The Spectacle Podcast: The Official Podcast of The American Spectator

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Commentary on current events and interviews with prominent figures in politics, media and culture.

Individualist Order, Tribalist Chaos
11/16/2023

In this edition of The Spectacle Podcast, Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay talk about a number of things which circulate around a single theme – namely, that the Western order of things, which is built around the Judeo-Christian concept that each individual is sovereign before God and accountable for his or her own actions, is under attack by the pagan/barbarian concept of tribe.

Barack Obama, the subject of Scott’s new book Racism, Revenge and Ruin: It’s All Obama, which is available for pre-order now and due for release on November 21, referred to the latter worldview as the...


Spectator P.M.: Hatchets and Debates
11/10/2023

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Aubrey and Luther get to talking about Aubrey’s martial arts background, why abortion ballot measures fa...


The Anti-American Legacy of Barack Obama
11/09/2023

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Buy Scott McKay’s new book: Racism, Revenge and Ruin which explains how modern America is...


Spectator P.M.: Aubrey Officially Becomes a Grumpy Conservative
11/04/2023

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Aubrey and Luther set aside their Reformation Day-related schismatic differences to discuss the unfortunate news of...


Spectator P.M.: Swamp Republicans
10/27/2023

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Aubrey and Luther return to the booth to discuss: the new House Speaker, their mutual distaste fo...


Polygamy of the Personal and Political Type
10/26/2023

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Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie bring conservative news and commentary to The...


To Own or Not to Own the Libs
10/24/2023

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Aubrey and Luther are back from their brief hiatus to discuss the future of conservative entertainment...


A Good Old-Fashioned Down South Butt-Kickin’
10/18/2023

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Scott McKay is a happy camper in this week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast, as Sa...


Biden’s Brand Is Chaos
10/11/2023

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There’s an awful lot – and we mean that in every way imaginable – going on in...


Breaking Down The Breakdown
10/05/2023

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Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie continue their conservative news and commentary. Topics of the day include the...


“Novel Legal Theories”
09/28/2023

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American Spectator contributor George Parry, a longtime federal and state prosecutor and a judicial...


The Left, The Right, and a UFO
09/23/2023

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Aubrey and Luther are back with another episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast to di...


How RINO’s Sabotage Conservatives
09/20/2023

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Rumble("play", {"video":"v3gsosu","div":"rumble_v3gsosu"}); Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie begin their conservative commentary with Lindsey Graham and his sabotage of the pro-life movement...


Wokeness and Whales: Introducing The Spectator P.M. Podcast
09/17/2023

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A Catholic and a Protestant walk into a podcast booth.

On a blustery Midwestern...


Darkest Before Dawn?
09/13/2023

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This week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast begins with a brief discussion of college football, but it...


It’s the Stupid Biden Economy, Stupid
09/07/2023

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Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie tackle the economy in this episode of The Spectacle: Conservative n...


The First Amendment Under Attack, with Liz Murrill
09/05/2023

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Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill, one of the key players in the landmark Missouri...


A Spectacle Takeover
08/31/2023

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This week Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie are separated from the Spectacle...


Victimhood, Religious Bigotry and Max Miller
08/24/2023

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This week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast adds Sam McCarthy, a contributor to The American Sp...


The Breaking of the American Heart
08/17/2023

Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie are back at it discussing the dystopian world Biden and his ilk have created. It’s breaking America’s collective heart. The pressure on the working and middle class continues and the elites can’t seem to grasp the problem. 

First up, the ginned up Climate Crisis which continually demoralizes the populace. Then there’s unwanted wars and general disregard for the suffering of average Americans — see Biden’s response to the victims in Maui. Scott and Melissa talk about RFK, Jr.’s talk with Tucker Carlson. Why is the populist moment increasing on t...


It Isn’t Organic – It’s Artificial
08/11/2023

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A brief interview with American Spectator founder R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., whose memoir, How Do We...


Biden: What A Paid-Off President Does
07/27/2023

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President Joe Biden, his family Ashley, Hunter and his brother James, and nearly all of the D...


The Bloom Comes Off The Zelensky Rose
07/19/2023

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In this week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast, American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie an...


Jonah Hill’s Ordeal And America’s Cultural Crackup
07/13/2023

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Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie discuss conservative news and commentary starting with poor Jonah Hill...


The Biden Bribes And The Bad Behavior Of Our Betters
07/04/2023

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PJ Media’s Matt Margolis joins Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay for this edition of...


Chaos Caused by A Weak Biden
06/29/2023

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Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie bring the heat from Louisiana and Texas. They discuss the Russia...


Dangerous Incompetence
06/21/2023

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The legendary longtime American Spectator contributor Jeffrey Lord joins TAS contributing editor (and publisher...


Pillagers and Villagers
06/15/2023

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You might not look at pictures of the bizarre debauchery that was the Pride Month celebration...


Get Right With God, The End Is Nigh!
06/08/2023

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The end of Target, Bud Lite, LuLu Lemon, and woke businesses. Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss...


The Tao vs. The Machine
06/01/2023

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In this week’s Spectacle Podcast, we’re talking about BIG things – or, perhaps better put, THE bi...


Democrats and Media who want Trump: Be Careful What You Wish For
05/18/2023

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Rumble("play", {"video":"v2lvhn8","div":"rumble_v2lvhn8"}); The American Spectator writer David Catron joins Scott McKay and Melissa Mackenzie to talk about David’s piece about th...


Do You See The Evil?
05/11/2023

In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, Melissa Mackenzie (publisher of The American Spectator), and Scott McKay (American Spectator contributing editor and publisher of RVIVR.com and The Hayride) have on a special guest: American Spectator editor Paul Kengor.

For a very good reason: Paul is an expert of sorts on the topic of evil, and its manifestations in politics and culture.

The discussion ranges widely through current events and history around a central topic: is evil proliferating in society? Whether it’s the chaos in the streets, the inexplicable weirdness of our politics, the “Do W...


The Hideous Strength of Modern Elites
05/04/2023

The Spectacle: Conservative Commentary

Melissa and Scott discuss Scott’s article on the nihilism of the Right and what to do about it. Will Randi Weingarten be the first to be held accountable for the horrendous education policy during Covid? Will Grandpa Biden stop being a deadbeat grandad? Speaking of Joe Biden, will he actually compromise with Republicans over the budget? Will Louisiana and Texas Republicans find their courage?  The talk begins and ends discussing C.S. Lewis.

Bonus: New issue of The American Spectator will be published soon. Get a sneak peak into the...


From Organic Stupidity To Artificial Intelligence
04/27/2023

In this week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast, American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie and RVIVR.com and TheHayride.com publisher Scott McKay have some big issues to discuss.

There’s the ouster of Tucker Carlson at Fox News and what that’s going to do not just to his career – they discuss Carlson’s next steps – but Fox News, the cable news business and even corporate media.

There’s Joe Biden’s announcement that he’ll be running for re-election in 2024, something which isn’t much of a surprise but does give rise to conversation and spe...


A Very Political Podcast
04/20/2023


Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discus Biden, default, Anheuiser-Busch boycott, and Dylan Mulvaney and transgenderism.


The Hole In Our Soul
04/13/2023

This episode of The Spectacle Podcast isn’t about politics, though Melissa Mackenzie, publisher of The American Spectator, and Scott McKay, TAS Contributing Editor and publisher of both TheHayride.com and RVIVR.com, are always going to touch on that subject when they get together.

It’s actually about morality.

For both Melissa and Scott, much has been lost with the careening of our culture into uncharted territory. And the major issue confronting not just American society but that of all of Western civilization is the loss of religion and with it the mora...


The Trump Travesty in New York: Trump gets indicted
04/05/2023

Scott and Melissa discuss what it all means. Was Trump right about making this a public spectacle? Other topics include Marjorie Taylor-Green, the silence of the pathetic Republicans, the Women’s NCAA basketball championship and sportsmanship, and a couple War museums you should visit. Links for today’s podcast: https://spectator.org/marjorie-taylor-greene-may-have-finished-off-lesley-stahl-on-sunday-night/ https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/ https://spectator.org/a-pox-on-bragg-we-all-are-trump-now/


Preserving Civilization Against The Crazies, with Kurt Schlichter
03/30/2023

This week’s episode of The Spectacle Podcast contains a ringer, as author and conservative pundit Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) of Townhall.com sits in for The American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie. Schlichter and TAS contributing editor Scott McKay cover a wide range of topics with a common theme. Namely, that we’re beset with dangerous weirdos, and the normal folks are on defense. That was in evidence with the awful mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville, and it shows up in lots of other places as Kurt and Scott discuss. But the episode also contains a trea...


The Apparent Impending Arrest Of Donald J. Trump
03/23/2023

In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, starring American Spectator publisher Melissa Mackenzie and TAS contribution editor (and publisher of RVIVR.com and TheHayride.com) Scott McKay, the two discuss this week’s biggest news. Specifically, the rumors surrounding Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and his efforts to indict and arrest former President Donald Trump. Melissa and Scott kick around that topic and the general feeling that American society is coming badly off the rails, which leads in several interesting directions – including the role of technology in destabilizing our culture.


SVB Crisis, Leftists’ Craziness and Cooking for the Family
03/16/2023

Scott and Melissa discuss the banking crisis causes, delve into the woke and broke cycle, examine young leftists’ mental illness and then discuss cures. Father Leo Patalinghug joins The Spectacle to talk about his new book Dining with Saints. Link to buy the book: https://amzn.to/3yDFCeN Father Leo’s website: https://platinggrace.com/ Links from talk: https://spectator.org/the-power-of-victimhood/ https://spectator.org/five-quick-things-the-era-of-political-consensus-is-dead/