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    Episode 918: Foreign 'Frenemies'

    10/16/2026 | 1h 27 mins.
    Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan discuss Trump’s ongoing feud with President Zelenskyy, the new White House press secretary's performance, and an update on the Cornell Seven case.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Charlie’s most recent magazine piece, “Your Data Center Life”
    Charlie: Dan’s piece, “The Shane Gillis Joke Is Undercooked, Not a Capital Crime”
    MBD: Most recent editorial, “Trump Is Right to Prevent a Livestreamed Execution”
    Dan: Andrew Stuttaford’s Corner post on American suburbia, “‘Sprawl’ Is Good, Actually”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Increasingly enjoying the fall weather.
    Charlie: It finally stopped raining and now the weather is nice.
    MBD: Playing with AI optimization.
    Dan: Visiting Charleston with his family.
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    Episode 917: Trump's Crude Intentions

    10/13/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the DOJ's investigation of Ilhan Omar, Trump's diesel deal with Putin, and Shane Gillis' controversial SNL skit.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Eva Terry’s piece, “The U.S. Needs Lithium — but Washington Makes It Next to Impossible to Mine”
    Charlie: Vahaken Mouradian’s piece, “A Walk Through Manhattan’s Unofficial 9/11 Memorials”
    Jim: Charlie’s Corner post about the recent tragedy on a rollercoaster, “On the Strange and Tragic Accident at Six Flags Over Georgia” Bonus: Andy McCarthy’s piece, “What to Make of the Trump DOJ’s Investigation of Ilhan Omar”

    Noah: Andy McCarthy’s piece, “Trump’s Diesel Deal with Putin Is a Gross Abuse of Power”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Rewatched the second Star Trek movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and was reminded of how comically bad it was.
    Charlie: Bought his first pair of cowboy boots for a wedding in Texas.
    Jim: Couldn’t watch the Jets game because of some quality family time, but enjoyed the win!
    Noah: Enjoying the fall weather and celebrating the end of mowing season.
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    Episode 916: Vance Redefines Socialism

    10/09/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and Andrew discuss JD Vance's strange definition of socialism, the ethics of public execution, and Anthropic's plea to users to not bully Claude.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Dan Flynn’s piece, “Christopher Columbus Is Wrongly Reviled — but Not for the Reason You Think”
    Charlie: Dan Foster’s piece, “Cornell and the Modern Sexual ‘Contract’”
    Andrew: Noah Rothman’s magazine piece, “The Future of Woke”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Yankees were knocked out of the playoffs.
    Charlie: It’s been raining for a week straight.
    Dan: Watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
    Andrew: The granddaughter of his uncle came to stay with him for the weekend, and got to share family history.
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    Episode 915: Liberté, Égalité, Enflammée

    10/07/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
    Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the unfolding Cornell Seven case, fiery riots over education in France, and the capital punishment debate.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Brittany Bernstein’s most recent Forgotten Fact Checks column, “Tucker Carlson Receives a World War II Education”
    Charlie: Noah’s post about Trump’s cult of personality, “The Cult of Trump Is Trump’s Worst Enemy”
    Jim: Also Brittany’s most recent column pieceBonus Pick: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case”

    Noah: Shay Khatiri’s piece, “The Media Must Correct the Record on Terrorist-Journalists”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Visited Michael Knowles and got a Mayflower Cigar.
    Charlie: Went to Cincinnati to watch the Jaguars and rode a rollercoaster called, ‘The Beast’.
    Jim: Grateful to have steady access to antibiotics to treat a bout of Bronchitis.
    Noah: Got humbled by his son.
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    Episode 914: What Happened at Cornell?

    10/02/2026 | 1h 24 mins.
    Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss the available details of the Cornell Seven case, the recent terror plots, and the rise of "Nixon nostalgia."
    Editors Picks:
    Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case”
    Charlie: Vahaken Mouradian’s piece, “Killing in the Name Of”
    MBD: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “France Is Burning”
    Phil: Also Dan’s piece.
    Light Items:
    Rich: Yankees swept the Red Sox this week.
    Charlie: Got a net to play table tennis on his kitchen table.
    MBD: Visited Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Babe Ruth's grave.
    Phil: Today is the last day of Sukkot and this year, he built a wooden sukkah.
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Unravel the threads of American politics with incisive commentary and in-depth analysis on the state of the political scene. Join National Review editors and writers Rich Lowry, Charles C. W. Cooke, Jim Geraghty, Michael Brendan Dougherty, Phil Klein, Noah Rothman, and Audrey Fahlberg, plus guests for political commentary you can't get anywhere else. Longing for a refreshing dose of sanity? All you need to do is tune in.
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