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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Star Power

Episode Date: June 1, 2018

This week, we take a bit of break from the politics of the day to delve into the culture a bit with our guest Richard Rushfield, Editor-in-Chief of th...

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Advice to Grads?

Episode Date: May 25, 2018

This week, we wanted to do a show aimed at graduating students — which is why we booked The WSJ’s Andy Kessler to discuss his column Advice to New Gra...

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Kudlow, Gen X, and Tom Wolfe

Episode Date: May 18, 2018

After a rousing live edition of the podcast in DC, we’re back on virtual home ground and we hit the ground running. First up, our old pal Larry Kudlow...

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In Hot Water in D.C.

Episode Date: May 14, 2018

It takes a special occasion to take The Big Show® to bigger things and higher heights. What’s bigger than the AEI/Ricochet Podcast Summit? Try the 400...

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Peace In Our Time?

Episode Date: May 4, 2018

This week, we go deep on North Korea with AEI’s Nicholas Eberstadt and Salena Zito tells us not to break out the surf boards quite yet — that blue wav...

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Suicide of The West

Episode Date: April 27, 2018

This week, it’s our good pal Jonah Goldberg for the full hour to talk about his new book, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism,...

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Waiting on a Friend

Episode Date: April 19, 2018

This week on the Big Show®, we’ve got former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul (pre-order his new book From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American...

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The Business We've Chosen

Episode Date: April 13, 2018

This week, two terrific reporters join us from their beats: first up, Salena Zito., National Political Reporter for The Washington Examiner (and autho...

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A Roseanne By Any Other Name

Episode Date: March 30, 2018

This week, we are very media centric: first, a few thoughts about the Ingraham-Hogg contretemps, then a deep dive into the Rosesanne phenomenon with n...

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How Sweet It Is

Episode Date: March 24, 2018

First, apologies to all of our faithful listeners for being 24 hours late with this edition of the Ricochet Podcast — we were felled by technical issu...

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Winged Unicorn Flatuence

Episode Date: March 16, 2018

This week — UNICORNS. Well, James mentions one. Also, the great Kori Schake on how we ought to deal with North Korea. Republican Congressional candida...

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Sowell Men

Episode Date: March 9, 2018

This week, we span the human entire life span: first up, 16 year old Marjory Stoneman High School junior and 2nd Amendment advocate Kyle Kushuv. Young...

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We Need the Eggs

Episode Date: March 4, 2018

For this (very) rare Sunday Ricochet Podcast, we’ve assembled our original cast as Rob Long, Peter Robinson, and James Lileks gather ’round their resp...

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The Wrestlers

Episode Date: February 17, 2018

This week, we mix it up across a wide variety of views with guests from all over the right side of the ideological map. First up, AEI’s Christina Hoff...

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Ups and Downs

Episode Date: February 9, 2018

Who doesn’t love a parade? Certainly not us. We also love a rising market, good explanations of complicated investigations, and clear and concise comm...

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Before the Deluge

Episode Date: February 2, 2018

First, let it be known that we recorded this podcast before The Memo® was released. We’ll dissect that (assuming there’s anything left to dissect) on...

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You're Fired

Episode Date: January 26, 2018

This week, football, firings (real and alleged), and free trade. First up, the great Victor Davis Hanson, who’s National Review cover story is a balan...

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Shut It Down

Episode Date: January 19, 2018

We’ve got the great Shelby Steele on the podcast this week (read him fantastic WSJ column Black Protest Has Lost Its Power) to discuss the NFL and (th...