Antisemitism
Subject in Politics
Antisemitism has come up in 8 episodes across 7 podcasts in TMT, including Pod Save America, REAL AF with Andy Frisella, This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. 11 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Andy FrisellaShow intro voiceover by host Andy Frisella
Frisella claims Israel's leadership deliberately makes Jewish people vulnerable so it can use accusations of antisemitism as a shield.
“They want to create a dangerous environment for Jewish people because that allows them to raise the flag of anti-Semitism and hide behind it”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1062. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump At The United Nations, Chinese President Xi Welcomed To The US & CNN, MS Now & Politico Reporters Regain Entry To White House (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 13:01
Frisella argues that the actions of Netanyahu's faction of the Israeli government cause antisemitism to rise.
“All the shit he does, all the shit his little sect of the government of Israel does makes anti-Semitism rise”
REAL AF with Andy Frisella: 1062. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump At The United Nations, Chinese President Xi Welcomed To The US & CNN, MS Now & Politico Reporters Regain Entry To White House (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 12:17
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook praises Rudolf and the Prince of Wales for publicly associating with Jewish figures in a feverish political climate.
“In this very feverish political environment, they're publicly associating with well-known kind of Jewish figures”
The Rest Is History: 689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1) (Jul 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:45
Sandbrook reports that Jews made up a large share of Vienna's professions, making them scapegoats for antisemites.
“So about 60% of Vienna's doctors are Jewish. About half of the lawyers”
The Rest Is History: 689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1) (Jul 19, 2026) · Listen from 43:22
Gad SaadLebanese-born Canadian evolutionary behavioral scientist, scholar at the University of Mississippi and author of "The Parasitic Mind" and "Suicidal Empathy"
Saad contends that most anti-Israel sentiment is ultimately rooted in Jew hatred.
“I think most of the anti-Israel sentiments, ultimately, if you scratch enough the onion and peel enough the stuff, is rooted in Jew hatred”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2497 - Gad Saad (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:52:06
Saad, citing Thomas Sowell, argues that Jews are hated because they succeed disproportionately as a market-dominant minority.
“If the Jews were suddenly no longer succeeding in ways that are anomalous to their per capita numbers, then maybe they wouldn't be as hated”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2497 - Gad Saad (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:32
Robert BarronAmerican Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire Ministries
Barron distinguishes biblical Israel from the modern state and says Catholics may criticize Israeli government policy while the Church opposes antisemitism.
“a Catholic can certainly be critical of the government policies of the state of Israel, as we would have any other government”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #682 - Bishop Robert Barron (Sep 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:31:53
Jon FavreauCo-host of Pod Save America and former speechwriter for President Barack Obama
Favreau urges pro-Palestinian organizers to publicly condemn the confrontation with Wiener.
“it would behoove people on the left and especially people who have been marching and organizing in protest for Palestinian rights”
Pod Save America: Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One Came (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 56:07
Tommy VietorCo-host of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World who conducted the Josh Turek interview
Vietor argues the Wiener hecklers hurt their own movement and made Wiener sympathetic.
“The people filming this stuff ultimately make their movement look bad. They make Wiener look sympathetic”
Pod Save America: Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One Came (Jun 30, 2026) · Listen from 53:54
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argues most Americans critical of Israel came to that view honestly because of Gaza and the Iran war.
“I think the vast majority of people in America who are critical of Israel have come to it honestly. They watched what happened in Gaza for two freaking years”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 15:47
Mark HalperinAmerican political journalist and host of the podcast Next Up
Halperin contends antisemitism is an unquantifiable but real factor in some opposition to Israel.
“You can't ignore that some of this, you can't quantify it, some of it for some people, and I would say not an insignificant number of people, is driven by this”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 14:30
Will SommerReporter at The Bulwark who wrote about Bill Pulte
Sommer names Candace Owens as the most concerning figure for mainstreaming antisemitism to otherwise liberal audiences.
“my mind just instantly jumps to Candace Owens, who I think has done a lot to, you know, mainstream anti-Semitism”
Pod Save America: The Splintering MAGA Media Rage Machine (Jun 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:00:35
Stew PetersAmerican far-right online broadcaster and documentary filmmaker, former bounty hunter
Peters noted that media outlets credited him with radicalizing Candace Owens.
“I was credited with being the man who radicalized Candace Owens”
Digital Social Hour: Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966 (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 31:51
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan counters that Asian Americans also outperform yet do not face comparable hatred.
“Extremely disciplined family environment, pushed incredibly hard to succeed, but don't get nearly the kind of hate that Jewish people do”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2497 - Gad Saad (May 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:35:53
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Pod Save America · 2 episodes
- REAL AF with Andy Frisella · 1 episode
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 1 episode
- Digital Social Hour · 1 episode
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
1062. Andy & DJ CTI: Trump At The United Nations, Chinese President Xi Welcomed To The US & CNN, MS Now & Politico Reporters Regain Entry To White HouseREAL AF with Andy Frisella · Sep 25, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Andy Frisella and DJ discuss Trump at the UN, the walkout on Netanyahu, Xi Jinping's U.S. visit, foreign influence in politics, media consolidation, and Fat Bear Week.
#682 - Bishop Robert BarronThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Sep 10, 2026 · 1 h 53 min
Theo Von talks with Catholic Bishop Robert Barron about prayer, evil, love, addiction and pornography, the clergy abuse crisis, artificial intelligence, and finding purpose.
689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburgs’ Greatest Scandal (Part 1)The Rest Is History · Jul 19, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook set the scene for the 1889 Mayerling incident, tracing Crown Prince Rudolf's troubled family, 1880s Vienna, and his first meetings with Mary Vetsera.
Trump Held a Fair And (Almost) No One CamePod Save America · Jun 30, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett discuss Trump's sparsely attended state fair, Supreme Court rulings, the housing bill and DSA, then Favreau interviews DLCC president Heather Williams.
Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly, Mark Halperin and Chamath Palihapitiya discuss Mamdani-backed NYC primary wins, Tucker Carlson leaving the GOP, AI's economic impact, and World Cup patriotism.
The Splintering MAGA Media Rage MachinePod Save America · Jun 7, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
Tommy Vietor and The Bulwark's Will Sommer survey the fracturing MAGA media world, from Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson to the Daily Wire, manosphere streamers and far-right candidates.
Charlie Kirked Turned Down $1 Billion, Now He's Dead & TPUSA Has the Money | DSH #1966Digital Social Hour · May 15, 2026 · 1 h 7 min
Sean Kelly interviews broadcaster Stew Peters, who advanced unsubstantiated conspiracy claims about Charlie Kirk's assassination, Turning Point USA, Israel, the Iran war, COVID and media censorship.
#2497 - Gad SaadThe Joe Rogan Experience · May 12, 2026 · 2 h 43 min
Gad Saad presents his book "Suicidal Empathy" and debates Joe Rogan on Islam, the Iran war, Israel's lobby and the Gaza war.