King of Stuff

The King of Stuff flies solo to talk about the Lincoln Project’s implosion, Joe Biden’s flaky townhall, Gov. Cuomo’s comeuppance, and the loss of radio titan Rush Limbaugh. Here’s the link to a dumb thing I wrote in 2009 which Rush quoted and helped launch my media-dominating career. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from the show. This week Jon offers “Paint... Source

The King of Stuff talks with Kevin James, star of “The King of Queens” and “Kevin Can Wait” about his new Netflix sitcom, “The Crew.” After that brief junket interview, Jon talks with Jonah Goldberg, co-founder of The Dispatch, host of The Remnant podcast, and author of Suicide of the West. We discuss how to strengthen American institutions when the institutions have failed, the “need” for college... Source

The King of Stuff talks with James Poulos, Ph.D., Executive Editor of the Claremont Institute’s The American Mind, author of The Art of Being Free, and spacegaze mastermind with his band Vast Asteroid. Jon and James discuss Newsom’s California, the end of the televisual age, and the challenge of digital to traditional politics. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from... Source

The King of Stuff chats with Kyle Smith, critic-at-large for National Review, columnist for the New York Post, and literary critic for The New Criterion. Jon and Kyle talk about the press addiction to everything Trump, the failure of Biden to rein in the teachers’ unions, and the future of movie theaters. Then Jon talks about the end of the Trump era and the beginning of (shudder) the Biden Era. Source

President Coolidge fending off mendicant congressmen. (By Paul Rivoche, courtesy of Coolidge House in Washington DC) The King of Stuff chats with Amity Shlaes, author of The Great Society, Coolidge, The Forgotten Man, and editor of the new Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. She serves as chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and talks about his unique inauguration... Source

The King of Stuff suffers déjà vu as the House of Representatives impeaches President Trump again. Jon takes on Pelosi’s gambit, McConnell’s refusal, and Big Tech’s cancel campaign. Oh, and shortwave radio. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guests. This week, Jon selects “Carousels” by Doves. Source

The King of Stuff conquers this crazy week, from the Georgia runoff disaster, the Capitol Hill riot, Biden’s divisive rhetoric, and the need for Americans to detach from DC. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. This week Jon selects “My Recliner” by Starflyer 59. Source

The King of Stuff flies solo to ring out the old year and ring in the new. Jon chats about New Year’s rituals, bad architecture, politics infecting religion, and COVID infecting churches. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. This week Jon selects “Can’t Go Wrong Without You” by His Name Is Alive. Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, an Orthodox priest, author, and podcaster extraordinaire. Until recently, Fr. Andrew served as the pastor of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Emmaus, PA, and is now the Chief Content Officer of Ancient Faith Ministries. Jon and Fr. Andrew chat about the real St. Nicholas, the “enchantment” of the ancient world, and everything you wanted... Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Tevi Troy, author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House, from Truman to Trump. Ricochet’s own Peter Robinson said the book “presents such a vivid and accurate portrait of the strife, sniping, backbiting, leaking, and intrigue in the Reagan White House that I found it perfectly excruciating to read. I mean that as a compliment. Deeply researched, briskly written... Source

The King of Stuff flies solo this episode to discuss weed, taxes, voter fraud, propositions, the media vacation and COVID hypocrites. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. This week Jon has two: “Hide” by Deserta and “Cowards Starve” by Protomartyr. Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent for National Review, host of the “Three Martini Lunch” podcast, and author of the new thriller Hunting Four Horsemen. Jon and Jim chat about the death of polling, the success of down-ticket Republicans, and writing fiction. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Matt Welch, editor-at-large for Reason.com and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. Jon and Matt chat about the rise of political independents, the negative polarization of modern parties, and celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution! Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Being International Teenage Fanclub... Source

The King of Stuff interviews Jon Gabriel. Feared by men and adored by women, Jon is an expert on Sharpies, Rattlesnakes, and all things Arizona Politics. He also discusses the state of the election counts around the country, previews a possible Biden/Harris presidency, and outlines GOP pickups in the 2022 midterms. Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative, and formerly of the New York Post and National Review. He has authored several books including the best-selling The Benedict Option and How Dante Can Save Your Life. His new book is titled Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod they... Source

In this supersized episode, Jon talks to Charles R. Kesler and Becket Adams. Prof. Kesler has released a new documentary on FoxNation called “ Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates.” He teaches Government at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University, and is the editor of the Claremont Review of Books. T. Becket Adams is a senior commentary writer for the Washington... Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Gabriella Hoffman, media strategist, consultant, award-winning outdoor writer, and host of the weekly “District of Conservation” podcast. Jon and Gabby discuss the difference between conservation and preservation, the wildfire and energy mess on the West Coast, and Trump’s successes at the EPA. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and... Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Erielle Davidson, a senior policy analyst at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) following the historic peace deals between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. She is an alumna of both the Hoover Institution and Claremont Institute, and has written for The Federalist, Washington Examiner, and The National Interest. Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Inez Feltscher Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum and senior contributor to The Federalist. Jon and Inez discuss universities in the age of COVID, the perils of college funding, and why the wokeness gravy train might be coming to an end. Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Inez’s song of the... Source

The King of Stuff welcomes Evan Sayet, author of the new book The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifesto. Evan Sayet spent years comedy writing for late-night talk shows but later went viral with a speech on how the left thinks. Jon and Evan discuss “Democratic Socialism” vs. regular old Socialism, globalism vs. nationalism, and why west-coast conservatives are more bare-knuckled than their... Source