The Ricochet Podcast

Weekly episodes of Ricochet’s flagship podcast feature our hosts James Lileks, Rob Long, Peter Robinson, and guests discussing the issues of the week.Listen to The Ricochet Podcast, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com. No paid subscription required.

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The Fight For Freedom of Speech

Episode Date: October 22, 2021

No, silence isn’t violence; it’s just that here at Ricochet, we’d like to hear what you’ve got to say. As is our wont, we’ve got a few freethinkers to...

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The Jersey Boys

Episode Date: October 16, 2021

On a website devoted to debate (civil, mind you), we can all agree that politics is not the arena for shrinking violets. Who better to remind us of th...

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Our Embraceable Yoo

Episode Date: October 9, 2021

Programming Note: the first version of this show had some tracks out sync due to an encoding error. If you received that version of the show, please d...

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The China Syndrome

Episode Date: October 1, 2021

It’s a podcast about big things today! Our guest is Josh Rogin, author of Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century....

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We Clapped

Episode Date: September 24, 2021

Our guest on this week’s podcast is the former governor of the State of Florida, Jeb Bush. The governor helped transform his state from Blue to Red an...

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No Joking with Sen. Tom Cotton

Episode Date: September 17, 2021

The trio is back in action this week, and after a few weeks off, Rob is in full force! We’ve got Senator Tom Cotton to keep our attention (R- AR) wher...

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The B (For Baby) Team

Episode Date: September 11, 2021

This week, Ricochet editors Jon Gabriel and Bethany Mandel and yes, her baby (listen closely and you’ll hear him in this podcast) join Peter and James...

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Playing In Our Sandbox

Episode Date: September 3, 2021

The news cycle is shifting profoundly, and it seems to go from bad to worse. Since we’ve got no Rob Long to try to cheer us up this week, we’re thankf...

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The Buck Stops Here

Episode Date: August 27, 2021

Remember the good ol’ days when a president could be talked out of his worst impulses? So do we. This week the guys had a chance to chat with one of t...

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Scary and Confusing

Episode Date: August 21, 2021

What can we say? Frustration has a way of concentrating the mind, and this week we’ve got one word: Afghanistan. Victor Davis Hanson joins us to talk...

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Glimmers of Hope

Episode Date: August 13, 2021

Do you follow the science? Do you have an aversion to the scolds who routinely declare code reds for humanity? Perhaps you’re being driven to despair....

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Lost Causes

Episode Date: August 6, 2021

Peter’s out this week, so it’s a Lileks and Long show. But we wouldn’t want to be without a Hoover man. Our guest is Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster,...

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Inflamed Labyrinth

Episode Date: July 31, 2021

A dizzying week calls for steady remedies. We’ve got the great Larry Elder, who’s hoping to save his home state by taking on Gavin Newsom in Californi...

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Universal Questions

Episode Date: July 23, 2021

This week we’ve got old friends as guests: The Discovery Institute’s Dr. Stephen Meyer joins to remind us that the God hypothesis gets us a lot furthe...

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¿¡Cuba Libré!?

Episode Date: July 16, 2021

The Founders™ are on their own this week, but even on a James-less week, the show must go on! First up, Rob and Peter discuss the tumult in Cuba, alon...

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The Post of the Week!

Episode Date: July 9, 2021

Ok. We know you’re bummed. There’s no R> Podcast this week because we decided to take the Fourth of July holiday on the backend this year. But don’...

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A Fabulous Fourth

Episode Date: July 2, 2021

To kick off a great Fourth of July Weekend we’ll need firecrackers, but, of course, only with adult supervision. For the former, we’ve got John Yoo fi...

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We Bring Good Things to Life

Episode Date: June 25, 2021

We’re rollin’ in the dough this week with a double dip of interesting business talk. First up are Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann of The Wall Street Journal...