• Episode 745: Israel, Iran, and Us
    Apr 17 2025

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: NR’s webathon
    • Phil: Ryan Mills’s piece “North America’s Auto Supply Chain Took Decades to Build. Trump’s Tariffs Could Crush It”
    • Ramesh: Vahaken Mouradian's piece in the new issue of the magazine
    • Dominic: Christian Schneider’s piece “Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Going to Milwaukee
    • Phil: Aaron Judge
    • Ramesh: Books for Lent by Edward Feser
    • Dominic: Rest Is History club subscription

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

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 744: Exemption Examples
    Apr 15 2025

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Audrey Fahlberg’s Morning Jolt today "Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Highest Earners"
    • Noah: Rich’s piece “Howard Lutnick Makes No Sense”
    • Phil: Andy’s post “Salvadoran President’s Remarks Do Not Alter Trump Administration’s Duty to Comply with Court Order to Facilitate Detainee’s Return”
    • Jack: Jeff’s piece “Trump Tests the True Limits of Presidential Power”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: His Nespresso machine
    • Noah: NRI
    • Phil: Shout-out to his parents on their wedding anniversary
    • Jack: Prince of Egypt

    Sponsors:
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    1 hr
  • Episode 743: High Pressure
    Apr 11 2025
    Rich, Charlie, Dominic, and Audrey discuss the latest in the trade war, the budget vote in the House of Representatives, and Trump's executive order to restore high-pressure showers.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 742: Import, Export, Deport, Exhort
    Apr 8 2025
    Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss the ongoing fallout from Donald Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court's decision in the Alien Enemies Act case, and the progressive protests that have sprung up around the country.
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 741: Where Were You on 'Liberation Day'?
    Apr 4 2025

    Editors' Picks:

    • Rich: Haley's piece "Female Fencer Disqualified from Tournament After Refusing to Compete Against Trans-Identifying Male"
    • MBD: William F. Buckley Jr.'s "Senator Buckley's Proposal"
    • Dominic: Russ Latino's "Mississippi Is on the Move with Conservative Reforms"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: An unfortunate calf tear
    • Charlie: Oxford-Cambridge dinner
    • MBD: Watching 'Mob Land'
    • Dominic: Discovered '30 Rock'
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 740: Tax Travails
    Apr 1 2025

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Christian Schneider's piece "The Supreme Court Killed March Madness"
    • Charlie: Audrey Fahlberg’s magazine piece "How John Thune Plans to Deliver"
    • Phil: WFB Jr.'s piece "Ayn Rand, R.I.P."
    • Noah: Dan’s piece “Trump-Targeted Law Firm Paul Weiss Was Already Bending the Knee, in Another Direction”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Borg vs McEnroe
    • Charlie: The far reaches of Wisconsin
    • Phil: Smoke alarm scare
    • Noah: His wife’s birthday

    Sponsors:
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    The Otherwise Objectionable podcast from CEI

    This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 739: Trump Pulls the Trigger on Auto Tariffs
    Mar 28 2025

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: NR's editorial "Securing the Seas Is Deeply American"
    • Charlie: Dominic's magazine cover story "Free Trade Is How You Live Your Life"
    • MBD: Richard Reinsch's magazine piece "Burnham’s Counterrevolution"
    • Dominic: Audrey’s piece "Senate Republicans Are Surprised and Disappointed That the White House Pulled Stefanik’s Nomination"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Hearts of Darkness documentary
    • Charlie: Bad blood test experience
    • MBD: The Studio
    • Dominic: Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk

    Sponsor:
    DonorsTrust

    This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 738: Signaling Disaster
    Mar 25 2025

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Dan's post "Canada’s Liberals Think Trump Has Saved Them"
    • Jim: The Ideas Summit
    • Noah: John Noonan's piece "America Needs Good Men Like Mike Waltz"
    • MBD: Andrew Stuttaford's post "The Ozempic Economy: Adjusting to Longer Life Expectancy"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: March Madness disappointment
    • Jim: College tour
    • Noah: End of the tractor saga
    • MBD: Guy Ritchie movies

    Sponsors:
    FastGrowingTrees
    Otherwise Objectionable, a new podcast series from CEI

    This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
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