The Victor Davis Hanson Show
This is the Victor Davis Hanson Show. Victor is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College. Victor's co-host for 2 podcasts is Jack Fowler. He is the Director for the Center for Civil Society at American Philanthropic. Victor and Jack discuss current political and social events and ideas, and current and past cultural trends. Victor also is joined by Sami Winc on 2 podcasts as they discuss current national news, what's trending in California, and how history repeats itself.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 855
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Colossus of Trump
In this episode of the Victor Davis Hanson Show, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss the current political landscape, focusing on the recent legislative developments, particularly the…
01:12:11 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
NATO Revived, Iranian Sleeper Cells, & the Berlin Blockade
In this weekend edition, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc examine Trump's polling and public support for military action, the Democratic Party internal divisions, Trump's impact on NATO, the…
01:08:20 |
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Iran Abandoned, and Blue Cities, Too
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc look at where Iran stands with its 'allies', the continuing exodus from blue cities, and how to encourage reverse migration thro…
00:59:01 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Iran, the Pariah Nation
In this episode, VDH and Jack look at fallout from the Iran strike, the nature of the Iranian diaspora, the emotional toll the transgender issue has on parents, the removal of dams in California, the…
01:04:25 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Trump Bombs Iran, While Obama Just Bombs
Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Trump neutralizing Iran's nuclear threat, the unpredictability of Trump's foreign policy, MAGA's support for the strike, Obama's pathetic posturing…
01:04:00 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Iran, China, and a Look at the Final Year of WWII
In this weekend episode, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, how the Mossad has helped ensure Israel’s success, what the war means for China, the end o…
01:23:37 |
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Will Trump Hit Iran?
In this Friday news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss Iran’s military capabilities, the political implications of U.S. involvement with Israel’s attack on Iran, Obama’s state…
01:17:59 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
A Military Historian’s Omnibus
William Tecumseh Sherman, liberation, and race in the Civil War, reflections on the Iraq War, the significance of horses in ancient military tactics, the overlooked legacy of the Byzantine Empire, an…
00:48:31 |
Thu 19 Jun 2025
A Q&A with VDH on World War II
Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler answer listener questions on WWII. Topics covered include the failure of the Western Allies declare war on the Nazi-allied USSR in 1939, Patton’s role on t…
00:44:23 |
Tue 17 Jun 2025
Violence: Historical, Current, and Potential
In this weekend episode Victor Davis and Sami Winc look at the LA riots, Greta Thunberg's antics in Gaza, Iran's nuclear ambitions, political violence in Latin America, and how 1944 played out during…
01:02:28 |
Sat 14 Jun 2025
One Battle, Two Spats: D-Day Remembered, the Trump/Musk Split, & the Biles/Gaines Feud
In this episode Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc discuss the LA riots and the deployment of the National Guard, D-Day, the falling out between Trump and Musk, the big beautiful bill, tariffs…
01:09:05 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
The Gallery of Rogues Cultivated by the Left
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler discuss Chinese students as the People's Army agents, Chinese responsibility for global troubles, US judges as politicos, the Secret Service poli…
01:21:57 |
Thu 12 Jun 2025
Riots, Musk-Trump, and the Guinea Pigs of California
Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler for thoughts on the LA riots, Musk-Trump fallout, ICE raids, Newsom's "this is cruel," and the real cruelty in California, meaning 65-cents-per-gallon…
01:30:37 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Victor Davis Hanson Interviews David Mamet
Join Victor Davis Hanson in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, and filmmaker David Mamet. Topics discussed include David's new book, The Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, …
01:00:29 |
Sat 07 Jun 2025
Protestors, War and the Fragility of Women
Join Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc to examine the week's news: anti-Semitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, protestors turn on ICE agents, drones hit Russia, Olympic "woman" boxer Khalib is …
01:33:53 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
China Threat, Biden Outing, and DEI Addicts
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler examine China's threat to Taiwan, Trump calling out China on Truth Social, Biden's first speech since leaving office, Jill Biden should answer fo…
01:03:09 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
The Values of Our Youth: VDH Interviews Julie Banderas
In this episode, Victor Davis Hanson interviews Julie Banderas about her new book "A Monumental Mistake" which gives advice to youth both on personal conduct and to respect for traditional values.
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00:50:01 |
Wed 04 Jun 2025
Commencements, Visas, Debt, and Trump's Trumping
Listen to Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Jack Fowler as they discuss commencement speeches praising Hamas, Harvard should accept the truth about their anti-Semitism, Trump's counter-revolution goes …
01:17:43 |
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Allies Win in 1943 and Revolutionaries Pursue Trump
Listen to the special weekend edition with Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc, featuring the year 1943 of World War II and Allied progress in the middle segment. They also discuss the Governme…
01:24:34 |
Sat 31 May 2025
Swimming Upstream: War, Trump Tried, and California Exodus
Join the Friday news roundup with Victor Davis Hanson and co-host Sami Winc: escalation in the Ukraine war, faux ceasefire in Gaza, AMA a dying industry, Apple's future, Trump v. judicial overreach, …
01:13:26 |
Fri 30 May 2025
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