The Back Room with Andy Ostroy

Joe Walsh on Trump, the Parties, MAGA, Midterms, Democracy and More

July 23, 2026·47 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Joe Walsh is a former Republican Congressman from Illinois elected to Congress in the TEA Party wave of 2010. Following his service in Congress, Joe became one of the most popular syndicated conservative talk radio hosts in the country. In August of 2019 he became a candidate for President of the United States, waging a Republican primary challenge against Donald Trump. He is the author of F*CK SILENCE: Calling Trump Out for the Cultish, Moronic, Authoritarian Con Man He Is. He's currently the Director of The Social Contract and the host of “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh,” podcast. He appears regularly on CNN, MSNOW, News Nation and The BBC. Sometimes I feel that Joe and I were separated at birth, and while he headed right and I went left, here we are 60 years later on the same side! Which is why it's always a blast when he brings his inimitable wit, wisdom and fire-in-the-belly into The Back Room to discuss Trump, the political parties, MAGA, and the future of our democracy. Don't miss this super-fun and insightful chat! Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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