Podcasts
November 12, 2011 — John Hinderaker
Today John Ondrasik joined us for the latest episode of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience. He was coming off a big night, having performed on board the USS Carl Vinson as part of the Veterans’ Day event at which North Carolina and Michigan State played basketball and President and Mrs. Obama thanked the troops. We talked about that experience, as well as John’s possible new television show; but the main focus was
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October 12, 2011 — John Hinderaker
Taking the weekend off put me behind on many fronts, and I am still digging out. Hence this belated posting of the latest episode of the Hinderaker-Ward experience, which, if you subscribe, you probably have already heard. If you don’t subscribe, you should! It was a fun show; we talked about the rise of Herman Cain, Obama’s most recent press conference, Occupy Wall Street, and more. We awarded our Loon
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September 28, 2011 — John Hinderaker
We recorded Episode 16 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience Friday evening. The show features an interview with Ralph Peters, talking, among other things, about his brand-new book, Lines of Fire, as well as his forthcoming novel about the Civil War, Cain at Gettysburg. We talked about the events of the day, including the GOP presidential debates and the fortunes of the various contenders. And, of course, we awarded our Loon of
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August 23, 2011 — John Hinderaker
We taped Episode 15 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience last night. The podcast features a very fun interview with author C.J. Box (“Chuck” to his friends). We talked about his Joe Pickett books and his latest bestseller, Back of Beyond. We also discussed how one gets to be a successful author, and learned that Box is a long-time Power Line fan. I really do recommend Back of Beyond. It is a
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August 6, 2011 — John Hinderaker
We taped Episode 14 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience yesterday afternoon. The podcast features an interview with Michael Barone; don’t miss his comments on the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis and the current political scene. We also had fun interviews with Justin Folk, who created the Power Line Prize-winning video The Spending Is Nuts, and Don Brookins, who made Doorbell. Doorbell is fast becoming an internet sensation, with 300,000 views
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July 29, 2011 — John Hinderaker
This afternoon Brian Ward and I recorded a new edition of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience that focused entirely on debt: the debt ceiling crisis, the budget impasse, and the Power Line Prize competition. We discussed the most recent events in Washington, played two of the top songs from the contest, and awarded our Loon of the Week and This Week In Gatekeeping prizes. It was a fun hour. You can listen
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July 25, 2011 — John Hinderaker
On Friday night we recorded the latest edition of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience. It was fun as always. The podcast includes a terrific (I think) interview with Michelle Bernard on the proposed new federal guidelines that would disapprove of advertising “unhealthy” foods to children. Like Cheerios, oatmeal and yogurt. Michelle is an MSNBC contributor–our first ever, I’m sure–and a great guest. We also discussed the events of the day, dominated by
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June 29, 2011 — John Hinderaker
Last night, Brian Ward and I recorded Episode 11 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience, produced by Scott Immergut and hosted by Ricochet. Episode 11 is titled “Sloping Foreheads,” a reference to this week’s Loon. Ben Shapiro was our guest, talking about his new book Primetime Propaganda. Ben is a great guest, and one of those people who make you feel inferior: he has had a syndicated column since he was 17.
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June 18, 2011 — John Hinderaker
Yesterday Brian Ward and I attended the Right Online conference in Minneapolis. I spoke during the opening main session and took the opportunity to plug the Power Line Prize. Brian and I then interviewed Steve Bannon, director of the movie The Undefeated, about Sarah Palin. Steve was a terrific interview; unfortunately, the audio quality suffered from the hotel’s limited wireless bandwidth. We finished off the day by listening to James
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June 11, 2011 — John Hinderaker
After a two-week hiatus–chalk it up to spring fever–Brian Ward and I recorded Episode 9 of the Hinderaker-Ward Experience (“All Talk, No Seeds”) last night. To introduce the podcast, I will merely quote Ricochet’s description: After taking a couple of weeks off for no apparent reason, the men of the Northern Alliance are back with a new podcast. Powerline’s John Hinderaker and Fraters Libertas’ Brian Ward take no prisoners as
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August 22, 2010 — John Hinderaker
On our radio show yesterday, Brian Ward and I interviewed Jon Lauck about his new book, Prairie Republic, a history of the founding of his state and mine, South Dakota. It’s an excellent book and it was a fun interview. Jon is a senior adviser to Senator John Thune, as well as a historian and a lawyer, and at the end of the interview we also touched on Senator Thune’s
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November 17, 2009 — John Hinderaker
On our radio show last Saturday, we interviewed Andy McCarthy on the Obama administration’s decision to try five top terrorists, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in federal court in New York for their “crimes,” i.e., making war against the United States. It’s a great interview, I think, and as high-level a discussion as you will ever hear of the issues raised by that potentially fateful decision. Not because of my skill
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October 18, 2009 — John Hinderaker
John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting–it took me a couple of years, at least, to figure out that the reference is to the hockey penalty, not the number of band members–is one of the world’s truly great guys. He has just released a terrific new album called Slice. We were lucky enough to catch up with him yesterday on our radio show. My radio partner, Brian “St. Paul” Ward of
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October 14, 2009 — John Hinderaker
Last Saturday we interviewed Peter Schweizer on our radio show, discussing his new book Architects of Ruin. The book is excellent. It analyzes, in relatively brief and highly accessible fashion, the origins of the current financial crisis. And Peter is a great radio guest; the interview is entertaining and, I think, unusually informative. Click on the graphic to buy the book; I highly recommend it. You can go here to
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February 27, 2008 — John Hinderaker
We’ve written a number of times about the gala evening in New York when we awarded Norman Podhoretz the Power Line Book of the Year award for 2007, for World War IV. One of the highlights of the evening was Mark Steyn’s speech, in which he highlighted a basic difference between the current war and its predecessors: in World War IV, if that really is what we are fighting, the
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February 24, 2008 — John Hinderaker
One of the highlights of our Book of the Year award ceremony in New York was the speech by Henry Kissinger, founder of the “realist” school of foreign policy. It was instructive to see how far his thinking diverges from that of most of those who today call themselves “realists.” Here is a brief excerpt from his talk: Terrorism, what we call terrorism, refers to a method. What terrorism represents
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January 19, 2008 — John Hinderaker
Brian “St. Paul” Ward and I braved the frigid weather–it was 18 degrees below zero this morning–and made our way to the Patriot bunker for today’s radio show. In the first hour, we talked about the weather, the Nevada caucuses and the South Carolina primary, the state of the Republican race, and Fred Thompson. We finished up by awarding our Loon of the Week prize; the finalists were two Democratic
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