The Seth Leibsohn Show

David Harsanyi, senior writer at The Washington Examiner and co-host of the You’re Wrong podcast with Mollie Hemingway, calls-in for talk on the new report from Politico that exposed thousands of racist, anti-Semitic, and sexist texts from a Young Republican leadership group chat and the growing number of young people who watch content that reinforces those ideas. The Trump-brokered peace deal in the Gaza war.

Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s (D) recent comments on violent crime and prison reform. Listener call-in commentary on a recent trip to New Jersey. New courses available through Hillsdale College online impress the dangers of Marxism, socialism, and communism. Barton Swaim’s piece at The Wall Street Journal, “Democracy, Thy Name Is Trump.”

Current slavery versus ancient. FBI Director Kash Patel’s comments on anti-crime statistics from the Trump Administration at a news briefing this morning. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. This weekend’s upcoming planned nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, joins Seth in studio for the full hour to talk about Daniel K. Williams’ opinion piece at The New York Times, “Why So Many Gen Z-ers Are Drawn to Conservative Christianity” and liberal attitudes about faithful Christians in America. The new, fragile peace deal in the Gaza war.

Differences in statecraft and diplomacy. Happy heavenly birthdays to Margaret Thatcher and Dwight Eisenhower. Listener call-in commentary on Antifa and Leftist claims of fascism in the Republican Party. Producer David Doll provides an update on his attendance at the Phoenix Greek Festival.

Seth unpacks Daniel K. Williams’ opinion piece at The New York Times, “Why So Many Gen Z-ers Are Drawn to Conservative Christianity.” Producer David Doll joins in the conversation. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. “Terrified Gazans fear Hamas won’t disarm as terrorists massacre Palestinians: ‘Punishing families’” from The New York Post. President Trump has posthumously given Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Seth Mandel, Senior Editor of Commentary Magazine, on the new, fragile, Trump-brokered peace in the Gaza war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.

Listener call-in commentary on Christopher Columbus and the Trump-brokered peace deal between the State of Israel and terrorist group Hamas in The Gaza Strip, ending the Gaza war. William F. Buckley’s comments on attacks on Christopher Columbus.

Happy Columbus Day; Don’t give in to a renaming of the holiday! The hostages are finally home from The Gaza Strip! We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. James Trawick, CEO of The Hondo Rodeo Fest, calls-in to the show to talk about the upcoming rodeo in Phoenix, coming this November 7-9! Seth and Producer David Doll riff on Willie Nelson’s “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.”

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour with a special guest from Israeli, Hillel Aaron, to talk about this week's Torah portion coming from Deuteronomy 33, the upcoming Jewish holiday Simchat Torah, and his perspective of the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks.

George Khalaf, managing partner at the Resolute Group, and President of Data Orbital Consulting, on the Virginia governors race debate, the new coalitions in the Republican Party, the ongoing government shut-down, the state of the Arizona governors race, and more!

Will the peace deal hold? Lessons from history. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a man was arrested this week for allegedly sending a threatening letter to conservative influencer Benny Johnson. Amazon is quietly removing guns from the posters of old James Bond movies on their websites. Clips from the Virginia governors race debate.

Ed Morrissey, Managing Editor at Hot Air, and host of the Ed Morrissey Podcast, joins Seth to discuss President Trump’s upcoming trip to the Middle-East, skepticism regarding the White House’s proposed peace deal in the Israel-Hamas War in the Gaza Strip, the Virginia attorney general race, the new CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, and more!

Jennifer Van Laar, Managing Editor at RedState, on the arrest of Jonathan Rinderknecht as a suspected arsonist in the January 2025 Pacific Palisades fire in Los Angeles, California. “Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan” by Peggy Noonan in The Wall Street Journal. Listener call-in commentary on the political situation in California and the possible peace deal in the Israel-Hamas War in The Gaza Strip.

Is peace at hand in the Israel-Hamas War in the Gaza Strip? Will President Trump receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts? Mr. Bill joins the show to talk about recent sports news. We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Estes, President of CMI Gold & Silver. Nicholas Roske, now identifying as a female named Sophia, has been sentenced to over eight years in prison for attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh.

Dinesh D’Souza, author, filmmaker, and host of the Dinesh D’Souza Podcast on the Salem Podcast Network, calls-in to the show to discuss his newest film, The Dragon’s Prophecy, which releases for streaming on SalemNOW tomorrow! Order a streaming or DVD copy today at thedragonsprophecyfilm.com!

Executive Director for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) Mark Krikorian joins the show live and in-person to talk about the birthright citizenship debate, a study CIS conducted on the recently declining population of illegal immigrants in the country, new GOP attitudes on immigration, and take listener calls!

The Democrats’ defense of violence; rhetorically and actually. Seth and Producer David Doll discuss seeing 960 The Patriot host Scott Jennings at Arizona State University (ASU) last night. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. A listener call-in on “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization and son of President Donald J. Trump calls-in to the show to discuss his upcoming new book, Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation, which releases on October 14th. Maya Sulkin’s recent X post about her journey to becoming a reporter for The Free Press. Steven F. Hayward’s Substack piece, “Two Years—and the Next Twenty.”

George Khalaf, managing partner at the Resolute Group, and President of Data Orbital Consulting, on Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones’ newly-discovered controversial history of privately texting about threats of violence to his political opponents and the current standing of the Republican Party. George and Seth discuss whether or not we are on the cusp of a cultural reawakening.