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    Episode 902: Data Center Dread

    08/21/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Phil, and Noah discuss the political debate surrounding data centers, democratic socialist Angie Nixon's win in the Florida primaries, and the national debt crisis. 

    Editor's Pick:

    Rich: Same pick as Charlie!

    Charlie: Jim Geraghty’s most recent Morning Jolt, “Why Would We Rename the USS Doris Miller Aircraft Carrier?”

    Phil: Caroline Downey’s piece, “No, Not all Women Identify With Lindsay Clancy”

    Noah: Andrew McCarthy’s piece in the latest issue of the magazine, “Mamdani’s Intifada”

    Light Items: 

    Rich, Charlie, Phil, and Noah: Honoring Sarah Schutte on her last day as the podcast producer for all of her amazing work. Thank you for all of the time and energy you have given and will continue to give to National Review, Sarah! You will be dearly missed. 

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    This podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Veldhuizen. 

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    Episode 901: Ossoff Goes Low

    08/18/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Dan discuss Jon Ossoff's presidential prospects, South Korea, and the death of former Cambridge professor, Jason Arday. 

    Lights Items: 

    Rich: Visited Florida and took the Bright Line

    Charlie: Watched the film, A Man for All Seasons

    Noah: Spent the weekend in Atlantic City with his family

    Dan: Starting to build a dollhouse

    Editor's Picks: 

    Rich: Jim Geraghty's piece, "For AOC, the Time Is Now"

    Charlie: Abigail Anthony's piece, "I Still Think IVF Should Be Banned"

    Noah: Brittany Bernstein's most recent "Forgotten Fact Checks" newsletter about New York Magazine's Habibi City cover story

    Dan: Becket Adams's piece, "'Woke One' Wasn't Just Crazy -- It Was Destructive"

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    Episode 900: Hiding in Plane Sight

    08/14/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Noah, Charlie, Phil, and Luther discuss Tuesday’s primary results, Trump’s plane switch in Turkey, and NYC under Mamdani.

    Editors’ Picks:

    Noah: John Fund’s post “America Has Tried Socialism Before — and Quickly Abandoned It”

    Charlie: Dan’s magazine piece “America’s Asylum System Is Broken”

    Phil: Andy’s post “On a Possible Mangione Federal Guilty Plea”

    Luther: Andrew’s post “Telling the Truth About Ceuta”

    Light Items:

    Noah: Atlantic City

    Charlie: Speaking at University of Florida

    Phil: Swimming in Israel

    Luther: Geometry

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    This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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    Episode 899: The Great Burrito Debate

    08/11/2026 | 1h 16 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Charlie fills in for Rich and is joined by Jim, Dan, and Luther. They discuss wokeness, burritogate, the political kerfuffle in Ohio, and more.

    Editors’ Picks:

    Charlie: Joseph Epstein’s magazine piece “The Lofty, Lonely Life of W. H. Auden”

    Jim: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “Ukraine Shows Its Resilience”

    Dan: Kamden Mulder’s pieces

    Luther: Gary Winslett's piece “How to Fail at Public Order”

    Light Items:

    Charlie: The Guns of Navarone

    Jim: O Museum in The Mansion

    Dan: The National Women's History Museum

    Luther: A fire pit

    Sponsors:
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    This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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    Episode 898: Progressives Prevail in Michigan

    08/07/2026 | 1h 20 mins.
    Today on The Editors, Rich, Andrew, Charlie, and Luther discuss El-Sayed's win in Michigan, America's munitions shortage, and the resignation of Cambridge professor Jason Arday.

    Editors’ Picks:

    Rich: Josh Trevino’s post, "America is more than an idea" 

    Andrew: Mike Gonzalez’s piece about the Smithsonian and how "America’s museum culture needs an overhaul" 

    Luther: Noah Rothman’s piece, "Hasan Piker is a symptom, not the cause"

    Charlie: John Puri’s post, "Why is food more expensive?"

    Light Items:

    Rich: In the midst of reading the first volume of The Golden Thread: A History of the Western World

    Andrew: Also reading a book called Notes on a Colonial Situation in Hell

    Luther: Refurbished a sailboat

    Charlie: Watched the movie Gettysburg for the first time on a flight back from California

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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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