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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Pardon Us

Episode Date: February 21, 2020

Gotta make this brief as we are very, very busy around here: Peter Robinson? Not here this week. Jon Gabriel sits in for him. It’s really cold in NYC...

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Everybody Must Get Stone

Episode Date: February 14, 2020

Yeah, it another really busy week in the Ricochet Podcast Extended Universe (or as we like to call it, RIPEU, or repoo): we had a primary, some candid...

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The Greatest Week

Episode Date: February 7, 2020

A debacle in Iowa, a triumphant State of The Union speech, a rip-off, a socialist, a small town mayor with a big win — you name it, we discuss it on t...

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Can I Get A Witness?

Episode Date: January 30, 2020

Do not adjust your podcast app or web browser, you are in fact seeing this week’s Ricochet Podcast drop a day early. And we’ve got a good one for you:...

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A Blast From The Past

Episode Date: January 24, 2020

You asked for more face time with The Founders®, and here it is: our first Question Time show of 2020 (there will be more!). We cover some Ricochet hi...

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Benignly Pompous

Episode Date: January 17, 2020

Now that impeachment is upon us we thought we’d let the guys do a long segment (that’s not a euphemism) on it themselves. Then, Niall Ferguson joins t...

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One Hit Wonders

Episode Date: January 11, 2020

Welcome to the first podcast of the new decade*, the new year, and Ricochet’s 10th anniversary year! Great, we won’t have to write that again. This we...

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Happy Seasons!

Episode Date: December 20, 2019

It’s our last podcast for 2019, (but evidently not the last one of the decade) and we do our best to cover the ridiculous and the sublime. For the for...

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Boris and Blighty's Big Day

Episode Date: December 13, 2019

Around these parts, we strive to provide Class A Punditry® no matter where in the world the news happens. So this week, we jump across the pond to cov...

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The Washington Nationalists

Episode Date: November 22, 2019

We’re down a homme this week (details about that in the show), but we’re still full to the brim on compelling and clever conversation with our guest N...

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It's Alright

Episode Date: November 15, 2019

Got the full band back together for this one and we’ve got Scott Adams on base (see what we did there?). You know Scott as the Dilbert dude, but you a...

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The Elitists

Episode Date: November 9, 2019

Our deepest apologies for the delay in getting this show out the door. A lot of factors conspired in this show being a day late (but not a dollar shor...

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Putting Out Fires

Episode Date: November 1, 2019

Got a Super-Sized show for you this week chocked full of topics and Big Name Guests®. First up, we take a look at the state of California, which appea...

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Civility and Humility

Episode Date: October 25, 2019

After several weeks of different combos for different reasons, The Big Three® are reunited and bring a power hitting show with them. First up, we talk...

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The Policy, Not the Mouth

Episode Date: October 18, 2019

On this episode of The Big Show® we take you back to last night’s 74th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner where Rob offers a first hand...

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Why Can't We Be Friends?

Episode Date: October 11, 2019

This week on The Big Show®, we converse about the Kurds, talk about the limits of woke corporatism with David French, and get the low down on Kim Stra...

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The Elizabethan Era?

Episode Date: October 4, 2019

Let’s just disclose this right upfront: we had some pretty big technical issues during the production of this show (Skype went down during the Andy Mc...

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It Smells Better Here

Episode Date: September 27, 2019

Some weeks, we have to hunt hard for topics. Other weeks, well, they rain down like a monsoon. The latter describes this week and to provide an umbrel...

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The Class of '87

Episode Date: September 20, 2019

It’s a bit unusual to find oneself adjacent to the biggest news story of the week, but that’s exactly what happened to our own Rob Long. He, like Bret...