A show about politics, music, technology, rollercoasters, golf carts, and the United States of America.
https://podcast.charlescwcooke.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 1 hour 3 minutes
episode 58: Episode 58: The Parent Trap
On episode 58—recorded from Lord Ravenscroft's desolate manor—Charles reviews objections to his approach to counting states, relates the most recent problems he's had with his golf cart, and talks to Tim Carney about his new book, 'Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.'
episode 57: Episode 57: The Single Most Egregious Violation of the Fourth Amendment
On episode 57, Charles announces a special jigsaw puzzle and relates which 44 states he's visited before talking to Robert Frommer about an extraordinary case of civil asset forfeiture.
episode 56: Episode 56: God
On episode 56, Charles talks to Father Nathaniel Meyers, the Pastor of the Church of St. Francis Xavier in Buffalo, MN, about whether God exists, how we can know, and whether it ultimately matters.
episode 55: Episode 55: The Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace
Charles invites Gareth Russell to tell him all about his latest book, 'The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court...
episode 54: Episode 54: Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Manatees and Sloths and Triplets and Dachsunds and Furniture
Charles introduces a new section on the show: Manatee Fact Hour. Then he invites that reprobate Kevin Williamson on for another throwback show. Presented by Prang and Company.
episode 52: Episode 52: The First Uniquely American Culinary Art
On episode 52, Charles talks to Peter Suderman about cocktails. Among the topics discussed are: What is a cocktail? When were they invented? How have they changed over time? What is the 'cocktail renaissance'? How have laws affected their production or development? And how did Peter get into this in the first place?
episode 51: Episode 51: An Oral History of Sports Misery
In episode 51, Charles confesses that he is genuinely morose about the end of the Jaguars season, and then talks to his colleagues about their own sporting highs and lows. For just $5/month, you can help a sad male fan.
episode 50: Episode 50: The Wintertime Maritime Bedtime Crime Pantomime
On episode 50, Charles is rudely prevented from staging his radio play by the Ghost of Luther Abel. After that, he talks to Rafael A. Mangual about crime. Among the questions they discuss are why Rafael believes that the U.S...
episode 49: Episode 49: The Front of the Auditorium
On episode 49—so called because there have been 48 others—Charles talks to Russ Roberts, the host of the EconTalk podcast and the president of Shalem College in Jerusalem...