The Hugh Hewitt Show

H3: 12/11/25: Sec. Chris Wright, Jim Geraghty, Fmr. Sen. Jim Talent

Dec 11, 2025

Hugh discusses affordability being the main issue the GOP should run on in 2026, the Senate rejecting the extension of ACA health care subsidies, and the National Defense Authorization Act, and talks with Chris Wright, Secretary of the Department of Energy, Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent, “National Review,” and former Missouri Senator Jim Talent, senior fellow, Reagan Institute Center for Peace Through Strength.

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H2: 12/11/25: Adm. William McRaven, Josh Kraushaar

Dec 11, 2025

Hugh discusses the seizure of the Venezuelan tanker, and talks with Admiral William McRaven, U.S. Navy (ret.), author of “Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them,” and Josh Kraushaar, Editor in chief, “Jewish Insider,” political analyst, FOX News Radio.

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H1: 12/11/25: Noah Rothman, Chai Ling, Eliana Johnson

Dec 11, 2025

Hugh discusses the seizure of the Venezuelan tanker, and talks with Noah Rothman, Senior Writer, National Review, Chai Ling, president of the non-profit All Girls Allowed, producer of the SalemNOW docuseries “Sexploited in America,” and Eliana Johnson, Editor-in-chief at Washington Free Beacon.

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H3: 12/10/25: Dr. Matthew Spalding

Dec 10, 2025

Hugh interviews Dr. Matthew Spalding, Hillsdale College’s Vice President of Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about his new book, “The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence.”

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H2: 12/10/25: Norton Rainey, Erika Kirk Clips, Salena Zito

Dec 10, 2025

Hugh discusses the need for spiritual revival in America, the legacy of Foster Friess, and ACE Scholarships, empowering K–12 families to choose the best education for their kids by championing financial support and educational freedom, and Erika Kirk being slandered by hateful people, and talks with Norton Rainey, Executive Director of ACE Scholarships, and Salena Zito, nationally syndicated columnist, author, “Butler.”

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H1: 12/10/25: Comfortably Smug, Sarah Bedford, Lauren Stewart, Mary Katharine Ham

Dec 10, 2025

Hugh discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate run in Texas, National Defense Authorization Act, and Erika Kirk being slandered by hateful people, and talks with “Comfortably Smug,” co-host, Ruthless podcast, Sarah Bedford, Investigations Editor, Washington Examiner, Lauren Stewart, Senior Federal Affairs Liaison at Americans for Prosperity, and Mary Katharine Ham, co-host, Getting Hammered & Normally podcasts.

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H3: 12/09/25: Rich Lowry, President Trump Clips, James Lileks

Dec 9, 2025

Hugh discusses President Trump’s green light for Nvidia chip sales to China, Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate run in Texas, and POLITICO’s interview with President Trump and talks with Rich Lowry, Editor of “National Review,” and James Lileks, former “Minnesota Star Tribune” columnist, JamesLileks.Substack.com.

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H2: 12/09/25: Bret Baier, Alex Gray, President Trump Clips, Byron York

Dec 9, 2025

Hugh discusses POLITICO’s interview with President Trump and President Trump’s green light for Nvidia chip sales to China, and talks with Bret Baier, Chief Political Anchor, FOX News Channel, Anchor & Executive Editor, “Special Report,” author, “To Rescue the American Spirit,” Alex Gray, former NSC Chief of Staff, CEO, American Global Strategies, and Byron York, chief political correspondent, Washington Examiner, FOX News Contributor.

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H1: 12/09/25: President Trump Clips, David Drucker

Dec 9, 2025

Hugh discusses POLITICO’s interview with President Trump with clips, and talks about Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate run in Texas with David Drucker, Senior Writer, “The Dispatch,” contributing columnist, Bloomberg Opinion.

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H3: 12/08/25: Adm. Mark Montgomery, Doug Lesmerises, SCOTUS Clips

Dec 8, 2025

Hugh discusses the National Defense Authorization Act, Minnesota’s Somali community ‘Feeding Our Future’ fraud scandal, and the SCOTUS arguments regarding Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner, and talks with Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery (USN, ret.), Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Doug Lesmerises, co-host of “The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk” podcast.

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H2: 12/08/25: Scott Johnson, SCOTUS Clips, Vic Matus

Dec 8, 2025

Hugh discusses Minnesota’s Somali community ‘Feeding Our Future’ fraud scandal and the SCOTUS arguments regarding Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner, and talks with Scott Johnson, co-founder of PowerLineBlog.com, and Vic Matus, Arts & Culture Editor, The Free Beacon, co-host, Getting Hammered podcast.

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H1: 12/08/25: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, SCOTUS Clips, Bethany Mandel

Dec 8, 2025

Hugh discusses the SCOTUS arguments regarding Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner, and talks with Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, Gubernatorial candidate, and Bethany Mandel, TheMomWars.Substack.com, co-author of “Stolen Youth.”

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H3: 12/11/25: Sec. Chris Wright, Jim Geraghty, Fmr. Sen. Jim Talent

H2: 12/11/25: Adm. William McRaven, Josh Kraushaar

H1: 12/11/25: Noah Rothman, Chai Ling, Eliana Johnson

H3: 12/10/25: Dr. Matthew Spalding

H2: 12/10/25: Norton Rainey, Erika Kirk Clips, Salena Zito

H1: 12/10/25: Comfortably Smug, Sarah Bedford, Lauren Stewart, Mary Katharine Ham

H3: 12/09/25: Rich Lowry, President Trump Clips, James Lileks

H2: 12/09/25: Bret Baier, Alex Gray, President Trump Clips, Byron York

H1: 12/09/25: President Trump Clips, David Drucker

H3: 12/08/25: Adm. Mark Montgomery, Doug Lesmerises, SCOTUS Clips

H2: 12/08/25: Scott Johnson, SCOTUS Clips, Vic Matus

H1: 12/08/25: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, SCOTUS Clips, Bethany Mandel

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