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Weekly episodes of Ricochet’s flagship podcast feature our hosts James Lileks, Steve Hayward, Charles C. W. Cooke, 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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Mar 20, 2014 • 1h 5min
Things Gonna Change
Our first 2.0 Ricochet Podcast! This week, 2.0 is here (lots of talk about that), where’s MH370, Fox News’ James Rosen on Ukraine and his impressions of Obama and Hillary, the mysterious power and influence of the Dalai Lama, Rob does his downward dog, and the White House gets its just desserts. Music from this week’s episode: Chill Out (Things Gonna Change) by John Lee Hooker The Ricochet Podcast... Source

Mar 13, 2014 • 1h 11min
Launch It
Direct link to MP3 file This week on the podcast, as we get ready to finally launch 2.0, the boys are feeling jolly about Jolly, and offer their theories as to where the heck that plane is. Then, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven on his impending trip to Ukraine, presiding over a boom state, and the coming war with…Iowa? Finally, we give you all the news that’s fit to hear about 2. Source

Mar 6, 2014 • 1h 14min
Crimea River
Direct link to MP3 file This week, Troy Senik sits in for the absentee Rob Long as we welcome the always irrepressible James Delingpole, reporting in from this side of the Atlantic on CPAC, Apple, and his imbibing of adult beverages. Then we track down Michael Totten (read his indispensable blog here) for his sophisticated take on what’s happening in Ukraine, Russia, and even Cuba. Also... Source

Feb 21, 2014 • 1h 12min
Nested Comments
Direct link to MP3 file Foreign policy and mid-terms: anybody care? The Obama administration’s and NBC’s whitewash of the news in Ukraine. Then, AEI’s Arthur Herman joins to gives us more perspective on the Ukraine and the leviathan oil field. Later, Washington Examiner’s Byron York on the woman who shall not be named, Republican chances of taking the Senate, and what politicians are Cruzing for a... Source

Feb 14, 2014 • 1h 19min
Youth Appeal
Direct link to MP3 file This week, a little tech talk to kick off the podcast. Then, the weird strategy of the house leadership on raising the debt ceiling, Rob makes a u-turn on Cruz, Peter proposes a peace treaty, Then, the Instapundit himself, Glenn Reynolds, pulls over to the side of the road to discuss his new book on the future of education (The New School: How the Information Age Will Save... Source

Feb 7, 2014 • 1h 17min
Twist and Shout
This week, Lileks on sports (really!), moderates on Ricochet, Michael Barone on ObamaCare and Christie, Nathan Harden on Phillip Seymour Hoffman and his book “Sex and God at Yale”. Also, a shout-out to Don and Mendel and to some guys who first appeared on TV 50 years ago today. Read Michael Barone’s WSJ op-ed How ObamaCare Misreads America. And visit The College Fix, edited by Nathan Harden. Source

Jan 30, 2014 • 1h 18min
Taken For A Ride
Direct link to MP3 file This week, Troy Senik sits in for Peter Robinson as we bat around the big wrap up of last weekend, and SOTU…yawn. First up, The New York Time’s Ross Douthat talks conservative reform and more imperfect unions. Then, Washington Free Beacon’s Matt Continetti drops in for a fascinating chat about on Love In The Time of Obama. Also, does it matter that Hillary hasn’t driven a... Source

Jan 23, 2014 • 1h 4min
Swanning Around
Direct Link to MP3 file There’s only one more show until the big live extravaganza (where there’ll be plenty of swanning, apparently). In this prelude to our big night in Los Angeles, we discuss the blackballing of Mike Huckabee, snow days in Washington D.C. (courtesy of guest Jonah Goldberg), umlauts vs. diaereses, and…puppies. Then, Victor Davis Hanson drops by to opine on Obama, entitlements... Source

Jan 16, 2014 • 1h 9min
California Cooking
Direct link to MP3 file This week, we talk Chris Christie, then NRO editor Charles C.W. Cooke (an actual immigrant) stops by to discuss immigration, life in New York under new mayor Bill de Blasio, and the NSA. Finally, is life in the Golden State getting better or worse? We pontificate, you listen. Music from this week’s episode: The Only Place by Best Coast The Ricochet Podcast opening theme was... Source

Jan 11, 2014 • 1h 57min
Ricochet Podcast #200: Live In Los Angeles
Rob Long, Peter Robinson, James Lileks, Mollie Hemingway, Troy Senik, Jon Gabriel, DC McCallister, Dave Carter, Pat Sajak, Andrew Klavan, Jonah Goldberg, and Dennis Prager chat live in Los Angeles... Source