20 Best Hoover Institution Podcasts
Hoover Institution Podcasts
Here are 20 Best Hoover Institution Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
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For more than two decades the Hoover Institution has been producing Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, a series hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson as an outlet for political leaders, scholars, journalists, and today's big thinkers to share their views with the world.MORE Host Peter Robinson
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.2KFacebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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2. GoodFellows: Conversations from the Hoover Institution
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In uncertain times what's needed is not just clarity about today's pandemic, but insight into the challenges that lie ahead as America recovers and returns to normal. GoodFellows, a weekly Hoover Institution broadcast, features senior fellows John Cochrane, Niall Ferguson, and H.R. McMaster discussing the social, economic, and geostrategic ramifications of this changed world.MORE Hosts H.R. McMaster, Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 743Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Matters of Policy & Politics
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Matters of Policy & Politics is a Hoover Institution podcast devoted to matters of governance and balance of power at home and abroad. It is hosted by Hoover fellow Bill Whalen.
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 495Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
4. Talks from the Hoover Institution
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Talks and interviews from Hoover Institution events.
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 71Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. Libertarian
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A podcast series features the inimitable Richard Epstein offering his unique perspective on national developments in public policy and the law. Tune in each week to hear Epstein's take on breaking news stories.MORE Host Richard A. Epstein
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2019 Get Email Contact
6. Today's Battlegrounds
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Today's Battlegrounds with H.R. McMaster is a podcast that provides a needed forum with leaders from key countries to share their assessment of problem sets and opportunities that have implications for U.S. foreign policy and national security strategy.MORE Host H.R. McMaster
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 193Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
7. The Secrets of Statecraft
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Secrets of Statecraft is a bimonthly podcast hosted by Distinguished Visiting Fellow Andrew Roberts that explores the effect that the study of history has had on the careers and decision making of public figures. The podcast also features leading historians discussing the influence that the study of history had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill's reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life advice, to whom he said, 'Study history, study history, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.'MORE Host Andrew Roberts
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 155Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
8. Hoover Virtual Policy Briefings
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
9. Conversations from China's Global Sharp Power Podcast
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10. Hoover Institution: Strategika
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11. Hoover Institution: Security by the Book
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12. Hoover Institution: Cyberspectives
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13. Free Speech Unmuted
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Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eugene Volokh is one of the country's foremost experts on the 1st Amendment and legal issues surrounding free speech. Jane Bambauer is a distinguished professor of law and journalism at the University of Florida. On Free Speech Unmuted, Volokh and Bambauer unpack and analyze the current issues and controversies concerning the First Amendment, censorship, the press, social media, and the proverbial town square...MORE Producer/Network Hoover Institution
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14. Factual Foundations of Policy
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An impartial investigation into the most controversial public policy issues facing Americans, answered by experts on both sides of the political aisle.
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15. The Grumpy Economist
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The Grumpy Economist Podcast features Hoover Institution Senior Fellow John Cochrane offering analysis and commentary on the news of the day from a humorous free-market perspective.
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 159 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
16. Reasonable Disagreements
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Hoover fellows Richard Epstein and Adam White discuss major legal and policy issues and debate points of disagreement between their libertarian and conservative perspectives.
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 141Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
17. The Pacific Century
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The 21st century may be the Pacific Century, and China appears poised to become America's greatest rival for global power and influence. Host Michael Auslin and guests discuss the latest politics, economics, security, and cultural news in China, Asia, and America.MORE Host Michael Auslin
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 122Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
18. The Caravan
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The Caravan Podcast provides discussions of politics and culture in the Middle East and the Islamic World with regard to the challenges for American foreign policy.
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 21Facebook 529.1KTwitter 179.7KInstagram 79.1K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
19. Stanford Emerging Technology Review
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The Stanford Emerging Technology Review (SETR) is the first product of a major new Stanford technology education initiative for policymakers. Our goal is to help both the public and private sectors better understand the technologies poised to transform our world so that the United States can seize opportunities, mitigate risks, and ensure that the American innovation ecosystem continues to thrive.MORE Producer/Network Hoover Institution
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Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
Hoover Institution shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
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| Peter Robinson | Host | uncommonknowledgehoover.podbean.com | 121 | Male | @p_m_robinson | 24.4K | Stanford, CA, United States | |
| H.R. McMaster | Co Host | goodfellows.podbean.com | 178 | Male | @ltghrmcmaster | San Francisco, CA, United States | ||
| Niall Ferguson | Co Host | goodfellows.podbean.com | 178 | Male | @nfergus | Stanford, CA, United States | ||
| John Cochrane | Co Host | goodfellows.podbean.com | 178 | Male | @johnhcochrane | Palo Alto, CA, United States | ||
| Bill Whalen | Host | area45.podbean.com | 264 | Male | @billwhalenca | 4.1K | Palo Alto, CA, United States | |
| Richard A. Epstein | Host | hooverinstitution.podbean.com | 245 | Male | @richardaepstein | 15K | ||
| H.R. McMaster | Host | battlegroundsinternationalperspective.podbean.com | 142 | Male | @ltghrmcmaster | 33.1K | San Francisco, CA, United States | |
| Andrew Roberts | Host | secrets-of-statecraft.podbean.com | 75 | Male | @aroberts_andrew | 27.4K | London, United Kingdom | |
| Richard Epstein | Co Host | reasonabledisagreements.podbean.com | 41 | Male | @richardaepstein | 14.6K | Chicago, IL, United States | |
| Adam White | Co Host | reasonabledisagreements.podbean.com | 41 | Male | Washington, D.C., United States | |||
| Michael Auslin | Host | pacificcentury.podbean.com | 83 | Male | @michaelauslin | 98 | Washington, D.C., United States | |
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