The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

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The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

A show about politics, music, technology, rollercoasters, golf carts, and the United States of America.

  1. OCT 21

    Episode 71: The Last Man on Earth

    On episode 71, Charles talks to Luther Abel, Jack Butler, and Phil Klein about what they would do if everyone other human on earth was wiped out. Where would they go first? How would they get around? What would they eat? How long would they survive? If they could only take one tool, what would it be? What would they do for fun?

    54 min

  2. OCT 4

    Episode 70: Bring It On Home

    On episode 70, Charles confirms that Luther Abel is real, discusses his attempt to get into Canada, and then talks to Caleb Kruckenberg about federalism.

    44 min

  3. SEP 20

    Episode 69: Whizzbang!

    In episode 69, Charles talks to Luther Ray Abel about their Most Excellent Whizzbang American Roller-Coaster Adventure.

    1h 22m

  4. SEP 4

    Episode 68: Academic Freedom?

    On episode 68, Charles talks to Keith Whittington, a professor at Yale Law School, about his new book, 'You Can't Teach That: The Battle over University Classrooms.' Among the topics discussed are why universities are different than K-12 schools; why governments (and taxpayers) can't decide what is taught, given that they're paying the bill; how Civil Rights law intersects with academic free speech; and how to prevent universities from becoming ideological bubbles.

    58 min

  5. AUG 20

    Episode 67: A Friendly Argument with David French

    On episode 67, Charles talks to David French about David's column in the New York Times, 'To Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harris.'

    1h 3m

  6. JUL 25

    Episode 66: The Libertarian Case for Drug Prohibition

    On episode 66, Charles talks to Charles Fain Lehman about drugs and crime. Charles asks Charles to tell him why he's wrong about the drug war, why marijuana is different from alcohol, whether we should ban substances to protect people from themselves, what the problem is with 'harm reduction,' how bad the drug crisis is, whether we talk about it seriously, and why drugs are more potent now than they used to be. Afterwards, they talk about whether crime is going up or down, or whether the whole debate is partisan nonsense.

    50 min

  7. JUL 3

    Episode 65: For the Constitution

    On episode 65, Charles talks to Randy Barnett about his memoir, 'A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist.' Among the topics they discuss are: How did Randy get interested in the law? How did he become a law professor? What is an originalist? Why is he one? What sort of originalist is he? What was it like arguing before the Supreme Court? Why does he still defend the Lochner decision? Is he hopeful about the future of the Constitution?

    57 min

  8. JUN 20

    Episode 64: La Saga Del Tappeto Bollente

    On episode 64, Charles writes an opera for his most persistent critic, 'Boiling Rug,' and then talks to Clark Neily about the problem of coercive plea bargaining.

    48 min
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