The Spectacle Podcast: The Official Podcast of The American Spectator

Mar 06 2025 300 ep. 33 mins 15

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

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Why Are We “Radical”?

Mar 06 2025 38 mins

Despite 60 percent of young Americans favoring President Trump’s performance, older generations hold reservations and urge concern with Trump and the future of America. Join Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on this ...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Terrible Art of the Deal

Mar 04 2025 55 mins

In a fiery dispute that went viral worldwide, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left Washington D.C. empty-pocketed due to his disrespectful attitude toward President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. In this episode ...

Media Claims Iowa’s Protection of Women Removes Civil Rights

Mar 04 2025 10 mins

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law that defines sex based on anatomy and removes “gender identity” from a list of protected classes. The media responded to this law by ...

The Oscars’ DEI Criteria Decide Movie Wins

Mar 03 2025 14 mins

In order to be nominated for the Best Picture award at the 2025 Oscars, movies had to meet strict criteria on the inclusion of “underrepresented racial or ethnic groups.”In this episode of The ...

The Spectacle on X Spaces: Andrew Tate, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Left’s Paid Activists

Mar 03 2025 73 mins

In a live discussion on X Spaces, The Spectacle hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss trending news last week. The conversation opens with Melissa and Scott’s thoughts on Andrew and Tristan ...

“S” Stands For Sex At The National Security Agency

Feb 28 2025 21 mins

On government servers during government time, intelligence employees were caught having secret sex chats to share and discuss sexual fantasies. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss ...

Dear Federal Employees, What Did You Accomplish?

Feb 27 2025 33 mins

Elon Musk’s DOGE sent out a “controversial” email to all federal employees asking them to respond with five productive things they did last week. The request seemed to baffle and anguish federal ...

The Buck Stops Here: United States and The World

Feb 26 2025 44 mins

Germany’s election is underway, and the country’s differing political parties and leaders continue their fight to gain the Chancellor position. In this episode of The Spectacle Podcast, Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay explain the issues ...

Hollywoke Casts Cynthia Erivo as Female Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar

Feb 25 2025 9 mins

Cynthia Erivo, prominently known for her role as Elphaba in Wicked, was cast to play Jesus Christ in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood ...

The Spectacle: Open Discussion on X Spaces

Feb 24 2025 81 mins

Tune in to The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on their first-ever live discussion on X Spaces! In last week’s discussion, Melissa and Scott reflected on and ...