Conversations with Bill Kristol

Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.

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126 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Andrew Ferguson

   Andrew Ferguson on Identity Politics and American Culture · 2 episodes

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   Christina Hoff Sommers

   Christina Hoff Sommers on Google, GamerGate, and Threats to Free Speech · 2 episodes

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   Joe Trippi

   Joe Trippi: The Democrats and the 2022 Midterms · 4 episodes

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   John Podhoretz

   John Podhoretz on Movies, TV, and American Popular Culture · Jan 2018

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   Jonathan Karl

   Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency · 3 episodes

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   Jonathan Martin

   Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns: the Biden Administration, the Parties, 2022 and 2024 · May 2022

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   Linda Chavez

   Linda Chavez: The Border, the Biden Administration, and Immigration Reform · 2 episodes

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   Newt Gingrich

   Newt Gingrich on America and the State of the World · 2 episodes

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   Rich Lowry

   Rich Lowry on Conservatism, Donald Trump, and the 2016 Race · Feb 2016

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    Robert Kagan

    Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder · 4 episodes

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    Ron Brownstein

    Ron Brownstein: What’s Going To Happen in 2026? · 9 episodes

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    Sean Trende

    Sean Trende on the Republicans, the Democrats, and Looking Ahead to 2022 and 2024 · Jun 2021

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    Bill Bennett

    Bill Bennett on the Book of Virtues, Education Reform, and the War on Drugs · Feb 2015

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    Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

    Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime · 3 episodes

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    Dan Balz

    Dan Balz on Trump, Biden, the Media, and 2024 · 2 episodes

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    Elliott Abrams

    Elliott Abrams on the Death of Fidel Castro and the Future of Cuba · 3 episodes

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    Gary Schmitt
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    Jack Goldsmith

    Harvard’s Jack Goldsmith on the Coming Trump Presidency · 5 episodes

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    Paul Begala

    Paul Begala on the Democratic Party, the Midterms, and 2020 · 2 episodes

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    Ray Takeyh

    Ray Takeyh on the War between Israel and Iran—and the Future of the Iranian Regime · 3 episodes

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    Robert P. George

    Robert P. George on Our Universities, Natural Law, and Social Conservatism · Apr 2016

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    Steve Hayes

    Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney · 2 episodes

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    Steve Vladeck

    Steve Vladeck on the Trump Administration, the Courts, and the Rule of Law · Mar 2025

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    Aaron Friedberg

    Aaron Friedberg on Fallout from the China Summit · 10 episodes

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    Adam White

    Adam White: The Supreme Court and the Conservative Legal Movement Today · Oct 2019

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    Alex Burns
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    Arthur Melzer

    Arthur Melzer: The Lost History of Esoteric Writing · Apr 2020

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    Brit Hume

    Brit Hume Podcast on the Ascent of Fox News and Our Media Today · Nov 2014

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    Charles Krauthammer

    A Conversation with Charles Krauthammer · 2 episodes

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    Chester Finn

    Chester Finn: Education Reform in America · Apr 2020

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    Christopher DeMuth

    Christopher DeMuth And Adam White on Reforming the Administrative State · 2 episodes

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    Clarence Thomas

    Justice Clarence Thomas: Reflections on Twenty-five Years on the Court · Oct 2016

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    David Petraeus

    General David Petraeus on American Leadership in the World · 2 episodes

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    Defense Secretary Mark Esper

    Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second? · Apr 2024

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    Dick Cheney

    Dick Cheney: Personal Reflections on his Public Life · Oct 2014

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    Don Kettl

    Don Kettl: The Trump Administration and the Politicization of the Civil Service · Jul 2026

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    Donald Kagan

    Donald Kagan: War and Human Nature · 2 episodes

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    Doug Sosnik

    Doug Sosnik on Two Different Elections: 2026 and 2028 · 6 episodes

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    Edward Conard

    Edward Conard: Economic Growth, Innovation, and Middle-Class Prosperity · 2 episodes

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    Eric Edelman

    Eric Edelman: Trump and the American Military · 12 episodes

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