
Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
Hosted by Mona Charen · The Bulwark
4.5from 1,480 ratings
- 303
- Episodes
- 144
- Transcribed
- 1,480
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 20K
- YouTube views
About Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
After a great five year run on Beg to Differ, Mona Charen brings you a new show dedicated to deepening your understanding of complex issues and trends facing society. Each week she'll engage an expert for a probing discussion that goes past the day's headlines.
- Publisher
- The Bulwark
- Category
- news · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Oct 2019
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
144 of 303 episodes have a transcript.

8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Cornell Case Exposes Something Deeply Wrong With Our Culture (Christine Emba)

1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
DOGE Was Supposed to Save Money. It Did the Opposite. (w/ Max Stier) | Mona Charen Show

25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Trump’s Reckless AI Policy Could Leave America Defenseless (w/ Francis Fukuyama) | Mona Charen Show
Inside a recent episode

The Cornell Case Exposes Something Deeply Wrong With Our Culture (Christine Emba)
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And the best way that we've decided we can do that is by not imposing our principles on other people who might not share them. And I think we have in America kind of a deep allegiance to this idea of personal freedom. But then there is a third that I question, and it is this idea of personal freedom. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Beg to Differ with Mona Charen
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- Christine Emba
- Max Stier
- Francis Fukuyama
- David Frum
- Susan Glasser
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 19,657
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 1,322 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 158 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Beg to Differ with Mona Charen?
Mona Charen host the show. Published by The Bulwark.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Beg to Differ with Mona Charen take guests?
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