Hot Takes Happy Hour

A holiday message from Cosmopolitcs

Our year's biggest sale, a blow out year-ender and what's in store for 2026

Dec 24, 2025 • Elise Labott

Hot takes happy hour with Elise and Dany

A recording from Elise Labott's live video

Dec 12, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

40:50

Hot takes happy hour with the Elise and Dany

Socialists, Supreme Court and and antisemitic snakes in Heritage's backyard

Nov 7, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

34:42

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Trump slaps Vlad, Vance slams Bibi and Mike Lindell pledges fealty to Hegseth

Oct 28, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

36:59

Bolton is indicted, the US eyes regime change in in Venezuela and Putin woos Trump

Plus a shaky Mideast ceasefire and Hamas reign of terror in Gaza

Oct 17, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

42:33

The morning after

Our hot takes on a good day with a cloudy forecast

Oct 15, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

33:40

Trump's A for effort in Gaza

The President's deal is historic, but only sustained engagement will bring his "everlasting peace." Plus, Hot Takes Happy Hour recording

Oct 10, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

32:51

Hot Tales Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Abbas addresses UNGA, James Comey is indicted and Pete Hegseth cracks down on the press

Sep 26, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

32:42

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany: UNGA Edition

The world needed American leadership. Instead, it got a word salad that would have made Castro proud

Sep 24, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

33:41

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

If you didn’t get a chance to catch this week’s Hot Takes Happy Hour live show, Danielle Pletka and I hope you will watch the recording.

Sep 19, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

35:53

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

A recording from Elise Labott's live video

Aug 18, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

32:54

What we are missing about the Gaza war

Hot Takes Happy Hour with Dany and Elise and the death of nuance in foreign policy

Aug 1, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

30:02

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