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Gerard Baker

Editor-At-Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host of “WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker,” a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network.

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Bigly Gains and Bigger Bets

Nearly fifty topsy-turvy days into Trump 2.0, we thought it'd be a good idea to zoom out some to better distinguish the signals from the noise. To that end, the gang sits down with Wall Street Journal Editor at Large Gerard Baker. Gerry covers everything from Trump's tariffs and geostrategic reshuffling to the media's collapsed institutional repute. Plus, Charles, Steve and James notice hints that ambitious progressives are maneuvering to sound like normal people; and they bewail the caprices of the muses now that they've repossessed the recently-acclaimed (and highly profitable) artistic inspiration from Hunter Biden. - Sound clip from this week's open: Mike Johnson restoring order during Trump's address before Congress on Tuesday.
Hosts:
Charles C. W. CookeJames LileksSteve Hayward
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January 2021

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

The Market Makers

This week, Robin Hood is back, and this time he's running a Wall Street retail brokerage firm. But the whole "take from the rich, give (or more accurately, keep) for the (relatively) poor" thing is still in effect. To discuss, we've got WSJ columnist Gerard Baker who explains and opines on it. Then our favorite Congressional correspondent on the planet, the Washington Examiner's Susan Ferrechio drops by to tell us why Nancy Pelosi thinks the call is coming from within the House, why impeachment is not going to fly, and how much of Biden's agenda will get through Congress. Also, some thoughts on Ohio Senator Rob Portman decision to hang it up, and another edition of What Are You Watching? Music from this week's show: Eat The Rich by Aerosmith
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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August 2020

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Say It Ain’t So, Joe

This week, Joe Biden accepts the Democratic nomination and we devote all of the opening segment to the just ended Democratic Convention. Then, this may sound a bit inside baseball (inside Ivy League baseball), but stick with it, because it has implications for cancel culture, affirmative action, and a host of other issues that stem from the way higher education is conducted in the U.S. We're joined by Ambassador Victor Ashe, who is running for a seat on the Yale Corporation, the tightly controlled and opaque governing body that runs Yale University. The policies they institute have wide ranging implications for schools and for our culture at large. Then, WSJ columnist Gerald Baker joins us to discuss some of the topics he's been writing about including defunding the police, the protests, and the Presidential election. We've got Ricochet member @JennaStocker as this week's LPoW winner for her post Minneapolis Isn’t Lost – Yet -- we wonder why? Finally, some thoughts on Steve Bannon and the prospect of life returning to normal. Music from this week's show: the last great american dynasty by Taylor Swift
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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