The Brian Eskow Show

I'm so sorry for the incessant ruffling microphone noise. I clearly created an issue with the mic by moving things around on my desk in the four months that I haven't been podcasting. This does not reflect the typical quality of my production.

A final farewell to my podcast audience.THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL 43 OF YOU!

I had a lot to reflect on after spending the weekend in Los Angeles.

Prominent Texas attorney Ken W. Good specializes in bail law, criminal defense, and appellate matters.He joined me on Monday to discuss the case for keeping the cash bail system.I hope you enjoy our conversation.Let me know what you think about this contentious issue.

For weeks now, I have been promising the most important podcast in five years of podcasting about political identity.Ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, here’s what I learned from world-renowned psychologist Dr. Roy Bauermeister about political behavior and the difference between the left and the right.Watch and let me know what you think and how you identify.

Are aliens real? Are they here?Did they create us? What is the evidence that the answer to all three is YES? How do we even process this information if it’s true?These are just some of the questions I asked Bruce Fenton in our extraordinary two-hour conversation recorded a few minutes ago.This one lingers. Hope you enjoy it! What’s your first reaction—mind blown, skeptical, or already rethinking everything?

You wouldn't believe the things I saw in New Orleans this weekend. I spilled all the tea in my latest podcast. I also talked about the evolution of Hayden McDougall, Mark Kelly, Stephen A. Smith, and a new NJ drone theory.I’m also not ashamed to admit that I literally cried as I gave a film review of Interstellar, which I watched on the flight. I hope it all somehow blended into something cohesive and relevant.

I can't say I agree with everything my friend @Scottslifeeh said in this 65-minute conversation. Still, I acknowledge that the argument he presented is internally coherent and explains much of today's geopolitical tensions. It’s always a pleasure to talk with him. I'm curious to what extent you agree with his theory about Trump as a disruptor of the City of London / Anglo-financial empire.

Do you feel teased?

In this episode, I talked a little football, my favorite Super Bowl commercial, and the competing half time performances.⁠00:00⁠ Personal Reflections on Culture, Identity, and Michael Savage⁠11:35⁠ Sam Darnold and the Budweiser Commercial⁠23:53⁠ My Thoughts on the Halftime ShowsI'd love to know your thoughts on the whole situation.Which one captured "America" better for you?

Has anyone else been seeing those clips of Bannon interviewing Jeffrey Epstein in 2018?Apparently, Epstein was interested in that which typically lies outside human perception.At 13:35, I shared what I learned about that.Then, I opined on the psychology of celebrating America’s 250th birthday under Trump.I hope you enjoy this episode.Let me know what you think about either of these topics!

I interviewed a great guest tonight, but I decided not to post the video because I don’t want “all that smoke” with the powerful nation that he is directly accusing of genocide and trying to split from as a foreign minister (and previously the prime minister) of a government in exile. Instead, I did a 30-minute solo episode in which I talked about our conversation without getting specific. Does that make me a coward?

I'll be honest with you. I didn't do any preparation for this interview. I don't generally do much preparation, but this time I didn't have any idea what this conversation was going to be about. I suppose I knew that Mr. Angle hosts a podcast called The Philosophical Angle. I knew that because he emailed me a few weeks ago to say he enjoyed the conversation I had with my friend Brent Freeman recently, and pitch himself as a guest. I've been happily pumping out podcasts lately, and I shamefully didn't take any time, even a moment, in advance of this conversation to consider what we might discuss. It must be my lucky day, because we had what I think is one of the most productive conversations I've had in 5 years of podcasting. When I say productive, I mean in terms of helping me find and refine (we're basically at the "refine" stage at this point) my political identity. I had no idea he just wrote a book called, "The Nature of the Political Left & Right." This was so on point for me. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

In this episode, I share some observations about the first few lectures in a psychology course I'm taking, and cover some other news stories along the way.

I was pleased to host multiple Emmy-award winning investigative journalist Chris Papst last night. He’s the author of "Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future.” It was a terrific conversation. You can probably imagine what we talked about. I hope you find it as interesting as I did. I hope the people of Baltimore demand change soon!

Do we really need a desctription, in this case?

Friend of the show Herby Kay is running for Congress! Let's see what he has to say about that and current events.

It was always going to come to this.

Random thoughts

I caught up with my friend Brent Freeman on X. Brent is the host of the Aiming Up Podcast. This was a great conversation about philosophy, politics, identity, Trump, Musk, Turning Point USA, physics, aliens, Israel, The Epstein Files, and anarchy.Brent and I may not be in total agreement on these topics, but it’s always nice to discuss important issues in good faith.

Topics covered:- the shooting of Renee Good- Tucker Carlson on American empire- protests in Iran - Walz steps out of politics- Vivek deletes all social media- Trump’s announcement on banning large financial institutions from purchasing single-family homes

David Jones was one of 100 people in the United States of America to write the Republican Party Platform that Trump ran on in 2024.Charlie Kirk was a big fan of him. He’s very much cut from the same cloth as Trump. He’s on track to be the next governor of Maine, but he needs your help. It was an honor to chat with him about politics in America, current events, and his vision for Maine. We discussed:- fraud- immigration- taxes - tariffs - energy - housing- the 2020 election - Trump’s leadershipAnd more!I hope you like it!

Topics covered:- what my show is - what MAGA means to me- Scott Adams- Looksmaxing- Venezuela- Rubio vs. Vance- the relationship between tech and politics - disclosure narratives I hope you like it.

At Arizona State University, Dr. Owen Anderson specializes in the philosophy of religion, natural theology, ethics, and the intersection of religion and public life. With a Ph.D. in Philosophy and dual master's degrees in Philosophy and Religious Studies, he has authored numerous influential works, including The Twelve Arguments and God and the Declaration of Independence.We had a great conversation this morning about our experiences with toxic leftist ideologies in academia, some contentious legal and intellectual battles he's fighting, and several current events, including the capture of Nicolas Maduro. We even briefly talked about “aliens” and UAPs.I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Topics covered:In my latest episode, I talked about - nostalgia for the 90s- general life update- the question of how best to organize a society on the precipice of massive change - Michael Master’s latest appearance on Rogan about aliens and UAPs- the pain of losing so many high-profile public figures recently - Matt Walsh’s latest appearance on Tucker Carlson about the “civil war” on the right

Why are all the cool kids talking about aliens?What can we learn from Ben Sasse’s heartbreaking yet inspiring announcement?Is JD Vance the future of the Republican Party?I covered these topics in my latest podcast episode.

Topics covered include:- Favorite new artists- Bondi Beach- Trump’s post about Rob Reiner- The slap heard 'round the world

Jon Stewart (not the comedian/political commentator) has had an interesting life.He's been a professional wrestler, politician, and businessman, as well as a highly-respected independent investigator in the UFO/UAP community, specializing in the 1997 Alien Interview case.He joined me today for a fascinating conversation about what he's learned throughout his career about the potential presence of higher-order non-human intelligent life on Earth.It was as wild, deep, scary, intriguing, and sobering as you might expect it to be.Yet, it was also oddly comforting.I hope you like it.

When I started my podcast "Searching for Political Identity" in 2021, I committed to hosting people from diverse backgrounds. I may have rebranded to The Brian Eskow Show after becoming a Trump supporter, but my goals are still the same: learn more about the world, become a better person, and make a positive impact.I say all that because you might find it odd that I hosted a Satanist today. All I can tell you is that it was a lovely conversation about philosophy, religion, politics, aliens, and psychology. I hope you find listening to it to be worthwhile.

What do Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Erika Kirk, Aliens, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? They're all featured topics in this episode!

In the latest episode of my podcast, I laid out the various theories of what UAPs are, many of which involve various definitions of the ominous term "non-human intelligence" that we've all been hearing about so much lately, recalled a terrifying nightmare I had two weeks ago, and briefly reviewed the Louis C.K. show I was privileged enough to attend on Wednesday night. I wish I had remembered to "name names" in terms of who represents what theories in the current discourse, particularly with respect to the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis. I also wish I had made it clearer that at least one sitting Congressman thinks we have "alien" bases underground and in oceans. That said, I think I did a good job overall discussing the options. It's cliché to post a podcast episode and say, "I'd love to know what you think," but in this case, I would genuinely love to know which theory you think is correct. Sorry it was such a long episode. I'm a bit of a talker.

Lisa Ekman is the author of "Deprogramming Democrats & Uneducating the Elites: How I Escaped the Progressive Cult." I was happy to learn her story and get her opinion of the current political environment. That's pretty much what I do with every guest!I am so grateful that she joined me. As I think you'll glean from the conversation, Lisa and I aren't particularly partisan, we just value truth.

In this morning’s podcast episode, I discussed the main takeaways from the documentary Age of Disclosure and pontificated on the implications. I also shared my thoughts on the joint press conference between Trump and Mamdani.

Teddy Pierce has a strong background in Western philosophy. He's the author of the riveting book, “Dethrone Davos: Save America.” It was my pleasure to host him for a conversation about traditional American culture, globalism, and the ideologies behind them. Some people are afraid to go deep on what’s ailing America. Teddy isn’t one of them. You may not agree with him, but I don't think you'll question his sincerity or integrity.

Jason Smith has been living in China for the last decade. He was kind enough to join me today to talk about Chinese culture, how America is perceived in China, and what, if anything, America can learn from China. We covered a wide range of topics. I hope you found the conversation as interesting as I did.

I hope this helps you understand the political dynamics on the right at the moment.

Just thought I'd do a quick review of who I am and what I'm doing.

It was an absolute pleasure hosting @BowTiedRebels last night. We got to know each other and chopped it up about politics. We're both Trump supporters, but look at things from slightly different angles. He's got more of a Marjorie Taylor Greene point of view. I'm the former Democrat who crossed over due to the culture wars. I learned a lot speaking with him, and had a lot of fun. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Micah Erfan is one of the most intelligent, active, and well-respected young Democrats in politics. I had a good time getting to know him a bit and being grilled by him about virtually every issue under the sun. I conceded some points to him, but also did a lot of defending. Just because I'm a Trump supporter now doesn't mean I'm done talking to people from diverse backgrounds. If you're only talking to people who agree with you on everything, what's the point? I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

In the latest episode of my podcast, I told some “funny” wedding stories and reflected on the experience I’ve had over the last 72 hours with antisemitism. Watch this if you want to understand critical race theory, why I shifted from left to right, and the Groyper mindset.

I'm home sick from work. You know what that means? A new podcast! Today, I talked about the No Kings protests, explored the definition of MAGA, compared Trump's AI poop video to the accusation that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is a "reptilian," and summarized an article I read today on Luigi Mangioni. I hope you like it!

Attorney and author Dennis Brennan joined me today to explore the unexpected parallels between Donald Trump and Aaron Burr. It turned out to be a perfect conversation to have on “No Kings” day. His latest book, “D.C. Swamp Strikes Back: Aaron Burr, Donald Trump and Their Similar Battles: Victims Separated by Centuries: Bound by Opponents' Hatred” sounds like a great read.

Reflections on a nice call I got this morning, and a little more.

I've spent the last year or two blasting critical race theory. Now, unfortunately, the woke right is on the rise. It’s a little frightening, to be honest. Given that Nick has made two big podcast appearances recently, it seemed like the right time to discuss the controversial ideas he articulates so well. I hope you think I was fair and appropriate. All I want to do is play a small role in healing our country from these corrosive ideologies.

Just because I'm leaning right lately doesn't mean I'm done talking with Democrats. No one wins when we stop talking to people we don't agree with 100%. In that spirit, I hope you enjoy the latest episode of my podcast. My guest was a Democrat, but he is definitely reasonable, intelligent, and talented. It was great to get to know him a little and chop it up, albeit briefly, about important current events. Who knows, maybe he’ll be the next governor of California.

After four years of hosting Searching for Political Identity, I've launched a new podcast. Yeah, it’s got my name in it. Real original, I know. The thing is, I discovered that I agree with many MAGA policies, and I no longer feel the need to be shy about it. That said, I’m still getting my bearings as a first-time Republican voter. I invite you to join me as I continue sharing life updates, reviewing books, and interviewing thought leaders. Topics discussed in this first solo episode include:- Life updates- More reflections on Charlie Kirk- The Jimmy Kimmel situation- Trump's post on Ilhan Omar- Daniel WebsterI look forward to navigating these interesting times with you.

I don't know about you, but I'm having a hard time thinking about anything else except the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I'm really disturbed and distracted. Nonetheless, my dear friend from X Scott Bell, who used to regularly join me as a guest on Searching for Political Identity, joined me on Thursday night for the first time on The Brian Eskow Show. It was a pretty fascinating conversation about the economic undercurrents that dictate geopolitics. Let's just say it helped me view Trump, MAGA, Putin, and Europe in a whole new light. Of course, I don't know for sure if Scott's theory is correct, but there's no doubt that he sounds like he knows what he's talking about. I hope you enjoy the conversation, and that it takes your mind off the horrors of September 10th for a few minutes.

My thoughts on the horrific event that occurred today.

Former educator turned lawyer Ryan Mullally joined me for the inaugural episode of The Brian Eskow Show. We had a great conversation about natural law, originalism, Donald Trump, and much more. I hope you find it as interesting as I did.

- My UFO sighting- Shucked- Wedding update- Sad chatbot story- Division in America- My post about Hillary- Male cheerleaders- Trump’s cultural purge - Rabbi lessons about marriage- Gavin Newsom’s strategy - John Quincy Adams