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    Episode 912: Woke's Last Ditch

    09/25/2026 | 1h 16 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the UN General Assembly and Trump's meeting with Xi, the diesel export ban, and a viral Boston Globe story about Last Ditch, a collapsing lesbian bar.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Seth Cropsey's piece, “The Growing Houthi Threat Presents an Opportunity”
    Charlie: Noah Rothman’s cover piece in the most recent magazine issue, “The Future of Woke”
    Dan: Charlie’s piece, “What Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Say”
    MBD: Charlie’s piece, “Britain’s Inertia is a Warning to America”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Currently visiting Nashville.
    Charlie: Going to the Florida Gators game tomorrow.
    Dan: Enjoying one last haul of the season from his Father-in-law’s garden.
    MBD: Took his kids to a Shake Shack that recently opened near him.
    Sponsors:
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    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen.

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    Episode 911: Trumps Unplugs the Press

    09/22/2026 | 1h 20 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Trump's White House press ban, the Greenland security deal, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay in The New York Times Magazine admitting she intentionally sent her daughter to bad schools.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Robert Pondiscio and Nick Gibb’s piece, “What America Can Learn from England’s Education Revolution”
    Noah: Joseph Loconte’s piece, “Stresa, 1935: The Seedbed of Appeasement”
    Jim: Two Dan McLaughlin’s pieces, “The Senate Races Are Breaking Bad Already” and “How the Gubernatorial Races Are Breaking” Jim’s Bonus Editor’s Pick: The Editors’ “Trump’s Costly Greenland Play”

    Light Items:
    Rich: Just finished reading the Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western tradition
    Charlie: Went to Denver and attended the Jaguars vs. Broncos game
    Noah: Living in fall sports purgatory
    Jim: Visited the Cuban Embassy last week
    Sponsors:
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    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen.

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    Episode 910: Longhorns and Loudmouths

    09/18/2026 | 1h 29 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the ongoing American heritage debate sparked by a photo from a UT football game, the call for Canada to become an "associate member" of the European Union, and Hasan Piker's claim that the U.S. is worse than Al-Qaeda.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: John Puri’s piece, “Banning Diesel Exports Would Backfire on Americans”
    Charlie: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “Our Great American Heritage Belongs to All Americans”
    Dan: The Editors piece, “The Canada–EU Folly”
    MBD: Mark Schneider’s piece, “Why Is New York Covering Up Test Scores?”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Struck by the beauty and excitement of NYC.
    Charlie: Took a trip to Wisconsin.
    Dan: Paid tribute to his Uncle James.
    MBD: Watched Pete Alonso play in a baseball game for the Baltimore Orioles at Citi Field.
    Sponsors:
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    The Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University
    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen.

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    Episode 909: Something Old, New, Borrowed, and... Russian

    09/15/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Jim, Noah, and MBD discuss the future of AI regulation, abysmal polling results for Republicans heading into the midterms, and Donald Trump Jr.'s blowout wedding bash bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Brittany Bernstein's piece, “Bari Weiss Hasn’t ‘Murdered’ 60 Minutes After All”
    Jim: Jeff Blehar’s most recent Carnival of Fools, “Donald Trump Can’t Bribe His Way Out of November’s Reckoning”
    Noah: Rich’s piece, “The Lynching Epidemic That Wasn’t”
    MBD: Joshua Treviño’s piece, “What the Data Center Revolt Is Really About”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Gives a glowing review of Mr. Beast’s peanut butter cups, "Feastables."
    Jim: The Jets won over the weekend!
    Noah: Got a taste of 90's nostalgia at a Wu-Tang hip hop concert.
    MBD: The NY Giants won over the weekend!
    Sponsors:
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    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen.

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    Episode 908: A Bogus Bribe

    09/11/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah discuss Trump’s newly promised 5k payout, the Republican Midterm Convention, and AI doomerism.
    Editor's Picks:
    Rich: Dan Foster’s piece, “Forever Wars Are Good, Actually”
    Charlie: Dan Foster’s 9/11 piece, “'Sign Me Up'”
    MBD: All of Abigail Anthony’s recent work
    Noah: Kathryn Jean Lopez’s piece, “Let’s Never Get Over a Mother Viciously Killing Her Children”
    Light Items:
    Rich: Found a new appreciation for the beauty of the Chrysler Building.
    Charlie: NFL season has begun!
    MBD: The 30th anniversary edition of one of his favorite albums, Ben Folds Five's debut album, was released.
    Noah: Going to the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop concert with his neighbors.
    Sponsors:
    The Institute for Governance and Civics at Florida State University
    Vaer
    How the World Works Podcast from CEI
    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen.

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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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