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Area 45

By Hoover Institution

Area 45 is a Hoover Institution podcast devoted to the Trump administration and the policy avenues available to America’s forty-fifth president. It is hosted by Hoover fellow, Bill Whalen

  1. 1.
    Another Philly Special?11/05/2020
    1:00:46
  2. 2.
    Area 45: And The Winner Is . . .10/28/2020
    1:02:39
  3. 3.
    “Your Lights Are Getting Dimmer”10/08/2020
    47:58
  4. 4.
    Area 45: A Healthy Amendment?10/03/2020
    1:02:02
  5. 5.
    Foreign To This Election09/23/2020
    47:45
  6. 6.
    Replacing “The Notorious RBG”09/20/2020
    1:05:30
  7. 7.
    Cancel That Thought09/17/2020
    39:18
  8. 8.
    State Of The Presidential Race: Convention Bump?09/04/2020
    53:55
  1. 9.
    President (Yes, President) Pelosi?09/01/2020
    51:26
  2. 10.
    Michael Auslin On Keeping Up With The Kims08/27/2020
    58:15
  3. 11.
    California: Back in Blackouts Again?08/20/2020
    49:15
  4. 12.
    Vice President Harris, Senator Newsom?08/14/2020
    52:05
  5. 13.
    Area 45: Tim Kane: Does COVID-19 Trump Immigration?08/05/2020
    43:40
  6. 14.
    Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman07/30/2020
    43:01
  7. 15.
    State Of The Race: Rope-A-Dope With Dave Brady and Doug Rivers07/24/2020
    49:18
  8. 16.
    Area 45: Tom Gillian: Let Freedom Ring07/02/2020
    27:48
  9. 17.
    San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer: Getting Vocal06/19/2020
    29:12
  10. 18.
    Dave Brady and Doug Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race . . .06/16/2020
    45:16
  11. 19.
    Tom Bevan: The Trump-Media “War Of The Roses”06/10/2020
    54:10
  12. 20.
    Pete Wilson: “A Charming Irishman”06/06/2020
    1:01:46
  13. 21.
    David Henderson: Pandemics & “Never-Ending Pasta Bowls”06/05/2020
    52:12
  14. 22.
    Terry Anderson: Renewing Indigenous Economies06/01/2020
    41:22
  15. 23.
    Lee Ohanian: The Place You Ought To Be?05/25/2020
    1:01:00
  16. 24.
    Lee Ohanian: Tesla Recoil05/16/2020
    52:43
  17. 25.
    Daniel Heil: Binge-Watching, Binge-Spending05/15/2020
    44:24
  18. 26.
    Lee Ohanian: Blue State, Red Ink 05/09/2020
    45:49
  19. 27.
    Lee Ohanian: California Beaches Closed, (Tax) Tsunami Warning 05/01/2020
    53:01
  20. 28.
    Lee Ohanian: California’s Great Depression 2.004/24/2020
    43:10
  21. 29.
    Colonel Joseph Felter: Afghanistan Withdrawal 04/23/2020
    45:09
  22. 30.
    Lee Ohanian: California’s COVID Economy04/17/2020
    45:04
  23. 31.
    Tevi Troy: The White House “Fight House”04/14/2020
    48:41
  24. 32.
    Robert Service Assesses Czar Vladimir 04/11/2020
    49:26
  25. 33.
    Area 45: Brady and Rivers: The State Of The Race03/31/2020
    41:17
  26. 34.
    Cochrane: Is An Economic Stimulus The Right Cure For The Coronavirus?03/12/2020
    50:40
  27. 35.
    Dave Brady: The State Of The Democratic Presidential Race . . .03/07/2020
    49:26
  28. 36.
    Brady And Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race02/28/2020
    55:02
  29. 37.
    John Yoo: Impeachment’s Lessons02/07/2020
    58:36
  30. 38.
    Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper: The Front Of The Long Grey Line02/05/2020
    41:55
  31. 39.
    Tom Church: The Fiscal Effects Of A Public Option01/31/2020
    53:58
  32. 40.
    Dave Brady And Doug Rivers: The State Of The Presidential Race01/27/2020
    53:18
  33. 41.
    Richard Epstein: Do Cheaters Prosper?01/24/2020
    1:04:49
  34. 42.
    Victor Davis Hanson: Holding The Trump Card01/15/2020
    59:29
  35. 43.
    Abbas Milani On Post-Soleimani Iran 01/08/2020
    51:45
  36. 44.
    Sarah Isgur: Post-Trump Republicans12/19/2019
    47:36
  37. 45.
    Fred Barnes: Impeachment Then, Then, And Now12/13/2019
    51:25
  38. 46.
    Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson11/26/2019
    54:20
  39. 47.
    John Cochrane: Wealth Under Attack11/20/2019
    45:04
  40. 48.
    The State Of The Presidential Race11/15/2019
    1:01:22
  41. 49.
    John Batchelor11/08/2019
    43:01
  42. 50.
    Joe Felter: The Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy 11/04/2019
    43:16
  43. 51.
    Lanhee Chen: Republican Rift?10/31/2019
    33:08
  44. 52.
    Steve Scully: C-SPAN And Campaign 202010/28/2019
    48:50
  45. 53.
    Navy Capt. Christopher Sharman On Vietnam’s “Balancing” Act 10/23/2019
    38:17
  46. 54.
    James Sweeney On California’s Electricity Woes10/18/2019
    47:34
  47. 55.
    David Leal On President Trump, Texas, And The Latino Vote10/11/2019
    48:38
  48. 56.
    “All In On Donald Trump” With Charles Hurt10/08/2019
    1:07:19
  49. 57.
    Debra Saunders On White House Press Briefings 10/04/2019
    53:31
  50. 58.
    Brady and Rivers: Impeachment . . . By The Numbers10/01/2019
    52:00
  51. 59.
    Daniel Heil Discusses “America Off Balance”09/25/2019
    1:01:03
  52. 60.
    Alabama Rep. Gary Palmer on House Republican Policy09/18/2019
    43:17
  53. 61.
    Mark Tillman: Piloting Air Force One on 9/1109/10/2019
    44:55
  54. 62.
    Tim Kane’s Economic “Beauty Contest”09/04/2019
    51:20
  55. 63.
    Shelby Steele On Race And Victimization In America 08/27/2019
    1:04:52
  56. 64.
    Michael Boskin Discusses The Left’s Agenda 08/21/2019
    43:28
  57. 65.
    Ed Lazear Assesses the Trump Economy08/14/2019
    47:42
  58. 66.
    Brady And Rivers On The State Of The Presidential Race08/06/2019
    45:41
  59. 67.
    Guy Benson On Trump And The Millennial Vote07/29/2019
    44:06
  60. 68.
    Scott Atlas Discusses How To Replace Obamacare07/19/2019
    50:28
  61. 69.
    The US-UK “Special Relationship” With Andrew Roberts07/13/2019
    1:01:31
  62. 70.
    The School Spending Disconnect With Paul Peterson07/08/2019
    38:20
  63. 71.
    About Those Debates . . .With David Brady and Doug Rivers07/01/2019
    1:03:09
  64. 72.
    Tilling The Democratic Field With Ben Domenech06/05/2019
    1:01:04
  65. 73.
    What’s Next For North Korea With Thomas Henriksen05/31/2019
    42:21
  66. 74.
    How Public Policy Became War With David Davenport05/24/2019
    37:58
  67. 75.
    The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy (Part II) With Byron York05/20/2019
    51:54
  68. 76.
    Trump’s Suburban Divide With Barbara Comstock05/15/2019
    52:08
  69. 77.
    Japan’s New Emperor With Michael Auslin05/09/2019
    37:37
  70. 78.
    The Race For The Presidency With Dave Brady05/01/2019
    43:26
  71. 79.
    Politics and Good Books With Barton Swaim04/24/2019
    52:30
  72. 80.
    California And Economics On Your Mind With Lee Ohanian04/18/2019
    43:53
  73. 81.
    A Healthier America With Health And Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan04/11/2019
    30:35
  74. 82.
    An American Civics Lesson With David Davenport04/03/2019
    42:00
  75. 83.
    The Trillion-Dollar Storm With Alice Hill03/25/2019
    47:05
  76. 84.
    The Myths of Immigration with Tim Kane03/20/2019
    42:52
  77. 85.
    Is Washington, DC – Trump’s Town? With Mike Franc03/14/2019
    44:52
  78. 86.
    The Roberts Court With Adam White03/11/2019
    56:03
  79. 87.
    Area 45: The 2020 Presidential Field With David Brady and Doug Rivers03/04/2019
    58:43
  80. 88.
    Class Warfare—Teachers Go On Strike With Paul Peterson02/18/2019
    42:21
  81. 89.
    The (Second) American Civil War? With Victor Davis Hanson02/13/2019
    57:01
  82. 90.
    Is Taxing Wealth “Economic Justice?” With John Cochrane02/07/2019
    51:16
  83. 91.
    Venezuela On The Brink With Markos Kounalakis01/30/2019
    54:19
  84. 92.
    Is It Constitutional? Featuring Richard Epstein01/17/2019
    52:06
  85. 93.
    The Lowdown On The Shutdown With David Brady01/15/2019
    44:48
  86. 94.
    What Political Scientists Learned in 201812/20/2018
    47:13
  87. 95.
    Islam Under Assault In China With Michael Auslin11/27/2018
    32:56
  88. 96.
    Giving Thanks With Niall Ferguson11/21/2018
    53:00
  89. 97.
    Iran – Will Protests Lead To Progress? With Abbas Milani11/19/2018
    39:13
  90. 98.
    Trump Agonistes and the Harvard Lawsuit With John Yoo11/13/2018
    52:36
  91. 99.
    Into The Wild Blue Yonder With Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson11/08/2018
    32:47
  92. 100.
    What Challenges Face California’s New Governor With Lee Ohanian11/06/2018
    43:21

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