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Batya!

Batya!

By: Batya & Studio71
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 Host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4 Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20PolicyBatya & Studio71 Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Ben Shapiro talks Trump critics; Sean O’Brien on Teamsters

    Ben Shapiro talks Trump critics; Sean O’Brien on Teamsters
    Mar 23 2026
    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, podcaster and commentator Ben Shapiro tells “Batya!” that critics of President Trump and the war in Iran don’t represent a significant movement. “This is a small splinter faction of the Republican Party,” he says. Plus, Sean O’Brien, Teamsters general president, explains the “bold move” his team made not to endorse a presidential candidate going into the 2024 election. Democratic strategist Corbin Trent and former DNC Deputy National Press Secretary Jose Aristimuno join “BATYA!” to discuss why progressive messaging isn’t resonating. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. To watch the Batya! on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/BatyaYoutube⁠⁠⁠ Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/batyapodcast⁠⁠⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/⁠⁠⁠ Get our app: ⁠⁠⁠https://trib.al/TBXgYpp⁠⁠⁠ Find us on your screen: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.joinnn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • Terror attacks across the US; KISS’ Gene Simmons tells celebs to ‘shut up’

    Terror attacks across the US; KISS’ Gene Simmons tells celebs to ‘shut up’
    Mar 16 2026
    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, multiple suspected terror attacks broke out in the U.S. Conservative podcaster Tim Pool and John Spencer, founder of the Urban Warfare Institute, join to discuss the media’s attempts to label the war as an “unmitigated disaster.” Plus, with the war in Iran spiking gas prices across the country, Economist John Carney explains why the movement of oil through the Strait of Hormuz may determine how long President Trump can continue his military operations in Iran. And as celebrities weigh in on the current political climate, Batya Ungar-Sargon says KISS’ Gene Simmons has one message for them: “Do your art and shut up.” On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. To watch the Batya! on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/BatyaYoutube⁠⁠ Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/batyapodcast⁠⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/⁠⁠ Get our app: ⁠⁠https://trib.al/TBXgYpp⁠⁠ Find us on your screen: ⁠⁠https://www.joinnn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • War with Iran

    War with Iran
    Mar 8 2026
    This week's show focuses on the war in Iran and how it's yet another chess move in Trump's real-life and high-stakes game of Risk. So, the question is what does the new world order look like and is Iran the final move - or is there more reshuffling to come? Batya talks to Ret Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt about that. She also addresses the economic angle when it comes to oil prices at home and abroad. Lastly, we break down the Texas Senate primary results and what I foreshadow for midterms, plus a look at the very uncomfortable Clintons' deposition on the Jeffrey Epstein case with someone who knows the Clintons very well. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. To watch the Batya! on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/BatyaYoutube⁠ Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/batyapodcast⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/⁠ Get our app: ⁠https://trib.al/TBXgYpp⁠ Find us on your screen: ⁠https://www.joinnn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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