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How to Argue in the Trump Era Without Losing Your Mind
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to the shooting at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Ontario on Yom Kippur. David
Sep 23 1 h 11 min
Trump Has Turned America Into a Credit Risk
In this Saturday episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum explains why rising borrowing costs in the United States are not just an economic warning sig
Sep 19 10 min
The Atrocities That Shaped the Modern Middle East
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a discussion of the seemingly forgotten attack on the Yazidi people by ISIS in 2014.
Sep 16 58 min
Did America Win the War on Terror?
In the debut Saturday episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the quarter century of warfare that has followed September 11, 2001, and ask
Sep 12 13 min
Inside the White House on 9/11
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum is joined by John McConnell, the longtime senior speechwriter for President George W. Bush and Vice Pr
Sep 9 59 min
How Trump Lost Asia
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a discussion of how Donald Trump has enriched himself and his family during his presidencie
Sep 2 57 min
What Are Jewish Voters Supposed to Do?
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the blowing up of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada, and Presi
Aug 26 1 h 01 min
Was Herbert Hoover America’s Most Misunderstood President?
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against the Olympian David
Aug 5 1 h 03 min
The Fight That Could Decide 2028
In this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to President Trump’s latest round of tariffs and explains why he believ
Jul 29 59 min
Why Are Groceries So Expensive?
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts questioning whether the Trump administration has any plan at all to mee
Jul 22 52 min
Social Security Is Running Out of Time
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to the recent ICE shooting in Maine.
Then, David is joined by Maya Mac
Jul 15 54 min
Is the Left Driving Women Away?
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the recent allegations toward Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner. David warns Democr
Jul 8 51 min
The American Experiment Is Worth Believing In
In this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. David di
Jul 1 56 min
Did Trump Surrender to Iran?
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on why American progressives have seemingly abandoned the fight against climat
Jun 24 55 min
Cuba Is Collapsing. Will Trump Invade?
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on Trump’s new Iran deal and how it affects the future of the Republican Party
Jun 17 1 h 08 min
Republicans vs. the Fourteenth Amendment
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the Brexit vote, which was cast 10 years ago this month. David explains why
Jun 10 1 h 00 min
How to Save the Supreme Court From Itself
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on growing extremism in the Democratic Party. Frum compares this to the paranoia
Jun 3 52 min
Has Trump Corrupted the Military?
On this week’s episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts about the recently reported peace talks between the United States and Ira
May 27 50 min
Trump’s Iran War: America's Loss Is China’s Win
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to President Trump’s shocking settlement with the IRS and his new $1.8
May 20 56 min
What Happens if the U.S. Defaults?
In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to recent reporting surrounding the Trump family’s “patriotic,” Trump-branded
May 13 55 min
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David Frum consistently delivers well researched and critically important information to his listeners and readers.
26895279 · Jul 2026
I listen to this podcast as I commute to work. I have learned so much from the wide variety of guests David chats with. Discussions about the Supreme Court, the Iran War, and the death of a child show his diversity of subjects and his willingness to share his family's pain. I highly recommend this podcast.
Will Walk 4 Food 1258 · Jun 2026
Excellent choice of guests and topics. Stands apart from the legion of talking heads.
artusv · May 2025
David, on your video podcast with Charlie Sykes, you mentioned Claremont College as an incubator of extreme right wing ideology. What you meant (let’s hope, because otherwise you’re slandering Claremont Colleges) is Claremont Institute, which has no relationship whatsoever with The Claremont Colleges.
The Claremont Colleges includes five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions: Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College and Keck Graduate Institute.
Please fact check and be more careful. This kind of sloppy commentary hurts respectable, legitimate institutions and the students who attend them.
a bit of stardust · May 2025
This week’s podcast about anti-semitism in the Democratic Party was disappointing. The guest herself admitted that she and many other American Jews are highly critical of the Israeli government. Yet she (and David Frum) criticized those who attack the policies of the Israeli government as being anti-Semitic. She expressed concerns about the safety of Jews in America because people criticizing Israel might motivate deranged individuals to injure or kill Jewish people. She also said that Zionism is central to the Jewish faith. We have to be able to criticize the actions of the current government in Israel without being labeled anti-Semitic. Criticizing the policies of a government is not the same thing as attacking people based on their religion. People regularly criticize the actions of governments in the Muslim world and are not branded anti-Muslim, even though violence against Muslim Americans has also been a problem here. This episode would have been far more interesting if it had addressed how one can legitimately criticize the Israeli government, or take actions to rein it in, without being labeled an anti-Semite. Too many supporters of the current government,ent of Israel are quick to lob accusations of anti-semitism at critics of Israel in an effort to silence them.
Not anti-Semitic · Aug 2026
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