Trump, Platner, and the Mistake America Keeps Making (w/ Will Saletan)
Democrats swore they'd never do what Republicans did with Trump. Then came Graham Platner. Mona Charen and Will Saletan on the fake oysterman, the vetting failure, and the death of shame—plus Trump's ...
9 Juli 56min
A Belated Appreciation of John Adams
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 ...
5 Juli 1h 1min
This Reporter Calls Trump—And He Answers! (w/ Ed Luce)
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 p...
28 Juni 48min
Trump Bombed Iran—Then Gave It Everything It Wanted (w/ Andrew Fox) | Mona Charen Show
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...
21 Juni 56min
Book Club: “If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal” (w/ Mark Hertling)
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 c...
14 Juni 1h 5min
Trump's Tough-Guy Act Is Finally Falling Apart (w/ Will Saletan)
Mona Charon and Will Saletan on Texas's political earthquake: Paxton's shocking primary win, whether Democrat James Talarico can actually flip the state, the YOLO Republicans finally speaking up too l...
7 Juni 45min
Trump's Staggering Corruption Is Finally Catching Up to Him (w/ Jonathan Chait)
Jonathan Chait of The Atlantic joins Mona to discuss the incredible scope and scale of Trump’s corruption—from the $4 billion the Trump family has added to its net worth since January 2025, to the $1....
31 Maj 55min
Danielle Crittenden on Losing Her Daughter
Mona Charen is joined by her dear friend Danielle Crittenden for a powerful and honest discussion about the journey that led Danielle to write a book titled Dispatches from Grief. Danielle’s daughter ...
24 Maj 58min
