• 46 minutes 1 second
    Is America Any Safer 25 Years After 9/11?
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, former national security attorney and war crimes prosecutor Michael Lebowitz joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss their recollections of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the war that followed, how Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups have regrouped over the last 25 years, and what America needs to do to fix its vulnerabilities and prevent future attacks.

    You can read Lebowitz' new book, Second Wave: Inside Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Attack Plan and America's Secret Effort to Stop It, here.

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    11 September 2026, 11:16 am
  • 42 minutes 56 seconds
    Chaos At The Supreme Court: Everything You Need To Know About The Emergency Docket
    On this special edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Staff Writer Shawn Fleetwood breaks down the biggest court challenges defining American politics, including one time-sensitive fight over President Donald Trump's mail-in ballot executive order. Fleetwood also gives a critical update on Missouri's new election map controversy and explains the ins and outs of the Supreme Court's emergency docket.

    Read more of Fleetwood's SCOTUS coverage here

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    9 September 2026, 3:40 pm
  • 54 minutes 15 seconds
    One Year After His Assassination, Charlie Kirk’s Conservatism Must Live On
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Drew Thomas Allen, CEO of Bando PR and the host of The Drew Allen Show, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on one year since the assassination of Charlie Kirk and discuss how Kirk's absence has affected the future of the America First movement. Allen also shares how the Turning Point USA founder's big-picture strategy can still prevent GOP infighting and help effective conservatives win elections. 

    You can find Allen's book For Christ and Country: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk here

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    8 September 2026, 8:38 pm
  • 45 minutes 13 seconds
    Labor Unions Only Work When Workers Are Free
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the political gap between American workers and the radical leaders of the worker's unions, the traps used by unions to force membership and payment, and how states that have embraced worker freedom have seen tremendous economic growth. 

    You can find resources from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation here.

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    4 September 2026, 11:42 am
  • 36 minutes 28 seconds
    The 'Affordable Housing' Trap Destroying Cities
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Alvin Lui, President of Courage Is A Habit, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how the left weaponizes the empathy of normal Americans to force inclusion through "affordable housing," even if it destroys thriving cities. They discuss how this affects the housing market, crime, and education, and how the same misguided empathy has led droves of American women to stand alongside a confessed murderer. 

    You can find Lui's organization Courage Is A Habit here

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    1 September 2026, 2:03 pm
  • 47 minutes 56 seconds
    How To Equip Your Kids To Stay Safe At School
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Matt Osborne, former CIA agent and founder of Osborne Security and Education Consultants, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the many dangers that kids might encounter in the modern school system, including active shooter scenarios, "gun-free zones," cyberbullying, human trafficking, and sextortion, and how parents can equip their children to respond to these dangerous situations. 

    You can find resources recommended by Osborne to protect your family here: NetSmartz, USCCA, Osborne Security and Education Consultants.

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    28 August 2026, 5:17 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    'You're Wrong' With Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi, Ep. 212: Dolly Parton
    Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they reflect on Dolly Parton's career and charity record, beef with Americans' lack of airplane etiquette, and analyze Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's take on transgender mutilation. Mollie and David also discuss the Washington Post's rehiring of a woman who fabricated a Charlie Kirk quote and share their culture recommendations for the week. 

    Order and review Mollie's book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution here.

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    26 August 2026, 3:36 pm
  • 45 minutes 9 seconds
    The Counterfeit Compassion Fueling Lindsay Clancy’s Cult Of Personality
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Joe Rigney, pastor and fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College in Idaho, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to analyze the counterfeit compassion fueling alleged murderer Lindsay Clancy's cult of personality and discuss how toxic empathy justifies evil and delays justice. 

    You can find Rigney's book Leadership and the Sin of Empathy: Compassion and Its Counterfeits here

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    25 August 2026, 7:01 pm
  • 44 minutes 44 seconds
    The Truth About Americans’ Blue State Exodus
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jack Salmon, a Gibbs scholar and research fellow at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to analyze why Americans flee blue states for red ones and explain what this signals about the state of the economy. 

    Read more from Salmon here

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    21 August 2026, 5:49 pm
  • 58 minutes 39 seconds
    'You're Wrong' With Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi, Ep. 211: Lindsay Clancy
    Join Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway and The Federalist and RealClearInvestigations' Mark Hemingway as they dissect Alexander Vindman's primary loss and explain what it signals about the Democrat party, analyze the disturbing online reaction to alleged murderer Lindsay Clancy's trial, and discuss Anthony Fauci’s right-hand man's guilty plea. Mollie also reflects on her experience singing at the Grand Ole Opry and Mark shares his culture recommendations for the week. 

    Order and review Mollie's book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution here.

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    19 August 2026, 8:20 pm
  • 48 minutes 58 seconds
    The Everyday Warrior’s Guide To Life Beyond The Battlefield
    On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, retired Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to reflect on his decades of elite military experience and share how the Bible serves as the perfect warrior guide for life beyond the battlefield.

    You can find Lamb's book The Next Mission here.

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    18 August 2026, 12:38 pm
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