The Hugh Hewitt Show

The Hugh Hewitt Show

H2: 08/11/25: Duane Patterson: President Trump Clips, Mary Katharine Ham, Vic Matus

Duane Patterson, host, “Duane’s World” podcast, TownHall.com VIP columnist, fills in for Hugh today. This hour, Duane discusses President Trump deploying National Guard to Washington DC as he pledges crime crackdown, and talks with Mary Katharine Ham, co-host, “Getting Hammered” and “Normally” podcasts, and Vic Matus, Arts & Culture Editor, The Free Beacon, cohost, Getting Hammered podcast.

H1: 08/11/25: Duane Patterson: President Trump Clips, Adm. Mark Montgomery, Amb. Michael Oren

Duane Patterson, host, “Duane’s World” podcast, TownHall.com VIP columnist, fills in for Hugh today. This hour, Duane discusses President Trump deploying National Guard to Washington DC as he pledges crime crackdown, and talks with Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery (USN, ret.), Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Dr. Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Wilson Center’s Joseph B. Gildenhorn Distinguished Fellow.

H3: 08/08/25: Dr. Larry Arnn

Hugh continues with the Hillsdale Dialogues, joined by Dr. Larry Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, as they begin a series on Winston Churchill’s “The Second World War.”

H2: 08/08/25: Amb. Rahm Emanuel, Brent Gardner, Eli Lake

Hugh talks with Rahm Emanuel, former Illinois Congressman, former Mayor of Chicago, and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, Phil Balboni, Brent Gardner, Chief Government Affairs Officer, Americans for Prosperity, Eli Lake, columnist, “The Free Press,” contributing editor, “Commentary,” host, “Breaking History” podcast, and Tarzana Joe, HHS poet laureate and author of “It Only Hurts When I Rhyme.”

H1: 08/08/25: Amb. Rahm Emanuel, Tom Weiler, Matthew Continetti

Hugh discusses the news of the week, and talks with Rahm Emanuel, former Illinois Congressman, former Mayor of Chicago, and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, Tom Weiler, Minnesota Senate candidate, and Matthew Continetti, “Free Press” columnist, Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Neal Chair, American Enterprise Institute.

H4: 08/08/25: Duane and Ed’s Week In Review

The left’s rhetorical meltdown over the mid-cycle redistricting takes center stage this week, plus conversations about other highlights of Trump’s first 200 days.

H3: 08/07/25: Amb. Rahm Emanuel (cont.), Sen. Tim Scott, Fmr. Sen. Jim Talent

Hugh talks with Rahm Emanuel, former Illinois Congressman, former Mayor of Chicago, and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, South Carolina Tim Scott, author, “One Nation Always Under God: Profiles in Christian Courage,” and former Missouri Senator Jim Talent, Chairman, Reagan Institute ‘s National Leadership Council.

H2: 08/07/25: Amb. Rahm Emanuel (cont.), Phil Balboni, Josh Kraushaar

Hugh talks with Rahm Emanuel, former Illinois Congressman, former Mayor of Chicago, and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, Phil Balboni, CEO and Editorial Director, GlobalPost.com, and Josh Kraushaar, Editor in chief, “Jewish Insider,” political analyst, FOX News Radio.

H1: 08/07/25: Amb. Rahm Emanuel, Noah Rothman, Jonathan Williams

Hugh talks with Rahm Emanuel, former Illinois Congressman, former Mayor of Chicago, and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, Noah Rothman, Senior Writer, National Review, and Jonathan Williams, President, Chief Economist, American Legislative Exchange Council.

H3: 08/06/25: Steve Hilton (replay)

Hugh replays his interview with Steve Hilton, California Gubernatorial candidate, author, “Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America’s Worst-Run State,” and Tie Lasater, CEO, founding partner, KeyCity Capital.

H2: 08/06/25: President Trump Clips, Lou Basenese

Hugh discusses the markets, Trump’s EPA overhaul, MSM’s Gaza bias, and TX Democrats on-the-run, and talks with Lou Basenese, VP Market Strategy at Prairie Operating Company, about OilFacts.com.

H1: 08/06/25: Steve Hilton

Hugh interviews Steve Hilton, California Gubernatorial candidate, author, “Califailure: Reversing the Ruin of America’s Worst-Run State,” and Tie Lasater, CEO, founding partner, KeyCity Capital.

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