Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
Congressman Dan Crenshaw joins the world's leading experts for deep and insightful conversations about the most important issues facing us today.
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Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 12min
Facts vs Alarmism: What's Climate Science Really Telling Us? | Steven Koonin
Theoretical physicist Steven Koonin covers what the latest climate science actually tells us versus what alarmists want us to believe about everything from melting ice caps to extreme weather events. We end the conversation with an overview of Steven's other domain of expertise: multiverses! Steven Koonin is the author of Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn't, and Why it Matters. From 2009 to 2011, he was Under Secretary for Science at the Department of Energy in the Obama administration.
Jun 26, 2022 • 18min
What's Actually in the "Gun Control" Bill, and Why'd I Vote No?
Quick episode covering the Senate gun bill, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, that passed on Friday. Dan breaks down his main concerns with the bill and lays out what is true, and what isn't, about the bill. There has been a lot of emotional reactions to this legislation, but very little objective breakdown of the substance. Here is the truth.

Jun 23, 2022 • 1h 17min
End of the World: How the Global Order is Collapsing | Peter Zeihan
Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan examines 70 years of demographic trends, economics, and history to make the case that the world is about to enter a period of massive disorder. Peter Zeihan is the author of the just-released The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization. He is the author of numerous bestselling books including The Accidental Superpower and Disunited Nations. His geopolitical analysis has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Fox News and more. Follow him on Twitter at @PeterZeihan.
Jun 21, 2022 • 51min
Why Is Crime Rising? | Joshua Crawford
Crime is running rampant across the nation. Why? Democrats' soft on crime policies are to blame. Even murderers are being released back onto our streets. For example in Texas, between September 2016 and September 2021, 133 capital murder suspects were bonded out of jail in Harris County alone. While crime trends are often very localized, there are some national trends as well that have unfolded recently. To help examine these trends, we are joined by an expert on criminal justice, Josh Crawford from the Pegasus Institute.

Jun 17, 2022 • 22min
How We Beat China and Russia in the Race to Global Energy Dominance | Rep. Garret Graves
Rep. Garret Graves joins me to discuss an important pillar of the Republicans Energy, Climate, and Conservation task force: how to compete with China and Russia on energy production. America's key strategic asset is its geopolitical advantage in producing and exporting resources – whether that's food, energy, or materials, and American energy dominance is crucial to maintaining that advantage. Rep. Garret Graves joins us to outline the Republican plan to protect American energy dominance and reduce global emissions as a result. Follow Rep. Garret Graves on Twitter at @RepGarretGraves.

Jun 16, 2022 • 59min
How Progressives Hijacked Our Education System, and How Parents Take it Back | Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth, New York Times bestselling author and the cohost of FOX & Friends Weekend, joins us to take a deep dive into our education system. It's no secret that Progressives hijacked our education system years ago, but how can parents regain control over their children's education once again? Pete provided the game plan in this episode - how we can fight back, and what options we have to reclaim our education system. Follow Pete Hegseth on Twitter at @PeteHegseth.

Jun 15, 2022 • 48min
Hitchhiker's Guide to Surviving Wokeism | Dave Rubin
Author, comedian, and TV personality Dave Rubin joins us to take on some of the most complex and controversial topics in society today. Using his new book as a guide, Don't Burn This Country: Surviving and Thriving in Our Woke Dystopia, Dave shares how he went from a left leaning progressive to using his platform to stand up against wokeism across the country. Follow Dave Rubin on Twitter at @RubinReport.

Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 13min
Reality Check: How 'Evil' Fossil Fuels Are Essential to Human Flourishing | Alex Epstein
Alex Epstein, author of Fossil Future and The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, joins us for a reality check on fossil fuels. Many Americans have been convinced by radical environmentalists that fossil fuels are bad, if not inherently evil, and that supporting oil and gas is equivalent to supporting the environmental destruction of our planet. Alex joins us to explain why supporting fossil fuels and supporting the environment are not mutually exclusive, and how fossil fuels have contributed to human flourishing. Follow him on Twitter at @AlexEpstein.

Jun 3, 2022 • 56min
You Say You Want a Revolution? | Os Guinness
Author and social critic Os Guinness joins us to talk about the great, and the terrible, revolutions throughout human history. Every revolutionary movement has carried the banners of Justice and Freedom. But why is it that most of them - apart from the Exodus and the American Revolution - have led to unimaginable oppression and despotism? Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People's Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, Carpe Diem Redeemed, and The Magna Carta of Humanity. His latest book is The Great Quest: Invitation to the Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning. Follow him on Twitter at @OsGuinness.

May 31, 2022 • 1h 1min
This Will Make You Feel Angry: How Human Impulses Create Bad Policies | Paul Bloom
Psychologist Paul Bloom joins us to talk about the core human impulses that control our lives and decision making; along with their profound implications for our culture, politics, and policymaking. Dr. Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, and Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His most recent book is The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning. He is also the author of the New York Post Best Book of 2016 Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. Follow him on Twitter at @paulbloomyale.


