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Weekly episodes of Ricochet’s flagship podcast feature our hosts James Lileks, Steve Hayward, Charles C. W. Cooke, and guests discussing the issues of the week.
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- Murder, He Wrote · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 815The great Andrew Klavan has a new novel out! Find Me Nowhere is the latest entry in his Cameron Winter series. He sits down with James, Charles and Steve to discuss his…
- Clean Up Time · 56 min. · Episode 814Toss out the cyanide white pill and don't touch that dial! Bad night on Tuesday, but we ain't done for yet. In fact, we got work to do—and the job starts with an assessment of…
- Treats, s’il vous plaît! · 55 min. · Episode 813Steve and James embrace the Halloween mindset with a chat about a cast of characters who transcend space, time, and barriers of language and even reality. They brace themselves…
- A Great Deal of Ruin, Indeed · 54 min. · Episode 812The great Douglas Murray, bestselling author of The Strange Death of Europe and On Democracies and Death Cults, joins James and Steve to discuss the mass immigration problem he's…
- A Pain in the Polls · 45 min. · Episode 811The midterm polls sure don't paint a rosy picture for Republicans. While Henry Olsen, Ricochet's in-house election analyst, isn't here to pretend the data suggest otherwise, he…
- Thumos with a Touch of Swaggart · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 810With each passing wild week in the West, it can feel like a tall order to request an unequivocal defense of it. But when there's a meme, there's a way, and if Marco Rubio has…
- Feeling Judgey · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 809Sometimes life feels like a freak show, and the sane can either take it in or turn away. This week gave us more glimpses of horror than usual, which tends to make folks more…
- Everything is Everything is Revolutionary Praxis · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 808What exactly do the fight to save Piddington in Oxfordshire, the public betrayal of Najya Hannah-Jones by her activist mom, Trump's deal with Greenland, Russia's cultural…
- Familiar Parts of the Body Politic · 1 t. 2 min. · Episode 807Sometimes our topsy-turvy world is more dizzying than usual—and in those times, it's best to stand on a firm foundation and in the company of dependable people. Rob Long returns…
- A Searing Memory · 59 min. · Episode 806It's been a quarter century, but the fury and grief have not dimmed in the slightest. James, Steve, and Charles recall that fateful day and reflect on life in America since…
- Embodied Optimism · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 805AI has many amygdalae flooding nervous systems with warnings; a rising share of Americans look toward digital technology with deep suspicion; and a data center revolt is…
- More Hot Water · 52 min. · Episode 804Canada is back in the news, but not in the good way like you want. So Steve and James find themselves weighing in on another renamed body of water while wading through the latest…
- Upending Your Moral Universe · 1 t. 4 min.It's just James and Charles this week at the post: Post-elections in Florida, Minnesota, and South Carolina - post-mortem on l'affaire de Arday - and the post-partum madness of…
- Confessions of a Democratic Operative · 58 min. · Episode 802For once, we can all agree with AOC: Woke 1 was crazy. But rather than laugh it off and set the stage for "true woke has never been tried," perhaps we could ask the youths to…
- Rearranging the Deck Chairs · 57 min. · Episode 801Britain is on its seventh prime minister since bidding adieu to the EU a decade back. There’s news of once-unimaginable crimes and ethnic strife shaking once sleepy shires. Even…
- If It Pleads, It Leads · 1 t. 6 min. · Episode 800It's a milestone episode! Number Eight Hundred. That calls for a celebration. Not only does Ricochet co-founder Peter Robinson join to host, but our dear pal Dr. Jay Bhattacharya…
- Homer Bound · 58 min. · Episode 799Christopher Nolan has another blockbuster hit in theaters and has set off the pop culture controversy of the year with his rendition of The Odyssey. To move beyond the visual…
- Survey Says: Love Will Keep Us Together · 57 min. · Episode 798CNN's Harry Enten joins Steve, Charlie and James to put a little pizzazz on polling data. The gang covers a great deal of ground: the DSA insurgency, a couple of key midterm…
- Our Favorite Bands · 56 min. · Episode 797As the late Johnny Thunders would say, "Rock and roll is simply an attitude." And we bring the attitude this week with Free Press contributor Eli Lake, as we talk Graham…
- Bringing the Golden State Back into the Fold · 36 min.For a special edition of the Ricochet Podcast, Peter Robinson sits down with Steve Hilton, California's Republican candidate for governor. The duo discusses Hilton's uphill fight…
- Ducks in a Row to Administer the Algae-rithm · 49 min. · Episode 795Our hosts are out of sorts as they prep for the Independence Day celebration: Hayward is on the high seas, Lileks is in Boston, and the always-fashionable Cooke is even later…
- Teaching Wit, Wisdom, and Love of Country · 57 min. · Episode 794America's 250th birthday is just a few weeks out, and festivities are underway. But, leaving aside disputes about fist fights and daring stunts on the White House South Lawn, a…
- A World of Willful Weirdos · 55 min. · Episode 793It's just James and Charles to recollect and swap rants about the goings-on of the land of the free and the home of oddball. The cast of characters includes the world's first…
- A Law Unto Yooself · 60 min. · Episode 792John Yoo returns to usher in SCOTUS opinion season, joining James and Steve for some friendly debates on law, politics and, most controversially, more than a few matters of…
- Deal or No Deal? · 58 min. · Episode 791Lots and lots of burning questions dominate the news. Do we need a $250 bill, and what or who should be on it? Mamdani flexes his communist urges in NYC, so what could possibly…
- Revolution on the Run · 59 min. · Episode 790James, Steve and non-stipendiary host Rob Long shoot the breeze as they face revolutionary changes big and small. From the impending phenonena of Pratt Summer and unstoppable AI…
- Summit Song and Dance · 59 min. · Episode 789Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have ended their two day summit in Beijing with lots of talk and no announced breakthroughs. James and Steven break it all down. Speaking of breaking…
- Alien to the Court · 1 t. 2 min. · Episode 788Ricochet’s beloved former editor Mollie Hemingway is back with a new book, Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. We’re so thrilled, in…
- The Renegade Academy · 59 min. · Episode 787Have we hit the "another week, another act of homegrown terror" phase of American history? Spencer Klavan joins Steve and Charles for a roundup of the (relatively) young…
- Lawless Education · 54 min. · Episode 786The pitiful state of university sociology departments is an unfortunate thing, but to see tantrums at elite law schools over "controversial" speakers portends danger — or so says…
- Take a Bromo · 1 t. 3 min. · Episode 785Moving concentrates the mind on the old days (good or otherwise). And who better to reminisce with than a good ole pal? James Lileks and Rob Long are back together, and they…
- Ceaseless Loco Motion · 45 min. · Episode 784It's just Lileks and Cooke this week, back to gander at another quintessentially American week of this semiquincentennial year. The fellas cover the halted hostilities in Iran…
- To the Moon and Flipping a Grunt · 52 min. · Episode 783Bondi's out at DOJ. SCOTUS heard another big case and issued another big ruling. We're at war, and Congress is out of the loop... We need a legal expert this week. John Malcolm…
- Cheer Up, Chaps · 52 min. · Episode 782James and Steve put Charles in the guest chair to elaborate on his National Review cover story exhorting against generalized downerdom and political pessimism. Further, the trio…
- To Speak Ill of the Dead · 52 min. · Episode 781H.R. McMaster joins Steve and Charles to take stock of the war in the Middle East. Though a tank man by training, H.R. is no stranger to thinking about our capabilities and how…
- Bomb Throwing Like a Liberator · 58 min. · Episode 780For decades, war game experts have produced dire predictions for American-Iranian war scenarios. While it's still early days, the circumstances are much more favorable than…
- Epic Fury · 58 min. · Episode 779James, Steve and Charles are back together to discuss life during wartime. Become a supporter of this podcast…
- The Radicals Are Here · 55 min. · Episode 778Underneath the "cuddly" rhetoric of the Democatic Socialists there lurks admirers of some of the most evil men in history. And, says our guest Tal Fortgang of the Manhattan…
- Message Discipline · 56 min. · Episode 777It's been said that there's no use in proposing that Donald Trump moderate his rhetoric, but with presidential approval ratings being what they are, a friendly reminder about…
- Addressing the Elephant in the Room · 55 min. · Episode 776Conservatism and the Republican Party have been at an impasse for some time. On the one hand, we're beholden to the enduring principles of our founding, on the other we're proud…
- World Still Spinning, Hacktivists Hardest Hit · 51 min. · Episode 775Lingering cold has many a podcast host needing a week off, but Rob Long and Steve Hayward reconvene to enjoy some juicy stories and just desserts: The "Democracy Dies in…
- Marco's World · 60 min. · Episode 774Peter returns to catch up with James of Snogadishu and Charles of the land of peace, prosperity, and enviable winter climate. It's good timing to have the ever-winsome Robinson…
- New Right 4.5 · 55 min. · Episode 773We're one year into Trump 2.0. And it's America at 250. James, Steve and Charles discuss and debate an especially wild week for an already-adventurous Trump administration…
- Fighting Political Punctilios with...Fire · 58 min. · Episode 772Sometimes you've just had enough. Bill Barr, two-time Attorney General and author of One Damn Thing After Another, knows the feeling. He joins James, Steve, and Charles today to…
- The Revolution is Always the Issue · 55 min. · Episode 771James, Steve, and Charles are back for a new year that seems determined to outdo its predecessor. Lileks reports from the Twin Cities, a site dead set on being the epicenter of…
- New Beginnings · 48 min. · Episode 770We have a special Christmas season episode to tide everyone over through the holidays. Steve Hayward sits down with Rob Long, who's just wrapped his first year at Princeton's…
- A Revolution of Common Sense · 59 min. · Episode 769If you have access to the internet, you've likely seen a clip of Scott Jennings acting as a lone voice of reason on a noisy CNN panel. This week, he joins Steve and Charles to…
- The Making of the American Mind · 54 min. · Episode 768America has a big anniversary coming up. And you know it's set to be grand when people give it a name like "semiquincentenial." To help us prepare for the big 250th, Matthew…
- Podcasters of the Caribbean · 59 min.Two thirds of the earth is covered by water and the other third is covered by our intrepid trio of Steve Hayward, Charles C.W. Cooke and James Lileks. We start the week in…
- Lady Justice Unsheathes Her Sword · 57 min. · Episode 766The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice was founded in 1957 to ensure fairness in a union struggling to become more perfect. Yet somewhere along the way, bad…
