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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Finding the Way Back

Episode Date: January 6, 2024

The trio is back for 2024! The reunited gang is happy to welcome back Ayaan Hirsi Ali to discuss the West's crisis of confidence and its fumbling atte...

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God of the Two-Faced Podcast

Episode Date: December 29, 2023

Ok. We lied.We swore that we we're going to take this week off. But we're not. So just like Janus, the two-faced God of Duality, we're here to kick do...

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The Controligarchs are Coming!

Episode Date: December 8, 2023

Once upon a time Americans could reliably count on reporters to follow the money to stay up on what the world's powerful players were up to. If you've...

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Kissinger's Legacy

Episode Date: December 2, 2023

Henry Kissinger is gone after a century on Planet Earth. The most influential diplomat of the last fifty years, he's never been short of fierce critic...

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Trending and Blowin' Up!

Episode Date: November 17, 2023

Perhaps you're failing to vibe with Bin Laden and thus feeling a bit behind the times. Then again, you could be a sane person with a moral compass. Ja...

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Panda-monium and Other Evils

Episode Date: November 10, 2023

We've made it to number 666! Unfortunately among the three of them James, Steve Hayward and Charles Cooke haven't a single sinister plan to reveal. Th...

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Under The Influence

Episode Date: October 27, 2023

Even a pessimist would have reason experience surprise and consternation by the extent of our institutional crises. It's revealed that American studen...

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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...