Best Commonsense Podcasts (2025)

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Seth Leibsohn: A Commonsense Push on Our Universities 1:00

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For too long universities here have operated as islands, separate from their country, promoting junk thought and radical ideology. Thus, the Trump administration has proposed a funding compact for universities to receive federal dollars. This includes universities that host organizations supporting terrorist networks. Universities hosting organizat…

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Oct. 6, 2025: Does Maine's Question 1 call for commonsense voter ID changes or will it undermine absentee voting? 9:23

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Carol Platt Liebau: The Cowardice Behind a Cultural Collapse 1:00

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Germany has given the world many of the West’s most cherished Christmas traditions, including its famous Christmas markets. For centuries, these festive fairs drew visitors from across the world, and filled town squares with lights, music, and laughter. But no longer. This year, most of Germany’s Christmas markets won’t open at all. After Islamist …

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Oct. 24, 2025: Will Graham Platner's commanding polling lead falter amid stream of opposition research releases? 8:58

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For nearly two months, Graham Platner’s bid for the U.S. Senate was marked by momentum and bravado as the political newcomer drew big crowds to his town halls and he channeled Democratic voters’ hopes for a newer, brasher kind of candidate. During an interview in late September, he said, “I’ll just say, it’s been very surreal.” Reality has arrived …

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Ed Morrissey: Schumer Shutdown 1:00

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Senate Democrats keeping the government shut down are playing checkers—and forcing Senate Republicans to play chess. This week, Chuck Schumer followed up “No Kings” weekend by claiming that voters blame the GOP for the shutdown. Democrats leaked internal polling to that effect, except that the data actually showed a virtual tie on the question. And…

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Itamar Marani: How to Turn Setbacks into Secret Weapons 1:10:24

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When everything is on the line, ever wonder why some otherwise incredible athletes choke spectacularly? Why did Michael Jordan consistently sink game-winning jump shots at the buzzer when everyone else was throwing up bricks? Today we’re here with a veteran coach who’s cracked the code on peak performance. Itamar Marani has lived through the kind o…

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Hugh Hewitt: As New York City Votes 1:00

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Voting for the New York mayoral race begins this week. If Republicans in New York City vote in large numbers for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mayor, the greatest city in the world will avoid a plunge into a spiral of collapse on many fronts. New York City is on the 8.5 million people, 4.7 million of them are active registered voters an…

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Carol Platt Liebau: The Supreme Court and a Colorblind Constitution 1:00

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The Supreme Court recently heard a Louisiana case with sweeping implications for how congressional districts are drawn. The issue: does Louisiana’s map amount to racial gerrymandering. And are majority-minority districts themselves constitutional? It’s hard to argue that dividing Americans by color is anything but discriminatory. These districts we…

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Jerry Bowyer: Putting an End to Debanking 1:00

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Federal regulators are finally investigating debanking. The Wall Street Journal reports that agencies like the FDIC and OCC are ordering banks to review account closures and identify cases where customers were shut out for political or religious reasons. This didn’t happen by accident. Groups like the Heritage Foundation, the American Family Associ…

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Seth Leibsohn: Gen Z and Christianity 1:00

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A recent piece in the New York Times takes note of the rise of Christian faith from Gen Z—but delivers some odd analysis along the way. The author claims these religiously awakened are questioning liberal democracy and see their faith tied to a politics of “good vs. evil;” and that they lack the sunbelt optimism that marked Ronald Reagan. This is a…

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Carol Platt Liebau: Moral Confusion at Church 1:00

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Canterbury Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in England. Over the centuries, pilgrims like those in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales have worn grooves into its stone steps from ascending them on their knees. But last week, the Church of England decided to allow the cathedral’s interior to be covered in graffiti — supposedly to reflect the voices of “marg…

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Hugh Hewitt: A Moment of Gratitude 1:00

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The saying “If grief could be seen, the world would be covered in black” is often attributed to Francis Weller. For two years, Israel has been wrapped in black. Even when many hostages were freed, the shadow remained. Now, after the release of the final 20 living hostages and as a cease-fire hardens, rays of light are emerging from that tortured an…

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Oct. 15, 2025: What Janet Mills' entrance means for the Senate race in Maine 15:00

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State House correspondent Kevin Miller spoke with political science professor Jim Melcher from the University of Maine-Farmington about Gov. Janet Mills' bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins next fall.

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Oct. 15, 2025: With Question 2, voters will weigh in on whether Maine's current gun-confiscation law is sufficient 6:17

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Proponents of Question 2 argue that the existing law — often referred to as Maine’s yellow flag law — is a failed experiment that was not used to stop a gunman in Lewiston from killing 18 people and injuring and traumatizing countless others in 2023 despite warnings about his deteriorating mental health.…

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Ed Morrissey: A New Hope for The Middle East 1:00

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“God Bless the Peacemaker,” read the Jerusalem Post as Donald Trump arrived in Jerusalem. Trump certainly earned that title, but now he wants to add another: Dealmaker. Trump addressed the Knesset in celebration of the deal that brought the hostages home and promises an end to Hamas’ threat to Israel. Trump urged Israel and its neighbors to focus o…

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Jerry Bowyer: Charlie Kirk and a Way Out of Our Political Cult 1:00

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Charlie Kirk’s journey shows that political engagement, far from distracting young people from faith, can actually prepare them for a deeper relationship with Christ and a deeper appreciation of the Gospel. Generation Z—particularly young men—has grown up in what really ought to be seen as a cult—a political cult, the cult of woke—facing stultifyin…

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Carol Platt Liebau: First Amendment Freedom Before the Supreme Court 1:00

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Charlie Kirk’s journey shows that political engagement, far from distracting young people from faith, can actually prepare them for a deeper relationship with Christ and a deeper appreciation of the Gospel. Generation Z—particularly young men—has grown up in what really ought to be seen as a cult—a political cult, the cult of woke—facing stultifyin…

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Seth Leibsohn: Progress on the Intractable in the Middle East 1:00

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The Donald Trump Gaza peace plan marks a major development toward solving the intractable—but, as Winston Churchill once said, “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” There is a lot to worry about, yet. First, the return of living hostages is a breakthrough, but unless Hamas is d…

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Dr. Ann Shippy: Fertility, Longevity and Mold Detoxification 1:00:31

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Have you considered how the choices you make today shape the health and destiny of your children before they’re ever born? What if the most important gift you could ever give your future child is the health and resilience you build in yourself today? As rates of chronic health conditions in children—including autism, anxiety, diabetes, obesity, and…

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Carol Platt Liebau: A Shameful and Dangerous Moment 1:00

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America recently learned that Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, sent texts wishing death on a political rival and his children. Someone who fails such a basic test of personal decency is obviously unfit — morally and perhaps psychologically — to serve as any state’s top law enforcement officer. But apparently it’s not…

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Seth Leibsohn: A Massive Moral Crisis 1:00

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Hugh Hewitt: The Schumer Shutdown Continues 1:00

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Seth Leibsohn: Islamist Terror in the UK 1:00

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The Islamist terrorist attack in Great Britain against Jews, at a Jewish synagogue, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, was all too predictable. Only the day before, three Hamas terrorists were arrested in Germany. 2025 Europe is hauntingly familiar. In Great Britain, there’s been nearly a 700 percent increase of antisemitic incidents over t…

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Carol Platt Liebau: The Genocide We're Not Hearing About 1:00

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It’s impossible to turn on the news without hearing about alleged genocide in Gaza. In fact, there’s an actual genocide happening in Nigeria, but since it doesn’t involve Israel bashing, the legacy media doesn’t seem to care. According to Nigeria-based civil society watchdog Intersociety, more than 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in 20…

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Hugh Hewitt: The Schumer Shutdown 1:00

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So Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries have done it: The minority leaders in both the Senate and the House and have rallied their Democrat colleagues to not support a Continuing Resolution that would keep the government running. Senate Majority leader John Thune had put forward what we call a “clean CR”—a clean Continuing Resolution that just allows …

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Carol Platt Liebau: The Weaponization Whiplash 1:00

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The left is in full meltdown about the Comey indictment. They’re outraged about weaponization of the justice system. They’re about a decade late. Back then, Comey’s FBI used a Clinton campaign opposition memo to get a warrant to spy on the Trump campaign. Then Comey drove the Russiagate hoax by ensnaring Trump’s National Security Advisory in a perj…

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Chris Stigall: Hope In Policy 1:00

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In a landmark moment for public health, the Trump administration announced a series of initiatives that signify a compassionate and long-overdue approach to addressing the autism epidemic. Led by HHS Secretary RFK Jr. and his team, it will include a comprehensive investigation into potential root causes, including acetaminophen exposure during preg…

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Albert Mohler: When Civil Religion Meets the Gospel 1:00

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The nation at large and certainly our elite media continue to wrestle with what to make of the recent memorial service for Charlie Kirk. Some are likely to argue that it was just “civil religion”. That's a term that was invented in the 20th century by sociologist Robert Bellah, and he was trying to argue that an awful lot of American religion is ju…

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Hugh Hewitt: How Do You Cover Forgiveness? 1:00

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"How do we cover that?" That had to have been the topic on the table of those newsrooms on Monday morning following the memorial service for my colleague Charlie Kirk on Sunday. Much of post-modern media simply lacks basic fluency in the language used and the truth claims affirmed by the speakers. Erika Kirk made a heart-breaking and deeply moving …

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Dr. Sabine Hazan: How Microbes Shape Memory, Mood, and the Mind 58:35

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What if the secret to unlocking the mysteries of our minds, our health, and even our happiness is hiding in the most unexpected place—our own gut? Could the answers to our most stubborn health mysteries—and maybe even the secret to a longer, happier life—be found in the microbes we’ve spent a lifetime trying to avoid? How does our microbiome affect…

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Seth Leibsohn: We Should Not Reward Hamas With Statehood 1:00

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The UN recognizing a State of Palestine is in vogue. While the popularity of such a cause is increasing, so, too, is its danger, ignorance and capitulation to ahistoricism. The Palestinian effort, Palestinianism, is a cause and ideology of hate and violence, no matter how dressed up its propagandists try to color it. The official emblem of the Fata…

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Seth Leibsohn: An Appeal to the Better Angles of our Nature 1:00

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In a day and age of fleeting stories fed to us by a constant conveyor belt of crisis and frenzy, keeping us all in a constant state of agitation with little ability to focus on the meaningful, what cannot be ignored is that our nation recently witnessed the first national political assassination in over 50 years. In the wake of that, the memorial s…

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Ed Morrissey: Erika Kirk Draws A Loving Line In the Sand 1:00

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As the national political temperature hit dangerous levels, Erika Kirk offered a moment of grace with just three words—speaking of the man who shot her husband at the memorial this past weekend: “I forgive him.” With those three words, the young widow did more than attempt to restore calm in an increasingly violent era in American politics. She tes…

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Hugh Hewitt: We Shall Not See His Equal Again 1:00

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I first met Charlie Kirk a dozen years ago on the campus of Colorado Christian University, where I was teaching some 40 high school students a two-week course on the Constitution and the outline of American history. Bill Armstrong—then the president of CCU, a former US Senator—asked me to set aside an hour to two for a young man starting a new proj…

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Albert Mohler: We Need to Talk About the Trans Issue 1:00

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We have to talk about the trans issue and—most recently—the young man arrested for the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Utah’s Gov. Cox made it clear in his statement: the alleged killer’s roommate, “was a romantic partner, a male transitioning to female.” It was immediately clear that mainstream media wanted to stay as far away from that part of the…

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Carol Platt Liebau: How Did it Come to this? 1:00

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Decent people were stunned and horrified by the assassination of husband, father, and conservative activist Charlie Kirk. But almost as disturbing was the celebration from so many quarters. Fellow Americans—including many in “helping professions”—applauded the brutal slaying. And we’re left wondering: How did it come to this? Perhaps it shouldn’t b…

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Seth Leibsohn: Charlie Kirk: Vocal About His Christian Faith 1:00

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Right now, the phrase “there are no words” has never been more poignant. And yet, we have seen a profligacy of words: some beautiful, some awful, and some words we’d like to hear but haven’t—particularly from those who created the diseased environment of parlance justifying violence. Like to point to something that’s been particularly true of Charl…

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Ed Morrissey: Free Market Consequences for Despicable Speech 1:00

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For years, the Left claimed that cancel culture was merely consequences for bad speech. Now that the free market has applied the same rules to them over their celebrations of political assassination, they’re trying to claim victimhood. The latest example comes from former Washington Post editor Karen Attiah who got fired this week over her social m…

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Carol Platt Liebau: Judges Eroding Public Trust 1:00

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Last week, NBC News conducted what it described as “rare interviews” — and indeed they were. Rarely has any news organization allowed twelve federal judges to use it to bash the Supreme Court under the cloak of anonymity. These judges are unhappy with the Supreme Court for overturning lower court rulings involving the Trump administration with mini…

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David Page of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on Eating Nose-To-Tail 55:18

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What’s the secret to shedding fat as a foodie who refuses to sacrifice joy or flavor? This week’s guest changed the way we think about food and mom and pop businesses in America. He’s a legend in journalism and beloved in the food world, saving countless independent restaurants from certain destruction. As the creator of the beloved TV series Diner…

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Chris Stigall: A Thunderbolt to the Heart of America 1:00

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The shocking news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination strikes like a thunderbolt to the heart of America. At only 31 years old, Charlie was more than a political voice. He was a husband, a father, and a relentless champion of freedom, faith and conservatism. I had the privilege of meeting him recently. His conviction reminded me of the same clarity and…

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Sept. 11, 2025: Maine's Democratic Senate primary is taking early shape 8:35

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There’s a bonafide primary contest among Democrats in the Maine race for the U.S. Senate. And one of the leading contestants, Gov. Janet Mills, isn't even an official candidate yet.

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Ed Morrissey: Can't Any Democrat Play This Game? 1:00

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This week, Democrats utterly conceded the issue of crime. Before Trump deployed the National Guard in DC, mayors and governors in blue states shrugged crime off as inevitable. Illinois Governor Pritzker did so in a national interview last month. When crime dropped dramatically in DC, the situation changed. Voters in high-crime areas run by Democrat…

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David Santrella: Charlie Kirk: 1993-2025 1:00

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It is with profound sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of Charlie Kirk following the horrific assassination attack at Utah Valley University. It was a cowardly and vile act of violence, carried out to silence one of America’s boldest Christian conservative voices. Our hearts are shattered for Charlie’s wife, family, friends, colleagues and the…

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Carol Platt Liebau: Taxpayers Deserve Honest Accountable Government 1:00

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DOGE has done a lot for American taxpayers. One of its chief benefits has been highlighting the government fraud and corruption eating up Americans’ tax money. Investigators at the Senate DOGE caucus are reporting examples of abuse that should light taxpayers’ hair on fire. At the Department of Agriculture, a supposed anti-fraud investigator allege…

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Seth Leibsohn: The UN Should Reject Palestinian Statehood 1:00

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The General Assembly of the UN meets this week and will take up the issue of Palestinian Statehood. It’s a bad idea. The UN Charter states that “Membership in the UN is open to all other peace-loving states.” The cause for Palestinian statehood is not one of peace, but violence—current polling of the local population there showing far more support …