The Ricochet Podcast #383

Wrapping up 2017

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Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson & Rob Long
With guest Chris Ruddy

This is it. folks — our very last show of 2017. To help us take a look back, we’ve enlisted NewsMax CEO (and Trump confidant) Chris Ruddy who give us the inside Mar-A-Lago POV. Also, we tackle the following questions in this show (h/t: The Commentary Podcast):

  • The best thing Trump did in 2017
  • The worst thing Trump did in 2017
  • What you thought would happen in 2017 that didn’t happen?
  • What did happen in 2017 that you didn’t think would happen?
  • What will be the big story of 2018?

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The Ricochet Podcast #341

Meet The Press

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Hosted by James Lileks & Peter Robinson
With guests Chris Ruddy, James Poulos & Mollie Hemingway

This week, our pal and former colleague Mollie Hemingway sits in and fortuitously, there’s a ton of media stories to discuss, starting with the President’s epic press conference. Later, NewsMax CEO and Presidential BFF Chris Ruddy joins to give us his insider POV of the machinations of White House staff. Then another old colleague, author and musician James Poulos stops by to discuss why he’s intent on making Tocqueville great again with his new book The Art of Being Free: How Alexis de Tocqueville Can Save Us from Ourselves.  Also, some thoughts on the Deep State, a phrase that has suddenly come back into the zeitgeist.

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