Thu, Aug 27, 2026
Duane’s World 08/27/26: with James Lileks
Duane catches up on late-breaking news since the last Hugh Hewitt Show, then James Lileks helps present another edition of the Magnificent Seven.
Duane catches up on late-breaking news since the last Hugh Hewitt Show, then James Lileks helps present another edition of the Magnificent Seven.
Duane and Mark talk about the case involving the mom that murdered her three children, blaming it on post-partem depression, and then turn to the midterms, especially the problems Democrats are having trying to get out from under Hasan Piker.
Hugh discusses Hasan Piker with Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent, “National Review,” and Abe Greenwald, Executive Editor, “Commentary.”
Hugh discusses Hasan Piker, and talks with John Sununu, New Hampshire Senatorial candidate, Vic Matus, Arts & Culture Editor, “The Free Beacon,” co-host, “Getting Hammered,” and Josh Kraushaar, Editor in chief, “Jewish Insider,” political analyst, FOX News Radio.
Hugh discusses Hasan Piker and talks with Spencer Klavan, associate editor, Claremont Institute, author, “A Way With Words,” Jonathan Williams, ALEC President, Chief Economist, and Eliana Johnson, Editor-in-chief at Washington Free Beacon.
Hugh discusses data center hysteria, the legacy media covering for Hasan Piker, and Operation Economic Outcast, and talks with James Taylor, president, Heartland Institute, founding director, Arthur B. Robinson Center for Climate and Environmental Policy, and Danielle Pletka, co-host, “What The Hell Is Going On?” podcast, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute.
Hugh discusses the legacy media covering for Hasan Piker, and talks with former Missouri Senator Jim Talent, senior fellow, Reagan Institute Center for Peace Through Strength.
Hugh discusses Operation Economic Outcast and Canadian tariffs, and talks with Mary Kissel, CEO, The Kissel Group, senior fellow, Hudson Institute, Noah Rothman, Senior Writer, “National Review,” author, “Blood and Progress,” and Bethany Mandel, co-founder, The Mom Wars.
Hugh discusses Hasan Piker Abdul El-Sayed, and the passing of Dolly Parton, and talks with Matthew Continetti, columnist, “The Wall Street Journal,” Director of Domestic Policy Studies, Neal Chair, American Enterprise Institute, and Craig Stanfill, author of “Carbon Zero.”
Hugh discusses the Jesse Watters Fox News Abdul El-Sayed interview and the passing of Dolly Parton, and talks with Bret Baier, Chief Political Anchor, FOX News Channel, Anchor & Executive Editor, “Special Report,” James Lileks, Minnesota humorist, writer, JamesLileks.Substack.com, and Byron York, chief political correspondent, Washington Examiner, FOX News Contributor.
Hugh discusses the Jesse Watters and Abdul El-Sayed interview and the passing of Dolly Parton, and talks with James Lileks, Minnesota humorist, writer, JamesLileks.Substack.com.
Hugh discusses the Iran conflict, Operation Economic Outcast, and the Cleveland Browns terrible decision to start Deshaun Watson, and talks with Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery (USN, ret.), Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.