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Mitch Daniels

Mitch Daniels is the president of Purdue University.

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The President of The Midwest

This week on the pioneering social distanced produced podcast (we are all at least several hundred miles apart), we of course talk about the virus that went viral. And fair warning: there is some criticism of the President in this show. We also call on our old friend, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, who in an alternate universe, is probably enjoying his second term as President of the United States. P.S. you should read Andy Ferguson's terrific profile of him in The Atlantic.We talk to him about the virus (natch), how he's keeping tuition at Purdue under $10K, and the challenges of running a large community in this day and age. Then, the 4th Ricochet Podcaster (as he's now known), John Yoo stops by to talk about the legalities of governments taking over hotels and medical facilities to treat coronavirus patients. Finally, more talk about life in the Age of Corona and James gives some tips on buying toilet paper.
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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Ricochet

November 2017

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Boilermakers

As more (Moore?) sexual harassment revelations (the Al Franken story was breaking as we were recording this show) appear, we thought it might be good to take a breather and visit (by phone) our old friend and ardent Ricochet fan, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels. We talk about the state of higher education, what he's doing at Purdue to combat student debt, and the place of academic institutions in society as a whole. But it's not all academic, as we're then joined by Washington Post political correspondent and host of PBS's Washington Week In Review's Bob Costa. he gives us the skinny on everything happening in Alabama and DC.
Host:
James Lileks
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Ricochet

September 2016

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

The Debate Coaches

When we want a voice of sanity and reason to help us distill the election and the world at large, we turn to our good friend Mitch Daniels, the current President of Purdue University and the former Governor of Indiana (and in our alternate universe, the President of the United States). He schools us on Gary Johnson, our addiction to debt, and political correctness on campus. Then, our fellow podcaster Andrew Klavan joins to chat about his new book The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ. Also, what would you tell Donald Trump if you were his debate coach? We give our thoughts on the show, but tell us yours in the comments. Public service announcement: if you’re not a member of Ricochet and enjoy this podcast, be one of the 1,500 and join today. Music from this week’s podcast: I'm Going Back to Indiana by The Jackson 5 The brand new opening sequence for the Ricochet Podcast was composed and produced by James Lileks. Yes, you should absolutely subscribe to this podcast. It helps! And leave a comment too! Crunch it, EJHill.
Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
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Ricochet