Get the Ricochet app

Ricochet will work fine in a browser on your mobile devices, but for the best experience please download our app.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

Become a member.

Tired of the toxicity of social media? Why not join Ricochet for just $5/month? Think of it as an online bar. Come in, have a drink, hang out, say whatever you want. But don’t badger, bully, or berate the other drinkers. That's our only rule.

Stop The Coupé

Subscribe to The Ricochet PodcastSubscribe

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

Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Guests:
Andrew PollackTYToby Young

Discussion (44)

  • Samuel Block@SamuelBlock

    Excellent, excellent, excellent fellas! I’m in Palm Beach County, drenched in sweat, preparing for a punch in the face by someone named Dorian and y’all really put some pep in my step.

    Mr. Pollack was a great guest. I’m not far from Parkland High School but I didn’t know about any of what he had to say, other than the sorry performance of Broward’s officers that day.

    James, I think whinging vs whining is one of those cases where we Americans outclass the Brits.

    Rob, from my time to time you do a member pitch that makes me almost wish I wasn’t already one so I could be inspired to join all over again. You nailed it this time!

    And Peter. Mick Jagger, Harvey Keitel, and you mentioned a while back about your dinner with Bowie! Has anybody seen Peter Criss without his makeup? Does Mr. Robinson have a side gig as a rock star?

  • Samuel Block@SamuelBlock

    Regarding Chapelle, I haven't seen his recent special, but if there were an untouchable man in the U.S., my money would be on him. Thankfully, it seems like his home life is solid. Maybe it's just me, but does anybody recall that Louis C.K. was taken down shortly after his routine where he took serious jabs at the holier than thou pro-choice movement?

Scroll for later comments
+39 more comments
Join the conversation

You're seeing five of 44 comments. Sign in, or join for just $5 per month, to read them all and add your own.