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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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...

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Question Time

Episode Date: June 12, 2021

We’ve got another Happy Hour show this week! (If you haven’t heard, we like Happy Hour.) And who better to spend it with than our very own members? Ro...

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Too Late To Turn Back Now

Episode Date: May 29, 2021

If your for seeking out the good amid the darkness these days, this episode’s for you. The doctors are in! And while the prognosis ain’t great, we’re...

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Bathtub of Damocles

Episode Date: May 22, 2021

We start this week easy as one of our hosts reports from wonderfully peculiar city of New Orleans. Then Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) joins to dis...

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"Doom" and Boom

Episode Date: May 7, 2021

Rob’s out in an interview with Greg Gutfield, so it’s just Peter and James this week. Even so we’ve got a packed podcast-full of wonders and terrors....

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The Future Is Unwritten

Episode Date: April 30, 2021

We’ve got a packed, super-sized show for you this week, so let’s get right to it: first up (right at the top of the show), tech columnist Benedict Eva...

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Losing The Enlightenment

Episode Date: April 23, 2021

There’s a lot at stake in this week’s jam-packed podcast. First up we’ve got Byron York (he of the Byron York Show on this very network) to update us...

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Borderline Insanity

Episode Date: April 16, 2021

Rob Long returns this week – meaning we’re back to business. We’re joined by Harmeet Dhillon to discuss her upcoming legal battle with Twitter, repres...

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The Royals

Episode Date: April 10, 2021

We recorded this one on Friday evening, which is the reason most of you are receiving it on Saturday. We’re sorry about that, but to make up for it, w...