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This week on the podcast, as we get ready to finally launch 2.0, the boys are feeling jolly about Jolly, and offer their theories as to where the heck that plane is. Then, North Dakota Senator John Hoeven on his impending trip to Ukraine, presiding over a boom state, and the coming war with...Iowa? Finally, we give you all the news that's fit to hear about 2.0 and some thoughts on banning bossy.

Music from this week's episode:

Happy by Pharrell Williams

The Ricochet Podcast opening theme was composed and produced by James Lileks.

Light this candle, EJHill.

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Hosts:
Charles C. W. CookeJames LileksSteve Hayward

Discussion (1)

  • swatter@swatter
    Yaargh! Deja vu all over again! Seems Mssrs. Lileks, Robinson and Long enjoyed taking a backhanded slap at us Republican (for me, in spirit only) types and our disgust with many Establishment ideas or lack of ideas. Yes, Peter, James and John (er, Rob) you are to many of us Establishment types. James is only barely hanging on the coattails, but still, he is on the train. So, perhaps a definition of Establishment types is in order. Basically, if you know the decision-makers and many of them, you are the Establishment. Period. You have the ability to influence strategy. So, don't go all wobbly and abdicate what you really are like the RINO types did a few months ago. Man up like Mona does when she is called a RINO (and I mean this in a nonsexist way like in Thatcher and Kirkpatrick).