The Ricochet Podcast

Jay Nordlinger chats with Conservative activist Herb London. London is the president of London Center for Policy Research and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Source

National Review’s Jay Nordlinger, Jim Geraghty, and Charles Cooke discuss the opening day of CPAC 2015. Source

Live from CPAC, Jay Nordlinger chats with Weekly Standard online editor Daniel Halper. Source

In our continuing series of podcasts from CPAC, National Review’s Jim Geraghty interviews Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Source

Here’s our second conversation from CPAC: Jay Nordlinger talks with former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey. Source

We’re not doing a Ricochet Podcast today; instead, we’ll be posting short interviews live from CPAC. In this first installment, Jay Nordlinger interviews Senator Ted Cruz from Texas. He discusses Obama’s constitutional violations, relations with Iran, and yes, his presidential aspirations. Source

We haven’t done one of these in a long time: a show with just the three hosts talking about the news. To be honest, it wasn’t planned that way, but a certain producer told the guest the wrong time. But luckily, we have three guys who can easily fill up an hour with clever conversation and camaraderie. This week, we cover ISIS, our confounding foreign policy, a (very) early look at 2016... Source

This week on the Ricochet Podcast, we’re blinding you with science and with the prospect of a relaxing and intellectually stimulating National Review cruise. First up, it’s Ricochet member extraordinaire anonymous. You many know him from his superlative Saturday Night Science series ( and hey, buy the t-shirt) and book review posts, but his expertise on topics like net neutrality, autonomous cars... Source

We’re telling tales this week, tales about the effectiveness of vaccinations ( with our guest Dr. George Savage), we parse Brian Williams’ tales of the Iraq War, about the minimum wage in San Francisco, about the evils of porn (h/t Ricochet member Merina Smith), even about Harper Lee’s new novel. It’s another Ricochet Podcast, and that’s the whole truth. Music from this week’s episode: White Liar... Source

This week, the men of the Ricochet Podcast travel to America’s heartland to interview a beloved figure from the country’s recent political past. Former Indiana governor and current Purdue University president Mitch Daniels joins us to discuss his WSJ Op-Ed piece How Student Debt Harms The Economy. We also chat about making college more affordable and the President’s proposal “to lower the cost of... Source