• Episode 859: What Happens in Havana . . .
    Mar 24 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Jim, Noah, and Andrew discuss the war, the current TSA debacle, and Code Pink’s visit to Cuba.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Doug Feith’s piece “‘Imminence’ Is the Wrong Standard for Iran”
    • Jim: Charlie’s magazine piece “Against Misery”
    • Noah: Jim’s magazine piece “The Democratic Party Becomes Its Fringe”
    • Andrew: Jeff’s Carnival of Fools piece “Lefty Influencers Embrace Poverty Tourism on Havana Junket”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Doesn’t like the new tall Coke cans
    • Jim: Dark Winds
    • Noah: Car trouble
    • Andrew: Duolingo

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 858: Energy Shocks
    Mar 20 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Andrew discuss the energy issues arising from the war in Iran, the New York Times report on Cesar Chavez, and much more.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: John Puri's post "There’s No Easy Fix to Bring Down Gas Prices"
    • Charlie: Rachel Lu's magazine piece "The Pro-Life Future"
    • Andrew: Bjorn Lomborg’s magazine piece “Al Gore’s False Prophecy"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Making macarons
    • Charlie: Epic Universe
    • Andrew: Jasper L'Estrange stories on YouTube

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Episode 857: Fighting over the War
    Mar 17 2026

    On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the latest news from Iran, the intra-right fights over the war, and Paul Ehrlich’s sad legacy.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Also Dan’s recent piece
    • Charlie: Dan’s piece “The First American Liberation”
    • Jim: Noah’s pieces and posts about Iran
    • Noah: Ramesh’s post “Talarico’s Nonbinary Nonsense”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: World Baseball Classic
    • Charlie: Self-driving cars
    • Jim: High school robotics competition
    • Noah: Basketball season is over

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Episode 856: The Ways of War
    Mar 13 2026

    On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah have a rousing discussion about the state of the war against Iran, the recent chatter about the filibuster, and much more.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Luther’s post ‘How to Be a One-Hit Wonder: The Ibram X. Kendi Story
    • Charlie: Jim’s Jolt “Democrats Blame Gun Owners for Islamist Terrorism and Their Own Bad Decisions”
    • MBD: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “The Long Afterlife of Hiss–Chambers Smears”
    • Noah: Luther’s post “The Ignorant Pundits Roasting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Horrible movie
    • Charlie: P. G. Wodehouse’s short stories
    • MBD: Rewatching The Wire
    • Noah: Basketball championships

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 855: Where’s the War Headed?
    Mar 10 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Andrew discuss updates on the war against Iran, the attempted bombing in New York City (and the media’s response to it), and the federal government’s battle with Anthropic.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: NR’s editorial “Talarico the Texas Trickster”
    • Charlie: Also Andy’s piece
    • Michael: Andy’s piece “Trump Prepares His Iran Off-Ramp”
    • Andrew: Tal Fortgang “Radicals Are at the Door”

    Light Items:

    • Rich: NR's Symposium on Antisemitism
    • Charlie: America 250 cookies
    • Michael: Spring weather
    • Andrew: Dining alone

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 854: One Week In
    Mar 6 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss what’s going on in the war against Iran, Kristi Noem’s ouster at DHS, and James Talarico’s Texas win.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Phil’s post “No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim That Israel Dragged Trump into War with Iran”
    • Charlie: Andrew Follett’s piece “Iran War Proves Trump Was Right on Space Force”
    • Michael: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “Lessons from the Last Iranian Revolution”
    • Phil: Audrey’s reporting on DHS

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Busch Gardens
    • Charlie: WarGames
    • Michael: Rufus Wainwright
    • Phil: New glasses

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 853: Trump Pulls the Trigger
    Mar 2 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and MBD discuss the operation in Iran and nothing else.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Andrew Roberts’s piece “Churchill Is Still on the Front Line of the Culture War”
    • Charlie: NR’s Editorial “The Epstein Panic”
    • Jim: Noah’s piece “Iran’s Last-Stand Strategy”
    • MBD: Ross’s magazine piece “Wuthering Heights Is Gothic Barbie Smut"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Napoleon Dynamite
    • Charlie: Fire table
    • Jim: Twin Peaks
    • MBD: Spring weather

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 852: Speech Theatrics
    Feb 27 2026

    Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Phil, and Audrey discuss Trump’s State of the Union address, the ramp-up around Iran, and the roiling debate over the U.S. Olympic Men’s team success.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Charlie's piece "Our Men’s Hockey Team’s Historic Win Was Just Too Much for Sports Writers to Bear"
    • Noah: MBD's piece "Three Cheers for Jack"
    • Phil: Dan's piece "If the ‘Talking Filibuster’ Means Anything, It Would Irrevocably Change the Senate for the Worse"
    • Audrey: Andy's piece "Why Not Unseal FBI Director Patel’s Grand Jury Testimony About Mar-a-Lago Documents?"

    Light Items:

    • Rich: Spring training
    • Noah: The Decameron
    • Phil: New food processor
    • Audrey: Dry February

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    1 hr and 6 mins