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The Editors

ByNational Review
20 episodes

Podcast Summary

Unravel the threads of American politics with incisive commentary and in-depth analysis on the state of the political scene. Join National Review writers like Rich Lowry, Charles C. W. Cooke, Jim Geraghty, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Jack Butler, and more for political commentary you can’t get anywhere else. Longing for a refreshing dose of sanity? All you need to do is tune in.

#1

Episode 758: Horror in Colorado

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Noah’s post “Where Are the Dot Connectors?”Charlie: Jack Butler’s piece “The Commencement Address Harvard Needs”Jim: Kayla Bartsch’s post “Bad Therapy Tanked the Birth Rates”Noah: MBD’s piece “Summers Before Screens”Light Items:Rich: College softball world seriesCharlie: The World at WarJim: High school graduationNoah: His kid's all-star gameSponsors:Made InFuture of Freedom podcast

2025-06-03•1hr 15mins
#2

Episode 757: AI Eyes Your Job

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Noah's post "No, Trump Isn’t Racially ‘Resegregating’ Schools"MBD: Armond White’s piece “Wes Anderson Shows How the World Works”Phil: Noah’s piece “Get Ready for the ‘Trump Is Senile’ News Cycle”Jack: Leah Libresco Sargeant’s magazine piece “When IVF Met MAHA”Light Items:Rich: The Story of Art by E. H. GombrichMBD: Your Friends and NeighborsPhil: Japanese toiletsJack: A bridge in MarylandSponsors:The Bully Pulpit Podcast from Center for Renewing AmericaFuture of Freedom podcastThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-30•1hr 16mins
#3

Episode 756: The Trump–Harvard War

Editors Picks:Rich: Stanley Kurtz's post "Trump vs. Harvard: A Negotiated Solution"Jim: Dan McLaughlin’s post "New York City Could Do Worse Than Mayor Andrew Cuomo"Noah: Charlie’s magazine piece “I’m an American Guy Now”Dominic: Andy’s weekend piece “On the War in Europe, Trump Has Been ‘Tapping’ the American People Along”Light Items:Rich: Wiffle ballJim: The treeNoah: Cold boatDominic: Michie TavernSponsors:FastGrowingTreesFuture of Freedom podcastThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-28•1hr 9mins
#4

Episode 755: Here Comes the Golden Dome

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Abigail’s piece "Keir Starmer’s Immigration Hypocrisy"Charlie: Jim’s Jolt “Now Democrats Can Admit Biden Was a Disastrous President”MBD: Armond White’s piece "The Mission: Impossible Booster Shot"Dominic: Veronique de Rugy’s post “The Senate Must Be More Responsible Than the House”Light Items:Rich: Safe Passage by Dr. Kori SchakeCharlie: Green WingMBD: The weatherDominic: MonticelloSponsors:Made InFastGrowingTreesThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-23•1hr 12mins
#5

Episode 754: A Terrible Diagnosis

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Recent magazine cover package on the new popeCharlie: Noah’s post “How Dare They?”Noah: Jim’s Jolt "Why Didn’t Joe Biden Get a PSA Test?”Phil: Jeff’s newsletter “Does the Biden Cover-Up Have Two Layers?”Light Items:Rich: The Mets vs. Yankees gameCharlie: The dinerNoah: Pool party dinnerPhil: Subway SeriesSponsors:Express VPNFuture of Freedom podcastThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-20•1hr 18mins
#6

Episode 753: Trump’s Middle East Extravaganza

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Craig Young's piece "A Tip of the Rockies Cap to Ellis Burks"Charlie: Dan’s piece “Trump Is Not the First President to Confront the Courts”MBD: Abigail’s piece "Bestie Flopped the Linguistic Vibe Check, No Cap"Audrey: Charlie's piece "Joe Biden’s Election Analysis Is Nonsensical"Light Items:Rich: TexasCharlie: SSGB showMBD: What Is Redemption by Philippe de la TrinitéAudrey: Going to a weddingSponsors:Fast Growing TreesFuture of Freedom podcastThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-16•1hr 13mins
#7

Episode 752: Just Plane Wrong

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Samuel Gregg’s piece "A New Pope Leo for a New Industrial Revolution"Charlie: MBD’s post “Decoding Pope Leo XIV”Jim: Andy’s pieces on Trumps' crypto venturesNoah: Luther’s post “Trump, the ‘Kayfabe President’”Light Items:Rich: The CapsCharlie: Update on his fixed grillJim: ThunderboltsNoah: Mother’s Day menuSponsor:MadeInThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-13•1hr 5mins
#8

Episode 751: Papal Observations

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Abigail Anthony's piece "Battle of the Shiloh Hendrix Fundraisers"Charlie: Dan McLaughlin’s post “R.I.P. David Souter, the Last of His Kind”MBD: Jim’s Morning Jolt “A New Pope, Made in America"Dominic: Noah Rothman “The Poseur”Light Items:Rich: BLTsCharlie: Rebuilding his grillMBD: Good fountain pensDominic: Apartment huntingSponsors:MoinkFastGrowingTreesThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-09•1hr 13mins

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#9

Episode 750: Meet the Pres(ident)

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Christine Rosen's magazine piece “How Low Can It Go?”Charlie: Noah's piece “Leave ‘Affluenza’ to the Left”Jim: NR's Editors "Trump’s Anti-Abundance Agenda"Noah: Dan McLaughlin’s post “Trump Has Hollywood’s Foreign Propaganda Problem Backwards”Light Items:Rich: NBA playoffsCharlie: 1970 recording of Jesus Christ SuperstarJim: Adventures in lawn careNoah: Lawnmower saga, con’tSponsors:Made InExpressVPNDonorsTrustThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-06•1hr 3mins
#10

Episode 749: Tax-Exemption Tizzy

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s post “Donald Trump Can’t Win by Giving the Malaise Speech”Charlie: Rich’s piece “We Need Cheap Stuff, and Lots of It”MBD: WFB Jr.’s piece “Tail Gunner Joe”Dominic: Daniel Bunn's piece “The Tax Code Should Not Be a Game of Hide-and-Seek”Light Items:Rich: Capitals winCharlie: The Bunker with Anthony HopkinsMBD: Start of Little LeagueDominic: Conference at PurdueSponsor:FastGrowingTreesThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-05-02•1hr 6mins
#11

Episode 748: Trump at 100

Editors’ Picks:Rich: John Hillen’s magazine piece “The Fulcrum of History"Charlie: Caleb Petitt's piece "When Did the American Housing Affordability Crisis Begin?"Jim: Noah’s post “Unofficial Excerpts from Kamala Harris’s Comeback Speech”Noah: Jeff Blehar’s piece “‘Dark Woke’ Will Not Work for Democrats”Light Items:Rich: Kevin HarlanCharlie: FranceJim: His next-door neighbor’s birthday partyNoah: Medieval TimesSponsors:Made InOtherwise Objectionable, a new podcast from CEIThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-04-29•1hr 25mins
#12

Episode 747: A Dizzying Drop

Editors’ Picks:Rich: David Zimmermann's piece "When ‘Made in America’ Isn’t an Option, Small Business Owners Facing Tariffs Have Nowhere to Go"Ramesh: Douglas Murray's magazine piece "Israel Understands the Enemy It Faces — Do the Rest of Us?"MBD: Jack’s magazine piece "RFK Jr.’s MAHA Brouhaha"Phil: Jeff Blehar’s post "DNC Sends David Hogg to the Abattoir"Light Items:Rich: Yankees all-time lineupRamesh: Crumbl CookiesMBD: After Stoicism by Thomas WardPhil: NFL DraftSponsors:FastGrowingTreesOtherwise Objectionable, a new podcast from CEIThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

2025-04-25•56mins
#13

Episode 671: Don't Pack the Court

Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the Biden-Harris plan to pack the Supreme Court, what version of Kamala Harris will run for president, and who Harris will choose as her VP.

2024-07-30•1hr 1mins
#14

Special Editors: School-Choice Success: A Conversation with Tommy Schultz [578]

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2023-09-07•48mins
#15

Special Episode: 'The Way Ahead,' a Conversation with Rich Powell [512]

Sponsor:ClearPath

2023-01-19•51mins
#16

Special Episode: 'Nuclear Energy Now,' a Conversation with John Kotek [510]

Sponsor:ClearPath

2023-01-13•30mins
#17

Special Episode: What's Going on in California? A Conversation with Jason Fordney [502]

Sponsor:ClearPath

2022-12-21•33mins
#18

Special Episode: Turning the Tide on Campus Censorship [498]

Sponsor:FIRE

2022-12-12•45mins
#19

Special Episode: American Energy Independence [495]

Sponsor:ClearPath

2022-12-05•47mins
#20

Special Episode: How to Fix the Grid, with Brad Viator [489]

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2022-11-17•40mins