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Episode Date: April 10, 2026It's just Lileks and Cooke this week, back to gander at another quintessentially American week of this semiquincentennial year. The fellas cover the h...
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650 episodes transcribedIt's just Lileks and Cooke this week, back to gander at another quintessentially American week of this semiquincentennial year. The fellas cover the h...
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The American right has a decision before it. There are a few elements in the coalition that threaten the stability of the whole. The boys of the Ricoc...