GLoP Culture

Are movies as a cultural force (and a business) headed for the graveyard? Can we beat ISIS? What’s the deal with John Stamos’ career and a possible Full House reboot? The answers to these buring questions and more lie within the digital 0’s and 1’s of this podcast. Get listening! Help Ricochet by Supporting Our Advertisers! For 15% off any title, go to EncounterBooks.com and use the coupon code... Source

In a recent G-File, Jonah (the “G” in GLoP) wrote that “ conservatives need to get over their insecurities about not being cool in the eyes of liberals.” Do we need our own Daily Show or Colbert Report? Do we already have them? Also, does the Left really have a monopoly on storytelling today Does it matter? Listen to what our learned hosts have to say on the topic and then weigh in below. Source

This week, the world’s most awesome podcast tackles ISIS, both the secret and not so secret varieties; ponder why Hollywood is slumping, dispense some thoughts on immigration, and debate whether or not Republicans can ride the Hobby Lobby horse all the way to the White House. Also. GLoP no like M*A*S*H, and finally (after much prodding by a certain Ricochet staffer) JPod ventures into the comments... Source

When news breaks, the men of GLoP (for the uninitiated, that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz) are there to cover it. This week, breaking news on the Clinton’s finances in 2000, who knows Bowe?, the latest punditry on Game of Thrones, Tom Cruise vs. weepy teen dramas, and more! Tune in for all the fun that’s fit to chat about. Dollah, dollah bills, EJHill. Help Ricochet by Supporting... Source

After an extended absence, the men of GLoP are back to answer and discuss the most important issues of the day: Is it time to break out the midterm victory champagne? The Spiderman reboot: a great or the greatest Spiderman reboot? Does Benghazi really matter? Does it matter as much of Game of Thrones? How about Mad Men? Also, Star Wars, a GloP deep dive on Frank Soto’s Monogamy: What Is It Good... Source

America’s jolliest pundits return for a special April Fool’s day edition of their patented tour through politics and pop culture. It’s a crap shoot this week as John podcasts live from Sin City. Today, our boys ruminate on ObamaCare, why liberals don’t think things go better with Koch, the How I Met Your Mother finale, Rob’s review of Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin, and the Colbert contretemps. Source

Direct link to MP3 file When Barack Obama is doing comedy and the men of GLoP are doing some heavy weight social commentary (at least on this podcast), we’re through the looking glass, people. But that’s where we find ourselves as this week, Jonah, John, and Rob take on the President’s comedy chops, hipsters and the political conundrum they find themselves in, why a conversation on contraception... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week, the men of GLoP kick around Woody Allen, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the way the media has covered these stories, what did Shirley Temple have that Bieber and Cyrus don’t, the hagiography of Hillary (aided and abetted by Andrea Mitchell), HBO’s True Detective, Matthew McConaughey, TV business zombies, and the slow motion avalanche that is ObamaCare. Source

Direct link to MP3 file Welcome to our first GLoP Culture of 2014, crowd-sourced edition. This week, Christie, Rocky Mountain highs, cats vs. dogs, ethnic restaurant, that liberal litmus test, Saving Mr. Banks, Star Wars, the Larry King game, how to appeal to female voters, should your kids be lit majors and Grandpa Podhoretz explains it all to you. Music from this week’s episode: Rocky Mountain... Source

Direct link to MP3 file The men of GLoP always go all out for the holidays and this year is no exception. This week, JPod abandons a panel, bad week to an Uncle in North Korea, the trouble with “Top Chef, ” and the best and worst movies of 2013 — and 1939. Pack up your knives, EJHill. Help Ricochet by supporting our advertisers! This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Encounter Books. Source