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Episode 103: The Declaration of Independence — with Michael Auslin
Charles talks to Michael Auslin about his new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America. What is the Declaration of Independence? Who wrote it? How close we were to…
Episode 102: All About Gerrymandering — with Sean Trende
After the success of the Virginia gerrymander, Charles asks Sean Trende about the history of gerrymandering. What is it? Why is it called that? When did it start? What is a dummymander? When did our…
Episode 101: Last Branch Standing — with Sarah Isgur
On episode 101, Charles talks to Sarah Isgur about her new book, Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court. What is the role of the…
Episode 100: Turn of the Century — with Sean Beienburg
On episode 100, Charles celebrates having made it into triple figures, and then talks to Sean Beienburg, first about the interesting history of progressive federalism, and then about whether…
Episode 99: Access and Influence — with Tim Chapman
On episode 99, Charles talks to Tim Chapman of Advancing American Freedom about the role of a think tank in contemporary politics. Are we still in an era where ideas matter? How much will be up for…
Episode 98: Is Everything Awful? — with Scott Winship
On episode 98, Charles offers a brief apology to Ohio, and then talks to Scott Winship about whether everything is awful. Has the middle class disappeared? Is it impossible for young people to buy a…
Episode 97: Cardboard Juice — with Luther Ray Abel
On episode 97, Charles talks to Luther Ray Abel about the Best and Worst of many things: American cars, American holidays, American fast food chains, American restaurant chains, Beatles albums,…
Episode 96: Atomic Swizzles and Cold War Spies — with Shawnna Morris
On episode 96, Charles briefly praises a tiki bar in Grand Rapids, MI, and then talks to Shawnna Morris about her fascinating new book, The Cambridge Spy Ring: The Treachery of the Five Who Got Away.…
Episode 95: The Unalloyed Case for Free Markets — with Dominic Pino
On episode 95, Charles takes his last chance to talk to Dominic Pino as a colleague before Dominic heads to the Washington Post. Among the topics they discuss are whether free markets are superior to…
Episode 94: The Iron Lady at Sunset — with Peter Just
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…
Episode 93: Pigeon Forge — with Luther Ray Abel
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.The dial-up tone in the…
Episode 92: Sedition! — with Marcus Gadson
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…
Episode 91: America, Hell Yeah — with Luther Ray Abel
Ahead of July 4, Charles and Luther share some of their favorite things about America. The dial-up tone in the introduction was recorded by lintphishx and is used under a CC 3.0 License. Hosted by…
Episode 90: Debate: Does Trump Need Congress's Permission to Attack Iran? — with Andy McCarthy
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…
Episode 89: Read Another Book — with Christopher J. Scalia
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…
Episode 88: We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999 — with Ross Benes
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…
Episode 87: Why Charles Should Be Religious — with Ross Douthat
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. The dial-up…
Episode 86: Joshua Glover's Freedom — with Michael Jahr
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…
Episode 85: The Donald Trump Tariff Extravaganza — with Scott Lincicome
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…
Episode 84: When This Lousy War Is Over — with Michael Vorenberg
On episode 84, Charles talks to Michael Vorenberg about his new book, Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War. When did the Civil War end? Why is it hard to tell? What about other…
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