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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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Episodes

Clancy Mistrial Reaction, Mid-Term Elections 05.09.2026 34:54

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/04/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Calls: Perspectives on Today's Clancy Trial News Interview: Brian Darling (President, Liberty Government Affairs) on Key Senate Races 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 informa...

Nawrocki on Maryland Gerrymandering, Schlichter on the Clancy Mistrial 04.09.2026 35:45

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/04/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Interview: Delegate Ryan Nawrocki on Maryland Dems' Gerrymandering Scheme Interview: Townhall Columnist Kurt Schlichter on the Hung Jury 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.

Technological Surveillance Controversies 04.09.2026 37:11

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/03/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Flock Cameras Have Solved Crimes, Saved Lives Surveillance Abuse Is Rare, Should Be Treated Harshly 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 on Flock Cameras, Data Centers 04.09.2026 33:00

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/03/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Don't Trade Freedom or Privacy for Promises of 'Safety' Listener Call: Prosecutors Are Increasingly Using Flock Camera Evidence 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 informa...

More on Flock Cameras, Data Centers 04.09.2026 34:13

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/03/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Who's Funding the Anti-Data Center Movement? Local Officials Need to Find Win-Win Solutions 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.

Congressional Dems' Agenda, Times Square Stabbing 03.09.2026 35:45

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/02/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Will People Vote for Tyranny? Woman Killed in Random Times Square Knife Attack 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.

The Media's Clancy Trial Fixation, Derek Takes Your Calls 02.09.2026 37:32

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/02/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Wall-to-Wall Media Coverage But Still No News From Jury Listener Call: Don't Argue With Crazy 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.

No Room for 'Centrist' Dems, Impeachment Fever 02.09.2026 33:14

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/02/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: AXIOS: Rogue House Democrats Face Growing Push for 'Consequences' Dan Koh Vows to Impeach Trump on 'Day One' if Dems Take House 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.

Still No Clancy Verdict, Illegal Alien Crime 02.09.2026 35:14

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/01/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: A Hung Jury Is Looking More Likely in Clancy Trial Blue States Obscure Data on Criminal Aliens 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 Entertainment, Sports Media 02.09.2026 32:39

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/01/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: 'Lanterns' TV Show Podcast Fails to Impress Journalists Celebrate 10 Year 'Anniversary' of NFL Player Kneeling for National Anthem 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.

Voting by Mail, Court Packing 02.09.2026 34:17

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (09/01/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: USPS Tries to Bolster Mail-In Voting Integrity, Media Outraged Jamie Raskin Whines That Republicans Won't Let Dems Pack the Court 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.

Still No Verdict in Clancy Trial, Health Care Affordability 01.09.2026 33:37

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/31/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Do Liberal Women Consider Clancy's Actions Just a Form of Late-Term Abortion? Trump Rolls Out Health Care Reform Proposals 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.

Vance Calls Out El Sayed, Socialists Living Large 01.09.2026 36:30

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/31/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Does El Sayed Have a Problem With Interracial Marriages? NY Post Exposes Lavish Lifestyles of NYC's DSA Leaders 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.

White House Ballroom, Out-of-Control Judges 01.09.2026 34:18

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/31/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Supreme Court Allows White House Construction to Resume Listener Call: Activist Judges Need to Be Chastened   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.

World Awaits Clancy Verdict, College Football Season 29.08.2026 35:14

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/28/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Will Clancy Be Found Guilty? College Football Kicks Off This Weekend 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.

No Verdict Yet on Clancy, College Football Rivalries 29.08.2026 32:50

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/28/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Jurors Find It Hard to Agree Mom Who Strangled Kids Should Be Held Responsible Interview: Former Sports Reporter on College Football, School Rivalries 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...

The State of American Media 29.08.2026 33:30

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/28/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: What Happened to TV Show Theme Songs? Newsbusters' Tim Graham on the Awful News Media 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.

Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial 28.08.2026 37:15

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/27/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Evil Is Evil — A Killer's Motivation Doesn't Really Matter The Sooner Justice Is Administered, The Better 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.

Strange New Oreo, Another Socialist Wins Dem Primary 28.08.2026 36:12

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/27/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: KFC and Nabisco Unveil 'Chickenburger' Oreo Socialist N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas Wins Oklahoma Dems' Senate Primary 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 28.08.2026 37:03

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/27/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Is Trump Normal? Listener Call: Trump's Relentless Self-Promotion 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.

Back to School, Tim Curry Passes Away 27.08.2026 35:10

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/26/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Schools Restarting Before Labor Day 'Rocky Horror' Star Tim Curry Dies at 80 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.

Wes Moore's 'Special Session' Fails 27.08.2026 37:28

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/26/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Maryland Judge Smacks Down Gov. Moore's Gerrymandering Scheme Listener Call: There's No Excuse for Killing Kids 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 27.08.2026 33:33

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/26/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Postpartum Psychosis Is Real Listener Call: Mentally Ill Criminals Still Need Consequences 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.

Dolly Parton Passes Away 26.08.2026 32:42

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/25/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Parton's Nephew Released Video Announcing Her Death Dolly's Fan Base Transcended Demographics and Borders  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 Dolly Parton 26.08.2026 36:27

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/25/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Dolly Was 'So Uplifting' Listener Call: 'She Never Changed Who She Was' 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.