The Editors

Episode 899: The Great Burrito Debate

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:58:20 +0000

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

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Episode 898: Progressives Prevail in Michigan

studio@nationalreview.com (National Review) — Fri, 7 Aug 2026 20:00:34 +0000

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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Episode 897: Spain's Border Breaking Point

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Noah Rothman, Jim Geraghty, Dan Foster) — Tue, 4 Aug 2026 19:23:22 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Jim, and Dan discuss the immigration crisis in Spain's African enclave, Ceuta, a deal over the Blanche Attorney General nomination, and Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong's current domination in the Wisconsin primary.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Josh Treviño's piece on "why World War II still matters"
Noah: John Fund's piece, "Where bipartisan reform is actually working"
Jim: Charlie's post, "Okay, but what do you want to actually do"
Dan: The entirety of the "common good" debate in The Corner

Light Items:

Rich: New Spider-Man movie, A Brand New Day
Noah: Power outages
Jim: Finger Lakes vacation
Dan: Also the new Spider-Man movie

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Episode 896: Mamdani’s Grocery Store Games

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:54:15 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Michael, Noah, and Andrew discuss Trump’s recent polling, Zohran Mamdani’s grocery store goals, and the common good.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Dan’s post "Why JD Vance Generates So Much Heat"
MBD: Rich’s piece “The Iran War Is Eating Trump’s Presidency”
Noah: Christian Schneider's piece “Let People Ink for Themselves”
Andrew: Michael Strain's post "Adults Are Responsible for How They Use AI"

Light Items:

Rich: Extra-inning baseball
MBD: Vacation
Noah: Nashville
Andrew: Monarch butterflies

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Episode 895: Dr. Fauci’s Diaries Exposed

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:04:22 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Dan discuss Rand Paul’s release of Anthony Fauci’s diaries, updates on the Ukraine–Russia war, and Trump’s continuing filibuster battle.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Jim’s piece “anthony Fauci”
Charlie: Also Abigail’s piece
Jim: Andy’s post “the case against former FNI director James Comey”
Dan: Abigail’s piece “they have no idea what we think”

Light Items:

Rich: Summer vacation
Charlie: Ella Langley
Jim: The Jetty
Dan: Visiting his grandmother

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Episode 894: An Irritable Societal Gesture

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:57:55 +0000

Today on The Editors, Charlie guest-hosts for Rich and is joined by MBD, Dan, and Jim to discuss the latest round of tariffs, some strange new respect for Ukraine from certain corners, and much more.

Editors’ Picks:

Charlie: Jessica Melugin's piece "Won’t Anyone Think of the Parents?"
Dan: Brittany Bernstein's piece "How Cuba Is Covertly Boosting America’s Radical Left"
MBD: Armond White's piece "The Fog of Hype"
Jim: Noah's piece "What Do We Get Out of the Saudi Nuclear Deal?"

Light Items:

Charlie: Hornblower
Jim: Quiet house in the summer
MBD: Quitting coffee
Dan: Anticipating The Odyssey

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Episode 893: The Movie You Odyssey

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:55:22 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss the Democratic Socialists of America’s desire to overturn the American system as we know it, Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Phil's post "Where Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Succeeds and Fails"
Charlie: John Gustavsson's piece "Andy Burnham Is Bad News for British Business"
MBD: Armond White's piece "The Odyssey — the Twisted Epic We Deserve"
Phil: Jeff's Carnival of Fools "The Democratic Odyssey Moves to America’s Dairyland"

Light Items:

Rich: New Minions movie
Charlie: Chad Powers
MBD: August vacation
Phil: Deck sealing

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Episode 892: The JD Vance Experience

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:51:43 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Dan discuss Trump's Thursday night speech, JD Vance's appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, and much more.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Luther’s post “Let the Flyboys Fly”
Charlie: Dan’s magazine piece “Something Is Going to Happen”
Noah: Phil Klein’s post “Where Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Succeeds and Fails”
Dan: Melissa Langsam Braunstein’s magazine piece “Fighting the New Antisemitism”

Light Items:

Rich: The Odyssey
Charlie: SeaWorld
Noah: Work event
Dan: Bad air

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Episode 891: Iran War 2.0

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:11:06 +0000

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the resumption of war with Iran, Ro Khanna’s playacting in Israel, and the passing of Lindsey Graham.

Editors’ Picks:

Rich: Also Dan’s post
Charlie: Noah’s piece “The Left Goes After Marco Rubio”
Jim: Dan’s post “The Last Interesting Man in Washington”
Noah: Lamar Alexander “The Senate Doesn’t Need a Change in Rules. It Needs a Change in Behavior"

Light Items:

Rich: Mini golf
Charlie: Reverse storm chaser
Jim: Pastor Ezra Jin
Noah: Patriotic YMCA

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Episode 890: The Maine Event

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:54:07 +0000

Noah, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss Graham Planter's decision to drop out of the Maine Senate race, Mayor Mamdani's snub of Little Italy, and the growing property tax rebellion.

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Episode 671: Don't Pack the Court

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:03:05 +0000

Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the Biden-Harris plan to pack the Supreme Court, what version of Kamala Harris will run for president, and who Harris will choose as her VP. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Special Editors: School-Choice Success: A Conversation with Tommy Schultz [578]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Tommy Schultz) — Thu, 7 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000

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Special Episode: 'The Way Ahead,' a Conversation with Rich Powell [512]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Rich Powell) — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 11:30:00 +0000

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Special Episode: 'Nuclear Energy Now,' a Conversation with John Kotek [510]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, John Kotek) — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:00:00 +0000

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Special Episode: What's Going on in California? A Conversation with Jason Fordney [502]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Jason Fordney) — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 19:14:46 +0000

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Special Episode: Turning the Tide on Campus Censorship [498]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Nico Perrino) — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 16:10:38 +0000

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Special Episode: American Energy Independence [495]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Arthur Herman) — Mon, 5 Dec 2022 17:18:13 +0000

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Special Episode: How to Fix the Grid, with Brad Viator [489]

studio@nationalreview.com (Rich Lowry, Brad Viator) — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0000

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