Guy Benson Show

Eli Lake, reporter at The Free Press and host of the "Breaking History" podcast, joined us on the Guy Benson Show to discuss the state of the ongoing protests and civil unrest in Iran. While thousands are protesting in the streets against the current Iranian regime, social media videos from inside the country have revealed shocking scenes of hundreds, if not thousands, of protestors brutally murdered by regime military forces. Lake described what the U.S. can (and should) do in order to provide aid to the protestors in the country, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guy Benson Show 01-12-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News Contributor, Outkick Columnist, and co-author of End of Discussion, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss to the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis and the explicit lying and fallout from leftists around the deadly shooting. Mary Katharine and Guy then stayed on the topic of Minnesota to discuss the ongoing fraud in the state, and the pair reacted to Rep. Ilhan Omar's lack of concern for the taxpayer waste in the face of the fraud. Finally, MKH discussed the situation regarding the backlash comedian Bowen Yang received while criticizing Jasmine Crockett as a Senate candidate, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc Thiessen, columnist at The Washington Post, a Fox News contributor and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the developing situation in Iran as thousands of protestors have taken to the streets in protest of the Iranian mullah regime.  Thiessen discussed why Trump is right to enforce his "red line" and why he should "decapitate" the regime to support Democracy in the region. Thiessen also discussed the United States' partnership with Israel and why the two Democracies can combat the Iranian regime together, and he also discussed the left's "sickness" in equivocating the Trump administration and the Iranian regime. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Guy Benson Show 01-09-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Willian (Bill) Barr, attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020 & author of One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the legality of Trump's strikes and subsequent capture of dictator Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela. Barr states that Trump's actions are legally justified due to the explicit involvement of Maduro in cartels that are harming U.S. citizens. Barr also addresses the legality if similar actions were taken against the Mexican cartels, and the pair briefly discussed the investigation into the I.C.E.-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the failure of the reconstruction following the Pacific Palisades fire in California. Rep. Kiley stated that the "limitless bureaucracy" of the California government is preventing rebuilds in the area. Rep. Kiley and Benson also discussed how Californians are fleeing the state due to rising costs and egregious waste and fraud going on in the state. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guy Benson Show 01-08-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Abbas Milani, research Fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution and Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the massive ongoing protests in Iran and the potential for an Iranian revolution against the Ayatollah. Listen below for the wide ranging conversation with Dr. Milani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the continued unfolding of the aftermath following an I.C.E.-involved shooting in Minneapolis. McLaughlin brought the Guy Benson Show new details about the deceased woman, Renee Good, and how she was "stalking" ICE throughout the day in a "chronic" manner, and McLaughlin wholly rejected the "categorically false" narrative that Good was the victim of a "wrong place, wrong time" coincidence. Listen to the full interview with the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guy Benson Show 01-07-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the US Senate and author of DAUGHTER OF THE HEARTLAND: My Ode to the Country that Raised Me, joined the Guy Benson Show today and reacted to the chaos in the wake of a deadly I.C.E.-involved shooting in Minneapolis today. While Sen. Ernst did not make a judgement call on the shooting, she did back I.C.E. officers, saying that I.C.E. are the "good guys" and that violent incidents would not occur if they were allowed to carry out their lawful orders. Sen. Ernst and Benson also discuss  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emily Compagno, co-host of FOX News Channel's Outnumbered & host of the hit podcast "The True Crime Story with Emily Compagno," joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the "glacial" pace of Gavin Newsom's CA rebuild. Compagno described the experience and struggle that many Californians are facing under Newsom's leadership in the rebuilding process. The pair also discussed the case of the killing of Rob Reiner and an upcoming SCOTUS case involving trans athletes and sexual harassment, and you can listen to the full interview below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guy Benson Show 01-06-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican Senator from Tennessee, candidate for TN governor, and author of The Mind of a Conservative Woman: Seeking the Best for Family and Country, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss a variety of issues affecting Tennesseans and America, more broadly.  Sen. Blackburn discussed Tennessean reaction to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicholas Maduro, and why Tennesseans are "so pleased" by his capture. The pair also discussed the dramatic decrease of crime in Memphis, TN, and they also discussed the future of Trump's judicial confirmations in the Senate. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jonathan Turley, Constitutional Law Professor at George Washington University, Fox News Contributor, & author of the book The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the legality of Trump's successful operation to capture Nicholas Maduro and bring him to the United States for trial. Democrats continue to allege that Trump's operation is illegal and should have required Congressional approval, and Turley breaks down why this might not be the case. Turley also discussed why he believes MN Gov. Tim Walz might not be criminally culpable for the ongoing fraud cases in MN. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guy Benson Show 01-05-2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GOP Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss MN Gov. Tim Walz's announcement that he is now not running for reelection in the midst of the massive fraud scandal in Minnesota involving billions in alleged COVID fraud in the state. Gov. Walz blamed Republicans in his statement addressing the fraud, and Rep. Emmer reacted to Walz "tucking his little rat tail" and fleeing what he called a "sinking ship" in Minnesota. Listen to the full interview with Whip Emmer below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices