The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated

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The Big Weekend Pod

The Polls, The Polls, The Polls: Hugh is joined by John Ellis, Matt Continetti, and Ben Domenech for a look back at the week’s news. Plus, Haviv Rettig Gur in case you mi

Oct 9
1 h 28 min

Is the world, Israel, the U.S. and American Jews better or worse off than 3 years ago?

Hugh discusses the midterm elections, the anniversary of 10/7, and talks with Jim Geraghty, Senator Tom Cotton, Adam Howard, Phil Balboni, Eli Lake, Victorino Matus, Rile

Oct 8
1 h 39 min

The 3rd Anniversary of the October 7th attacks

Hugh discusses the anniversary of the October 7th attacks in Israel and talks with Senator Thom Tillis, Noah Rothman, Jonathan Williams, Sarah Bedford, John Podhoretz, Ji

Oct 7
1 h 19 min

Midterm Messaging, and the Houthis' no good, very bad day

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Matt Continetti, John Ashbrook, David Drucker, Byron York, Rep. Mike Collins, and Ed Morrissey. See omnystudio.com/

Oct 7
1 h 07 min

The Oil is Flowing, AES on Fox News again, and the Cornell 7

Hugh discusses Iran, the upcoming Israeli elections, Abdul El-Sayed, the Cornell 7 story, and talks with Dr. Michael Oren, Salena Zito, James Lileks, Spencer Klavan, and

Oct 5
55 min

The Big Weekend Pod

Hugh discusses the news of the week with John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, Rich Golderber, and Jonathan Williams. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

Oct 2
1 h 08 min

USS Theodore Roosevelt leaves San Diego for Middle East

Hugh discusses the attempted hijacking of the Israel-bound FlyDubai flight, Iran, the midterms, and talks with Eliana Johnson, Senator Tom Cotton, Vic Matus, Jim Geraghty

Oct 2
1 h 12 min

The RAF Fairford Terror Plot and FlyDubai Attempted Hijacking

Hugh discusses the Iran, the RAF Fairford terror plot, the attempted hijacking of the Israel-bound FlyDubai flight earlier today, and talks with Danielle Pletka, Sarah Be

Sep 30
1 h 02 min

The Abdul El-Sayed Special

Hugh devoted Tuesday’s show to the immense amount of audio/video from the most radical major party nominee of Hugh’s lifetime: AES. He talks with David Drucker, Byron Yor

Sep 29
1 h 37 min

New steel plant in Iowa announced, The "Hormuz Shuttle" and a look "Inside DOGE" with Tyler Hassen

Hugh talks with Ryan Fazio, Dr. Michael Oren, Salena Zito, Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), James Lileks, and Tyler Hassen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

Sep 28
1 h 14 min

The Big Weekend Pod

Hugh discusses the news of the week with John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, and Lisa Nelson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 25
50 min

The End Game in Iran, Trump/Xi Summit, and Midterm Mania

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Jim Hanson, Col. Rob Maness (USAF, Ret.), Vic Matus, Josh Kraushaar, Eric Wessan, and Cameron Arcand. See omnystudi

Sep 24
1 h 16 min

DOJ Finds Race Discrimination in Admissions, Trump Meets Xi for Summit

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with AAG Harmeet Dhillon, Noah Rothman, Senator Tim Sheehy, Mary Katharine Ham, Jim Talent, Senator Dave McCormick, Rep.

Sep 23
1 h 10 min

President Trump addresses the UN General Assembly

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Michael Duncan, David Drucker, Matt Continetti, Thomas Anderson, Byron York, and Jill Simonian. See omnystudio.com/

Sep 22
1 h 12 min

CNN, MS NOW, and Politico sue Trump administration over WH press ban

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Ken Paxton, Will Chamberlain, Salena Zito, and Chris Stigall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21
39 min

Macklemore, Midterms, and the Media

Mark Davis fills in for Hugh and talks with Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, and Tarzana Joe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 18
50 min

Piker: America worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound"

Hugh discusses the AI scare, the midterm elections, and talks with Sebastian Lai, Victorino Matus, Josh Kraushaar, Jim Geraghty, and Seth Mandel. See omnystudio.com/list

Sep 17
56 min

The Houthis, The Midterms, and Beating AI Doomerism

Hugh discusses the AI scare, the midterm elections, and talks with Senator Jon Husted, Sarah Bedford, Spencer Klavan, Jim Talent, Alex Kolodin, David Bahnsen, and Mary Ka

Sep 16
1 h 05 min

Winning the A.I. race, El-Sayed and Talarico's latest faceplants

Hugh discusses the AI scare, the midterm elections, and talks with Michele Tafoya, Josh Holmes, David Drucker, Bret Baier, Robert C. O'Brien, Byron York, and Matt Contine

Sep 15
1 h 16 min

A.I. Doomerism, Trump Dividends, and the Bab al-Mandab/Hormuz straits

Hugh discusses the AI scare, the $5000 Trump Dividend, the Houthis in Yemen backed by Iran, and talks with Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen, Dr. Michael Oren, Danny Seiden, Se

Sep 14
56 min

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What listeners say

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Longtime listener— I so appreciated how timely your commentary was throughout the wild ride of the election summer & fall, but since then, I am in withdrawal — the Highly Concentrated podcast is my go-to, just after X, for understanding the pulse of current & world events. Have a nice vacation and a wonderful Thanksgiving with the fetching Mrs Hewitt, but please get back to podcasts soon!

:-)Redhead · Nov 2024

I appreciate Hugh’s show, he’s succinct, he keeps to the topic and educates his listeners rather than telling them what to think. He has great guests too!

Artist4❤️ · Aug 2024

I appreciate Hugh’s broad review each morning, sharing headlines from around the world- Info I would never get, on my own. He comes across balanced and even handed- when he has a bias, ie., “I used to work for Nixon”, he is up front w full disclosure. This podcast is a focal point in my efforts at staying informed on current events- and I am most grateful for the daily programming he offers. Applause…👏

Wordsmith Annie · Jul 2024

I have listened to the Hugh Hewitt show for many years. He knows so many people and is straight forward. He is pro Republican yet listens to all sides. He is knowledgeable, sensible, and good hearted. If you want to know about politics, he is the one to listen to.

Winter Garden Mark · Feb 2023

Hewitt lies shamelessly, and doesn’t even bother to hide his glaring double standards on a variety of topics. I suppose he assumes that his listeners consume no actual news, only propaganda. If you want to be amused by a guy who will explain why he has a problem when a democrat does something, but is fine with the same behavior from a Republican, you’ve found your show. He will argue for one side of an issue, then make the exact opposite argument when the party line changes. He gives you the permission structure for total moral inconsistency.

id43 · Feb 2024

I used to enjoy the condensed content of Hugh’s talk show available here. Unfortunately the quality of the content has deteriorated over the past few weeks and now finally disappeared. Hugh was able to interview some quality guests and provide coverage of events on a timely basis. Sadly, gone into the wind.

pay and pay and pay and pay · Nov 2023

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