Duane Patterson
Bio
Producer of @hughhewitt, Aftershow podcast in the Hughniverse, columnist at Hot Air. Shot in cold blood by @CJBoxAuthorAppears in 174 Episodes
83 Percent, Zero Surrender Monkeys, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Day 21 of the Iran campaign. Qatar boots Iranian diplomats, European navies quietly show up, and a French sailor blows his carrier's position on Strava. Oil markets fr...
Iran Cornered on Land and Sea While Senate Opens Voter ID Debate
Jim Talent joins to cover week three of the Iran campaign and the SAVE Act hitting the Senate floor. On Iran: bunker busters hit coastal missile sites, protests erupt ...
The Cardboard Ayatollah, The Drone War, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
The latest from Operation Epic Fury, including U.S. casualties, a midair tanker collision over western Iraq, and the ongoing mystery of Iran's missing Supreme Leader. ...
Who's Actually Running Iran Right Now?
Day 10 of Operation Epic Fury and the Iranian regime is on life support — maybe literally. Jim Talent breaks down why this war ends in weeks, not months, and what happ...
Four Eyes, No Leader, a Submarine Called Charlotte and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
SecWar Hegseth and Admiral Cooper laid it all out at CENTCOM — and the message is simple: Iran hasn't seen anything yet. Plus, the Five Eyes lose one, the USS Charlott...
The Bill Comes Due
Five days into Operation Epic Fury, Iran has no navy, no air force, and a revolving door of dead defense ministers. Sen. Jim Talent walks through the American interest...
Hillary Clinton, Tehran, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Iran talks fail after three rounds as Tehran rules out dismantling nuclear facilities. Sen. John Kennedy explains why this isn't a new war — it's finishing one that's ...
Who's Left Standing in the 2028 Democratic Field?
With carrier groups on station and the Gang of Eight freshly briefed, the Iran clock is ticking. We preview the SOTU, dissect the Democratic meltdown, and explain why ...
The Boomerang Files, The Olympics, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
The Left spent months certain Epstein would end Trump. Instead it's The View scrambling, Prince Andrew arrested, and Bill Clinton keeping quiet. U.S. women's hockey wi...
The Mullahs, Mamdani, and the Munich Meltdown
Jim Talent on why a U.S. strike on Iran is closer than most want to admit — and who Trump is actually talking to when he issues ultimatums. Plus the Munich embarrassme...
The SAVE Act Showdown and 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Newsom spends billions he doesn't have, Trump gives Iran a month, and Democrats skip town mid-shutdown. Plus, The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week with James Lileks!Wa...
Is It Time to Panic on the Midterms?
Jim Talent breaks down Trump's Iran negotiation leverage, why the SAVE Act can't pass the Senate, and the real midterm strategy the GOP base needs to hear. Plus: Trump...
Bass Cooks the Books, Newsom Sells Snake Oil, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Karen Bass plays the race card. Newsom celebrates a concrete bridge to nowhere. And California Dems might jungle-primary themselves out of the governor's race. It's th...
Government Reopens, Iran Runs Out of Options, and Don Lemon Gets Arrested
Sen. Jim Talent breaks down how Speaker Johnson threaded the needle on government funding with a two-vote margin, why Democrats' ICE hostage play is destined to backfi...
B-52s, Batman, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
While eight WaPo reporters beg Jeff Bezos not to fire them, here's what they're not covering: the US has assembled an armada, Iran's regime has killed 95,000 protester...
The Strike Window
The biggest story in the world is building toward a climax. Jim Talent walks through the Iran situation: IRGC officials relocating underground, Israeli reserves on sta...
Trump's Arctic of the Deal and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
The Greenland deal is coming together and it's everything Trump needed: sovereign bases, rare earth minerals, and a frozen-out China. JD Vance delivers in Minneapolis,...
Trump 2.0 at One Year
The Iranian regime is cracking—importing foreign fighters because their own IRGC won't pull the trigger on protesters. Two carrier groups are en route. Jim Talent unpa...
Iran, ICE, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
91,000 tons of American strength heads to Iran as the "fake play" theory gains traction. In Minneapolis, Mayor Frey wants police fighting federal agents. In Beijing, C...
Carter Broke It, Trump Can Fix It
Iran is in crisis. The regime is broke, the people are in the streets, and Trump has a decision to make. Jim Talent joins to break down the most pivotal week in Middle...
The Donroe Doctrine
Jim Talent of the Reagan Institute walks through the Venezuela strike, the broader Latin America strategy, and the twin objectives of combating narco-terrorism and sec...
2026: Crossroads for the Country
New year, new battles: Somali fraud investigations, California's billionaire exodus, and NYC's socialist city councilman.Thanks to BestHotGrill.com for their constant ...
The Christmas Music Episode
2025 is coming to a close and we thought we'd do one more music episode to round out the year. Thanks to Lileks for being with us as always and to Best Hot Grills for ...
The Millennial Manifesto
Jim Talent joins to discuss Jacob Savage's eye-opening article on how DEI devastated an entire generation of young men—and what it means for 2028.Watch this episode here.
Trump Takes a Tanker, Democrats Take the Bait, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
Trump seizes a Venezuelan ghost tanker, Democrats defend drug dealers, and gas hits $2 in some states. In the first half of the episode, I explain why Trump needs to r...
Drug Boats, Defense Policy, and Democratic Delusions
Jim Talent reports from the Reagan Defense Summit where Pete Hegseth called out 30 years of foreign policy failures. Why the drug boat "double tap" is standard warfare...
Stop Talking Sedition and Start Talking Trade Jobs
Russia's done, Venezuela's next, and America needs welders not more college grads. Get the messaging right.Watch this episode here.We are off the rest of this week, en...
The Epstein Files, Saudi Deals, and Economic Messaging
The Epstein boomerang hits Democrats while Trump closes a trillion-dollar Saudi deal. Jim Talent on F-35s, Abraham Accords, and the urgent economic messaging Republica...