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The Bill Walton Show
In-depth and thought-provoking conversations with leaders, thinkers, artists, entrepreneurs and activists. Smart, original and interesting people…lovers of freedom and the American idea.
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Episode 112: 2020 Silver Linings
As we wrap up one of the most chaotic years in modern memory, members of the BWS team gather virtually to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on our lives. What…
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Episode 111: The Meaning of Christmas
Have you noticed more people using the phrase "Merry Christmas"? This wonderful holiday greeting has come back in style in recent years, and in this special…
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Episode 110: Paul Krugman vs. Ayn Rand
In the era of mandated mask wearing and social distancing, we are fighting two battles: One against COVID-19, the other over preserving personal freedoms. In a…
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Episode 109: BWS Roundtable: Talkin' shots— the debate over the COVID vaccine.
As states are expected to start receiving their first vaccine doses as soon as next week, the new battle over whether you'll be required to get the COVID shot…
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Episode 108: So much fraud...Too little time? with The Honorable Ken Blackwell
The Hon. Ken Blackwell is back with the latest in the fraud investigation related to the 2020 Presidential election. With less than a month to go until…
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Episode 107: Surviving COVID with Dr. Jay Richards
Weeks after our interview with Dr. Jay Richards, co-author of "The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic into a Catastrophe", he…
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Episode 106: Illegal Voting and the 2020 Election with Jim Agresti
As the investigation into the 2020 Presidential Election continues, questions about the legitimacy of some voting machines and mail-in ballots are only part of…
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Episode 105: Commercial Real Estate in a COVID World
People are working from home and traveling less these days due to COVID-19. That's resulted in a lot of companies re-evaluating whether they need a brick and…
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Episode 104: Does Voter's Remorse Lie Ahead?
While Trump voters knew who they were supporting, a new study shows many of those in swing states who voted for Joe Biden didn't really know him at all. Brent…
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Episode 103: Section 230 - Mend it or End it.
If you've ever had a post flagged on or removed from social media, you need to know about the arcane sounding Section 230 of the Communications and Decency…
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Episode 102: The Gettysburg Address with Leigh Wilson Smiley
As we celebrate the 157th anniversary of the Gettysburg address, I try my hand at reciting and analyzing the historic speech with Voice and Acting Coach Leigh…
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Episode 101: "We're in the Fight" with the Honorable Kenneth Blackwell and J. Christian Adams
On this special edition, we continue our in-depth look at what's happening with the Trump campaign's battle over the counting of legal votes. The Hon. Ken…
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Episode 100: Do the votes matter at all? with Tom Fitton
For our 100th episode, we continue to take an in-depth look into the 2020 Presidential election. As the lawsuits by the Trump campaign continue, we chat with…
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Episode 99: "Is time running out for President Trump? with John Fund"
On this special edition of the Bill Walton Show, we talk about the fight for the White House as the legal battle continues by the Trump campaign. But is there…
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Episode 98: "Fact-Free Journalism with Mark Tapscott and Brian McNicoll"
Last month Atlantic ran a hit piece on President Trump that was notable, even by today's low standards of journalistic practice, for its invisible sourcing. It…
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Episode 96: "Making a Difference: HillFaith" with Mark Tapscott
"If you wanted to aim at the heart of the matter to bring about a more virtuous Washington DC where would you start? For Mark Tapscott, the award winning…
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Episode 97: "Paying the Price of Panic" with Dr Jay Richards.
"The human costs of the emergency response to Covid-19 have vastly outweighed its benefits." So argue, backed by a vast amount of research, scholars Jay…
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Episode 95: "When Politicans Panicked" with John Tamny
Talking with John Tamny about his upcoming book "When Politicians Panicked: The New Coronavirus, Expert Opinion, and a Tragic Lapse of Reason." His premise…
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Episode 93 : The Post Office: Explained
Confused about what's going on with the Post Office? I am. So I asked my friend Brian McNicoll, who has written about the post office for many years and has a…
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Episode 94: College Football: Money Culture Politics with John Tamny and Brian McNicoll
It's Saturday in September and there's no Big Ten football being played today. But in a not-so-surprising reversal, just weeks after Kevin Warren, the Big Ten…
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The New Night People
Jean Shepard ("Shep"), the legendary 60's and 70's WOR NYC late nightradio show humorist and storyteller, romantically described the differences between what…
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Episode 92: The Covid Coup with Angelo Codevilla
"From early March 2020 on, the best-known authorities on epidemics—the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control— have presented the…
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Episode 91: Howard Zinn's War on History
There is no historian like Howard Zinn. Certainly no other history book has taken the place of the Bible at the swearing-in of an elected official . But in…
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Episode 91: Howard Zinn's War on History
There is no historian like Howard Zinn. Certainly no other history book has taken the place of the Bible at the swearing-in of an elected official . But in…
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"Forget Covid 19. Worry about EMP." With Dr. Peter Vincent Pry and Frank Gaffney
It's time to wake up to an existential risk that looms infinitely larger than anything posed by the Covid 19 virus. Electromagnetic pulse (EMP). EMP can be…
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Episode 89: Why Ayn Rand Matters Today with Tal Tsfany
Many of us have read Ayn Rand's novels especially, "Atlas Shrugged" and the "Fountainhead." But I have been surprised to learn how her ideas and philosophy…
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Episode 88: "Enough is Enough" with Donna Rice Hughes and Colby May
Some of society's problems are just so upsetting that it's hard to imagine that they continue to exist, or in fact, are spreading. Well, this episode explores…
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Episode 87: Reality Economics 101 with Don Boudreaux and John Tamny
A must see and wide ranging conversation about all things economic with Donald Boudreaux, best-selling author, professor of economics at George Mason…
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Episode 86: The True Human Costs of Government Imposed Lockdowns with Jim Agresti
Medical studies show that excessive stress and anxiety are among the most debilitating and deadly of all health hazards in the world. Beyond their obvious…
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Episode 85.2: A Conversation with Michael Pack, the Director of "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words"
Join me as go behind the scenes with writer, director and producer Michael Pack about the making of his extraordinary film about Justice Clarence Thomas…
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Episode 85.1: A Conversation with Michael Pack, the Director of "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words"
Join me as go behind the scenes with writer, director and producer Michael Pack about the making of his extraordinary film about Justice Clarence Thomas…
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Episode 83: Calling for a Return of Conservative Economics
"There is more to life than economic freedom. And there is more to economic freedom than economic freedom. A society that attempts to maximize everyone's…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 82: Assessing Beijing's Power
China presents a vastly different challenge from anything America has confronted before. The United States economy has never been as deeply dependent on an…
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Episode 84: Post Pandemic K-12 Education: Why We Don't Want a Return to "Normal"
What comes next when we emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown? What is "normal" is going to be like? Well in the case of America's K-12 schools we should not want…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 81: "Life After the CoronaVirus: Planting the Seeds of Growth and Resilience"
The outbreak of the CoronaVirus has created a health crisis. But federal, state and local governments' reactions to this challenge - however well intentioned -…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 73: Big is Beautiful with Robert Atkinson and Ron Nicol
What do you think about the following statements? Small businesses are overwhelmingly responsible for job creation, innovation and American prosperity. Small…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 80: "China Rx: America's Dependence on China for Medicine" with Rosemary Gibson and Frank Gaffney
"Millions of Americans are taking prescription and over-the-counter drugs made in China and don't know it and neither do their doctors. These are prescription…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 79: How Masks and Scarves and Overdraft Protection Can Help Get Us Through This Crisis with Arnold Kling
This week I sought out Arnold Kling to learn more about some of his innovative ideas to deal with the health, economic and social fallout from the Covid-19…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 78:The health and economic crisis created by COVID-19 with Steve Moore and Jay Richards
Join me as I talk with economist Steve Moore and Dr. Jay Richards about the health and economic crisis created by the coronavirus. And how to respond without…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 77: "Countering the Lethal Narrative of the 1619 Project" with Robert Woodson and Kenneth Blackwell.
"The most effective way to destroy a people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." George Orwell According to the New York Times…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 76: Steve Moore on the Trump Economy
Last week I interviewed economist Steve Moore at a conference with conservative leaders. While the capital markets selloff and bad coronavirus news had not yet…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 75: Making "First Lady" and Life in the Screen Trade with Nancy Stafford and Nina May.
Nancy Stafford, known to millions as Andy Griffith's law partner on TV's "Matlock" and Nina May, an award winning independent film maker, join me to talk about…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 72: "The Red Thread: Inside the Anti-Trump Conspiracy" Part I-w/Diana West and Frank Gaffney
"The anti-Trump conspiracy is not about Democrats versus Republicans. It's not about the ebb and flow of political power lawfully and peacefully transferred…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 74 "The Big Lie" - Part Two of my conversation with Diana West and Frank Gaffney
Join me on The Bill Walton Show as Diana West and Frank Gaffney tell a vivid and chilling story about the machinations to end the Trump Presidency. It's quite…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 69: Dick Bodman's Remarkable Career and Life Lessons
What do you do with a good friend who has had a successful career in many fields, who seems to be good at everything, and is interesting on a wide range of…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 70: China, Cyber-enabled Economic Warfare, 5G and Cyber-crime
Cyber warfare is raging around the world, with China as the leading state actor. But unlike Russia, and unlike Iran, and unlike North Korea, China is deeply…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 71: Behind the Scenes of the Conservative Movement and The Republican Party
Matt and Mercedes Schlapp give us a behind-the-scenes look at the conservative movement. Mercedes is the current Communications Director of the Trump/Pence…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 68: An Impeachment Behind Closed Doors.
Jenny Beth Martin discusses politics, the Trump impeachment and why she co-funded the Tea Party Patriots.
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 63 - Part 2: The Power to Re-engineer Humanity
Dr. Robert Epstein and Reggie Littlejohn describe how a leaked internal Google video describes their goal of impacting the beliefs, attitudes, purchases, and…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 67: Why It's OK to be a Black Republican.
Star Parker and Winsome Sears discuss race, religion, poverty, and our addiction to government.
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 66: "They're Both Wrong, But Wait, Aren't There Three Languages of Politics?"
John Tamny and Arnold Kling discuss the problems of political parties in the US - and why are political elites still buying oceanfront property if the world…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 65 : "We're in the Midst of a Cold War. An Economic War."
Robert D. Atkinson, founder and president of ITIF, describes the United States role in the war for influence and control.
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 63: The Power of Reengineering Humanity.
Dr. Robert Epstein and Reggie Littlejohn describe how a leaked internal Google video describes their goal of impacting the beliefs, attitudes, purchases, and…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 62 : Is climate change really a planetary emergency? with Myron Ebell
Myron Ebell gives input on the EPA Endangerment Finding, subsidizing of wind and solar, and The Green New Deal. "If the Green New Deal were implemented, which…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 61 - Who Owns The World's Art? with C.D. Dickerson - Part 1
C.D. Dickerson III, Curator, and Head of the Sculpture Department at the National Gallery of Art, comments on issues around art ownership and repatriation -…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 61 : Who Owns The World's Art? with C.D. Dickerson - Part 2
C.D. Dickerson III, Curator, and Head of the Sculpture Department at the National Gallery of Art, comments on issues around art ownership and repatriation -…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Why We Need to Care About "Space Warfare" with Kevin Freeman and Frank Gaffney
Our military has a disturbing tendency to keep fighting the last wars, not the likely future ones. Now a visionary general is being forced into retirement…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 60: "Social Media Speech Police" with Brent Bozell and Dan Gainor
Has Facebook corporate become a parody? They banned a Prager University video on the "Ten Commandments." Their explanation? "Well, it mentioned murder." Maybe…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Frank Gaffney and Kevin Freeman on China's War with the United States
For decades, the U.S. has given China preferred trade & economic status. In a long overdue effort, President Trump is now negotiating new and more balanced…
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 57: Money Greed and God with Jay Richards Part 2
Economics as a discipline suffers from "physics envy" when it tries and fails to build mathematical models of the economy and society. Instead, it should be…