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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

Derek Takes Your Calls 26.08.2026 32:50

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/25/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Separation of Powers Listener Call: Jeffries-Kushner Meeting 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 Is Back! 25.08.2026 35:33

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/24/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Lack of Visible Enthusiasm for El-Sayed in Michigan Weird Moms Filming Themselves Crying for Social Media Clout 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 25.08.2026 34:05

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/24/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: Listener Call: Why Are So Many Defending the Indefensible? Listener Call: Our Society Needs to Restore Faith and Discipline 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.

Illegal Means Illegal 25.08.2026 35:51

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/24/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Derek Discussed: The Media's Quest for the Most Sympathetic Illegal Alien Listener Call: Excusing Illegal Immigration Shows Lack of Integrity 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 D-Day,' Time for Victory in Iran 21.08.2026 30:56

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/21/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Trump Threatens More Economic Pressure on Iran The Iranian Regime Must Be Defeated 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.

Communist Oppression, El-Sayed's Radical Ties 21.08.2026 31:48

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/21/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Communism Is Antithetical to Human Freedom Mike Rogers Needs to Go After-El Sayed's Extremism 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.

Gerald Posner Interview, White House Ballroom 21.08.2026 31:04

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/21/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Interview: Gerald Posner (Investigative Journalist) on 'Genocide for Dummies' Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Resume (For Now) 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/listen...

American Freedom vs Democratic Socialism 21.08.2026 29:26

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/20/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Government's Main Role Is to Defend Individual Rights Big Government Means Less Freedom 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.

Elections Matter, Jason Snead Interview 21.08.2026 34:14

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/20/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Elections Can Influence Our Culture Interview: Jason Snead (Executive Director, Honest Elections Project) 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.

'A More Perfect Union,' Health Care Rationing 21.08.2026 32:02

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/20/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: The Humility of Our Founding Fathers Need Surgery in Canada? Then You'll Have to Wait. 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.

Vindman Bro Loses, Communism's Dead End 20.08.2026 30:48

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/19/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Alexander Vindman Defeated in Florida Dem Primary Communism Always Results in Poverty 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.

Democratic Socialists, Obamacare's Failure 20.08.2026 33:43

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/19/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: The Radical Agenda of Democratic Socialists It's Time for Health Care Freedom 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.

Socialized Medicine, National Debt 20.08.2026 34:49

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/19/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: If You Like HMOs, You'll Love Government-Run Health Care  Our National Debt Is Absolutely Staggering 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.

Inflation, U.S. Troops in South Korea 19.08.2026 35:32

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/18/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Byron Donalds: 'People Want to See Their Prices Come Down' Trump Scales Down Planned Military Exercises With South Korea 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 informati...

Free Speech, ZZ Top's Drummer 19.08.2026 33:59

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/18/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: The Woke Left Comes After ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Remembering ZZ Top's Frank Beard  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.

Fake News, The Art of War 19.08.2026 34:16

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/18/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: False Claims That Deployed American Sailors Are 'Starving' Trump Would Prefer to Defeat Iran Without Violence 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 Rush, Iran Conflict 17.08.2026 34:24

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/17/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Memories of Rush Limbaugh's TV Show in the 1990s What's the End Game in Iran? 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.

We've Allowed the Left to Define Us, USS Abraham Lincoln Controversy 17.08.2026 33:41

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/17/26) In the 4 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Listener Call: 'Capitalism' Is a Marxist Term; 'Free Enterprise' Is a Better Word Do You Really Believe USS Abraham Lincoln Sailors Are Starving? 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/liste...

Memphis vs Nashville, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Takes Your Calls 17.08.2026 35:04

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/17/26) In the 5 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Why Is Nashville So Hyped These Days? Listener Call: I'm Frustrated But Still Voting Republican 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, WWII Memorial Defaced 15.08.2026 35:34

THE DEREK HUNTER SHOW (08/14/26) In the 3 PM Hour, Guest Host Dean Karayanis Discussed: Trump Has Long Called for a Ballroom The Importance of War Memorials 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.

Platner campaign suspenstion, Your calls 09.07.2026 35:30

The Derek Hunter Show- Thursday,  July 09 2026 3 pm, Hour-1 Listen as Derek Hunter discusses Platner suspending his campaign. Also: your calls. Episode: Thursday, July 09, 2026 / 3 PM Hour The Derek Hunter Show Live Weekdays: 3pm-6pm EST, Listen Live: WMAL App  | WMAL.com | Newstalk 105.9 WMAL Podcast: Apple | Spotify Twitter: @derekahunter  | @WMALDC     See omn...

Some Dems against thier own, Your views 09.07.2026 34:45

The Derek Hunter Show- Thursday,  July, 09 2026 4 pm, Hour-2 Listen as Derek Hunter talks about how some Dems are now against Platner but don't mention the victims  others affected. Your views. Episode: Thursday, July 09, 2026 / 4 PM Hour The Derek Hunter Show Live Weekdays: 3pm-6pm EST, Listen Live: WMAL App  | WMAL.com | Newstalk 105.9 WMAL Podcast: Apple | Spotify Twitter: @...

More Maine disscussion, Your Calls 09.07.2026 32:47

5 pm, Hour-3 Thursday,  July, 09 2026 Listen as Derek Hunter discusses what some are saying about Platner and takes your calls. Dems flashback. Your calls. Episode: Thursday, July 09, 2026 / 5 PM Hour The Derek Hunter Show Live Weekdays: 3pm-6pm EST, Listen Live: WMAL App  | WMAL.com | Newstalk 105.9 WMAL Podcast: Apple | Spotify Twitter: @derekahunter  | @WMALDC   &n...

Derek Hunter Show HR 3 7-8-26 08.07.2026 35:18

The Derek Hunter Show- Wednesday, July 08, 2026   Episode: Tuesday, Wednesday, July 08, 2026 / 5 PM Hour The Derek Hunter Show Live Weekdays: 3pm-6pm EST, Listen Live: WMAL App  | WMAL.com | Newstalk 105.9 WMAL Podcast: Apple | Spotify Twitter: @derekahunter  | @WMALDC     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Derek Hunter Show HR 2 7-8-26 08.07.2026 38:07

The Derek Hunter Show- Wednesday, July 08, 2026  Derek starts the hour talking about the left-wing bias of the hatred of the left in the USA.  Episode: Tuesday, Wednesday, July 08, 2026 / 4 PM Hour The Derek Hunter Show Live Weekdays: 3pm-6pm EST, Listen Live: WMAL App  | WMAL.com | Newstalk 105.9 WMAL Podcast: Apple | Spotify Twitter: @derekahunter  | @WMALDC   ...