Heritage Explains
Hosted by Doug Blair · The Heritage Foundation
4.7from 892 ratings
- 491
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 892
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 128M
- YouTube views
About Heritage Explains
A podcast that explains major policy issues at a 101 level. Experts from America's leading public policy organization break down major news stories and policy debates raging in culture and Congress alike.
- Publisher
- The Heritage Foundation
- Category
- education · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 25 Apr 2017
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 491 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Tough Night for Conservatives: Now What? | Steve Chartan
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
BONUS | Can American Foster Care Be Fixed? | Alex Adams
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Did We Get Truck Drivers Who Can’t Speak English? | Lora Ries
Inside a recent episode
A Tough Night for Conservatives: Now What? | Steve Chartan
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We'll see what this holds for the future, but certainly was a tough night in Texas statewide, as well as within the state legislatures, too. Right. So obviously what we're going to see now is all the talking heads, the chittering politicos in Washington are going to say, It was an affordability issue. […]
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- Steve Chartan
- Alex Adams
- Lora Ries
- Ben Black
- Laura LaCombe
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 128,268,971
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 844 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 48 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Heritage Explains?
Doug Blair host the show. Published by The Heritage Foundation.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Heritage Explains take guests?
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