Behind the Blue Wall

One guy grew up in redneckville, South Carolina. The other an affluent community in the suburbs of Boston. And both are having conversations with their male friends about the Kavanaugh story, sex and power. And what guys are saying in private about the Kavanaugh accusation is very different from the image of men, sex and […]

Fox News’s Chris Stirewalt joins us “Behind the Blue Wall” to talk about the current state of American politics, the power of populism and his new book: Every Man A King. Can the Right win without its populist wing? Is there a way to to “Populism” without the dark side? Is Donald Trump part of […]

  Christopher Scalia is Antonin and Maureen Scalia’s eighth child and he’s the co-editor (with Ed Whalen) of the book Scalia Speaks:Reflections on Law, Faith and a Live Well Lived Christopher offers his take–and speculates on his father’s reaction– to the “overblown circus show” of the first day of the Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s hearings before […]

Why won’t President Trump sing the praises of Sen. John McCain? Because he knows something the media don’t: His base. On the other hand, Sen. McCain was beloved in New Hampshire as their unofficial third U.S. Senator. Granite State GOP players join the podcast to tell their stories–including how (not so conservative) Sen. McCain got […]

A new poll finding 40 percent of New Hampshire Republicans think a GOP primary for President Trump would be a good thing sparks comparisons to an incumbent Republican president in 1992 and a relatively unknown TV commentator. What do Nazis, “macho gay men” and Massachusetts Republicans have in common? A self-inflicted blow of pro-Trump stupidity […]

The Academy Awards and ABC Disney are fighting back against failing ratings by creating a new category of Oscar: Films ‘you people” actually watched! It’s ham-fisted and wrong-headed, and who better to talk about it than Hollywood veteran actor, comedian and producer Paul Provenza (The Aristocrats; The Green Room; The Set List). Paul’s a Hollywood […]

  A new poll finds that 43 percent of Republicans believe President Trump “should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior,” while a similar percentage of Democrats would support a law mandating legal consequences for people who refuse to use someone’s preferred pronouns. In other words, virtually nobody really supports free […]

While the November midterms look tough for the GOP congress, Republican governors are the GOP’s 2018 good news–particularly in blue states like Massachusetts and New Hampshire. What’s their secret sauce? We have experts from both those states offering their insights. And what the heck happened to VT’s Republican star Gov. Phil Scott–who had the biggest […]

Great news for Joe Queenan fans–he’s here! On the Behind The Blue Wall podcast talking Trump, Catholics, Hillary Clinton the culture war and–oddly–acupuncture. Plus why Joe Queenan believes Billy Joel is the Anti-Christ. And Townhall.com columnist (and author of the new book “Militant Normals”) Kurt Schlichter makes the case for the Right abandoning the principle […]

Live from Martha’s Vineyard, it’s the comedic stylings (and Constitutional insights) of Alan Dershowitz. He talks about his new book, “The Case Against Impeaching Trump,” life for a liberal “turncoat” on Martha’s Vineyard, and why he believes the Left hasn’t “abandoned” the fundamental principle of free speech. (It’s a trick answer–don’t miss it!) Also, Boston […]

You ain’t seen nothing yet. Andrew McCarthy of National Review on why Kavanaugh was perhaps the perfect Supreme Court pick, and he destroys the arguments of Trump extremists calling the judge “Pro-Obamacare” and a Bushie squish. Adam White of Hoover Institution says Kavanaugh is “the best possible pick” but says he’ll face an smear campaign […]

In a special 4th of July week edition of the podcast, we talk about the big Supreme Court news with Weekly Standard legal beagle Adam J. White (also of the Hoover Institution and the Scalia School of Law). Historian Robert Allison returns to explain why New England is the best place in American to celebrate […]

Charles Krauthammer’s longtime friend and colleague Bill Kristol on why there isn’t another Krauthammer in American politics, and what made him different. Longtime media warrior Brian Maloney on battling bias from the wrong side of the Blue Wall, and an amazing statistic about New England politics. And Politico’s Daniel Lippmann talks about his new article […]

Just in time for Father’s Day weekend, the Behind the Blue Wall podcast brings you some of the most terrible and culturally unacceptable advice on being a dad ever recorded. In other words, it’s 100% honest. The editorial page editor of the Boston Herald and four-time father Tom Shattuck (aka “The Great And Powerful Tom” […]

Ranked voting, a rebel movement at Yale and remembering a wonderful moment with Charles Krauthamer–it’s all in this edition of the Behind The Blue Wall podcast. Matt Gagnon of the Maine Heritage Policy Center (and a local radio talk host, too!) explains the “ranked-choice voting system” Maine will be using this Tuesday in their state […]