Batya!

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Host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. For advertising opportunities please email  PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4   Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy   

  1. 4D AGO

    New jobs report and Trump's economy, ‘Real Housewives of Capitol Hill’

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!” The January jobs report revealed the U.S. added more than 130,000 jobs, surpassing economists' expectations. Batya Ungar-Sargon says President Trump’s economy is starting to deliver, and the “secret sauce” may not actually be a secret - deportation. Ungar-Sargon is joined by a panel of truck drivers to discuss whether American citizens in the labor force are being undercut by migrant workers. Plus, Political commentator Emily Jashinsky joins "Batya" to discuss the heated Congressional oversight hearing with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week. And a new poll found American adults are steadily losing confidence in the news media, as Batya Ungar-Sargon shares the “winners and losers of the week.” On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    40 min

  2. FEB 7

    Americans will support mass deportations despite polling results: Ungar-Sargon

    Batya Ungar-Sargon opens her show discussing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda and how it will be important for the Hispanic vote across the country. "This will be crucial for the midterms, especially for Hispanic voters, a demographic the Republicans desperately need to keep the House," Batya says. #immigration #trump #deportations NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: https://trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: https://trib.al/Vu0Ikij Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min

  3. FEB 2

    Parents' lives changed by illegal immigration, celebs weigh in on politics

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, tensions remain high across the country over immigration enforcement. Batya Ungar-Sargon speaks with two families whose lives were forever changed by illegal immigration. Sabine Durden-Coulter lost her son to a migrant truck driver in 2012. Coleman's daughter, Dalilah, was struck by a migrant truck driver in 2024, which left her nonverbal and relearning how to walk. Both parents tell "Batya!" Americans don't understand how hurt they are to see them fighting against Trump's deportation agenda. Plus, Joel Berry, managing editor of The Babylon Bee, joins “Batya!” to weigh in on Bruce Springsteen’s new anti-ICE anthem, released in the wake of unrest in Minnesota. “What is it, 1965? When’s the last time a protest song did anything?” he says. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min

  4. JAN 26

    Trump frustrates Dems over Greenland, support for Trump’s immigration agenda

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, Batya Ungar-Sargon says President Trump was able to outmaneuver European elites at the World Economic Forum for the sake of Americans and walked away with the framework for acquiring Greenland. Plus, The Daily Wire’s Michael Knowles joins “Batya!” to discuss President Trump’s continued aggressive push for Greenland and the Democrats' outrage against him for how he’s tried to secure the deal. And former CNN host Don Lemon joined and livestreamed an anti-ICE protest inside a church. As some of the participants have been arrested for the protest, Ungar-Sargon wonders why the former TV anchor was spared the legal consequences. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min

  5. JAN 19

    Minneapolis unrest, Renee Good’s father-in-law's response

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, Tricia McLaughlin, the Department of Homeland Security’s assistant secretary for public affairs, rebuts criticisms of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota. Plus, President Trump said he's cancelling all meetings with Iranian officials until government executions of protesters stop. NewsNation's Katie Pavlich joins "Batya!" to discuss the message Trump is sending. And Renee Good’s father-in-law said in an interview he doesn’t blame ICE, Renee or anyone for her death. Batya Ungar-Sargon says his interview showcases the spirit of Americans — “compassionate, understanding and holding fast to one’s convictions even when others don’t share them.” On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    43 min

  6. JAN 12

    Finding the truth behind the Minnesota ICE shooting with Sen. Tim Sheehy

    On this episode of “Batya!”, the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minnesota by an ICE officer was the talk of the week. As both political sides fight over who’s at fault, Batya Ungar-Sargon asks how we can address this tragedy with compassion, while also telling the truth. Plus, Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, gives his take on the shooting. Growing up in the Twin Cities himself, Sheehy says he doesn’t want to have to see ICE officers in Minneapolis, but he believes the migrant problem has gotten so out of hand that it’s necessary. And new polling from an organization helping elect Democrats found 70% of voters think the party is out of touch with issues deeply affecting working-class Americans. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min

  7. 12/29/2025

    Memorable conversations with Glenn Beck, Brian Tyler Cohen and more

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, Batya Ungar-Sargon looks back at the conversations she's had with a wide variety of guests, from Glenn Beck and Ben Shapiro to Brian Tyler Cohen and Nina Turner. Batya also looks back to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and how she says he was killed for doing what he loved, debating others in an attempt to find common ground. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    44 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    Dr. Oz talks vaccine skepticism, Piers Morgan’s ‘high tolerance for chaos’

    On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, Dr. Mehmet Oz joins the show to discuss what the Health and Human Services is shaping into after a year under President Trump. Plus, British journalist Piers Morgan shares what his keys to success have been. And Scott Jennings, the author of "A Revolution of Common Sense," explains why he believes Ben Shapiro's speech at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest was needed to get the Republican Party back on track. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 min
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Host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media personalities. For advertising opportunities please email  PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    We want to make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4   Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20Policy   

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