The Hugh Hewitt Show: Highly Concentrated

Iran, Iran, Iran…and more with Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, John Ellis, Eli Lake, Doug Lesmerises, and Tarzan Joe.

Hugh discusses President Trumps foreign policy strategy and talks with Noah Rothman, Eliana Johnson, Michael Knowles, Alex Gray, Salena Zito, Josh Kraushaar, Seth Mandel, Jim Geraghty, and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Hugh discusses Iran and talks with Tim Shaw, Mike Rogers, Daniel Darling, Comfortably Smug, Rich Lowry, David Zavagno, Sarah Bedford and Amb. Olga Stefanishyna.

Hugh discusses Iran with Haviv Rettig Gur, Sen. Joni Ernst, David Drucker, Bret Baier, and Byron York.

Hugh discusses the Iran protests and possible actions by President Donald Trump, and talks with Dr. Michael Oren, Steve Hilton & Gloria Romero, Sen. Tom Cotton, Mark Dubowitz, Adm. Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), David Bahnsen, and Sebastien Lai.

All Eyes On Iran: Hugh talks with Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, John Ellis, and Eli Lake about the protests in Iran which may turn into a revolution, the second order consequences in Cuba of Operation Absolute Resolve and more. Plus, a replay of my interview with President Trump in case you missed it.

Hugh interviews President Trump about Iran, Cuba, the SCOTUS, much more, and talks with callers.

Hugh discusses the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis, the oil tankers seized from Venezuela, and talks with Ohio Senator Jon Husted, Mary Katharine Ham, Noah Rothman, Phil Balboni, Sarah Bedford, and Jim Talent.

Hugh discusses Operation Absolute Resolve and the latest news for Venezuela with Jim Geraghty, John Ashbrook, David Drucker, Bret Baier, Michael Whatley, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Byron York, and James Lileks.

Hugh discusses Operation Absolute Resolve, the latest news for Venezuela, and talks with Senator Tom Cotton, former Ambassador and NSA Robert C. O'Brien, Dr. Michael Oren, Daniel Runde, and Vic Matus.

Hugh kicks off 2026 discussing the news of the week with Matt Continetti, Eli Lake, and Doug Lesmerises.

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Dr. Sebastian Gorka, John Ashbrook, Ted Frank, Tony Daniel, Salena Zito, Matthew Betley, and Sarah Bedford

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Jim Geraghty, David Drucker, AAG Harmeet Dhillon, Dr. Michael Oren, Ric Grenell, Andrew Kolvet, and James Lileks.

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Jim Hanson, Michael Malice, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Ned Ryun, Kerry Picket, and Josh Hammer.

Col. Kurt Schlichter fills in for Hugh and talks with Eli Lake, John Konrad, Sal Litvak, Michael Walsh, and Marc Caputo.

Hugh discusses the current media landscape of the Conservative movement, and talks with Terry Pluto, sports columnist for Cleveland.com, author of “Why Can’t This Team Just Find a Quarterback?: And Other Thoughts on Life in Browns Town. And for Christmas Eve, Hugh talks with Dr. Mark D. Roberts, Senior Fellow at Fuller Theological Seminary’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, about Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

Hugh discusses the GDP and inflation numbers that came out, the Tim Walz/Minnesota fraud scandal, talks with callers as well as David Drucker, David Bahnsen, Dr. Michael Oren, Noah Rothman, Adm. Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), and Eli Lake.

Hugh discusses The Vanity Fair "profile" by journalist Chris Whipple of White House Chief Susie Wiles, New York Congressman Mike Lawler signing a discharge petition to force a vote on the ACA subsidies, and talks with Sen. Tom Cotton, Ambassador Mike Waltz, Bethany Mandel, Vic Matus, and Doug Lesmerises.

Hugh discusses the news of the week with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Rep. Mike Lawler, Charles C. W. Cooke, Ben Domenech, and Eli Lake.

Hugh discusses the surge in violence against Jews, and talks with Noah Rothman, Josh Kraushaar, Eliana Johnson, Brinker Harding, Seth Mandel, and Jim Talent.

Hugh discusses the passing of Norman Podhoretz, and talks with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, Ohio AG Dave Yost, Andrew C. McCarthy, and Sarah Bedford.

Hugh discusses the rise of antisemitism and talks with Josh Holmes, David Drucker, Bret Baier, Byron York, Rep. Riley Moore, and White House A.I. & Crypto Czar David Sacks.

Hugh covers the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre, the shooting at Brown University, the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, and talks with Reihan Salam, Sen. Tom Cotton, Former Rep. Mike Gallagher, Bethany Mandel, Aaron Baer, and Vic Matus.

Hugh recaps the week and talks with Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, Eli Lake, John Ellis, and Doug Lesmerises.

Adm. William McRaven (USN, Ret.) on his latest book "Conquering Crisis: Ten Lessons to Learn Before You Need Them." Also on today's program: Noah Rothman, Chai Ling, Eliana Johnson, Josh Kraushaar, Energy Sec. Chris Wright, Jim Geraghty, and Jim Talent.

Hugh discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate run in Texas, National Defense Authorization Act, and Erika Kirk being slandered by hateful people, and talks with Comfortably Smug, Sarah Bedford, Lauren Stewart, Mary Katharine Ham, Norton Rainey, Salena Zito, and a long interview with Hillsdale's Dr. Matt Spalding.

Hugh covers POLITICO’s interview with President Trump, his green light for Nvidia chip sales to China, Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Senate run in Texas, and talks with David Drucker, Bret Baier, Alex Gray, Byron York, Rich Lowry, and James Lileks.

Hugh discusses Minnesota’s Somali community ‘Feeding Our Future’ fraud scandal, the SCOTUS arguments regarding Trump on president’s power to fire FTC commissioner, and talks with Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, Bethany Mandel of The Mom Wars, Scott Johnson of Power Line Blog, Vic Matus of the Free Beacon, Adm. Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), and Doug Lesmerises of The Bill & Doug Show.

Should President Trump offer Ukraine territorial status? Are the strikes on the drug boats constitutional? Has the left lost its collective mind? John Ellis, Eli Lake, Charles C. W. Cooke, and Ben Domenech join Hugh for the week in review.

Hugh discusses President Trump's authority to order the targeting of foreign narco boats, and talks with Sebastien Lai, Sen. John Cornyn, Bret Baier, Byron York, Noah Rothman, Jim Talent, Josh Kraushaar, Salena Zito, and Phil Balboni.

Hugh broadcasts from the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2025 States & Nation Policy Summit in Fort Worth, Texas. Hugh talks with: Texas Senator Phil King, ALEC Board Member North Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger Iowa Speaker Pro Tem John Wills, ALEC Board Member Texas Tech University Chancellor Brandon Creighton Kansas Speaker Dan Hawkins, ALEC State Chair for Kansas Jonathan Williams, ALEC President & Chief Economist Michigan Speaker Matt Hall, ALEC Board Member Florida State Rep. Berny Jacques Chaplain Rich Stoglin, President, the Tarrant County Texas Fredrick Douglass Republicans. Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino, Finance Chair Missouri Senator Nick Schroer Florida State Rep. Demi Busatta ALEC Incoming National Chair for 2026 Texas Senator Paul Bettencourt, ALEC State Chair for Texas    

Hugh broadcasts from Day 1 of the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2025 States & Nation Policy Summit in Fort Worth, Texas. Hugh talks with: Rhode Island Rep. Jon Brien Michigan Rep. Ann Bollin West Virginia Senator Patricia Rucker, 2025 ALEC National Chair Lisa B. Nelson, ALEC Chief Executive Officer Ohio Senate President Rob McColley, ALEC Board Member Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, 2024 ALEC National Chair Texas Rep. Caroline Harris Davila, ALEC Board Member New York Assemblyman Robert Smullen, ALEC Board Member Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, ALEC Board Member, 2021 National Chair Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader Julie Daniels, ALEC Board Member Arizona Senate President Pro Tem. T.J. Shope, ALEC Board Member Arkansas Senator Jim Dotson, ALEC Board Member

Hugh recaps Thanksgiving, Ohio State winning "The Game" against Michigan, and updates on Israel with Haviv Rettig Gur, Bethany Mandel, David Drucker, Dr. Michael Oren, Vic Matus, and Doug Lesmerises.

Hugh discusses the shooting of 2 National Guardsmen in D.C., the Russia-Ukraine negotiations, and talks with Jordan Hirsch of Palantir, Abe Greenwald from Commentary, AEI's Danielle Pletka, and author Carla Ondrasik.

Hugh discusses his book recommendations, AOC's Thanksgiving charity scandal, the Dem's "illegal"  orders video, and talks with Ruthless co-host Michael Duncan, David Drucker of The Dispatch, Washington Examiner's Byron York, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and humorist James Lileks

Hugh discusses the MLB gambling scandal, antisemitism and socialism in the Democratic Party, Israel's actions against Lebanon, and talks with Ohio Senator Jon Husted, Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. Michael Oren, NewsNation's Leland Vittert, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton, Vic Matus of the Free Beacon, Adm Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), and Doug Lesmerises of The Bill and Doug Show.

Hugh discusses the news of the week with Matt Continetti, Ben Domenech, John Ellis, Eli Lake, and Doug Lesmerises.

Hugh discusses former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral, the impending AI bubble, and talks with former Senator Jim Talent of the Reagan Institute, National Review's Noah Rothman, David Bahnsen of The Bahnsen Group, Michigan senatorial candidate Mike Rogers, and Josh Kraushaar, editor-in-chief of Jewish Insider.

Hugh discusses the impending AI bubble, Congressional redistricting the end of the shutdown, and talks with National Review's Charles C. W. Cooke, Mary Katharine Ham of Getting Hammered & Normally, Amit Segal from Israel's N12 News, "Butler" author Salena Zito, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Utah Senator John Curtis, CA Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, and Sarah Bedford of the Washington Examiner.

Hugh discusses the Epstein files, the looming AI bubble, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's White House visit, and talks with Scott Jennings, Josh Holmes, Andrew C. McCarthy, Rich Lowry, Byron York, David Drucker, James Lileks, and Scott Brown.

Hugh discusses the impending AI bubble, the increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean, and talks with Sen. Tom Cotton, Alex Gray, Dr. Michael Oren, Vic Matus, and Doug Lesmerises. 

Hugh recaps the week with John Ellis, Jim Geraghty, Jordan Hirsch, Eli Lake, and Doug Lesmerises. Plus, a replay of Haviv Rettig Gur in case you missed it.

Hugh discusses the reopening of the government and the rise of socialism on the Left with Noah Rothman, John Podhoretz, Josh Kraushaar, Adm. Mark Montgomery (USN, Ret.), Jim Talent, Dr. Michael Oren, and a long conversation with Haviv Rettig Gur.

Why Did 78% of 18-30 year olds in NYC vote for Mamdani? Comfortably Smug, Mary Katharine Ham, and Bethany Mandel offer answers, and Arthur Brooks explains the science of “Happiness". And, no, there’s nothing incriminating about President Trump in the “new” Epstein emails.

Hugh’s annual Veterans Day Program featuring senior staff from TheFund.org Beth Birchfield and Christy Stover, plus USMC Sgt. Major Kevin Swiss, Corpsman Tyler Burdick (USN, Ret.), Major Ivan Castro (USA, Ret.) Specialist Darnell Duggar (USA, Ret.), Specialist Jason Wheeler (USA, Ret.) and Lance Corp. Ed Lyons (USMC, Ret.).

Alex Marlow, Editor-in-Chief, Breitbart News, host of "The Alex Marlow Show" on Salem Podcast Network, author of "Breaking The Law" fills in for Hugh, discussing the deal that the Democrats struck with Republicans to end the shutdown and talking with Senator Tom Cotton, Rep. James Comer, and Vic Matus.

Alex Marlow, Editor-in-Chief, Breitbart News, host of "The Alex Marlow Show" on Salem Podcast Network, and author of "Breaking The Law" fills in for Hugh, discussing Tuesday's election results, the continuing Schumer shutdown, and talking with Eli Lake, Matthew Continetti, Jonathan Williams, and Tarzana Joe.

Hugh discusses the results of the elections, the ongoing Schumer shutdown, and talks with Ben Domenech, John Ellis, and Jim Talent.

Hugh discusses the results of Tuesday's elections and talks with New York Congressman Tom Souzzi, Dr. Michael Oren, Phil Balboni, Noah Rothman, Sen. James Lankford, Sarah Bedford.

Hugh discusses the passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney, the elections underway today, the Arctic Frost scandal, and talks with Senators Shelley Moore Capito, Joni Ernst, and Eric Schmitt, as well as Bret Baier, Byron York, James Lileks, and John Ashbrook.