under the covid-19 lockdowns. His opinion is that we are nearing herd immunity should be in a “normal” place by April, despite public announcements from elected officials to the contrary. So, why aren’t we hearing this from public policy professionals?
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ON THIS EPISODE: Former San Diego Mayor is California Dreaming about replacing Gavin Newsom as the next governor of the Golden State. Who’s (or what’s) really to blame for the catastrophic power crisis in Texas? KEVIN FAULCONER Former Mayor of San Diego and Candidate for Governor of California As the recall effort of Governor Gavin Newsom in California gains insurmountable momentum...
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Remembering Rush A special podcast dedicated to the legacy and impact of America’s greatest radio broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh. MICHAEL HARRISON, Publisher of Talkers Magazine NICK SEARCY, Actor and Director who filled in for Rush on the EIB Network CHRIS STIGALL, Radio talk show host in Philadelphia whose career was inspired by Limbaugh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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IN THIS EPISODE: Fox News’ Janice Dean brings the heat against Andrew Cuomo and CNN’s neglect in the way they covered (or didn’t cover) the New York governor’s conduct during the coronavirus pandemic. The Amazing Race and Tough as Nails creator and host Phil Keoghan celebrates America’s blue-collar heroes in his new reality competition show. PHIL KEOGHAN Host and Creator of Tough as Nails on CBS...
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ON THIS EPISODE: Rep. Waltz calls for US boycott of 2022 Olympics in Beijing Mike Netter, the man who leads the effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom REP. MICHAEL WALTZ Congressman from Florida Today, U.S. Congressman Michael Waltz (FL-6) introduced a resolution calling on the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics should the International Olympic Committee not move the games...
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ANDREW KLAVAN: Author, Screenwriter & Host of “The Andrew Klavan Show” at The Daily Wire. Klavan joins O’Connor to discuss Disney’s decision to remove actress Gina Carano from the hit series The Mandalorian over social media commentary the media conglomerate found objectionable. MERCEDES SCHLAPP: Former White House Director of Strategic Communications. Mercedes joins Larry to discuss the Democrats’...
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ALEX BERENSON Political Commentator, Covid lockdown expert Author of the new book, The Power Couple: A Novel Would we have been better off if we never would have instituted economic, social and educational shutdowns in response to the covid-19 virus? Berensen thinks so and he explains the data that supports his position. LEO TERRELL: Civil Rights Attorney Host of the Leo Terrell: America’s Fair...
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JOE DiGENOVA Former US Attorney A preview of the impeachment trial in the Senate from a former legal advisor to President Donald Trump and a former US Attorney for the District of Columbia. MARK TRAMMELL Executive Director, The Center for American Liberty A stunning victory at the Supreme Court for religious liberty and the ability to practice religious faith in church regardless of executive...
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KEN BLACKWELL Former Ohio Secretary of State Distinguished Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council What should Trump’s impeachment trial defense strategy be? Ken Blackwell, the former Secretary of State of Ohio thinks Trump should use the time of his defense arguments in the US Senate to explain voter irregularities in the 2020 election.
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POLICE CHIEF PETER NEWSHAM Former DC Police Chief The former police chief of Washington DC has just begun a new job as police chief of DC suburb Prince William County, Virginia. Chief Newsham joins Larry O’Connor to discuss the challenges facing law enforcement and to look back on the tumultuous year in DC including the BLM riots that wrought destruction in Downtown as well as the apparent police...
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