The NatCon Squad

The NatCon Squad

A weekly podcast with leading young conservative intellectuals discussing current events from a national conservative perspective. Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. Find out more at www.NatCon.org

Episodes

July 2, 2025 54 mins

This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 00:59 - SCOTUS Rules on Universal Injunction 14:28 - Big Beautiful Bill 24:57 - NYC Dems Pick Zohran Mamdani 39:33 - Aligator Alcatraz 45:44 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week on The NatCon Squad:

  • War and peace in the Middle East
  • Courts release Khalil and Abrego Garcia
  • Lower court defies SCOTUS

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.

For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week on the NatCon Squad:

  • The Israel-Iran war
  • MAGA reacts to war in the Middle East
  • Deportation pullback?
  • Systemic racism at Lockheed

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week on the NatCon Squad:

00:00 - Intro

01:00 - The LA riots

13:43 - What sanctuary cities can and can't do

26:20 - GOP pushback against the BBB

36:10 - Biden's autopen pardons/EOs

46:20 - Final thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation. For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week on the NatCon Squad:

00:00 - Intro

01:22 - Boulder terror attack on Jews by illegal immigrant

13:15 - Trump and Musk disagree about BBB

24:30 - Ukraine attacks Russian nuclear facilities

36:15 - Chinese agents smuggle bioweapons

47:50 - Final thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.

For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.national...

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This week on the NatCon Squad:

00:00 - Intro

00:52 - The Elias Rodriguez Case

13:45 - Dems' Desperate Appeal to Young Men

28:30 - Trump vs. Harvard Continued

41:49 - Citizenship and the Census

51:00 - Final Thoughts 

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.

For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk

www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

01:15 - The Biden cover-up

15:30 - The Big Beautiful Bill

26:47 - Nationwide injunctions at SCOTUS

38:22 - Congress is failing veterans

49:00 - Final thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, Inez Stepman, and Mark Lucas.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.

For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:06 - America Welcomes Africaner Refugees 11:48 - Alien Enemies Act Revisited 23:23 - Trump EO Lowers Drug Prices for Americans 36:17 - DEI Mmployers Face Discrimination Charges 50:08 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalcons...

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:19 - Make Alcatraz Great Again 11:30 - $1K Self-Deportation Award 22:20 - TX Rules Against Alien Enemies Act 35:49 - Israel Strikes Back 46:29 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Trump’s First 100 Days 14:07 - Judges Breaking the Law 24:17 - Canada Stays the Left Course 31:54 - Spain’s Net Zero Blackout 44:26 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 00:53 - SCOTUS Blocks the Use of Alien Enemies Act 14:15 - Schedule F Redux 24:03 - Chaos at the Pentagon? 37:17 - After Pope Francis 46:52 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Jeremy Carl, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

 

00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Harvard Defies Trump Admin 14:17 - Abrego Garcia Deportation False Narrative 25:44 - POTUS Memo on GOV Censorship 37:00 - Rogan and Murray on Israel 49:31 - Final Thoughts

 

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

 

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:27 - The Tariff Meltdown 12:22 - SCOTUS Big Decisions 19:57 - House Passes Budget and Voter ID Law 34:24 - Lower Energy Cost Brings Down Consumer Prices 45:28 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ben Weingarten, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Judges Kill Democracy in France 12:22 - Trump EO Limits Power of Federal Employee Unions 19:57 - US Arrests MS-13 Gang Leader 34:24 - Functionally Illiterate US College Grads 45:28 - Final Thoughts

With Will Chamberlain, Ellen Fantini, Amber Duke, and Ellen Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nati...

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 00:52 - The Houthis Strike Group Chat 12:10 - POTUS Power to Deport Visa Holders 22:22 - Trump Takes Steps to Close Dept of Ed 32:18 - Dems Hunt for New Leader 43:52 - Final Thoughts

With Jeremy Carl, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Ellen Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:05 - Use and Abuse of Universal Injunction 12:39 - Litigation, Activist Courts, and Federal Bureaucracy 23:38 - Tren de Aragua Deportation 37:14 - U.S. Airstrikes on Houthis 47:24 - Final Thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Ellen Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalc...

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:32 - US Moves to Deport Pro-Hamas Student Activist 14:07 - Columbia University Gets Docked 25:14 - Conservatives Fight Lawfare 2.0 36:17 - Dems Copy GOP Strategy 49:22 - Final Thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 00:53 - State of the Union 11:27 - Oval Office Zelensky Debacle 24:12 - Europe's Ukraine Meltdown 35:18 - Trump Closes the Border 46:04 - Final Thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Ellen Fantini.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:04 - The House Budget Bill 13:02 - Trump Restoration vs Judicial Supremacists 25:36 - Trump Admin Upends WH Media Coverage 39:11 - Bezos revamps WaPo opinion 45:56 - Final Thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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This week, the NatCon Squad discusses:

00:00 - Intro 01:09 - What JD Vance Said in Munich 12:57 - JD Vance Free Speech Hysteria 24:56 - Ukraine Peace Talks Begin 36:36 - Bondi Takes on Sanctuary Cities 50:40 - Final Thoughts

With Ben Weingarten, Will Chamberlain, Amber Duke, and Inez Stepman.

Produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation.  For the latest updates, follow us on X: @natcontalk www.nationalconservatism.org

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