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Ben Domenech
Benjamin Domenech is the publisher of The Federalist, host of The Federalist Radio Hour, and writes The Transom, a daily subscription newsletter for political insiders. He was previously a fellow at The Manhattan Institute and a senior fellow at The Heartland Institute; editor in chief of The City, an academic journal on faith and culture; and a speechwriter for HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas. He co-founded Redstate and co-hosted Coffee & Markets, an award-winning economic podcast. His writing has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Politico, Commentary, Reason, and GQ, and he appears regularly on Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, and CBS's Face The Nation. He divides his time between Virginia and New York.
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Recent Episodes
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Christopher Kimball of Milk Street joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech to share tips from his new book "Milk Street Vegetables Cookbook" and offer his advice on the best ways to prepare food for the holidays.
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- CKChristopher Kimball
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The Federalist
October 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech to discuss his new book "The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery" and his struggle with a chronic form of Lyme disease.
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Ross Douthat
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June 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jason Whitlock, host of “Fearless with Jason Whitlock" on BlazeTV, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky and Publisher Ben Domenech to discuss how he will use his new show to challenge groupthink and how politics are tearing down one institution that has always united Americans: sports.
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Jason Whitlock
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May 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, author J.D. Vance joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech and Senior Editor Christopher Bedford to discuss his potential run for a U.S. Senate seat.
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April 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Author and Washington Examiner commentary writer Eddie Scarry joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss how the corporate media's obsession with identity politics, especially race, is warping how people think about everything.
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- ESEddie Scarry
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Jesse Singal, author of "The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can't Cure Our Social Ills" and host of the "Blocked and Reported" podcast, joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech to discuss why "fad" psychology fails society.
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- JSJesse Singal
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March 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Ellie Bufkin, writer and producer at Sinclair; Rachel Bovard, senior director of policy at the Conservative Partnership Institute; and Emily Jashinsky, culture editor for The Federalist, join Federalist publisher Ben Domenech to discuss how a national vaccine passport manned by powerful Big Tech companies poses a danger to Americans' privacy and freedoms.
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Emily JashinskyRBRachel Bovard
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Political Editor John Daniel Davidson joins Publisher Ben Domenech to break down what caused the "once in a generation" border crisis and what role the Biden administration's policies play in responding to the surge of illegal alien crossing the U.S.-Mexico border by the thousands every day.
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- JDJohn Daniel Davidson
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February 2021
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech, Senior Editor Chris Bedford, and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky discuss Mitch McConnell and the future of the GOP.
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- CBChristopher Bedford
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, The Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech, Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway, and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky analyze Democrats' second failed attempt to impeach former President Donald Trump.
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January 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, former MMA fighter and "The Mandalorian" star Gina Carano joins host Ben Domenech to discuss her role in the Star Wars series and explain how she approaches ideological diversity and wokeness in Hollywood.
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- GCGina Carano
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Host Ben Domenech and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky outline what drove thousands of people to Washington, D.C., to rally for President Donald Trump and how their frustrations turned into mob riot.
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December 2020
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Host Ben Domenech and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky review how Hilaria Baldwin, Alec Baldwin’s wife, faked being a Spaniard for years and what it exposed about the media's corruption.
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Chef Andrew Gruel joins Host Ben Domenech to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry and the struggle for small businesses to get back on their feet.
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- CAChef Andrew Gruel
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Host Ben Domenech and Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss her recent article "With A Bleak Awards Season Looming, Hollywood Enters 2021 Changed Forever" and why award shows, movies theaters, and TV are all changing.
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Papa John Schnatter joins Host Ben Domenech and Culture Editor Emily to talk about what makes a pizza great, how pizza businesses will recover from harmful COVID-19 restrictions, and how woke corporate culture is a problem.
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- JSJohn Schnatter
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Matthew Yglesias, author of the Slow Boring newsletter, explains his decision to leave Vox to start a paid newsletter on Substack. Domenech and Yglesias dive into how the media ecosystems on both the right and left are rapidly changing.
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- MYMatthew Yglesias
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Christopher Kimball of Milk Street joins host Ben Domenech to discuss the role of food and cooking at home during a pandemic as well as how to spur on the resurgence of the restaurant industry following months of shutdowns.
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- CKChristopher Kimball
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November 2020
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday with rich traditions. Ben Domenech talks to Wall Street Journal opinion editor and author Melanie Kirkpatrick about the history and the meaning of Turkey Day. He also reads some of the prescient Thanksgiving proclamations from George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Calvin Coolidge, and Winston Churchill. Note: This episode first aired on Nov. 23, 2016.
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- MKMelanie Kirkpatrick
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, assistant professor at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C. David Azerrad joins Host Ben Domenech to discuss how the GOP can harness its populist influence to recapture voters, reaffirm its moral roots, and address some of the bigger issues facing the nation today.
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David Azerrad
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich joins host Ben Domenech to discuss the importance of the Mayflower Compact in 1620. How did the Pilgrims shape what we know about liberty and rights in America today? Domenech and Gingrich also discuss voter fraud, foreign policy in the Biden administration, and the future of the Republican party.
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Newt Gingrich
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On today's edition of Federalist Radio Hour, Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London, joins Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech to discuss shifting patterns among white voters, and how they impacted the 2020 election and polling.
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- EKEric Kaufmann
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech and Senior Editor Mollie Hemingway sit down with the one and only author and host of the podcast "Your Welcome," Michael Malice, to discuss the media's conduct amidst the presidential election. If taking a "black pill" means you abandon all hope, Malice explains, taking a "white pill" is the belief that the good guys can still win. Malice is the author of "The New Right."
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- MMMichael Malice
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, The Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech, Senior Editor Chris Bedford, New York Correspondent David Marcus, and Culture Editor Emily Jashinksy offer an analysis of the 2020 election and break down why the pollsters and media were wrong, once again.
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- CBChristopher Bedford
David Marcus
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