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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This Year in Israel

Episode Date: October 20, 2023

Nice as it would be to turn away, the Ricochet Podcast follows up on the chaos covered last week with a new pair of guests. David P Goldman joins for...

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What You See is What You Gaetz

Episode Date: October 6, 2023

It was no great secret that a single match could put fire to the 2023 Republican coalition in the House. But that didn't make the incediary Tuesday an...

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Phool Around Phind Out

Episode Date: September 29, 2023

Citizens of Philadelphia are the latest victims of "wilding nights," watching helplessly as chortling teens smash storefronts and ransack the goods in...

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The Spartan Lifestyle

Episode Date: September 22, 2023

In a world gone mad, there's something comforting about turning attention to crazier days that somebody else had to suffer through. TikTok informs us...

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Potty Talk

Episode Date: September 15, 2023

As the lines that used to distinguish the political and legal are blurring, and the sense that the country is swirling down the drain, it's nice to at...

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Pumping Iron

Episode Date: September 8, 2023

The boys are back! That's right: you can hear Peter, Rob and James on the same podcast. They consider Eric Adam's unwitting vindication of the migrant...

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A Sparking Powerline

Episode Date: August 18, 2023

We've got a crossover episode, folks! Our friends of the Three Whiskey Happy Hour podcast (Steve Hayward, "Lucretia" and John Yoo) join to talk about...

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Heightened Risibility

Episode Date: August 11, 2023

We're erring on the side of positive expecttions again this week with Bjørn Lomborg. His new book is Best Things First where he sets his sights on cos...

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Weighing the Charges

Episode Date: August 4, 2023

Another week, another indictment. Another president, another scandal. So we call on the house prosecutor, Andy McCarthy, to weigh the evidence before...

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Abundant Malthusiasm

Episode Date: July 28, 2023

We have a lot for you this week! Covering everything from atoms to commodities and precivilization to our indictmentpalooza. James, Rob and Steve disc...

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All Smiles

Episode Date: July 21, 2023

The days of Carter era malaise were bad, bad, bad. But at least the man had the decency to speak honestly about the nation's troubles. Joe Biden on th...

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To Serve Man

Episode Date: July 14, 2023

Scary times could be just around the corner. To help you prepare for that we've invited our old friend Carol Roth to stop by and talk about her new bo...

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The Democrats-Only Love Motel

Episode Date: June 30, 2023

Conservatives are set to celebrate another year of invigorating Supreme Court decisions. Ricochet's old pal John Yoo even goes so far as to suggest th...

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Busted and Babeling

Episode Date: June 23, 2023

Messrs. Lileks and Robinson chat with Peter Schweizer, best-selling author of Red Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win, to discuss t...

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Marching On With Newt Gingrich

Episode Date: June 16, 2023

Peter, James and Charles Cooke sit down with the one-and-only Newt Gingrich to discuss his newly published March to the Majority and, in doing so, put...

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E.T. and His Boundless Orks

Episode Date: June 9, 2023

From the esoteric and the imperian to the specfic and the political. And then on to aliens! James, Rob and Steve Hayward chat with Patrick Deneen, aut...

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Deal With It

Episode Date: June 2, 2023

Larry Kudlow is back! And he brings good news, among other things. The guys get his take on the dealings of this Kevin McCarthy fellow, along with pre...