
The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire
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.
Show episodes
In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Joe Luppino-Esposito of the Pacific Legal Foundation. They dive deep into regulatory overreach, environmental law, and criminal justice reform—plus how homeowners associations reveal the pitfalls of micro-tyranny. Joe also discusses c
In this episode of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour Podcast, host Andrew Langer sits down with Patrick McLaughlin, research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and regulatory expert. They discuss the real economic costs of federal regulations, the promise of AI in streamlining compliance, the need for smarter cost-b

Congress Talks Small Business, Red Tape, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (RSC Roundup)
In this special edition of the Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer takes you inside the Republican Study Committee’s media row event, sitting down with seven House members including Harriet Hageman, Kat Cammack, Tim Burchett, Tom Tiffany, and others. From regulatory overreach and small business struggles to
In this powerful Lunch Hour conversation, host Andrew Langer sits down with Sam Sorbo—author, homeschool advocate, and mother—to discuss why she pulled her kids out of "top-tier" schools and never looked back. From flawed education metrics and indoctrination to the erosion of family bonds and personal agency, Sorbo exp
In this episode of The Lunch Hour with Andrew Langer, former Congresswoman and current Concord Coalition Executive Director Dr. Carolyn Bourdeaux joins the show for a no-nonsense conversation about America"s $36 trillion national debt. From her bipartisan experience in Congress to her deep roots in state budget reform,
Woke Bureaucracy, Trade Wars & Food Tyranny: Andrew Hale Sounds the Alarm Is America importing tyranny under the guise of trade and inclusion? In this unfiltered episode of The Federal Newswire Lunch Hour, host Andrew Langer sits down with Andrew Hale, senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, for a sweeping co