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Toby Young

British journalist and formerly Director of the New Schools Network, a free schools charity. Toby is also the author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, an account of his "stint" in New York as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine, and a columnist at The Spectator. He served as a judge in seasons five and six of the television show Top Chef and co-founded the West London Free School. He’s a newly minted editor Associate Editor At Quillete.com

Series

The Ricochet Podcast, 11 episodes

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Stick With Us

This week we're talkin' midterms and one very short term. England has been especially interesting these last few months, and we're always happy to have Toby Young with us. He has much to say about the lightning-fast deterioration of Liz Truss, and the Conservative Party that may go down with her. Then Jim Geraghty returns to breakdown this peculiar midterm cycle. He gets into Fetterman, Oz, Walker, Abrams, O'Rourke and a few local races. Steve Hayward fills in for a jet-lagged Peter. He, James and Rob chat about the big semiconductor restrictions the Biden administration and they have a great time laughing at the greenies who can't even get VW to submit to their demands.

Hosted by James Lileks, Rob Long, and Steve Hayward

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September 2022

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The Ricochet Podcast

Hot For Cleveland

Today we cover breaking news and the hardly recognizable past. Toby Young joins at the top to to tell us about his personal experience with PayPal's shot at free speech. Later, our old pal Troy Senik returns to give Grover Cleveland the reassessment he deserves. (Get a copy of Troy's book here!) Peter, James and Charlie (Rob's sub for the day) chew over the FBI given whistleblower Kyle Seraphin's allegations; and they have thoughts on the Biden administration's dilemma in announcing that the pandemic is over.

Hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke, James Lileks, and Peter Robinson

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The Ricochet Podcast

A Very Fond Farewell

It's hard to call it unbelievable when a 96-year-old mortal shuffles off, but Queen Elizabeth II's final departure has had a peculiar effect. Hoping to have the feeling articulated without sentimentality, we asked on a couple English friends (Charlie Cooke filling in for Peter and London Calling's Toby Young) to discuss her importance, and what her death means for the Commonwealth. We get into Charles III and the future of the monarchy; wonder whether the public ethic and sense of mission will die with the Queen; and contemplate the idea that Britain’s ironic humor may be what holds the whole thing together. Plus, Charlie approves of Ron DeSantis' "Thank you, Governor" ad; and Rob finds something amusing about mayors up north making statements that sound oddly similar to Greg Abbot's and Doug Ducey's with regard to immigration surges.

Hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke, James Lileks, and Rob Long

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July 2022

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The Ricochet Podcast

Not Done With Fun

We've made it to 600, and in spite of the seemingly never-ending buffet of bad news that got our hosts talking in the first place, we manage to have a good time. Our first guest is Noah Rothman, whose latest book, The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives' War on Fun, takes a deep dive into the fanatics out to break up our good time. Then Toby Young (host of Ricochet's very own London Calling podcast) jumps on to talk about the fall of his old friend Boris Johnson. Was it his personality or his policies that drove him out of 10 Downing? And what's next for Britain's Conservative party? Of course the guys talk about podcast's latest milestone, but they also talk inflation, plus cheeseburgers and French fries!

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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December 2019

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The Ricochet Podcast

Boris and Blighty’s Big Day

Around these parts, we strive to provide Class A Punditry® no matter where in the world the news happens. So this week, we jump across the pond to cover last night's stunning Tory victory in the Mother Country. To do that, we call on our mate Toby Young (he of the London Calling podcast, aka Great Britain's fastest growing chat show) who takes us through all of the machinations and expectations of this historic election. Then, it's back home where we get a visit from our newly minted Ricochet Podcast Chief Impeachment Pundit, Professor John Yoo, esq. (if you're not listening to his Law Talk with Epstein & Yoo and Pacific Century podcasts, you are missing out). The Professor takes us through the week's events with lots of legal insight and analysis with no spin. We wish our good pal Pat Sajak a speedy recovery by awarding the highly coveted Lileks Post of The Week badge to @PHCheese for his post Get Well Fast Pat Sajak and we've got a new Long Poll question for you. Finally, Rob attends a Christmas party with a bunch of frogs, Peter is rocking out on Handel, and Lileks will blow your snow if you ask him. Leave your requests in the comments. Music from this week's show: Rose of England by Nick Lowe

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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August 2019

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The Ricochet Podcast

Stop The Coupé

Our final podcast of the summer and it's a full one: first up, a deep dive into the IG report on James Comey. Then, Andrew Pollack, whose daughter Meadow was murdered at Parkland High School joins to discuss his advocacy on her behalf and his forthcoming book, Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies that Created the Parkland Shooter and Endanger America’s Students. It's a sobering but important segment. Then, we lighten things up considerably with our mate Toby Young (if you're not listening to London Calling, his podcast with James Delingpole, you are missing out), who attempts to convince us that Boris Johnson is NOT dismantling British democracy. Finally, Peter Robinson attends a swanky Bar-b-Que, and James Lileks sends his daughter to college. Life goes on. Music from this week's show: Time Waits For No One by The Rolling Stones

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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April 2019

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The Ricochet Podcast

You Can’t Touch This

This week, the audacity of grope -- can Uncle Joe survive the woke warriors? We (along with Bethany Mandel who sits in for Peter) ponder that question with our guest, Commentary's Christine Rosen. Also, have the Democrats gotten too far out over their skis with the Mueller Report? Survey says...YES. And what the heck is going on across the pond with Brexit? We call on Quillette's Toby Young to explain it all to us (and more important issues like Megan Markle's lack of popularity). Finally, Bethany (home) schools us on her NYT piece on the politics of measles immunization. It's a very...sharp conversation.

Hosted by Bethany Mandel, James Lileks, and Rob Long

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December 2018

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Cast Iron Skillets and A World In Flames

This week, the finer points of cast iron skillets, Yorkshire pudding, and oh, yes, the burgeoning French revolution, courtesy of Claire Berlinski in Paris, the state of Brexit with Toby Young in London, and the demise of the Weekly Standard in Washington D.C. with our hosts, who have been reading it from day one. Music from this week's podcast: Murder By Numbers by The Police

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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July 2018

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The Ricochet Podcast

Life On Mars

This week, we visit with Republican candidate for Senate in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Beth Lindstom, who's running a valiant attempt to unseat someone by the name of Elizabeth Warren. No idea who she is. Then, our old friend Toby Young stops by to discuss his recent experience with the digital pitchfork and torch mob on the internet and what we ought to do about it (do read his fantastic essay on this topic on Quillette.com, The Public Humiliation Diet and buy his books that are discussed on the show). Also, the Cohen tapes, the roaring economy, and is there life on Mars? Hope so, because we feel like moving there. Music from this week's show: Life on Mars by David Bowie

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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June 2017

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The Ricochet Podcast

Wha’ Happen?

We're all over the globe physically and all over the map topically this week as we cover the British elections with our guests Toby Young from The Spectator (read his take on the election here) and we've got the great Andrew McCarthy on Comey, the NSA, and Trump's legal conundrums. Also, Rob is in a park in London. Yes, in a park. Now, that's devotion. Music from this week’s podcast: Werewolves Of London by Warren Zevon The all 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 review too! And for Peter’s sake: JOIN RICOCHET TODAY.

Hosted by James Lileks, Jon Gabriel, and Rob Long

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June 2016

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The Ricochet Podcast

Bitcoins, Brexit, and The Plight of The Disappearing Pundit

It's another Super-Sized edition of the Ricochet Podcast (1 hour and 20 minutes!) and we're all over the map and all over the news to bring you very best in podcast punditry. First up, the great George Gilder (his new book The Scandal of Money: Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does is a must read) stops by to talk about why conservatives have such a hard time winning the economic debate in the court of public opinion and (perhaps related), the rise of digital currencies. Then, our pal Toby Young (listen to London Calling, the podcast he hosts with James Delingpole) stop by to discuss the looming Brexit and the new book he just edited Just Say No: The Spectator On The 1975 Referendum. Should Britain head for the economic exit? Let us know in the comments below. Finally, each we week take post from Ricochet's world renown Member Feed and give it some Ricochet Podcast love. This week's featured post from DocJay (welcome back, sir) is titled What Will Happen to the Conservative Pundits When They Are Completely Unstuck and suffice to say it kindles a --shall we say-- very passionate (but civil!) conversation. So come for the economics and stay for the punditry. You'll be glad you did. Music from this week’s episode: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times by The Beach Boys 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!

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