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The Mona Charen Show

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After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she'll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day's headlines.

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Mona Charen is joined by historian Lindsay Chervinsky—executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library—for the Bulwark Book Club, discussing her book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic. They ... more

Mona Charen and FT columnist Ed Luce dig into Giorgia Meloni's public dressing down of Trump, the UK's political chaos, and the fallout from Trump's Iran war—including the case that the U.S. is now paying Iran reparations and Israel is boxed into an ... more

Mona Charen welcomes military analyst Andrew Fox for a conversation on Trump’s Iran ceasefire, whether America squandered its leverage against Tehran, the growing influence of Qatar and Turkey, Israel’s military and political mistakes, Hamas’s strate... more

On the inaugural Bulwark Book Club, Mark Hertling joins Mona Charen to discuss his new book—If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal—a journal he began during the Gulf War for his young sons in case he never returned home. Their conversation exp... more

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Recent Guests

Andrew Fox
Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society; lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Henry Jackson Society
Episode: Trump Bombed Iran—Then Gave It Everything It Wanted (w/ Andrew Fox) | Mona Charen Show
Mark Hertling
Retired three-star general, author of If I Don't Return
US Army; Bulwark
Episode: Book Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling)
Will Saletan
Columnist for The Bulwark, Texas politics commentator
The Bulwark
Episode: Trump's Tough-Guy Act Is Finally Falling Apart (w/ Will Saletan)
Danielle Crittenden
Author of Dispatches From Grief, A Mother's Journey Through The Unthinkable
Author
Episode: Danielle Crittenden on Losing Her Daughter
Steven Pinker
Professor at Harvard, author of Enlightenment Now
Harvard University
Episode: Trump's War on the Enlightenment (w/ Steven Pinker) | Mona Charen Show
Dalibor Rohac
Dalibor Rohac, expert on European politics for AEI
American Enterprise Institute
Episode: Orbán Rigged the Game—and Still Lost! (w/ Dalibor Rohac)
Philip Kennicott
Arts and architecture critic, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Episode: A 250-Foot Monument to Trump's Ego (w/ Philip Kennicott)
Jessica Riedl
Budget analyst par excellence and political commentator
Brookings Institution
Episode: DOGE Dumbed Down the Nation (w/ Jessica Riedl)
Will Sommer
Bulwark colleague, writes the False Flag newsletter
Bulwark
Episode: Candace Owens Is Tearing MAGA Apart (w/ Will Sommer)

Host

Mona Charen
Host of The Mona Charen Show

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • Reunion?

    Mona, enjoyed the DC architecture conversation. Could we get a Beg to Differ reunion episode?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    PNW-local
    United States3 months ago
  • Horrible People

    I join the growing crowd of people asking some variation of “What happened to Mona? Did she hit her head?”

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    1
    WrigleyFieldMarshal
    United States4 months ago
  • Interesting conversations with guests worth hearing from

    I enjoy listening but the production is not well done. Ads start when the host and guests are mid-sentence. I’ve never heard a podcast with such a strange/sloppy production issue. It makes the content harder to listen to, which is a shame! I hope they can fix this.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Hummingbird414
    United States9 months ago
  • Essential, Superb

    A home for the politically homeless.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lizofthenorth
    United States9 months ago
  • Overall positive, but...

    Smart, intelligent and insightful exchanges, would easily give five stars except...there are regularly snafus with audio quality.

    8/25 update: WAY too many commercials! Unlistenable…

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    bittybump
    United States10 months ago

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Production issues and ads are a noticeable friction point for some listeners, but content quality remains high.
Listener trust grows from thoughtful guests and low-drama dialogue.
Polished, civil, and insightful discussions that balance viewpoints.

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#248
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Book Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling)
Q: Can you explain how the military handles the obligation not to obey illegal orders, especially when orders come from civilian leadership or a superior officer?
Officers and enlisted personnel swear different oaths, but both are educated to question illegal orders and disobey them if necessary. The chain of command includes trusted officers and legal advisors who help determine legality, and historically there are significant penalties for following illegal orders, including court-martial, which can be mitigated by the need to protect service members and civilians from illegal actions.
Trump's Staggering Corruption Is Finally Catching Up to Him (w/ Jonathan Chait)
Q: How viable is impeachment as a tool, and what are its political implications?
Impeachment is depicted as a political maneuver with limited chances of removal due to Senate thresholds, but it has the potential to keep corruption issues in public discourse and influence messaging in elections.
Trump's Staggering Corruption Is Finally Catching Up to Him (w/ Jonathan Chait)
Q: What are the three types of corruption discussed, and how do they manifest in Trump's actions?
The three types are cash enrichment, perverting justice, and inverting reality. The conversation explains how Trump's stock moves, his use of power to influence enforcement actions, and the framing of opponents as traitors all illustrate these forms of corruption.
Danielle Crittenden on Losing Her Daughter
Q: What practical steps would you recommend to listeners dealing with the loss of a loved one?
Preserve access to essential digital and physical records (e.g., passwords), prepare wills and information for those left behind, seek supportive communities, and pursue therapeutic approaches like EMDR; also acknowledge that memory should be honored through living fully rather than clinging to absence.
Danielle Crittenden on Losing Her Daughter
Q: What kind of therapies or practices helped you manage the pain?
EMDR therapy and professional grief support played crucial roles in helping to reprocess traumatic memories, while the host highlights how grief remains a presence rather than something that disappears, and how gradual coping allowed the guest to continue public life and caregiving for family.

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What is The Mona Charen Show about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show offers in-depth conversations on complex social, political, and cultural issues, often featuring policy experts, scholars, and journalists who provide context beyond headlines. Episodes frequently cover governance, public health, democracy, and civic institutions, with a clear emphasis on reasoned discourse, civil debate, and practical implications for policy and society. A standout trait is the willingness to host center-left to center-right perspectives with an emphasis on civility, rigor, and real-world relevance for listeners who want to understand how ideas translate into policy and culture. The format often centers on long-form interviews or thoughtful panel discussions, delivering nuanced insights aimed at professionals, pol... more

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2. Mark Hertling
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7. Philip Kennicott
8. Jessica Riedl

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