Shield of the Republic
Hosted by Eric and Eliot · Shield of the Republic
4.5from 686 ratings
- 227
- Episodes
- 132
- Transcribed
- 686
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 637M
- YouTube views
About Shield of the Republic
Foreign policy and national security analysis from Eric Edelman and Eliot Cohen www.shieldoftherepublic.com (https://www.shieldoftherepublic.com?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Shield of the Republic
- Category
- history · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
132 of 227 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Foreign Policy Midterm
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rubio & Hegseth’s Presidential Pipedreams
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Pete Hegseth Dropped Eisenhower’s Globe!?
Inside a recent episode
The Foreign Policy Midterm
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I agree with everything you said about what he said. I make a couple of other points. One, he's not wrong. I mean, in a sense, not that it's the fault of the Jews. Not about it. To be clear. Oh, good. To be clear. But that the Republicans lost largely because of the Iran war is not completely wrong. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Katrina Manson
- Will Hitchcock
- Paul Miller
- Frank Kendall
- Robert Parkinson
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 637,011,531
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 519 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 167 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100
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- Quality
- 56
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Questions about Shield of the Republic
Who hosts Shield of the Republic?
Eric and Eliot host the show. Published by Shield of the Republic.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Shield of the Republic take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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