The Victor Davis Hanson Show

Just The News

This is the Victor Davis Hanson Show. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College. Victor's co-host for 2 podcasts is Jack Fowler. He is the Director for the Center for Civil Society at American Philanthropic. Victor and Jack discuss current political and social events and ideas, and current and past cultural trends. Victor also is joined by Sami Winc on 2 podcasts as they discuss current national news, what's trending in California, and how history repeats itself.

  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Barack and Hillary, Singing the Same Old Song

    In this episode VDH and Jack comment on recent remarks by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton regarding 'old white Christian men', the question of birthright citizenship, California's Proposition 50 on redistricting, and more.

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    2 October 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    The UN’s True Colors: A Tale of Two Leaders

    In this episode Victor and Jack discuss military leadership during the Trump Administration, delegates walking out on Netanyahu's speech at the UN, the double standards in global politics, Comey's indictment and the FBI's role in the January 6th events, and more.

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    30 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    A Conservative Schism? And the Battle of Crete, 1941

    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 conservatism echoes Pat Buchanan's, humanitarian aid efforts in Gaza, the failures of California's solar power projects, and more. In the middle segment VDH assesses the Battle for Crete during World War II, placing it in the context of the larger war.

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    27 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    Trump Reassesses Ukraine’s Chances and Olbermann Unhinged (As Usual)

    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 of Keith Olbermann, Kimmel’s phony apology, the weakness of Disney, Gavin Newsom's never-ending saga of incompetence, and more.

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    26 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Hallmarks of Civilizational Decay, Old and New

    In this episode VDH and Jack cover Trump's immigration policies and missing migrant children, Claudine Gay attacking her successor at Harvard, and the alarming parallels between modern America and ancient Rome.

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    25 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 9 minutes
    Rewarding Terror, Political Violence, & Disney’s Downward Spiral

    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 role of the DOJ in political accountability, the Left's response to political violence, the end of Disney as we know it, and more.

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    23 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    The Heroism of Churchill in 1940

    In the weekend episode, VDH and Sami discuss the narrative surrounding Charlie Kirk's assassin, Trump declaring Antifa a terrorist organization, California's Proposition 50, Robert Redford's legacy in film and politics and Winston Churchill's heroism while Britain took on Nazi Germany alone.

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    20 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    The Cultural Impact of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination

    In this Friday news roundup VDH and Sami examine how Charlie Kirk's assassination has changed the culture, the public’s perception of political violence, Trump's ongoing legal battles against media defamation, and more.

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    19 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 4 minutes
    The Rise of Antisemitism in Hollywood and Lawlessness in the West

    VDH and Jack talk about Jerry Seinfeld on the Free Palestine movement, Hollywood's boycott of Israeli film institutions, the changing landscape of Silicon Valley, the question of lawlessness in the West, and more.

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    18 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Charlie Kirk, The Left, and A Troubled Nation

    In this episode VDH and Jack cover the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including the public’s disgust with public violence, Erika Kirk's powerful statement on Charlie and the future of Turning Point USA, criticism from the right regarding Kash Patel’s actions during the investigation, vile reactions from the left, and more.

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    16 September 2025, 11:00 am
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Two Giants: The Legacies of Charlie Kirk and William Tecumseh Sherman

    In this weekend episode VDH and Sami offer further reflections on Charlie Kirk, the role of higher education in shaping societal values, and the violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones. In the middle segment, VDH considers the impressive legacy of Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.

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    13 September 2025, 11:00 am
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