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The Michael Knowles Show

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Bask in the simple joys of being right. The Michael Knowles Show cuts through the madness of our politics and culture, analyzing the top stories of the day. Monday through Friday. If you like The Michael Knowles Show, become a Daily Wire member TODAY with promo code: KNOWLES and enjoy the exclusive benefits for 25% off at https://utm.io/ueEss
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Ep. 144 - Weeping For Grandpas, Murdering Babies

George Bush has received an outpouring of prayers, affection, and support as he recovers in a Houston hospital from a blood infection. Meanwhile, British bureaucrats are trying to kill a two year old baby. We analyze the modern West’s bizarre take on life, death, and expertise. Then, is there a terrorism double standard when it comes to reporting on attacks by Muslim radicals versus lunatic non-Muslims? Finally, on this day in history: the Armenian Genocide! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Apr 24, 201842 minEp. 144

Ep. 143 - Groundhog Kanye: Six More Years Of Trump

Groundhog Kanye has seen Red Pill Black Candace Owens’s shadow, which means we can expect six more years of Trump. Political pundits in the mainstream media can discern the face of the sky, but they cannot discern the signs of the times. We will discuss why with Salena Zito, author of the new book “The Great Revolt: Inside The Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics.” Then, what Kanye West, Shania Twain, and Coachella can tell us about 2018 and 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Apr 23, 201841 minEp. 143

Ep. 141 - Putting the Big In Bigot w/ Owen Benjamin

I am joined today for the full show by monster Owen Benjamin. A man so terrible that he suggested we shouldn't shoot toddlers full of hormones and try to change their biological gender. We talk about that and more on today's special episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 18, 201848 minEp. 141

Ep. 140 - Republicans Invented The Income Tax

I’ve been drinking since 6 this morning. You know why: it’s Tax Day. It’s the Fourth of July for Democrats. But for Americans who work it’s terrible. The greatest shame of all is that it was actually Republicans who gave us the income tax. We will analyze why and how that happened. Then, what ever happened to libertarianism? We’ll discuss with former Marine, foreign currency trader, and libertarian broadcaster extraordinaire Jason Stapleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Apr 17, 201847 minEp. 140

Ep. 139 - Bombing The Middle East: An American Tradition

The hypocritical Left and excitable Right are losing their minds over President Trump’s successful order to attack Syria on Friday. We will analyze the case for the strikes, how bombing the Middle East is an American tradition, and why everybody should just keep calm and covfefe. Then, despite the constant negative press, Trump’s approval rating tops 50%. Finally, on This Day In History, the inauguration of George Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices L...

Apr 16, 201847 minEp. 139

Ep. 138 - Germany: The Worst Country In History

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a new survey by Claims Conference finds that many Americans are forgetting. 31% of Americans and 41% of Millennials believe fewer than two million Jews were killed in the Holocaust, when the actual number is around 6 million. 41% of Americans and 66% of Millennials have no idea what Auschwitz was. And 61% of all Americans don’t know that Hitler was democratically elected. We will take a moment today to recall not just the history of that terrible event but the 2,000...

Apr 12, 201845 minEp. 138

Ep. 137 - The Case Against Broward County Schools ft. Kenneth Preston

An explosive new report by a Broward County student details dollar-for-dollar, failure-by-failure the corrupt decisions by Superintendent Robert Runcie and the Broward County School Board that led to the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in February. Then, Paul Ryan quits Congress, the Feds raid Trump’s lawyer, and we might go to war with Syria. there is simply too much news for one man to cover, plus I missed the girls, so we’re bringing on Liz Wheeler, Roaming Millennial, and J...

Apr 11, 201839 minEp. 137

Ep. 136 - It’s Not Zuckerberg’s Fault Dems Can’t Internet

Mark Zuckerberg will spend two days on Capitol Hill getting grilled over why he had the audacity not to rig social media against conservatives. We’ll analyze why conservatives are so much better at the Internet. Then, Dan DiSalvo joins to talk about the upcoming Supreme Court threat to government unions. Hooray! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 10, 201839 minEp. 136

Ep. 135 - A Nation Of Drug Addicts

Politicians from both parties harp on the opioid epidemic. But America’s drug problem goes far deeper than prescription painkillers. We’ll analyze how and why the U.S. became a nation of drug addicts. Then, Frank J. Flemming joins to talk about his new novel Sidequest: In Realms Ungoogled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 09, 201839 minEp. 135

Ep. 134 - Everything Not Forbidden Is Compulsory

A Planned Parenthood branch in Pennsylvania has demanded that Disney start giving its princesses abortions, meanwhile our friend Jordan Peterson seems to think that nobody would ever consider abortion a good thing. We’ll discuss with Faith Moore why everything not forbidden is compulsory. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 05, 201850 minEp. 134

Ep. 133 - Jesus: Behind The Music ft. Mark Joseph

How did Christians shift pop music shift from sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll to themes of faith and devotion? We’ll discuss with Mark Joseph, author of “Rock Gets Religion: The Battle for the Soul of the Devil's Music.” Then, a caravan of over 1,000 illegal aliens want to invade our country, as the MSM steadfastly deny any problem. China strikes back at U.S. tariffs, and finally, hope for the future! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad cho...

Apr 04, 201839 minEp. 133

Ep. 132 - The Fight For Free Speech On Campus ft. Lt. Gov. Dan Forest

The majority of college students oppose free speech, according to recent polls. Yet left-wing commentators want to gaslight us all and insist that the campus free speech crisis is nothing more than a myth. We’ll analyze the facts and discuss what can be done about it with North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a driving force behind the “Restore Campus Free Speech Act.” Then, a history of Free Speech Movement, and why leftist activism relies on lies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Apr 03, 201844 minEp. 132

Ep. 131 - The New New Testament ft. David Bentley Hart

Happy Easter! To celebrate, Michael sits down with American Orthodox theologian and scholar David Bentley Hart to discuss his new translation of the New Testament. Then, after all that Good News, a bunch of politically bad news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Apr 02, 201847 minEp. 131

Ep. 130 - ‘Roseanne’ Is The Silent Majority

The smash-hit return of Roseanne to television, which blew away ratings expectations this week, is great news for Donald Trump and the most important political opinion poll in years. We will analyze what Roseanne’s return means for Trump, “nostalgia TV,” and the American people. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 29, 201846 minEp. 130

Ep. 129 - Are Race Relations Getting Worse Under Trump? ft. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

Are race relations getting better or worse under Donald Trump? The inimitable Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson joins to discuss race and sex in the Trump Era: all 56 genders and every race, from white to black to orange. Then, a word on Cambridge Analytica and the media blackout of Trump’s possibly denuclearizing North Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 28, 201846 minEp. 129

Ep. 128 - Don’t Bring A Knife To Leftists’ Gun Fight

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has called for the repeal of the Second Amendment, and conservatives keep defending their Second Amendment rights on the Left’s terms. But even a cursory review of the numbers show America does not have a gun problem. Then, on this day in history in 1973, Marlon Brando ruins Hollywood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 27, 201844 minEp. 128

Ep. 127 - Is It Time To Turn On Trump? ft. Howie Carr

A $1.3 billion omnibus budget that preserves and expands Obama era initiatives has conservatives wondering: with Republicans like this, who needs Democrats? Is it time to turn on Trump? We analyze the budget and the state of conservative policy alongside Howie Carr, author of “What Really Happened: How Donald J. Trump Saved America From Hillary Clinton.” Then, three cheers for John Bolton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Mar 26, 201837 minEp. 127

Ep. 126 - Fighting The Religion Of Peace ft. Brigitte Gabriel

From the Umayyad invasion of Tours in 732 through the ISIS bombing of Paris just a few years ago, the West has faced a lot of violence from the Religion of Peace. We’re joined today by Brigitte Gabriel, author of “They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It.” She discuss her firsthand account growing up in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War and the devastation that religious ideology has wrought on her own life and those of her family and friends. Then, the Mailb...

Mar 22, 201845 minEp. 126

Ep. 125 - No Evidence Austin Bomber Was A Terrorist

Lefties, desperate to point to a non-Muslim terrorist, are calling the Austin bomber a terrorist. But there's no evidence he was one. We discuss why and why the distinction matters. Then, Frank Furedi, author of “Populism and the European Culture Wars: The Conflict of Values Between Hungary and the EU,” joins the show to discuss another terribly abused “ism,” populism and what it means for the democracies of the West. Finally, some news, and one of the great poems ever written, by Rudyard Kiplin...

Mar 21, 201838 minEp. 125

Ep. 124 - The Atheist Delusion ft. Anthony DeStefano

An atheist, a vegan, and a CrossFitter walk into a bar. I only know that because they told everyone within two minutes. Bestselling author Anthony DeStefano joins to discuss his latest, “Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God.” Then, why people are killing themselves on International Day of Happiness, Facebook is in trouble because conservatives used it better than Democrats, and Google is trying to shut down right-leaning news sites. Learn more about yo...

Mar 20, 201837 minEp. 124

Ep. 123 - 12 Rules For Life ft. Jordan B. Peterson

“12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.” That’s the title of Jordan Peterson’s new book, and we’re lucky to have him on to cure the ample chaos on this show, which is an antidote to order. It’s a runaway bestseller. We will discuss why as well as how you can find order and meaning in this chaotic, desiccated, soy-boy culture of ours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 19, 201841 minEp. 123

Ep. 122 - Hey, Remember The Middle East? ft. Maj. Scott Huesing

We’ve been talking a lot about China and of course about Russia. What about the Middle East, that place we've fought the longest war in U.S. history for the entirety of this century? We’ll be joined by Major Scott Huesing, a retired U.S. Marine infantry officer and author of “Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq’s Deadliest City.” He'll explain why he’s glad Tillerson is fired and more broadly America’s future in that God-forsaken sandbox between Europe and Asia. Then, the...

Mar 15, 201848 minEp. 122

Ep. 121 - Democrats Encourage Students To Cut Class

Students across the country are cutting class today, and the mainstream media couldn’t be happier! We will discuss the national student walkout to infringe on our civil rights in the broader context of the ignoble legacy of student activism in America. Then the most important takeaways from the special election last night in Pennsylvania and why I’m happy the Democrat won. Finally, I defend United Airlines after a puppy died on one of their flights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Mar 14, 201840 minEp. 121

Ep. 120 - Little Rocket Man: Burning Out His Fuse ft. Steven Mosher

Little Rocket is burning out his fuse out there alone. Sanctions, missile defense, and a CIA director as the nation’s new top diplomat. We will discuss President Trump’s eagerly awaited meeting with Kim Jong-un, Rex Tillerson’s dismissal, and how China fits into all of this with Steven Mosher, author of the upcoming book Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order. Then, some thoughts on Islam and Hillary Clinton. Which poses the greater threat to Western civilization? Lear...

Mar 13, 201840 minEp. 120

Ep. 119 - Are Social Media Giants Killing Conservatives? ft. Austin Petersen

What Facebook giveth, Facebook taketh away. Big tech giants are clamping down on conservatives, with catastrophic results. We’ll discuss with Austin Petersen, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who was just banned from Facebook for running an AR-15 campaign giveaway. That’s my kind of campaign. Then, my grand theory of Trump headlines, tariffs, the UK deporting that vicious terrorist Lauren Southern, and we come full circle with FDR’s fireside chats on This Day In History! Learn ...

Mar 12, 201841 minEp. 119

Ep. 118 - National Women For Trump Day! ft. Tana Goertz

Happy National Women for Trump Day! We’re going to be joined by a wonderful national woman for Trump, Tana Goertz. Tana is a business woman, television star on The Apprentice, and Senior Advisor and Spokesman for the Trump 2016 and 2020 campaigns. Tana led President Trump’s campaign efforts in Iowa, which he won despite the state going twice in a row for Barack Obama. We’ll discuss the campaign, staff shakeups, and Republican chances in the next election. Then, my favorite international women, a...

Mar 08, 201853 minEp. 118

Ep. 117 - Guns Don't Kill People; Schools Kill People ft. Max Eden

How did the Parkland shooter slip through the cracks of the Broward County school district? We’ll discuss with Manhattan Institute senior fellow Max Eden and then take on education policy more broadly. Finally, the news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 07, 201841 minEp. 117

Ep. 116 - Surviving Bill Clinton's Sex Crimes ft. Juanita Broaddrick

Juanita Broaddrick joins the show to discuss her firsthand experiences, outlined in her new book, “You’d Better Put Some Ice On That: How I Survived Being Raped By Bill Clinton.” The Clintons, the #MeToo movement, feminist hypocrisy, and more. Then, the news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Mar 06, 201843 minEp. 116

Ep. 115 - South Africa Destroys Itself ft. Lauren Southern

The South African parliament voted last week to steal white farmers’ land and redistribute it to black South Africans. The motion was brought by the radical leftist EFF party, whose leader promises to “cut the throat of whiteness.” The land theft was supported by Nelson Mandela’s African National Congress party, leaving just one question: has South Africa just destroyed itself? We will discuss with Lauren Southern, the filmmaker behind a new documentary "Farmlands." Then the Boston Massacre on T...

Mar 05, 201837 minEp. 115

Ep. 114 - The Legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. ft. Al Felzenberg

We’re joined today for the full half hour by Professor Alvin Felzenberg. Professor Felzenberg is the author of “A Man And His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr. We will discuss the founder of the modern conservative movement 10 years after his death, what WFB might have thought of President Covfefe one year in, and what the conservatives of today can learn from our forebears. And if he won’t talk about all that, I’ll smash him in his damn face, and he’ll stay plastered…t...

Mar 01, 201851 minEp. 114
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