The Seth Leibsohn Show

The Duty to be Normal. Iran-born Erica Kasraie, Middle-East expert, human rights activist, and Executive Director of LIVING WATER Productions, joins the show to comment on the lack of information coming out of Iran in the wake of mass protests against the theocratic government of the Islamic Republic. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Presid...

Kurt Schlichter, retired Army Colonel, trial attorney, senior columnist at Townhall.com, and author most recently of the Kelly Turnbull novel  PANAMA RED , on the U.S. strikes and raid on Venezuela this past weekend, the international response to the capture and arrest of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and the new interim president Delcy Rodríguez. See omnystudio.com/liste...

Seth on Venezuela and Victory! Producer David Doll discusses his weekend antics. A listener call-in on Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX). We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Sarah E. Hunt, President of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy on the history of the center and recent public opinion surveys they have conducted. Minneso...

George Khalaf, Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3, on newly-inaugurated New York City Mayor Mamdani’s (D) pledge to replace individualism with collectivism, the importance of giving young people something to live and die for to fill the void in them, what it really means to be an American, and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, head Rabbi at Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, and the host of the Rabbi Allouche podcast, joins Seth for the full hour to talk about this week's Torah portion, Vaychi, Hebrew for "and he lived," recognizing the important things before one dies, what makes a lasting society and future, and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to 2026! Think about where the country was one year ago, and how much the Trump Administration did in 2025. A listener call-in on looking forward to 2026. We're joined by Johnny Estes, Vice President of Operations, and Shannon Estes, President of CMI Gold & Silver. Newly-inaugurated New York City Mayor Mamdani (D) pledges to replace "…the frigidity of rugged individualism with t...

Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senior Fellow and at the Ronald Reagan Institute, and best-selling presidential historian, on big, positive things that have happened in 2025, his recent column at National Review , “2025: A Year in Reading,” and the success of 1960's and 1970's comedic television like Laugh-In and Saturday Nigh...

Ian Faith, co-host with Galen Balinski of The Screwtape Letters Podcast , calls in to the show to talk about the inspiration behind the creation of the podcast, his recently-released devotional inspired by the C.S. Lewis book, Confronting Evil in Our Time , what happens when the truth hits you, the scary, real dangers of vice and the difficulty of convincing others of those dangers. See omnystudio...

Seth’s own journey to conservatism. Producer David Doll has no New Year’s Eve plans. “Fake News” stories that were reported in 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iran-born Erica Kasraie, Middle-East expert, human rights activist, and Executive Director of LIVING WATER Productions, joins the show to comment on the widespread social unrest and anti-government protests against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the history of the theocratic regime. Seth discusses hopes for a free Iran and democracy and freedom rising across the world.  Se...

Jeff Taylor, chairman of the Phoenix Salvation Army Advisory Board, joins Seth in studio for the full hour to talk about his past struggles with alcoholism and journey to recovery, and give advice to those who are early in their path to sobriety. Seek help today at thestopstartshere.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the movement within the country. Producer David Doll discusses the Twelve Days of Christmas. Have we entered an era in which a certain amount of drug use deaths are becoming ‘acceptable?’ A listener call-in on David Bowie’s 1977 duet with Bing Crosby on a Christmastime television special. The scandal in Minnesota just keeps growing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Singer/songwriter Noel Paul Stookey, of the legendary group Peter, Paul and Mary, and as an independent musician who passionately believes in bringing the spiritual into the practice of daily life, joins the Seth Leibsohn Show for a discussion on the origins of the band, his spiritual journey, and other fun and memorable stories of interacting with famous musicians in the 1960's and '70's.  S...

Leftist mourning for Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur. Dennis Prager’s reflections on his career-ending injury a year later. John Stossel’s piece at Hot Air , “Socialism vs. Capitalism.” Seth’s use of “unique words.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The conservative constellation weeps those we lost in 2025, and looks forward to 2026. Remembering the life of Brigitte Bardot. The welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota just keeps growing. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. Producer David Doll discusses the gift he gave Seth this holiday season and New Years’ resolutions. Quoting from Wil...

William Anthony Hay, associate director for public programs and professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University (ASU), on an upcoming ASU event with Wilfred Reilly on January 15th, 2026, 'Which Path Forward: The Two Options Facing the Black Community, and America, this MLK Day' , Martin Luther King, Jr. and civics, Jacob Savage’s piece “...

Dr. Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Senior Fellow and at the Ronald Reagan Institute, and best-selling presidential historian, on the late Norman Podhoretz, longtime editor of Commentary magazine, who passed away yesterday, the double murder of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, the recent shooting at Brown University, and more! See omnystudi...

On the life and legacy of the late Norman Podhoretz. Producer David Doll gives an update on his attendance of holiday parties. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. More on the ongoing investigation into the massive amount of welfare fraud in Minnesota’s social services system. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, continues in studio for the last hour of the show to talk about President Trump’s foreign policy, the concept of ‘Europe,’ Kazakhstan’s recent entry into The Abraham Accords, and the issues of immigrants not accepting the tenants of the place in which they have come to live. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, continues in studio for a serious analysis of the Trump Administration’s newly-produced National Security Strategy and the policies contained in the document. A listener call-in question on the recent military hits on boats carrying drugs from Venezuela. Salem Phoenix General Manager Mark Durkin joins the show to process his resent...

Hugh Hallman, Attorney, Educator, and former Mayor of Tempe, joins Seth in studio for the entire show to talk about the “affordability crisis,” the Trump Administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, resentment for the court system, and The Supreme Court’s upcoming review of birthright citizenship. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon P...

Dr. Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, joins the show by phone for discussion on his newly-released book, The Making of the American Mind , available for purchase today. On the number of people who no longer appreciate or know the contents of the Declaration of Independence, the education system, a...

New images of the suspected gunman in the Brown University shooting this weekend have emerged. Ed Morrissey’s piece at Hot Air , “Aussie PM: We Licensed a Terror Suspect to Carry Firearms, But Guns & Right-Wingers Are the Problem.” Former President Biden has not raised nearly enough funding to build a presidential library for himself. Historian Victor Davis Hanson’s pie...

The demons in the world today. Listener call-in commentary on Seth’s monologue, cookies in the office, and illegal alien drivers in Arizona. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning Associates. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of four members of the so-called "Turtle Island Liberation Front," allegedly planning a series...

George Khalaf, Republican candidate for the Arizona House of Representatives from Legislative District 3, on the recent official kick-off event for his campaign, his personal values, the state of his campaign and recent polling in the district, as well as premature obituaries of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement and other discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.