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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We Called It A Raid…

Episode Date: August 12, 2022

We’re not short on takes about the search (or whatever you wanna call it) at Mar-a-Lago this week; but one can’t ever get enough of people who know wh...

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Face-Saving Megalomaniacs

Episode Date: August 5, 2022

With all the sound and fury surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, we think it’s timely to hear from an expert on the Indo-Pacific to see if it si...

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Toss ‘Em In The Pin

Episode Date: July 29, 2022

It’s a free-for-all on the Ricochet Podcast this week! Rob and Peter are off enjoying the last gasp of Summer, so filling in are the effervescent John...

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The Kabuki People Want To See

Episode Date: July 22, 2022

With heat waves, and the inevitable extinction of humanity practically around the corner, why not talk about what’s happening in the cool, comfortable...

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Hot and Free

Episode Date: July 15, 2022

This week, it’s another round of Question Time, this week with actual (OK, former) British person Charles C.W. Cooke sitting in for Peter Robinson, We...

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Not Done With Fun

Episode Date: July 8, 2022

We’ve made it to 600, and in spite of the seemingly never-ending buffet of bad news that got our hosts talking in the first place, we manage to have a...

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Judgment Day

Episode Date: June 24, 2022

Whoa. Wow. Golly. And Hooray! Big news from SCOTUS today. A fifty year judicial error is finally corrected, and Ricochet’s Supreme Court expert John Y...

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On The Cusp of the Volcano

Episode Date: June 10, 2022

There are few on planet Earth who’ve spilled as much ink over concerns on Western Civilization’s decline as today’s guest Douglas Murray. Nevertheless...

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Ancient Highs and Lows

Episode Date: June 3, 2022

This week we move from the pits of a senseless war to the mount of the royal jubilee, and cover quite a bit of terrain in between. Our first guest is...

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Doing The Right Something

Episode Date: May 27, 2022

With a catastrophic tragedy in the news, the Ricochet mood is a bit more serious; but that doesn’t mean bad policy or sentimental grandstanding are ap...

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Live . . . From New York!

Episode Date: May 13, 2022

While Peter’s venturing about the real America, James is vacationing between the Hudson and East rivers so he can meet up with his pal Rob–and, more i...

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The California Syndrome

Episode Date: April 29, 2022

We still can’t help but wonder what happened to California; and today’s guest has not only been writing about it for years, but is running for governo...

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Mickey Mouse Mask Mandates

Episode Date: April 22, 2022

The title says it all, yes? Not quite. It doesn’t tell you that everybody’s favorite Peter Robinson is off to Israel, and will therefore be filled in...

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A Kerfuffle or a Brouhaha?

Episode Date: April 15, 2022

Don’t matter what you call it. Ricochetti are a passionate bunch, and sometimes the fighting spirit takes over. Our first guests are Andrew Gutmann (h...

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All Hands on Deck!

Episode Date: April 1, 2022

Good News! James is back! The whole crew is reunited. Even our guest Matthew Hennessey – a self-professed Ricochet nerd – was missing him. Matt’s got...