TOO HARD TO TALK ABOUT IT

Congressman Brandon Gill joins Sean Hannity after challenging the Smithsonian’s promotion of materials describing politeness and objectivity as characteristics of white-supremacy culture. Gill discusses his exchange with the Smithsonian’s director and argues that major cultural i ...  Show more

Sean Hannity debates progressive commentator and former Chuck Schumer aide Chris Hahn about the Democratic Party’s increasingly influential left wing. They discuss Democratic Socialist candidates, the party’s response to controversial nominees and the reluctance of senior Democra ...  Show more

In early February, 2023, the US shot down a Chinese balloon. The US says the balloon was gathering intelligence while the Chinese claimed it was a weather balloon. We look at the history of spy balloons and how they've evolved over time, as well as the dilemma these balloons put ...  Show more

China and the US were supposed to hold diplomatic talks over the weekend. Instead they sparred over a Chinese balloon that entered American airspace before it was shot down. Where do relations between Washington and Beijing go from here?This wasn't the first time a Chinese survei ...  Show more

Dark Brandon obliterates Beijing’s big balloon ahead of his State of the Union address. And outgoing Chief of Staff Ron Klain stops by to talk about Biden’s speech, US-China relations, and his tenure in the White House. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. ...  Show more

If we’re being honest, the whole thing is kind of funny. A Chinese spy balloon floated across the U.S. Nobody died, unless we count the balloon itself. In a saner age, this story would be over. But balloongate offers a useful hook to evaluate the relationship between the U.S. and ...  Show more