Sean Hannity has been a fixture of conservative media for 30 years. He joined Fox News in 1996 and is the longest-running prime-time host in cable news; his show averages about 3 million viewers a night.

At 64, Hannity is adding to his workload rather than scaling back. In March, he launched a twice-weekly podcast, "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," with early guests including Stephen A. Smith, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

I spoke with Hannity about the podcast, his former Fox colleagues Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, his relationship-turned-feud with Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the future of the Republican Party after President Donald Trump.

Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

You've been in this business for decades, with a successful radio and TV show. Why start a podcast?

Radio's different, TV's different, the podcast is different, and I love all of them. It's just fun. I feel like I've had an undeserved life being........

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