The Karol Markowicz Show

Former Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Dick Cheney and Nation States with Yates host Stephen Yates joins Karol Markowicz for a deeply personal conversation about politics, family, addiction, and loss. Yates shares his heartbreaking experience losing his daughter to addiction, the powerful family rituals that helped him navigate grief, and the importance of lifelong friendships....

Is the climate movement really about protecting the environment—or controlling how Americans live? Karol Markowicz sits down with Daniel Turner, founder of Power the Future and Fox News contributor, for a revealing conversation about climate activism, America's energy future, and the growing backlash against AI data centers. Turner argues that environmental policies are hurting rural America...

Are Jewish authors being pushed out of mainstream publishing? Karol Markowicz sits down with bestselling author, photographer, and advocate Alyssa Rosenheck to discuss her powerful new book, White Blonde Jew: A Call to End Extremism, Speak Up, and Reclaim Center , and her personal experiences with antisemitism, literary boycotts, and censorship in the publishing industry. Rosenheck reveals how her...

Could America be just one generation away from losing its freedom? Former U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, author, and popular X personality C.T. Hill, better known as Green Beret Naptime, joins Karol Markowicz for a fascinating conversation about military service, American liberty, the dangers of tyranny, and his new military thriller, The Remnant War: Ashes of the Eagle, Book One . Drawing on m...

Are Americans getting the truth about Iran, Hamas, and the Middle East—or are dangerous narratives shaping what we believe? On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show , Karol sits down with Lisa Daftari , foreign policy analyst, podcast host, and founder of The Foreign Desk, for a revealing conversation about the Iran conflict, radical Islamic extremism, media bias, and the growing battle o...

Can money really buy happiness, or are we chasing the wrong definition of success? On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show , Karol sits down with John Coleman , co-CEO of Sovereign's Capital and author of Good Money: Six Steps to Building a Financial Life with Purpose , to explore why building wealth means nothing without purpose, meaningful relationships, and financial freedom. Coleman explai...

Why do wealthy elites embrace progressive ideas while working-class Americans pay the price? Karol Markowicz sits down with bestselling author and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Rob Henderson to discuss his concept of "luxury beliefs," his remarkable journey from foster care to Yale and Cambridge, and why family stability matters more than society often admits. Plus, Henderson examines the rise...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Tablet Magazine’s Liel Leibovitz for a powerful conversation about Jewish faith, identity, antisemitism, and why reconnecting with the Torah may be more important than ever. Liel explains the mission behind the Simchat Torah Challenge and why Jews of every level of observance can find wisdom, meaning, and spiritual strength in the Torah. He also shares his own...

Karol Markowicz sits down with author and Storytime for Grown Ups host Faith Moore to discuss her new romantic comedy, Wooing Jane , a wildly original story that brings Henry VIII into the modern world to help two lonely people fall in love. Their conversation quickly expands into a bigger question: Have men and women forgotten how to woo each other? Moore discusses chivalry, modern feminism, chan...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Dr. Yossi Sheffi , MIT professor and author of Unsafe at MIT: A Chronicle of a Campus War on the Jews , for a candid conversation about antisemitism, campus activism and what Jewish students have experienced at one of America’s most prestigious universities. Sheffi explains why he decided to document events at MIT, including interviews with roughly 50 students,...

Karol Markowicz sits down with education researcher and policy expert Jay Greene , Director of Research at Do No Harm and Senior Fellow at the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation about school choice, antisemitism, higher education, DEI, medicine, and the future of American education . Greene explains his research into antisemitism and challenges the ide...

Best-selling author and three-time National Jewish Book Award winner Dara Horn joins Karol Markowicz to discuss her new book, The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living , and what thousands of years of Jewish history can teach us about survival, courage and refusing to bow to tyranny. Horn explains why she sees Jewish civilization as a tradition built around questioning...

Karol Markowicz is joined by Jordan Schachtel, publisher of The Dossier , to break down the growing debate over artificial intelligence, AI “doomerism,” and the push for greater government regulation of the technology. Schachtel explains the concept of regulatory capture and why major AI companies could benefit from rules that make it harder for competitors to catch up. Karol and Jorda...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Wall Street Journal editorial board member Elliot Kaufman to discuss his new book, In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis , co-authored with Jerusalem Post senior military analyst Yonah Jeremy Bob. The book reconstructs the internal debates and decisions that shaped Israel’s response to the October 7 attacks...

On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show , Karol sits down with Jennifer Van Laar , managing editor of RedState and a leading investigative journalist known for uncovering major political stories. Jennifer shares her unconventional journey—from 20 years as a courtroom stenographer working on murder trials to becoming one of the most impactful investigative voices in conservative media. Sh...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee , for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy, censorship, free speech, faith, family, and the future of artificial intelligence. Dillon shares the unlikely story of how he became involved with The Babylon Bee, taking over the Christian satire site in 2018 and helping transform it into a major cultural force whose audience extends...

On this episode of the Karol Markowicz Show, Karol sits down with Amy Swearer, one of America’s leading voices on the Second Amendment, criminal justice reform, and mental health policy. Amy shares her journey from wanting to become a police officer to becoming a legal and policy expert shaping national conversations on gun rights, overcriminalization, and constitutional law. They dive into...

Conservative commentator and podcaster Brittany Hughes joins Karol Markowicz to discuss motherhood, faith, the culture wars, and what she sees as troubling changes taking place in American society. Hughes shares her journey from small-town newspaper reporter to political journalism and digital media, and explains why becoming a wife and mother shifted her focus toward cultural issues affecting fam...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Kevin Smith, founder of Loud Majority and host of Loud Majority Live, for a wide-ranging conversation about grassroots activism, New York politics, the culture wars, and the power of getting involved at the local level. Kevin shares how the COVID lockdown era transformed him from a delivery driver into a political activist, beginning with Trump car parades across Lon...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Zachary Kussin, real estate editor at the New York Post , for a wide-ranging conversation about journalism, New York City real estate, personal style, resilience, and the value of embracing who you really are. Kussin shares the unlikely story of how a Craigslist job posting helped launch his journalism career, eventually leading him from The Real Deal to the New York...

America has a crisis of young men—and Tony Woodlief believes fatherhood, faith, and stronger communities could be part of the answer. On The Karol Markowicz Show, Karol sits down with writer, political scientist, and author Tony Woodlief for a wide-ranging conversation about fatherhood, masculinity, parenting, faith, politics, education, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose in an inc...

Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, joins Karol Markowicz to discuss artificial intelligence, the future of work, Bitcoin and crypto, venture capital, Operation Choke Point 2.0 and why he believes money and businesses will increasingly flee blue states for red states. Carter explains his unconventional journey from aspiring journalist to becoming obsessed with Bitcoin, working a...

What if the key to building a successful life isn’t having everything figured out—but simply doing the job that’s right in front of you? On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show , Karol sits down with Matthew Hennessey , editor of Free Expression at The Wall Street Journal , for a wide-ranging conversation about career, marriage, ambition, failure, and finding your path in lif...

Karol Markowicz sits down with Miriam “Mock” Weaver and Amy Jo “Daisy” Clark of Chicks on the Right for a candid conversation about the growing divisions inside conservative media, speaking out when it’s unpopular, and what they believe is happening to the American right. Mock and Daisy explain why they were willing to publicly criticize prominent conservative voices...

On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show , Karol sits down with National Review staff writer Jeffrey Blehar for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, music, media, and the future of American culture. Blehar shares his unconventional path from practicing law to political commentary, explains why authenticity matters more than partisan loyalty, and discusses the philosophy that guides his w...