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.
640 episodes transcribedEverybody Must Get Stone
Episode Date: February 14, 2020Yeah, 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...
The Greatest Week
Episode Date: February 7, 2020A 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...
Can I Get A Witness?
Episode Date: January 30, 2020Do 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:...
A Blast From The Past
Episode Date: January 24, 2020You 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...
Benignly Pompous
Episode Date: January 17, 2020Now 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...
One Hit Wonders
Episode Date: January 11, 2020Welcome 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...
Happy Seasons!
Episode Date: December 20, 2019It’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...
Boris and Blighty's Big Day
Episode Date: December 13, 2019Around 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...
Unexpectedly High Jobs, Way Down to Louisiana
Episode Date: December 6, 2019Bobby Jindal, former governor of Louisiana, stops by to talk to the full crew about How Trump Wins the Populist Patriots and how that particular group...
The Washington Nationalists
Episode Date: November 22, 2019We’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...
It's Alright
Episode Date: November 15, 2019Got 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...
The Elitists
Episode Date: November 9, 2019Our 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...
Putting Out Fires
Episode Date: November 1, 2019Got 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...
Civility and Humility
Episode Date: October 25, 2019After 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...
The Policy, Not the Mouth
Episode Date: October 18, 2019On 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...
Why Can't We Be Friends?
Episode Date: October 11, 2019This 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...
The Elizabethan Era?
Episode Date: October 4, 2019Let’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...
It Smells Better Here
Episode Date: September 27, 2019Some 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...
The Class of '87
Episode Date: September 20, 2019It’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...
