King of Stuff #375

Red Wave, Red Tsunami, or Red Wedding?

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

Today, the King wraps up the big news of the week, starting with the start of the midterm Red Wave, Biden’s incoherence on oil, and why history doesn’t have “sides.” Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Ricochet” by Preoccupations.

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King of Stuff #374

Wokington Post Still Self-Destructing

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

Today, the King wraps up the big news of the week, starting with an alleged assassination attempt on Justice Kavanaugh, the unfolding drama at the Wokington Post, and Democrats losing their minds over Biden and their doomed midterms. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Numb Bell” by Moderat.

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King of Stuff #373

Rev. Robert Sirico on ‘The Economics of the Parables’

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Robert A. Sirico

Today, the King is joined by Rev. Robert Sirico, to talk about his new book, The Economics of the Parables. In it, Fr. Sirico shares the timeless economic wisdom derived from the parables of the New Testament. He is a Catholic priest, the co-founder and President Emeritus of the Acton Institute, and has been published in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the London Financial Times, and National Review, among others.

Then Jon talks wraps up a few big stories in the news, including Biden’s frustration in office and the latest gun control push. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Running Up That Hill,” a Kate Bush cover by Placebo.

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King of Stuff #372

Classically Abby

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Abby Roth

Today, the King is joined by Abby Roth, better known as Classically Abby, to discuss her popular YouTube channel dedicated to classic living and traditional values. We discuss why it’s important to speak your mind (even if controversial), the importance of modesty, and how her message counters the negative impact of most social media on young women. Check out Abby’s Substack here.

Then Jon talks about the news of the day, Netflix, Ricky Gervais, and the latest tragic shooting, this time in Texas. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Day of the Robot” by singer/songwriter Damien Jurado.

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King of Stuff #371

Yoram Hazony on Rediscovering Conservatism

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Yoram Hazony

Yoram Hazony is the President of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. In 2018, Yoram wrote The Virtue of Nationalism, which caused quite a stir yet was selected as the Conservative Book of the Year.

His latest is Conservatism: A Rediscovery, released today. In it, he argues that American conservatism isn’t identical to “classical” liberalism, as is popularly thought. Instead, he argues we should return to the empiricist, religious, and nationalist traditions of America and Britain. So what exactly is nationalism? We answer that as well.

Then Jon riffs on the news of the past few days, including the shootings in Buffalo and California, Pennsylvania primaries, and the gloom finally hitting Russian media. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Through and Through” by Object of Affection.

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King of Stuff #370

School Choice Works, with Matthew Ladner

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Matthew Ladner

The King of Stuff welcomes school-choice guru Dr. Matthew Ladner of the Arizona Charter School Association and Executive Editor of the weblog RedefinED. Previously Ladner served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Koch Institute and Senior Advisor for Research and Policy at Excel in Ed and Vice President of Research and Goldwater Institute. We talk about Arizona’s epic improvements in education, thanks to school choice.

Then Jon goes for a news wrap-up on inflation, SCOTUS abortion fallout, and more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “My Echo” by Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever.

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King of Stuff #369

SCOTUS Springs a Leak

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

Time for a news wrap-up with the King! We’re talking about the leaked Alito draft, how abortion will play as an issue in the midterms, Biden’s continuing polling trouble, updates from Ukraine, the Dave Chappelle case, and more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Blue” by Resplandor.

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King of Stuff #368

David DesRosiers of RealClear

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest David DesRosiers

The King of Stuff welcomes David DesRosiers, publisher of the invaluable RealClearPolitics.com and its many sister sites. RCP has just launched two state-based verticals, RealClearFlorida and RealClearPennsylvania. David is the Founder and President of Revere Advisors and formerly served for ten years as Executive Vice President at the Manhattan Institute. We talk about the importance of these two states and the crisis in political journalism in general.

Jon then talks about the big news of the week, including Elonmania. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Wrecked” by Weird Nightmare.

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King of Stuff #367

DeSantis Gets It: The Best Defense is a Good Offense

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

The King flies solo this week, covering all the big news. CNN+ turns into CNN-! Ron DeSantis vs. Team Rat! Kamala’s staff fleeing her clutches! And more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Sonder” by Pet Shimmers.

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King of Stuff #366

A World Gone Mad

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

Does everything in the world feel off-kilter lately? The king flies solo this week with a news wrap-up, including Ukraine, ghost guns, inflation, Russia, Al Sharpton, CNN+, ethanol, food shortages, Shanghai, mining, green energy, dead comedians, and more! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Wound Up Tight” by Tallies.

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King of Stuff #365

Truth and Beauty with Andrew Klavan

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Andrew Klavan

The King of Stuff welcomes the great Andrew Klavan to discuss his latest book, The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus. Andrew is an internationally bestselling novelist and two-time Edgar Award-winner, Klavan is also a contributing editor to City Journal, the magazine of the Manhattan Institute, and the host of a popular podcast on DailyWire.com, The Andrew Klavan Show.

Then Jon talks about Elon buying a big chunk of Twitter and how a Finnish intelligence analyst explains the Russian mindset.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Peace of Mind” by Boston.

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King of Stuff #364

Frank J. Fleming on ‘Superego: Betrayal’ and Daily Wire Kids

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Frank J. Fleming

The King of Stuff welcomes back Frank J. Fleming to discuss his latest novel, Superego: Betrayal, the third in the Superego series. Until recently, he was a contributor to the Babylon Bee, but now is a scripted creator for The Daily Wire. Just after this interview, DW Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing announced the launch of Daily Wire Kids — the project Frank’s been working on.

Frank has also written something like 312 other books, created the IMAO blog, and occasionally retweets me, making him a good person. Subscribe to his Substack!

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Peace of Mind” by Boston.

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King of Stuff #364

Doug TenNapel

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Doug TenNapel

The King of Stuff welcomes Doug TenNapel, the creator of Earthworm Jim, The Neverhood, and Bigfoot Bill. He is the author and illustrator of more than 20 Graphic Novels which include Earthworm Jim The Comic, Bigfoot Bill, Nnewts, Creature Tech, Earthboy Jacobus, and Monster Zoo. He talks about being a conservative artist who speaks his mind and explains his wild success with NFTs.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread” by Destroyer.

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King of Stuff #363

Kara Frederick

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Kara Frederick

The financial world canceled Canadian truckers and now an entire country. Who’s next? The King of Stuff welcomes Kara Frederick to chat about Big Tech, Social Credit, and the tools to “cancel” people — and even countries — from the digital world. Kara is a Research Fellow in the Center for Technology Policy at The Heritage Foundation. She also helped create and lead Facebook’s Global Security Counterterrorism Analysis Program. Before that, Kara was a Senior Intelligence Analyst for a U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command and deployed three times to Afghanistan.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Beep Street” by Squarepusher.

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King of Stuff #362

Steven F. Hayward

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Steven Hayward

The King of Stuff welcomes Steven F. Hayward to discuss the continuing rifts on the right, Biden’s many failures, and GOP chances for the midterms. Steve is a senior resident scholar at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, and a visiting professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy. He writes daily on Powerline Blog, hosts the Power Line podcast, and will soon release his latest book, M. Stanton Evans: Conservative Wit, Apostle of Freedom.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “The Gravedigger’s Song” by Mark Lanegan. Rest in peace, Mark.

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King of Stuff #361

Mary Katharine Ham

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Mary Katherine Ham

The King of Stuff welcomes Mary Katharine Ham to discuss Justin Trudeau’s authoritarian response to protesting truckers, the continuing collapse of Covid mandates, and how to comment on politics without alienating all your friends. Mary Katharine Ham is a journalist, author, speaker, and co-author of End of Discussion: How the Left’s Outrage Industry Shuts Down Debate, Manipulates Voters, and Makes America Less Free (and Fun). She co-hosts the Getting Hammered podcast and you can find her on Twitter and Instagram.

Jon also yammers about Russia, Ukraine, Canada, and Calvin the Wonderbeagle. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “Masquerade” by Beach House.

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King of Stuff #360

The Day the Masks Fell

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

Jon wraps up the news of the week, talking about Blue States fleeing Covid mandates, truckers terrorizing Canadian leaders, and Biden’s continuing poll plummet. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country” by Boards of Canada.

You can listen to Jon’s new show on Callin, “The Nightcap,” here.

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King of Stuff #359

Gray Connolly on Russia and Ukraine

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Gray Connolly

The King of Stuff welcomes Gray Connolly to discuss the possible Russian invasion of Ukraine from an eastern European perspective. Gray is a Barrister in Sydney, Australia, focusing mainly on constitutional law, public law, and equity, corporations, and resources law. He served previously as a naval intelligence officer in the Royal Australian Navy in the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, East Timor, and the Middle East, including service in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He writes at Strategy Counsel and his Twitter is @GrayConnolly.

Then Jon closes out the show chatting about Canadian truckers, Covid hypocrisy, and the anti-Rogan campaign.

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King of Stuff #358

Stephen Breyer, Exit Stage Left

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

The King of Stuff is back after surviving Omicron. Jon does a news wrap-up chatting about the retirement of Justice Stephen Breyer, looks at the nomination battle ahead, then covers every other story in the news, including Russia moving in on Ukraine, Neil Young vs. Spotify, the Democrats vs. Themselves. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week, Jon recommends “I Found the F” by Broadcast.

You can listen to Jon’s new show on Callin, “The Nightcap,” here.

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King of Stuff #357

Corey DeAngelis on School Choice

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Corey DeAngelis

The King of Stuff welcomes Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D., an absolute bulldog fighting for educational freedom. Corey is the national director of research at the American Federation for Children, the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at Reason Foundation. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work on education policy and received the Buckley Award from America’s Future in 2020.

Jon and Corey chat about the massive gains for school choice during the Covid era, the self-destructive policies of teachers’ unions, and the political shift to allow funding to follow students. Then Jon talks about the Fauci and FBI fireworks on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

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