Senator John Kennedy joins Ben Domenech on The Big Ben Show to discuss his new book “How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will.” They dive into the state of American politics, the decline of civility in Congress, and how ideology has replaced common sense in D.C.
Ben and Senator Kennedy talk about unqualified judicial nominees, the ri ... Show More
Nov 12
MAGA Chaos, Nigeria Violence, & Trump’s China Test
Ben Domenech breaks down the growing fractures inside the American right and whether we are witnessing the beginnings of a MAGA movement crack-up. He’s joined by Mariam Wahba from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to unpack the Christian persecution crisis in Nigeria, and ... Show More
1h 2m
Aug 2024
Kamala Harris Picks Minn. Governor & Midwestern Dad Tim Walz as Running Mate | Ed Helms
Michael Kosta gets to know Tim Walz, the Minn. governor Kamala Harris chose as her running mate. While the Trump campaign claims the vice presidential candidate will “unleash hell on earth,” Democrats love his political record and "Midwestern dad af" vibes. Plus, Josh Johnson we ... Show More
34m 27s
Oct 2024
The Walz-Vance Debate: Civility and Then a Clash
<p>Just three weeks after Kamala Harris and Donald J. Trump engaged in a fiery and often hostile presidential debate, their running mates, Tim Walz and JD Vance, met for their own face-off — and struck a very different chord.</p><p>Reid J. Epstein, a politics reporter for The Tim ... Show More
27m 59s
Oct 2024
Six Days Left: Closing Arguments, Racist Jokes and Burning Ballots
<p>In the final week of the race for president, Donald J. Trump’s big rally in New York appeared to backfire, while Kamala Harris’s closing message cast her as a unifier. Fears about election interference also resurfaced after arsonists burned ballots in three states.</p><p>The T ... Show More
36m 39s