
Ben Domenech breaks down the growing fractures inside the American right and whether we are witnessing the beginnings of a MAGA movement crack-up. He’s joined by Mariam Wahba from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies to unpack the Christian persecution crisis in Nigeria, and by Michael Sobolik of the Hudson Institute to analyze Trump’s second-term China policy from TikTok to Taiwan. Let us know your thoughts: How much do you really miss ESPN if you haven’t been able to see it? Would you miss it if it disappeared? 🎙️ Listen and SUBSCRIBE for more candid conversations on speech, culture, media power and politics. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fRPRZRNC9O7S8u40CSk2D Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-ben-show/id1556479134 Follow The Big Ben Show on all social platforms: X: https://x.com/BigBenShowFox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbenshowfox/ 00:00 – The MAGA Movement at a Crossroads 03:45 – Infighting and Leadership After Trump 07:45 – Guest: Mariam Wahba on Nigeria’s Crisis 10:00 – The Fulani Herder–Christian Farmer Conflict 14:45 – U.S. Policy and Religious Freedom 18:00 – How does this conflict get handled? 24:03 - Guest: Michael Sobolik on Trump’s China Policy 24:40 – TikTok, Trade Deals, and China’s Leverage 33:10 – Taiwan, Rare Earths, and the Future of U.S. Strategy 54:18 – ESPN vs YouTube TV: The Fall of Old Sports Media