The Ricochet Podcast

Direct link to MP3 file We get wordy and reflective this week with our guests, authors Andrew Klavan and C.J. Box. Of course, we talk about Weiners, wives, and the death of shame, but also some insight into the work habits of writers, James meets a radio legend, and Rob discusses his alleged coarsening of the culture. Andrew Klavan’s new book A Killer in the Wind is available here. C.J. Source

Direct link to MP3 file We’re down one host this week (Lileks is on assignment), but it’s a super-sized edition of The Ricochet Podcast, clocking in at almost 90 minutes of chat time. This week on the podcast, Ricochet contributor Matthew Hennessey on that Rolling Stone cover, religion in daily life, living in a bubble with four kids, and why he shouldn’t be driving. Then, SCTV legend (and former... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week on the world famous Ricochet Podcast, City Journal editor Brian Anderson on the state of California and his new book The Beholden State: California’s Lost Promise and How to Recapture It) , immigration, the Zimmerman trial, the worst President ever, and, Rob is aging, and live on the air, Lileks gets some coffee! Now, this is podcasting Music from this week’s... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week on the podcast, James and Peter talk Egyptian politics and culture with Hoover’s Fouad Ajami (read his WSJ Op-Ed piece here) and later, the Zimmerman trial and immigration reform with the WSJLive’s (and Ricochet’s newest contributor) Mary Kissel. What does the Zimmerman trial say about the current state of race relations? And what of the immigration bill currently... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week, Peter Robinson returns with tales of the east, a fervent debate on the complications of the Supreme Court’s DOMA ruling, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven joins to discuss immigration (and is later abruptly cut off due to technical difficulties), and a raucous debate on the issue amongst the podcasters. Also, are we willingly giving up too many rights or are they... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week, Rich Lowry, National Review Editor and author of Lincoln Unbound: How an Ambitious Young Railsplitter Saved the American Dream–and How We Can Do It Again sits in for the perpetually vacationing Peter Robinson to discuss his new book, the NSA, the IRS, and a host of other 3 letter acronyms. Also, is Edward Snowden a hero or a traitor? Can Honest Abe resurrect the... Source

Lots to talk about this week, and we have the guests who are more than up to the task (Troy Senik is sitting in for Peter): Michael Barone, the dean of American political journalism, joins to discuss the scandals, the state of immigration, Minnesota politics, and, yes, even 2016. Then, our pal Claire Berlinski (follow her on Twitter here) calls in from Istanbul to give us a boots-on-the-ground... Source

Direct link to MP3 file This week on the one and only Ricochet Podcast, Peter is MIA, but Rob and James soldier on in style with guests AEI President Arthur Brooks (read his WSJ op-ed The GOP’s Hispanic Opening) and The Weekly Standard’s Mark Hemingway on the IRS scandal. Also, we ponder whether taking the fifth always implies guilt, and Lileks v. Buzzfeed. We bet they’re going to regret taking... Source

Direct link to mp3 file It’s another action-packed edition of the Ricochet Podcast, as we’re joined by Texas governor Rick Perry and National Review columnist and author Kevin Williamson. The governor explains why he won’t accept federal heath care dollars, why the President has come to his state twice in the past month, and what the immigration issue looks like from the perspective of a border... Source

This week, The Washington Examiner’s Byron York on Benghazi and immigration, Rob correctly ID’s a blintz and assails the lickspittle press, Peter orders some unmentionables online, and James keeps the whole show on track. In other word, a normal week. Music from this week’s show: Underwear by Pulp The Ricochet Podcast opening theme was composed and produced by James Lileks. Boxers or briefs... Source