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The Ricochet Podcast

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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.Become a supporter of this podcast: www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast--5817275/support.

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Steve and James embrace the Halloween mindset with a chat about a cast of characters who transcend space, time, and barriers of language and even reality. They brace themselves for the midterms, swap a couple scary movie suggestions, and offer a prop... more

The great Douglas Murray, bestselling author of The Strange Death of Europe and On Democracies and Death Cults, joins James and Steve to discuss the mass immigration problem he's been sounding the alarm on for over a decade. As ever, Murray is unflin... more

The midterm polls sure don't paint a rosy picture for Republicans. While Henry Olsen, Ricochet's in-house election analyst, isn't here to pretend the data suggest otherwise, he joins James, Charles, and Steve to add dimension to the GOP's bleak prosp... more

With each passing wild week in the West, it can feel like a tall order to request an unequivocal defense of it. But when there's a meme, there's a way, and if Marco Rubio has taught us anything, it's that he's always up for the job. James, Steve, and... more

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Recent Guests

Douglas Murray
Columnist and bestselling author of eight books, including On Democracies and Death Cults
The Free Press
Episode: A Great Deal of Ruin, Indeed
Henry Olsen
Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center
Ethics and Public Policy Center
Episode: A Pain in the Polls
Jim Bakker
Television evangelist (guest)
Jim Bakker Ministries
Episode: Thumos with a Touch of Swaggart
Emmy Bakker
Television personality (guest)
The Bakker Family
Episode: Thumos with a Touch of Swaggart
Mark Mills
Founder and executive director of the National Center for Energy Analytics; contributing editor to City Journal; author of The Cloud Revolution and A Roaring 2020s
National Center for Energy Analytics; Manhattan Institute
Episode: Embodied Optimism
Evan Barker
Former Democratic political consultant and fundraiser, author of Nothing Left, Confessions of a Democratic Operative
New York Times Bestseller, Nothing Left
Episode: Confessions of a Democratic Operative
Dominic Green
Historian, contributor to The Wall Street Journal, columnist
Foreign Policy Research Institute; Center for American Culture and Ideas; Washington Examiner; The Jewish Chronicle
Episode: Rearranging the Deck Chairs
Jay Bhattacharya
Old friend, physician and political scientist; co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration
Stanford University / Medical researcher
Episode: If It Pleads, It Leads
Titus Techera
Executive Director of the American Cinema Foundation; researcher and writer on art and politics
American Cinema Foundation; Hillsdale College; PomoCon
Episode: Homer Bound

Hosts

James Lileks
Host of The Ricochet Podcast
Charles C. W. Cooke
Co-host and frequent contributor; Host/Co-host roles noted across episodes
Stephen Hayward
Co-host; frequent political commentator

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.6k ratings
  • Home Run

    Homer Bound was the best podcast I've heard in a long, long, time. Thought-provoking, informative, and entertaining. I extended my drive to finish it in one sitting. More please!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Chav Jonah
    United States3 months ago
  • FINALLY!

    Mention of my favorite Odyssey movie, Oh Brother Where Art Thou? First time I’ve heard it mentioned in all the hoopla the last few weeks.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike5591637
    United States3 months ago
  • Please get rid of the ads for online gambling.

    Those ads cheapen your otherwise excellent podcasts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike5591637
    United States5 months ago
  • The people who want to block AI centers are often funded by China.

    This is a serious competition, if they can push us out of our lead they will gain a strategic advantage that would be at least as impactful as a military victory.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike5591637
    United States5 months ago
  • Fun

    Lots of fun to listen to these men. They are great at seeing what’s happening, but they offer no solutions. Entertaining handwringing.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    oldfatslow
    United States6 months ago

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Audience values traditional conservatism with interest in civics and public discourse.
Thought-provoking and entertaining with sharp, well-informed hosts.
Listeners praise the banter and cross-Atlantic perspectives; some critique a lack of concrete solutions.
Guests are consistently strong, bringing deep expertise to political and cultural topics.

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A Great Deal of Ruin, Indeed
Q: Maybe say just one or two things about why we should understand that Israel is winning the war, especially since we're on the eve of an Israeli election next week.
Murray says Israel has greatly weakened Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran's military capabilities, although it has lost the public-relations battle. He describes the military outcome as a victory on the ground.
A Great Deal of Ruin, Indeed
Q: Is it too late for France? Is it now hopeless of any kind of recovery?
Murray says there is no point of no return, and that recovery depends on wise decisions by voters and politicians. He argues that French voters have repeatedly supported promises to control migration, while governments have failed to act.
If It Pleads, It Leads
Q: What should Congress do next to illuminate the COVID-era questions?
The guest advocates for an open, formal inquiry or commission to scrutinize the pandemic response, including the roles of key scientific leaders, with external accountability to restore public trust.
If It Pleads, It Leads
Q: What do we now know about the origin of COVID and the role of the Wuhan lab?
Bhattacharya distinguishes between ongoing scientific debate and what is still uncertain, emphasizing that evidence suggests a lab-related possibility while noting substantial uncertainty and the need for independent investigation and oversight.
Survey Says: Love Will Keep Us Together
Q: What explains the persistent low trust in government despite high overall political engagement?
Enten suggests long-term structural changes, media diversification, and social fragmentation have eroded trust; the conversation also ties this to economic anxieties and perceptions that politicians aren't solving everyday problems.

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