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The Derek Hunter Show

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A 20-year veteran of talk radio, Derek Hunter not only hosts The Derek Hunter Show every weekday from 3p-6p ET on WMAL, but he is also a senior columnist for Townhall.com, a podcaster, and a former managing editor at The Daily Caller. He previously served as a fill-in host for The Rush Limbaugh Show, and his experience spans media, policy analysis, and political communications.

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Street Takeovers 23.09.2026 34:57

You have to stop the lawlessness or you just get more of it. Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Networks Banned From The White House 23.09.2026 35:55

Not that the networks are honest brokers anyway. Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US vs PRC on AI, Michael Lucci on American Industry 19.09.2026 32:09

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/18/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Column: Communist China, Seeking to Erase America’s Lead in AI, Takes a Page From Soviet Union’s Atomic Playbook Interview: Michael Lucci (Founder of State Armor ) on Efforts to Undermine U.S. Innovation Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X...

Dean Takes Your Calls, Artificial Intelligence 19.09.2026 30:41

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/18/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Listener Call: The Clash With Canada Is About More Than Tariffs What's Driving Hostility Against the AI Industry? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Positive Economic News, Psaki on Sweeney 19.09.2026 29:15

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/18/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: U.S. Income Levels Reach All-Time Highs Psaki: What Message Is Sweeney Sending About Female Athletes? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Talaweirdo Loses Momentum, Britain's Grooming Gangs 18.09.2026 36:55

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/17/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Democrats' Texas Hopes Appear to Fade The U.K. Is Shockingly Lax With Sex Offenders Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economic News, Derek Takes Your Calls 18.09.2026 36:05

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/17/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Wages and Cost of Living: What's the Full Economic Picture?  Listener Call: Frustrations With Trump 2.0 Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

El-Sayed's Radical Ties, Left-Wing Media Bias 18.09.2026 34:11

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/17/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Abdul El-Sayed Refuses to Denounce Hasan Piker More Examples of Leftist Advocacy 'Journalism' Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colin Kaepernick's Book, Media Bias 17.09.2026 37:08

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/16/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Why Is the News Media So Enamored With Colin Kaepernick?  New York Times Anti-Israel Bias Diminishes October 7 Terror Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Manipulation, Environmental Chicken Littles 17.09.2026 36:20

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/16/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Activist Journalists Selectively Cover News Despite Repeated Predictions, Climate Doomsday Hasn't Arrived Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ed Sheeran Tour Controversy, Lindsay Clancy Jurors 17.09.2026 33:31

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/16/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Supporting Artists Quit Sheeran Tour After in Solidarity With Macklemore Interviews With Clancy Jurors Reveal Their Bias Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI Industry Calls for Regulation 16.09.2026 36:09

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/15/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: When Industry Wants Regulation, It's Usually Anti-Competitive Will America Lead in AI? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI Safety Fears, Regulation vs Innovation 16.09.2026 35:22

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/15/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Trump Calls AI Safety Fears a 'Hoax' Listener Call: We Shouldn't Ascribe Human Motivations to AI Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woke Olympics, El-Sayed's Agenda 16.09.2026 33:29

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/15/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: When Identity Politics Backfires on the Left El-Sayed Wants to Use Government to Make NFL Tix More Affordable? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remembering 9/11 15.09.2026 33:12

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/14/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Many Americans Today Were Not Even Alive in 2001 How Should We Properly Commemorate 9/11? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FCC 'Equal Time' Rule, Climate-Related Fearmongering 15.09.2026 36:02

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/14/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Column: Kimmel’s Backers, Casting Equal Time Rule as Sinister, Come Around to the Right’s Dim View of the FCC   Interview: Steve Milloy ( Founder of JunkScience.com ) on 'Scientific' Scare Tactics Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.c...

Junk Science, Aggressive Interrogation Methods 15.09.2026 33:48

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/14/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: What Is Junk Science? Does the U.S. Really 'Torture' Detainees? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midterm Elections, 25 Years After 9/11 12.09.2026 27:34

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/11/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Brian Wilson Discussed: Cost of Gasoline May Hurt Republicans Reflections on 9/11 in the DMV Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9/11 News Coverage, Listener Calls 12.09.2026 31:17

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/11/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Brian Wilson Discussed: From the Archives: 9/11 Coverage as the Day Unfolded Listener Calls: 9/11 Stories Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remembering 9/11, Leftist Threats in Our Hemisphere 12.09.2026 27:55

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/11/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Brian Wilson Discussed: Many Americans Today Were Not Alive on 9/11 Rubio on Left-Wing Movements in the Western Hemisphere Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump Dividends, Midterm Elections 11.09.2026 37:00

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/10/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Don't Start Spending Your $5,000 Just Yet Did President Trump's Speech Move the Needle? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie Kirk Assassination, 9/11 Memories 11.09.2026 34:51

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/10/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Remembering the Shocking News That Charlie Kirk Was Shot Where Were You on September 11, 2001? Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derek Takes Your Calls 11.09.2026 35:58

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/10/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Dulles Airport on 9/11 Listener Call: 42nd Infantry on 9/11 Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump's Impact on Midterm Elections 10.09.2026 35:47

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/09/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Will the Dallas Convention Boost GOP Candidates? Elections Are Forward-Looking: GOP Needs to Address Voter Concerns Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Midterm Convention, Christian Leftists 10.09.2026 36:22

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/09/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: GOP's Unusual Midterm 'Convention' Held in Dallas Woke Leftists Claim Abortion Rights, Gender Ideology Are Christian Values Stay in Touch:  Listen Live: Monday-Friday on DC 105.9 FM or  WMAL.com Follow:  X.com/DerekAHunter  or  X.com/WMALDC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.