{"podcast":{"title":"The Ricochet Podcast","slug":"the-ricochet-podcast-317753","podcast_index_feed_id":317753,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/ricochet","website_url":"https://ricochet.com/series/ricochet-podcast/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/87ac5b53ec9200929552d3ddd32888f9.jpg","author":"Ricochet","episode_count":677,"summary":"Weekly episodes of Ricochet’s flagship podcast feature our hosts James Lileks, Steve Hayward, Charles C. W. Cooke, and guests discussing the issues of the week. Listen to The Ricochet Podcast , along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com . No paid subscription required. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast--5817275/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:32.397170+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753"},"episode":{"title":"A World of Willful Weirdos","slug":"a-world-of-willful-weirdos","published_at":"2026-06-12T21:09:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753/a-world-of-willful-weirdos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-world-of-willful-weirdos--72504604","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72504604/ricochet_793.mp3","summary":"It's just James and Charles to recollect and swap rants about the goings-on of the land of the free and the home of oddball. The cast of characters includes the world's first billionaire, an Angeleno who lost an election for common sense, a lunatic posing as a model working man, and the deeply flawed judgment of Democratic voters about guys like these. Lileks and Cooke also delight in watching Europeans share their newfound love for America, and embrace Trump's can-doism vis-à-vis public beautification. Sound this week: CNBC announces the world’s first trillionaire, Jimmy Kimmel recoils, and Graham Platner continues to gaffe. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast--5817275/support .","meta_description":"It's just James and Charles to recollect and swap rants about the goings-on of the land of the free and the home of oddball. The cast of characters includ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3315,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ricochet-podcast-317753/episodes/a-world-of-willful-weirdos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753/a-world-of-willful-weirdos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}