The Bret Baier Podcast

Join Bret Baier - Host of Special Report on The FOX News Channel - twice weekly for The Bret Baier Podcast. Every Tuesday, listen to the All-Star Panel where Bret focuses on the most important topics on the minds of Americans. Bret is joined each week by a rotating all-star panel of experts to discuss the policies, practices, and solutions to the biggest issues of the day. Every Thursday on Common Ground, Bret sits down with lawmakers, business leaders, and public figures from different perspectives coming together to discuss issues of the day and how Americans can find common ground in a polarized world.

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Episodes

The Case for America: Why America’s Core Values are Still Worth Defending

With America’s 250th birthday just over the horizon, Bret set out to explore why the nation’s core values are still worth defending. In his latest book, ‘The Case for America,’ he spoke with historians, commentators, and business leaders across the country to find out. This special "best of" episode revisits the perspectives of three of those individuals: UNITE Founder and Special Olympics Chairman Tim Shriver, Harvard professor and bestselling author Arthur Brooks , and former Secretary of Stat...

Jun 30, 2026•20 min

Common Ground: Preserving America’s Beauty

It can be easy to take our national parks for granted, but behind their natural beauty, there lies generations of leaders who have fought tooth and nail to preserve them. Those efforts are still ongoing today. Congressmen Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) sat down with Bret to discuss their bipartisan bill aimed at protecting our public lands - the Great American Outdoors Act 250 - and explain why they believe our national parks are still worth protecting today. The two also weigh ...

Jun 25, 2026•9 min

All-Star Panel: Conflicting Reports from Tehran and Washington Could Spell Trouble for Midterms

Though Vice President Vance appeared optimistic while departing Switzerland, the Iranians are issuing conflicting reports over what was actually agreed upon. Back home, primary election night in New York reflects a nationwide trend: a growing coalition of Democratic Socialists. Democratic Pollster and CEO of Schoen-Cooperman Research Carly Cooperman , former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush Karl Rove , and FOX News Chief Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram join Bret to clar...

Jun 23, 2026•21 min

Exclusive: Senate Majority Leader John Thune

With a preliminary agreement to end the Iran conflict now in place, the U.S. is on track to return to a pre-war economy - but not everyone in Washington is celebrating. Senate Majority Leader John Thune sat down with Bret to explain the GOP’s opposition to President Trump’s Iran deal, and what it means as negotiations enter the final stage. Senator Thune also weighs in on the President’s push to attach the SAVE Act to FISA, the unfolding drama over the President’s DNI nominee, and the GOP's chan...

Jun 18, 2026•21 min

All-Star Panel: What We Know About President Trump’s Iran Deal So Far

A deal has been reached to end the Iran conflict, though what it entails remains unclear. Meanwhile at home, the Democratic party continues its drift towards Democratic Socialism, as funding for a key government surveillance program fails to secure support from Congress. FOX News Senior Political Analyst Juan Williams , Host of ‘The Big Ben Show,’ Ben Domenech, and FOX News Washington Correspondent Mark Meredith join Bret to discuss the pros and cons of what we know about the Iran deal so far, a...

Jun 16, 2026•17 min

Exclusive: AI Has an Energy Problem – These Four Companies Are Racing for the Solution

According to a new UN report, AI is expected to consume roughly 3% of the world’s electricity over the next four years. While a major point of concern for everyday consumers, it’s also an unprecedented opportunity for the energy sector. Last week, Bret spoke with four industry leaders to discuss how they are tackling this surge in demand: Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ Chief Science Officer Brandon Sorbom , NScale’s President EMEA Philippe Sachs , EcoDataCenter’s Chief External Relations & Sus...

Jun 11, 2026•8 min

The Case for America: Tim Shriver

As the nation’s 250th anniversary approaches, Bret’s latest book, The Case for America , explores our core values through the eyes of top historians and leaders. In this episode, Special Olympics Chairman and Founder of UNITE, Tim Shriver , joins Bret to address one of our nation’s most pressing issues: the loss of dignity in the conversations that matter most. Tim shares his efforts to restore productive dialogue between those of opposing values, how he deals with political division within his ...

Jun 09, 2026•12 min

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