Federalist Radio Hour

Updated: 29 Aug 2025 • 890 episodes
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Hosted by Matt Kittle and The Federalist’s team of fearless journalists, this is a podcast featuring engaging and in-depth conversations with reporters, scholars, authors, politicians, and thinkers of all stripes. Along with guest hosts Mollie Hemingway, David Harsanyi, and others, the show delivers smart and compelling dialogues on politics, culture, religion, and the news of the day. Support the show by subscribing, rating, and writing a review! Check out The Federalist's other coverage on our website. Follow The Federalist on X.  

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix and Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle kick off the Labor Day weekend with a conversation focused on how forced unionism infringes on worker freedoms and give an update on labor policy und

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On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Federalistas Elle Purnell and Jordan Boyd join Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss Taylor Swift’s engagement and the Cracker Barrel crash and burn. Plus, Kylee explains why Trump is right about flag burning and roasts Zohran Mamdani’s attempt at a bench press. 

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Join Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi and Federalist Editor-In-Chief Mollie Hemingway as they dive into the Cracker Barrel rebranding controversy, debate whether the U.S. government should take a stake in companies, discuss President Donald Trump's flag-burning executive order, and analyze the John Bolt

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Charles Camosy, professor of moral theology and bioethics at the Catholic University of America, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss a rise in physician-assisted killing and share what it means to live and die well while resisting "eugenic

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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Ilya Shapiro, Federalist senior contributor and a senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, joins Federalist Executive Editor Joy Pullmann to break down how left-wing radicals infiltrated the nation's law schools and explain how to sto

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On this episode of “The Kylee Cast,” Federalist Senior Editor John Davidson joins Managing Editor Kylee Griswold to discuss efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Plus, Kylee breaks down the D.C. crime crisis and offers food, leisure, and music recommendations from her New England getaway. If you care about combating t

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