Podcast Episodes

Episode 94: The Iron Lady at Sunset — with Peter Just

Episode 94

On episode 94, Charles talks to Peter Just about his book on the post-premiership career of Margaret Thatcher: Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street. Was she happy? Did she think she could do …

Published on 10 hours ago

Episode 93: Pigeon Forge — with Luther Ray Abel

Episode 93

On episode 93, Charles talks to Luther Ray Abel about his trip to Pigeon Forge, TN, which is supposedly the "tackiest place on Earth," but which is actually a lot of fun.

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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Episode 92: Sedition! — with Marcus Gadson

Episode 92

On episode 92, Charles talks to Marcus Gadson about his book, Sedition: How America's Constitutional Order Emerged from Violent Crisis. Among the topics they discuss are: What is a constitution? What…

Published on 2 months ago

Episode 91: America, Hell Yeah — with Luther Ray Abel

Episode 91

Ahead of July 4, Charles and Luther share some of their favorite things about America. 

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 90: Debate: Does Trump Need Congress's Permission to Attack Iran? — with Andy McCarthy

Episode 90

Episode 90 contains the audio of the debate between Charles and Andy McCarthy, on the topic, "Does President Trump need Congress's permission to attack Iran?" If you'd rather watch the debate, click …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 89: Read Another Book — with Christopher J. Scalia

Episode 89

On episode 89 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles talks to Christopher J. Scalia about his new book, 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read). Among the topics they discu…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 88: We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999 — with Ross Benes

Episode 88

On episode 88, Charles talks to Ross Benes about his new book, 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Among the topics they discuss are how Jerry Springer hel…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Episode 87: Why Charles Should Be Religious — with Ross Douthat

Episode 87

On episode 87, Charles asks Ross Douthat about his new book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious, and, in particular, to explain to him why he, Charles Cooke, should be religious. 

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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 86: Joshua Glover's Freedom — with Michael Jahr

Episode 86

On episode 86, Charles talks to Michael Jahr about his upcoming documentary movie, Liberty at Stake, which is about the escape from slavery of Joshua Glover in 1854, the abolitionist activism of the …

Published on 5 months ago

Episode 85: The Donald Trump Tariff Extravaganza — with Scott Lincicome

Episode 85

On this special pop-up episode, Charles talks to Scott Lincicome about Donald Trump's massive unilateral tariff hike. What is a tariff? What are tariffs for? Why aren't they good? Don't we need them …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago