The Ben Shapiro Show: Sunday Special

Alan Dershowitz — was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law history where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, writer of numerous best-selling books including, "The Case Against Impeaching Trump," and his latest, "Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo" — joins me to discuss being a civil libertarian, Trump, Obama, Israel, #MeToo, O.J. Simpson, impeachment, going from loved to hated by the Left, and much more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 59:08! 
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Ezra Klein— Founder and editor-at-large of Vox.com, host of "The Ezra Klein Show" podcast, and author of "Why We're Polarized" — joins Ben to discuss racism, equality, identity politics, free speech, the Democrat Party moving further left, the polarization in America, and much more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:15:38!

Jason Blum — Award-winning film and television producer, founder, and CEO of Blumhouse productions with hits including "Get Out," "The Purge," "Split," "Paranormal Activity," and his newest film, "The Hunt" — joins Ben to discuss how he got into the film business, the relationship between politics and storytelling, bias in Hollywood, the future of the movie business, Harvey Weinstein, President Trump, the controversy surrounding his latest project, and much more. Check out the bonus content at 48:10!

Vice President Mike Pence, Chair of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, and Dr. Deborah Birx, United States Global AIDS Coordinator and Response Coordinator for the task force, join me to discuss the White House decision-making process when we can expect all of this to come to an end, and much more.

Ben goes to the experts on healthcare and the economy to weigh the Coronavirus challenges from both perspectives. He is joined by Dr. Bob Wachter, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, Dr. Scott Atlas of the Stanford University Hoover Institution, and Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor to the financial services company, Allianz. They discuss models used by governments determining whether to shut down the economy, the question of balancing economics and public health, when we can finally get back to normal, and much more.

Franklin Graham, Christian leader, President and CEO of Samaritan's Purse, and son of Evangelical leader Billy Graham, joins Ben this week to discuss his response to the coronavirus pandemic, his father's legacy, thoughts on how the Trump presidency has been going, and much more! Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 45:17!

Two members of President Trump's Opening Our Country Council, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former FDA Commissioner, and Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, join us this week to discuss how to save businesses around the country, the consequences of the lockdowns, the amount of risk to anticipate when going back to work, the effectiveness of testing and contact tracing, how asymptomatic carriers affect us, and much more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 35:28 and 57:07!

Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report, joins us this week to discuss his new book, Don't Burn This Book, how he expects life to change after Coronavirus, his close-knit relationship with Jordan Peterson, the role of social media in our lives, how Democrats are desperately out-"woking" each other, the amazing story of Dave meeting President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, and much more. Our conversation was recorded before Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders dropped out of the presidential race. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:02:28!

Amity Shlaes stops by to discuss her new book, The Great Society: A New History, how our education system has failed us, FDR's impact on the Great Depression and the economic effects of the New Deal, how Lyndon B. Johnson started the welfare state, the creation of labor unions, the 2008 stock market crash, and much more. This episode of Sunday Special was recorded prior to California’s “Stay At Home Order.” It was originally scheduled for an earlier release, but was delayed for timely interviews on Coronavirus. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 57:59!

Ross Douthat, columnist at The New York Times, stops by to discuss what it's like to be a conservative working in the mainstream media, the future of the Republican party after the Trump Administration, his new book, The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success, his thoughts on how to adapt conservative policies for populism, and much more. This episode of Sunday Special was recorded prior to California’s “Stay At Home Order.” It was originally scheduled for an earlier release, but was delayed for timely interviews on Coronavirus. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:01:39!

British author and journalist Douglas Murray stops by to discuss the U.K.'s response to the Coronavirus, his new book, The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity, the destruction of Europe, the difference between conservatism in the U.K and the U.S., his thoughts on President Trump and the Royal family, and much more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:04:14!

Ender's Game author Orson Scott Card joins us to discuss being blacklisted in Hollywood, how all human beings have a religion, why The Force is the worst part of Star Wars, the future of science-fiction and fantasy, criticisms and the legacy of the Ender's Game franchise, and much more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:11:53!

Candace Owens has quickly become one of the most influential young minds in the country. In her new book, “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democratic Plantation”, Candace explores her own journey to conservatism, as well as the liberal policies that in reality do more harm to black communities than good. Candace stops by to discuss her book, her story, as well as her take on the racially charged violence currently plaguing the nation. 
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Host of “The Dan Bongino Show”, former police officer, and secret service agent Dan Bongino has spent years uncovering the truth behind governmental malfeasance against the current administration. In his new book, “Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal”, Bongino simplifies and explains how the mechanisms of power have been against the President since before he ever took office. Dan stops by to discuss his new book, as well as his perspective on the recent violence and anti-police sentiments that have taken over the country. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 58:50!

Joining the show this week is Vox co-founder, blogger, and host of the popular political podcast “The Weeds”, Matthew Yglesias. Having written for such publications as The Atlantic and Slate, Yglesias went on to found the immensely popular site Vox along with journalist Ezra Klein. His new book “One Billion Americans: The Case For Thinking Bigger”, presents a new and somewhat unorthodox solution to many of the problems facing our nation. We discuss his new book, his experience at Vox, as well as the controversy he found himself in when taking a recent stand against cancel culture. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 01:05:22!

Former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has just released her new memoir detailing her time at the microphone with the Trump administration. “Speaking for Myself” details her two and a half year battle with a hostile media as well as her experience as a close and invaluable advisor to the President. We discuss some of her favorite moments as Press Secretary and she shares her thoughts on how the administration has proceeded following her departure. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 59:36!

Academy Award winning actor Jon Voight is a rare conservative voice in Hollywood who doesn’t shy away from his conservative sensibilities. Star of such films as “Midnight Cowboy”, “Deliverance”, and “Coming Home”; Jon has been a vocal supporter of President Trump, despite the vitriolic response from the majority of the film industry. As we close in on the election, Jon stops by to discuss his thoughts on the President, how he became a conservative, as well as his predictions for the future of the film industry. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 1:00:22!

After years of waiting, co-founder and god king of the Daily Wire Jeremy Boreing has finally been called up to the big leagues for his Sunday Special debut! A Hollywood hustler turned multi-faceted media mogul/general man of intrigue, Boreing hit his golden goose when he linked up with our very own Ben Shapiro to found Truth Revolt and eventually the Daily Wire. Jeremy joins us to muse on his humble beginnings, flaunt his wild success, and discuss Daily Wire’s future plans for conquering every possible media frontier. Buckle up! Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 01:01:13!

Bonus questions at 56:28! The world of podcasts welcomed its newest star last month with the launch of “The Megyn Kelly Show”. A former cable news giant and perennial voice in the political commentary sphere, Megyn Kelly joins the show to share her experience working within the major networks, and what caused her to move to podcasting. From her career at Fox, to her tumultuous relationship with the President, to her hostile experience with NBC; no stone is left unturned. Be sure to check out our bonus question with Megyn where she reveals her plans for the new show, now that she can no longer be cancelled.

A position he never would have expected himself to hold, Jared Kushner left behind his work in real estate in 2016 to become a chief advisor to the newly elected President Trump. A close confidant to the president and major force in the administration, Kushner has headed up some of the White House’s most successful initiatives. From the First Step Act to the groundbreaking new peace deals in the Middle East, Kushner and his team have been instrumental in progressing the Trump agenda. Just weeks from the election, Jared joins the program to discuss the accomplishments of this presidency, and make the case for four more years. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 01:06:13!

Author, columnist, and documentarian Shelby Steele has been a leading scholar on race in the nation for decades. A strong advocate for the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Steele promotes individual liberty and freedom. However, modern racial movements and policies, he says, have done more harm than good for the cause of equality. Increasing dependence on the government has undermined the cause of liberty. Steele, along with his son Eli, have recently released a new documentary, “What Killed Michael Brown?”, an investigation into the 2014 Ferguson, Missouri shooting, just as George Floyd’s death rocked the nation. The film has been labeled as controversial in some unexpected ways. Shelby joined the show today to share the full story, as well as discuss the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and organization, and the reason President Trump and his supporters are so often labeled as racist. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 59:09!

In the wake of the 2020 election, many Americans are left searching for answers, and for any kind of sign as to what the future holds. Our guest today will hopefully be able to bring some insights to the questions that loom over us all. Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, pundit, renowned classicist and military historian, has studied enough history to have some ideas of what might come next. Where will the Republican party go from here, and what could the next four years look like for conservatives with the strong likelihood of an incoming Biden administration? Professor Hanson and I discuss all this and more. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 57:07!

As the legacy media continues to display overt political bias and seek to deceive the American people, the public has begun to turn to members of the replacement media who seek and speak the truth without covert bias. One of the most popular voices to arise from this public demand is our guest today, journalist, commentator, and YouTuber, Tim Pool. Once an on-the-ground reporter in conflict zones around the world, Tim has found new traction with his work exposing the malfeasance of Antifa, the radical left, and the media that continue to cover for them. Tim joins the show today to discuss his journalist work against a media more concerned with their political agenda than the truth, as well as what the future may hold for that fight under a new administration. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 59:36!

Based on a single tweet crying transphobia, Target pulled a book from their shelves nationwide. Abigail Shrier, the author of that book, joins the show today. “Irreverseible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters” explores the alarming new trend of teens self-diagnosing themselves with rapid onset gender disphoria. A condition that was relatively rare and generally only seen among young boys, has now skyrocketed in young girls. The problem wouldn’t be as profound, however, if it weren’t for the medical, scientific, and education establishment that has completely surrendered to woke activists, and now actively enable and encourage young people to irreversibly damage their bodies and compromise their futures. Abigail joins the show to discuss her book, the struggles she has faces with spreading her message, and if conservatives and common sense liberals can ever have unity enough to find a solution. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 01:03:30!

Four years ago, Hillbilly Elegy was a well regarded memoir, now, with its 2020 Netflix adaptation, the work has become critically panned and the subject of endless controversy. The author, J.D. Vance, wrote about his upbringing in the Appalachian regions of Kentucky and Middletown, Ohio. A look into the history and values in this area of the country, it was recommended by mainstream outlets and cultural leaders in mass for insight into the plights of the white working class that impacted the 2016 election. That praise was short lived, however, when the nearly unanimous edict came down from the media that the trials of impoverished white Americans were insignificant and should be ignored. J.D. joins the show to discuss the book, the media’s harsh shift, and how conservatives can connect with the Appalachian and Rust Belt regions of the country moving forward. Check out the Daily Wire exclusive bonus questions at 01:00:15 ! This is the last Sunday Special of 2020! We will have new episo