The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire

Updated: 15 Sep 2025 • 179 episodes
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The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire covers wide-ranging discussions with the Capitol city's policy movers, shakers, and thinkers. The Lunch Hour provides a unique look at the people behind the policy debates that are moving in DC.

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15 Sep 2025 • EN

Ep. 151 - Ike Brannon

In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Ike Brannon, Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation and longtime policy expert, to dive into the future of regulation, cost-benefit analysis, and Social Security reform. They explore whether Washington is finally taking regulatory

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09 Sep 2025 • EN

Ep. 150 - Twila Brase

On this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour Podcast, host Andrew Langer sits down with Twila Brase, founder of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom and author of Big Brother in the Exam Room. They dive deep into government overreach in health care, the hidden dangers of electronic health records, newborn DNA col

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02 Sep 2025 • EN

Ep. 149 - Adrian Moore

On this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Adrian Moore, Vice President of Policy at the Reason Foundation. They dive into deregulation under recent administrations, the growing debate over AI and government oversight, and the housing affordability crisis driven by restrictive

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25 Aug 2025 • EN

Ep. 148 - Arthur Gailes

Economist and AEI research fellow Arthur Gailes joins Federal Newswire Lunch Hour host Andrew Langer to tackle America’s housing crisis head-on. From the politics of NIMBYism to the promise of AI in public-policy analysis, Gailes breaks down how restrictive zoning, local resistance, and federal inaction have fueled run

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19 Aug 2025 • EN

Ep. 147 - Terri Hall

On this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour Podcast, host Andrew Langer sits down with Terri Hall, founder of Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF). Hall has spent nearly two decades leading grassroots efforts to stop toll roads in Texas, fight public-private partnerships, and defend drivers against gover

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11 Aug 2025 • EN

Ep. 146 - Curt Mills

In this episode, host Andrew Langer sits down with Curt Mills, Executive Director of The American Conservative, for a candid deep dive into the Trump administration’s foreign policy at the six-month mark. From the escalating Gaza conflict and U.S.-Israel relations to the stalled Ukraine-Russia war, Mills breaks down th

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