{"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":"Homer Bound","slug":"homer-bound","published_at":"2026-07-24T20:55:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753/homer-bound","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast-317753","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/homer-bound--73157431","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/35/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73157431/ricochet_799.mp3","summary":"Christopher Nolan has another blockbuster hit in theaters and has set off the pop culture controversy of the year with his rendition of The Odyssey. To move beyond the visual spectacle and online hysterics, James, Steve and Charles are joined by Titus Techera for a discussion on the Homeric epic, the visionary Nolan, and the thunderous debate over ancient and modern morality. Plus, the trio stay on theme to consider a couple of beloved 20th-century directors and the sci-fi military tech that's become a reality on the battlefield in Eastern Europe. This week’s opening sound: Lupita Nyong’o on playing Helen of Troy (courtesy of Discussing Film) and Victor Davis Hanson on the role on the Daily Signal Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-ricochet-podcast--5817275/support .","meta_description":"Christopher Nolan has another blockbuster hit in theaters and has set off the pop culture controversy of the year with his rendition of The Odyssey. To mo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3460,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ricochet-podcast-317753/episodes/homer-bound/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/homer-bound.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}