The Seth Leibsohn Show

Emma Camp, Senior newsletter editor at Free Expression at The Wall Street Journal, on her recent newsletter piece “Your Heartbreak Probably Isn’t ‘Trauma,’” her upcoming book on Gen-Z risk aversion, and the affects on the generation’s romantic relationships; or lack thereof.

Seth remembers Martin Luther King, Jr. and his ideas. Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protesters stormed a church service at Cities Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota yesterday. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was among those who infiltrated the church. A clip of Iranian Journalist Masih Alinejad’s testimony before the United Nations Security Council, directed at the delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran on the mass killings that have taken place there in response to the ongoing civilian  anti-government protests. Happy Birthday Dolly Parton!

George Khalaf, Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3, on the mass opposition to law enforcement on the Left, recent polling on President Trump’s favorability and immigration law, and Governor Katie Hobbs’ (D) many, many vetoes of legislation that has passed the Arizona Legislature and her recent State of the State Address. Get involved in his campaign today at https://georgekhalaf.com/.

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour to talk about this week's Torah portion, which comes from Exodus 6, known as Va'eira, his recent trip to Israel, the high birthrate in the state of Israel, and more!

David Harsanyi, senior writer at The Washington Examiner, co-host of the You’re Wrong podcast with Mollie Hemingway, and newly-crowned “official regular contributor” to the Seth Leibsohn Show calls-in to discuss the vacuum of common sense in America right now, particularly surrounding law enforcement and human rights. The Trump Administration’s stances on the ongoing mass civilian protests against the theocratic government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ed Morrissey, Managing Editor at Hot Air, and host of the Ed Morrissey Podcast, begins the show with Seth to discuss the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling today reversing a lower court’s decision that released Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, the best music of all time, and John Ondrasik’s recent Wall Street Journal piece, “The Pro-Gaza Left Is Oh So Quiet on Iran.” We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Estes, President of CMI Gold & Silver.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, joins Seth in studio for the full hour to celebrate his birthday and discuss the recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer-related shooting in Minneapolis, the Supreme Court’s hearing of two cases about transgender K-12 and collegiate sports team athletes, the state of the current Trump economy, and the Clinton’s refusal to testify in the House’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

The ‘Costanza Concern’ in the perpetuation of our institutions; understanding what could tear us apart. A 1995 clip from President Clinton on immigration law. Dr. Nisha Verma, senior advisor to Physicians for Reproductive Health, refused to answer Senator Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) line of questioning on whether men can get pregnant before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today. Listener call-in commentary on the incident.

Dr. Wilfred Reilly, Assistant Professor of Political Sciences and Academic Affairs at the School of Criminal Justice and Political Science at Kentucky State University (KSU), joins the show by phone to talk about his upcoming appearance at Arizona State University (ASU) on January 15th as part of the ASU School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership’s (SCETL) annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day lecture series; ‘Which Path Forward: The Two Options Facing the Black Community, and America, this MLK Day.'

The clash between good and evil in Iran is reaching a climax. CBS News reports as many as 12,000 anti-government protestors may have been killed by the theocratic government of Iran in a brutal crackdown. Listener call-in commentary on the radical Left’s use of morality, avoiding distractions, and the potential use of American military forces in the ongoing Iranian civilian revolt. State Senate President and Republican candidate for Attorney General, Warren Petersen (LD14) joins the show by phone from the Nation’s Capital to talk about the oral arguments heard before the Supreme Court today in two cases related to state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on K-12 and collegiate level school sports teams. Get involved in his campaign for Attorney General today at www.petersenforag.com!

Kurt Schlichter, retired Army Colonel, trial attorney, senior columnist at Townhall.com, and author most recently of the Kelly Turnbull novel PANAMA RED, on the growing civilian uprising in Iran, the false reality of a real libertarian society, the desire of the American populace for strong foreign policy, the notion of a “sickness” of American society that arose out of the 1960’s, and the Democrats’ hopes for regaining the White House in the 2028 Presidential Election.

The great moments of lawlessness right now. Mr. Bill joins the show to discuss the moral confusion in professional sports right now. The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Listener call-in commentary on both topics.

Matthew Continetti, Director of Domestic Policy Studies and the inaugural Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on his recent piece at The Wall Street Journal, “MAGA Is With Trump on Venezuela.” We should not be confused or ignorant on which sides of a power struggle are forces of light or darkness. New video footage of the shooting involving a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis has been released. The forces of freedom are on the rise across the globe. Happy National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day from The Seth Leibsohn Show!

Steven F. Hayward, Pepperdine University professor, blogger at the "Political Questions" Substack, and host of the Three Whiskey Happy Hour Podcast, opens the show with Seth to talk about the need for a study of great works after a ban on teaching Plato at Texas A&M University, Plato’s Symposium, his recent piece, “Reagan, the Original MAGA President?” and more!

David Harsanyi, senior writer at The Washington Examiner and co-host of the You’re Wrong podcast with Mollie Hemingway, joins the show to talk about the politicization of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’ (D) response to the event, the growing mass civilian protests against the theocratic government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and President Trump’s new foreign policy of American exceptionalism. 

Seth analyzes the divisive response to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Listener call-in commentary on the Venezuela raid, and the death in Minnesota, and previous calls in the week. We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations of CMI Gold & Silver, and special guest Tim Andrews from Sales.

Ed Morrissey, Managing Editor at Hot Air, and host of the Ed Morrissey Podcast, joins Seth to discuss the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved shooting today in Minneapolis, the recently released Neil Diamond movie Song Sung Blue, the display of the might of American power in the Venezuela raid, and the latest in the ongoing mass protests against the theocratic government of Iran.

A woman who attempted to run over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with her vehicle is dead. Seth discusses prison ministry with Producer David Doll. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. John Hinderaker, founder of Power Line and President of the Center of the American Experiment, joins the show by phone to talk about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved shooting today in Minneapolis that left a woman dead after she attacked the officers with her vehicle.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, joins Seth in studio for the full hour with his son Louis, Managing Director of Incite Analytics, to discuss getting down to the facts about the Venezuela raid, the bifurcation of Gen Z, declining birthrates, and relationship statistics and advice in and for young people.

The Duty to be Normal. Iran-born Erica Kasraie, Middle-East expert, human rights activist, and Executive Director of LIVING WATER Productions, joins the show to comment on the lack of information coming out of Iran in the wake of mass protests against the theocratic government of the Islamic Republic. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. President Reagan’s adopted son Michael Reagan passed away today. “Homeownership is racist.”

Kurt Schlichter, retired Army Colonel, trial attorney, senior columnist at Townhall.com, and author most recently of the Kelly Turnbull novel PANAMA RED, on the U.S. strikes and raid on Venezuela this past weekend, the international response to the capture and arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and the new interim president Delcy Rodríguez.

Seth on Venezuela and Victory! Producer David Doll discusses his weekend antics. A listener call-in on Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Sarah E. Hunt, President of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy on the history of the center and recent public opinion surveys they have conducted. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) has announced he will not seek a third term as governor due to the ongoing welfare fraud scandal in the Gopher State.

George Khalaf, Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3, on newly-inaugurated New York City Mayor Mamdani’s (D) pledge to replace individualism with collectivism, the importance of giving young people something to live and die for to fill the void in them, what it really means to be an American, and much more!

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour to talk about this week's Torah portion, Vaychi, Hebrew for "and he lived," recognizing the important things before one dies, what makes a lasting society and future, and more!

Welcome to 2026! Think about where the country was one year ago, and how much the Trump Administration did in 2025. A listener call-in on looking forward to 2026. We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Estes, President of CMI Gold & Silver. Newly-inaugurated New York City Mayor Mamdani (D) pledges to replace "…the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism." CBS News has a new Evening News anchor, Tony Dokoupil.

Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senior Fellow and at the Ronald Reagan Institute, and best-selling presidential historian, on big, positive things that have happened in 2025, his recent column at National Review, “2025: A Year in Reading,” and the success of 1960's and 1970's comedic television like Laugh-In and Saturday Night Live! 

Ian Faith, co-host with Galen Balinski of The Screwtape Letters Podcast, calls in to the show to talk about the inspiration behind the creation of the podcast, his recently-released devotional inspired by the C.S. Lewis book, Confronting Evil in Our Time, what happens when the truth hits you, the scary, real dangers of vice and the difficulty of convincing others of those dangers.

Seth’s own journey to conservatism. Producer David Doll has no New Year’s Eve plans. “Fake News” stories that were reported in 2025.

Iran-born Erica Kasraie, Middle-East expert, human rights activist, and Executive Director of LIVING WATER Productions, joins the show to comment on the widespread social unrest and anti-government protests against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the history of the theocratic regime. Seth discusses hopes for a free Iran and democracy and freedom rising across the world. 

Jeff Taylor, chairman of the Phoenix Salvation Army Advisory Board, joins Seth in studio for the full hour to talk about his past struggles with alcoholism and journey to recovery, and give advice to those who are early in their path to sobriety. Seek help today at thestopstartshere.org.

For the movement within the country. Producer David Doll discusses the Twelve Days of Christmas. Have we entered an era in which a certain amount of drug use deaths are becoming ‘acceptable?’ A listener call-in on David Bowie’s 1977 duet with Bing Crosby on a Christmastime television special. The scandal in Minnesota just keeps growing.

Singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey, of the legendary group Peter, Paul and Mary, and as an independent musician who passionately believes in bringing the spiritual into the practice of daily life, joins the Seth Leibsohn Show for a discussion on the origins of the band, his spiritual journey, and other fun and memorable stories of interacting with famous musicians in the 1960's and '70's. 

Leftist mourning for Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur. Dennis Prager’s reflections on his career-ending injury a year later. John Stossel’s piece at Hot Air, “Socialism vs. Capitalism.” Seth’s use of “unique words.”

The conservative constellation weeps those we lost in 2025, and looks forward to 2026. Remembering the life of Brigitte Bardot. The welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota just keeps growing. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Producer David Doll discusses the gift he gave Seth this holiday season and New Years’ resolutions. Quoting from William F. Buckley, Jr. on the need to pray more.

William Anthony Hay, associate director for public programs and professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University (ASU), on an upcoming ASU event with Wilfred Reilly on January 15th, 2026, 'Which Path Forward: The Two Options Facing the Black Community, and America, this MLK Day', Martin Luther King, Jr. and civics, Jacob Savage’s piece “The Lost Generation,” and the vast cultural changes that have transformed Europe and America since the 1960's.

Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senior Fellow and at the Ronald Reagan Institute, and best-selling presidential historian, on the late Norman Podhoretz, longtime editor of Commentary magazine, who passed away yesterday, the double murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, the recent shooting at Brown University, and more!

On the life and legacy of the late Norman Podhoretz. Producer David Doll gives an update on his attendance of holiday parties. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. More on the ongoing investigation into the massive amount of welfare fraud in Minnesota’s social services system.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, continues in studio for the last hour of the show to talk about President Trump’s foreign policy, the concept of ‘Europe,’ Kazakhstan’s recent entry into The Abraham Accords, and the issues of immigrants not accepting the tenants of the place in which they have come to live.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, continues in studio for a serious analysis of the Trump Administration’s newly-produced National Security Strategy and the policies contained in the document. A listener call-in question on the recent military hits on boats carrying drugs from Venezuela. Salem Phoenix General Manager Mark Durkin joins the show to process his resentments with Seth.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, joins Seth in studio for the entire show to talk about the “affordability crisis,” the Trump Administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, resentment for the court system, and The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of birthright citizenship. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates.

Dr. Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, joins the show by phone for discussion on his newly-released book, The Making of the American Mind, available for purchase today. On the number of people who no longer appreciate or know the contents of the Declaration of Independence, the education system, and more!

New images of the suspected gunman in the Brown University shooting this weekend have emerged. Ed Morrissey’s piece at Hot Air, “Aussie PM: We Licensed a Terror Suspect to Carry Firearms, But Guns & Right-Wingers Are the Problem.” Former President Biden has not raised nearly enough funding to build a presidential library for himself. Historian Victor Davis Hanson’s piece “It’s Affordability, Stupid?” at American Greatness.

The demons in the world today. Listener call-in commentary on Seth’s monologue, cookies in the office, and illegal alien drivers in Arizona. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of four members of the so-called "Turtle Island Liberation Front," allegedly planning a series of bombings against multiple targets on New Years Eve of this year.

George Khalaf, Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3, on the recent official kick-off event for his campaign, his personal values, the state of his campaign and recent polling in the district, as well as premature obituaries of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and other discussion.

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour to talk about this week's Torah portion, Parashat Vayeshev, coming from Genesis, the story of Joseph, and the coming Hebrew holiday of Hanukkah.

Seth discusses Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar’s (D) infamous past, reading from Scott Johnson’s Washington Free Beacon piece, “Yes, Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother.” Producer David Doll joins in the discussion on the upcoming 960 The Patriot holiday party. We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Estes, President of CMI Gold & Silver. Students at Massachusetts’ elite liberal school, Amherst College, say they were forced to sit through first year orientation performances where people mimicked sex acts on stage.

Ed Morrissey, Managing Editor at Hot Air, and host of the Ed Morrissey Podcast, joins Seth to discuss some of their favorite interviews of musicians over their careers in radio, The New York Times’ recent piece “Kamala Harris Isn’t Ready to Be Written Off,” Erika Kirk’s recent interviews upon the release of her late husband’s book Stop, in the Name of God, the Australian social media ban on under-16’s, and more!

The Trump Administration’s new National Security Strategy and the debate on isolationism versus interventionism. The clashes between protestors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Erika Kirk’s recent comments on those who are attacking Turning Point USA in the wake of the assassination of her husband three months ago. Historian Victor Davis Hanson’s New York Post piece, “Citizens are fed up with Dem-invited migrants who have disdain for US law and culture.”

Paul Harvey’s 1965 broadcast “If I Were the Devil” and similar responses from Artificial Intelligence (AI) on how to erode meaning from society. Listener call-in commentary on AI and the dangers it carries. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Producer David Doll and Seth discuss the music of the Jesus Revolution movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s. The U.S. seized a tanker off of the coast of Venezuela.

Carol Platt Liebau, President of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy & Salem National News & Public Affairs Board Member, discusses the crisis of our young men, the role parents, society, and culture plays in properly rearing children, the profound loss of the late Charlie Kirk as a guiding voice for young men, and more!