The Editors

On today's special year-end episode, Rich is joined by Charlie, Phil, and Michael to discuss the high, lows, and in-betweens of 2025 -- and to give a few predictions for 2026. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Ben Shapiro’s AmFest speech, recent Epstein files news, and Heritage Foundation resignations.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Jonathan Leef’s magazine piece “The Polyamory Delusion”
• Charlie: Vahaken’s magazine piece “Friday Night Fights”
• Jim: Becket Adams’s piece “Republicans Still Crave the Mainstream Media’s Affection”
• Noah: Mark Wright’s magazine piece “What Ukraine Means for Americans”

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Phil discuss Trump’s speech, a viral Compact piece, and the president’s renaming of the Kennedy Center.

Light Items:

• Rich: Hideki Matsui signed jersey
• Charlie: Legos
• Phil: Pluribus

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the horror in Australia, Susie Wiles’s questionable interview with Vanity Fair, and Trump’s abhorrent post about the Reiners’ deaths.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Andy’s post “The Bondi Beach Jihad: Sharia Supremacism and Jew Hatred, Again”
• Charlie: MBD’s piece “‘But Your iPhone’ Conservatism Will Fail”
• Jim: Rich’s piece “Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté ”
• Noah: Jim’s Jolt “Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong”

Light Items:

• Rich: Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts
• Charlie: The Jets vs. Jags game
• Jim: Holiday party aftermath
• Noah: Snow day

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss Erika Kirk’s response to Candace Owens, Republicans health-care and gerrymandering issues, and the controversy over Trump allowing Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: James Rosen’s piece “My Encounter with Paul McCartney”
• Charlie: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “The New Temperance Movement”
• MBD: K-Lo’s post “What the Hell Is Wrong with a Country That Makes a Widow Defend Herself for Living?”
• Phil: Caroline Downey’s piece "Erika Kirk Takes On the Podcast Conspiracy-Mongers with Grace"

Light Items:

• Rich: Diner pancakes
• Charlie: His son playing soccer
• MBD: Pluribus
• Phil: Jets vs. Jags

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Trump’s recently announced national security plan, news on the Humphrey’s Executor front, and Jasmine Crockett’s Senate ambitions.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Dan’s post “Supreme Court Rightly Keeps the Texas Republican Gerrymander for 2026” 
• Charlie: Jianli Yang “One Fire, One System: Hong Kong’s Fire Tragedy and the City That No Longer Exists”
• Jim: Jeff’s piece "Jasmine Crockett Gives New Hope to Texas Republicans"
• Noah: Tal Fortgang's piece “An Insidious New Morality Is Giving License to Kill”

Light Items:

• Rich: UVA losing to Duke
• Charlie: His wife’s new car
• Jim: Christmas party season
• Noah: Flu shot gone wrong

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Audrey discuss new information about the “double-tap” and Pete Hegseth’s involvement, the Tennessee special election, and Trump’s announcement about gas-powered cars.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Jim's Jolt "The Boring Truth Emerges About the J6 Pipebomber, Displacing Exciting Lies"
• Charlie: Rich’s piece "Ilhan Omar Is Not the Kind of Immigrant America Needs"
• MBD: Armond White’s piece “The Laissez-Faire Sexism of Kill Bill Redux ”
• Audrey: Charlie’s piece "I Love Drug Traffickers"

Light Items:

• Rich: Virginia vs. Duke game
• Charlie: The Lives of Others
• MBD: Extreme cold
• Audrey: D.C. snow

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah talk about the shocking strikes on alleged drug boats and Pete Hegseth’s involvement, the horrific shooting the day before Thanksgiving, and the welfare fraud in Minnesota.

Light Items:

• Rich: Subway pet peeve
• Charlie: Backyard football
• Jim: Thanksgiving and Stranger Things
• Noah: Dudes-giving

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the crumbling of the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, Trump’s meeting with Zohran Mamdani, our editors’ hot Thanksgiving takes, and much more.

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Michael, Phil, and Noah discuss the recent sedition and execution verbiage being thrown around by Democrats and the president, what’s going on in Ukraine, and much more.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Jeff’s piece “The Sordid Olivia Nuzzi Saga, Explained”
• MBD: Peter Robinson’s post “Why the Cold War Still Matters, with John Lewis Gaddis"
• Phil: Jim’s piece “Kamala Harris, Blamethrower”
• Noah: Phil’s magazine piece “Ted Cruz’s Finest Hour”

Light Items:

• Rich: Lou Piniella-signed jersey
• MBD: Thanksgiving prep
• Phil: Thanksgiving
• Noah: Basketball news

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This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

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