Happy Seasons!

It's our last podcast for 2019, (but evidently not the last one of the decade) and we do our best to cover the ridiculous and the sublime. For the former, we call upon the Washington Examiner's Byron York, the leading authority on all things impeachment (you should also be listening to his podcast which this week features a fascinating interview with Devin Nunes). We get the skinny on all of the machinations, strategizing, gamesmanship, and a prediction on the longterm effects (spoiler alert: nothing). Also, do not ask Byron about the robo-calling bill Congress just passed, because he doesn't know a damn thing about it. OK?

Then, a total gear shift as we are joined by Joseph (or if you are friends with him, Jody) Bottum, the author, poet, and all around oracle on all things Christmas (visit his Amazon page and buy a few of his stories, won't you?). Needless to say, it's a much deeper and spiritual conversation than the one in the first half of the show.

Finally, thanks to you our faithful listeners and especially the ones who are Ricochet members for supporting the show, our advertisers, and our site. We literally could not do this without you and we have some special events planned for 2020, our 10th (!) year of podcasting. Wow.

Music from this week's show (handpicked by James Lileks from the 1965 Goodyear Tires Christmas Album): Sleigh Ride by Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme