The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated

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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

The Big Weekend Pod

A GOP Convention and the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with guests John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, Tarzana Joe, and a long conversation with Victor Davis Hanson about 9

Sep 11
1 h 43 min

The RNC Convention, Remembering Charlie Kirk, and the latest in Iran

Hugh discusses 9/11, Charlie Kirk, the RNC convention, Iran, and talks with John Ondrasik, Dr. Michael Oren, Senator Tom Cotton, Vic Matus, Jim Geraghty, Salena Zito, Bet

Sep 11
1 h 10 min

Faith Over Fear: The Charlie Kirk Story

The special tells the story of how Charlie started Turning Point USA in his parents’ garage and built it into one of the largest youth organizations in the country, becom

Sep 10
52 min

The Lindsay Clancy Saga and Democrats' obsession with Israel

Tudor Dixon fills in for Hugh from Michigan and talks with Kyle Olson, Noah Rothman, Morgonn McMichael Brown, Pastor Jerry Bishop, Jesse Arm, Jim Talent, Julian Epstein,

Sep 9
1 h 18 min

The Week of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Hugh discusses memories of 9/11 as we approach the 25th anniversary of the attacks, and talks with Rich Lowry, James Lileks, Bret Baier, Alex Gray, John Byrnes, Byron Yor

Sep 8
1 h 20 min

The Big Weekend Pod

John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, and Ben Domenech joined Hugh for look-backs at the week and Senator Ted Cruz was a special guest to talk about his terrific new boo

Sep 4
1 h 10 min

Midterms, Data Centers, and The AM Radio In Every Car Act

Hugh discusses the midterm elections and talks with Henry Olsen, Phil Balboni, Taylor Budowich, Vic Matus, Josh Kraushaar, Jim Geraghty, Rep. Steve Scalise, and Cory Gard

Sep 4
1 h 16 min

The Budget, Medicare Reform, and Blue vs Red Higher-Ed

Hugh discusses Abdul El-Sayed, Medicare reform, the Iran conflict, and talks with Rep. Steve Womack, Jonathan Williams, Sarah Bedford, John Podhoretz, Mary Katharine Ham,

Sep 2
1 h 19 min

The War in Iran and The Battle for the Senate

Hugh discusses the midterm elections, the Iran conflict, and talks with Matthew Continetti, John Ashbrook, Senator John Thune, Rep. Jason Smith, Byron York, and Haviv Ret

Sep 1
1 h 28 min

U.S. and Iran trade strikes, SCOTUS allows East Wing construction to resume

Hugh discusses the Iran conflict, the El-Sayed campaign's attempt to make amends with jewish voters, and SCOTUS' 5-4 decision to allow East Wing construction to resume wi

Aug 31
58 min

The Big Weekend Pod

Piker, El-Sayed, Iran on the ropes and data centers and Dolly: Hugh talks with John Ellis, Eli Lake, Matt Continetti, and Ben Domenech. See omnystudio.com/listener for p

Aug 28
1 h 05 min

The Democrats’ political sink hole: Hasan Piker

Hugh discusses Hasan Piker and talks with Spencer Klavan, Jonathan Williams, Eliana Johnson, John Sununu, Vic Matus, Josh Kraushaar, Jim Geraghty, and Abe Greenwald. See

Aug 28
1 h 34 min

Canadian Tariffs, Hasan Piker, and the Case for Data Centers

Hugh discusses Operation Economic Outcast, Canadian tariffs, Hasan Piker, and talks with Mary Kissel, Noah Rothman, Bethany Mandel, Jim Talent, James Taylor, and Danielle

Aug 26
1 h 02 min

Watters vs El-Sayed, Remembering Dolly Parton, and "Carbon Zero" by Dr. Craig Stanfill

Hugh discusses the Jesse Watters and Abdul El-Sayed interview, the passing of Dolly Parton, and talks with James Lileks, Bret Baier, Byron York, Matt Continetti, and Dr.

Aug 25
1 h 20 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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