The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

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

Recent Episodes
  • Episode 85: The Donald Trump Tariff Extravaganza
    Apr 3, 2025 – 00:43:07
  • Episode 84: When This Lousy War Is Over
    Mar 19, 2025 – 00:57:53
  • Episode 83: How UFC Explains the Trump Vibe Shift
    Mar 7, 2025 – 00:45:31
  • Episode 82: Communist China Is Our Enemy
    Feb 19, 2025 – 00:42:19
  • Episode 81: Dumb Tribalism
    Feb 13, 2025 – 00:59:58
  • Episode 80: The Tariff Sheriff
    Jan 30, 2025 – 00:41:14
  • Episode 79: Beautiful, Profound, and Moving
    Jan 22, 2025 – 00:40:14
  • Episode 78: Don't Go to Law School
    Jan 15, 2025 – 00:43:07
  • Episode 77: This Podcast Is Huge in Greenland
    Jan 10, 2025 – 01:12:35
  • Episode 76: The Drones Club
    Dec 20, 2024 – 00:38:04
  • Episode 75: The Strike Zone
    Dec 12, 2024 – 00:50:54
  • Episode 74: The Time Machine
    Nov 26, 2024 – 00:56:03
  • Episode 73: This Land Is Their Land
    Nov 22, 2024 – 00:41:00
  • Episode 72: Protecting Conscience
    Nov 14, 2024 – 00:34:49
  • Episode 71: The Last Man on Earth
    Oct 21, 2024 – 00:54:25
  • Episode 70: Bring It On Home
    Oct 4, 2024 – 00:43:34
  • Episode 69: Whizzbang!
    Sep 20, 2024 – 01:21:38
  • Episode 68: Academic Freedom?
    Sep 4, 2024 – 00:57:47
  • Episode 67: A Friendly Argument with David French
    Aug 20, 2024 – 01:03:07
  • Episode 66: The Libertarian Case for Drug Prohibition
    Jul 25, 2024 – 00:50:24
  • Episode 65: For the Constitution
    Jul 3, 2024 – 00:57:05
  • Episode 64: La Saga Del Tappeto Bollente
    Jun 20, 2024 – 00:47:42
  • Episode 63: Osmosis
    Jun 13, 2024 – 00:47:36
  • Episode 62: All About the Trump Trial
    Jun 6, 2024 – 01:12:22
  • Episode 61: The Revolution Will Be Painted
    May 15, 2024 – 00:43:46
  • Episode 60: Write and Ron
    May 2, 2024 – 01:12:12
  • Episode 59: Ukraine
    Apr 25, 2024 – 01:08:03
  • Episode 58: The Parent Trap
    Mar 21, 2024 – 01:01:33
  • Episode 57: The Single Most Egregious Violation of the Fourth Amendment
    Mar 13, 2024 – 00:40:58
  • Episode 56: God
    Feb 22, 2024 – 00:50:55
  • Episode 55: The Ghosts of Hampton Court Palace
    Feb 16, 2024 – 00:44:37
  • Episode 54: Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Manatees and Sloths and Triplets and Dachsunds and Furniture
    Feb 6, 2024 – 00:55:17
  • Episode 53: CharlesGPT
    Feb 2, 2024 – 00:40:09
  • Episode 52: The First Uniquely American Culinary Art
    Jan 25, 2024 – 01:04:09
  • Episode 51: An Oral History of Sports Misery
    Jan 11, 2024 – 00:56:05
  • Episode 50: The Wintertime Maritime Bedtime Crime Pantomime
    Dec 19, 2023 – 00:54:48
  • Episode 49: The Front of the Auditorium
    Dec 6, 2023 – 01:07:10
  • Episode 48: Trias Politica
    Nov 21, 2023 – 00:53:47
  • Episode 47: See Saw, Stalemate Thaw?
    Nov 15, 2023 – 00:59:45
  • Episode 46: October 7
    Oct 26, 2023 – 01:05:39
  • Episode 45: Where Did Identity Politics Come From?
    Oct 17, 2023 – 00:58:05
  • Episode 44: Differ We Must
    Oct 6, 2023 – 00:55:32
  • Episode 43: Deconstructing Carpeaux
    Sep 28, 2023 – 00:43:08
  • Episode 42: Pop Goes the Diesel
    Sep 19, 2023 – 00:47:26
  • Episode 41: Cold War II
    Sep 15, 2023 – 00:50:35
  • Episode 40: New Old Americans
    Sep 6, 2023 – 01:00:11
  • Episode 39: Two Cheers for the Writers' Strike?
    Aug 25, 2023 – 01:00:50
  • Episode 38: Death
    Aug 10, 2023 – 00:44:13
  • Episode 37: Masters of Our Fate
    Aug 1, 2023 – 00:44:17
  • Episode 36: The Becky Pringle Appreciation Hour
    Jul 24, 2023 – 01:01:54
Recent Reviews
  • DuckyEkins
    Excellent Episode 83 with MKH
    Loved the insight on UFC (I’m not a watcher). Mary Katherine Ham presented the sport and the fans in an enlightening way. I still probably won’t watch, but I do appreciate masculine men and their place in our world.
  • Mike5591637
    Who was the strange voice?
    It was disconcerting.
  • nduwhsuehwjsixyebsidfk?
    Love the show!
    Smart people talking about things…and Dominic Pino arguing in for the arbitrary strike zone in baseball.
  • kmj sarasota
    fabulous land management ep
    Charles is great and his programming is a great break from current election hysteria.
  • Boilingrug
    Last man on earth
    Lots of good ideas here…I’m curious why no one considers military bases as post-apocalypse shelters (very self sufficient) or railways as a means to move to various locations.
  • Greta🍄
    Your road trip
    Really enjoyed this episode. Road trips are the best.
  • Walter's Person
    Whizzbang!
    Great fun! Possibly the 'First Annual"?
  • Fanabc
    Listening to understand
    David French was, as always, so wise, thoughtful, and knowledgeable. I appreciate Charlie giving him the opportunity to express himself, even as he respectfully disagreed with some points. I learn so much from a podcast like this, and even though I agreed mostly with David, we should all be willing to listen to more than one side before making a decision.
  • Ryan Noti
    I’m with David French
    I thought it was bizarre and ridiculous that Charlie kept insisting French make a case for backing Kamala Harris WITHOUT invoking Donald Trump as a reason. That’s like asking someone to make a persuasive argument for taking several rounds of chemotherapy without mentioning a cancer diagnosis. Obviously David French wouldn’t be endorsing a Democrat were it not for our desperate collective need to survive the cancer that is Trumpism. In this conversation, French was the obvious healthy conservative, while Charlie sounded a lot more like a nakedly partisan Republican.
  • Safavieh
    Excellent
    Charlie is a great intellect and communicator. On David French: he so obviously wants to punish Trump that he will create any excuse, ie, sliding scales of disqualifications (?) to cast a vote for Harris who makes no bones about her great love of Equity.
  • NHTKO
    Great Podcast, but…….
    Charlie is unreasonably British in his sense of humor and it makes me ashamed each time I laugh as hard as I do as an American. Also he gives great interviews and political insights I suppose.
  • 101732
    David French discussion
    Thanks for having David French on to provide an opposing viewpoint. It was courageous on your part as well as informative to the listeners. Too many media platforms are averse to giving voice to differing opinions.
  • bose 901
    David is so infected with TDS
    Thank you Charles C W Cooke for allowing David to expose his disease. The Biden/Harris administration allowed the invasion of Ukraine and October 7. I contend that neither would have happened under DJT. Since David is hanging his hat on that one issue he’s proven himself to be misguided. Great interview
  • Darren Bye
    Osmosis
    Thank you for Osmosis show with Wilfred Reilly. Spot on. He is good. As is your show.
  • Anna_B_Nana
    A must listen
    Charles is brilliant and absolutely hilarious. His most recent episode (at this point #64), The Saga of Boiling Rug, was the perfect combination of delightfully rediculous and thought provoking. I listened twice, something I rarely do for any other show.
  • LonePundit
    More Troll Owning!
    I was absolutely delighted by Charlie's superb masterpiece of an opera that he wrote to local Apple Podcasts reviewer, Boiling Rug. This bit had me laughing out loud! It was soooo good. Sometimes Charlie just jumps right into the show with his guests, but we need more of these kind of introductions. I am all for Charlie owning some more trolls. Only God knows (because I'm assuming he has no friends) how Boiling Rug is taking in this epic owning. Thank you Charlie!
  • Rrrexorcist
    16 stars
    If I could go higher I would. Had me at “boiling rug opera.”
  • zwallen
    Best Conservative Voice of Our Day
    In my book, Cooke is best conservative mind and commentator of our day. I listen to a lot of podcasts, but Cooke’s show and The Editors top my must-listen list. His analyses are always dead-on, beautifully articulated, informative, and also entertaining. I also enjoy following Boilingrug’s crybaby and illiterate reviews of this show.
  • pdl2015
    Charles
    Love this podcast. It’s great to hear different perspectives.
  • Captrags80
    Stimulates my brain
    Charlie Cooke is a smart and righteous dude. Great guests and topics.
  • TomS Norfolk
    Peter Robinson
    Mr. Robinson is breath of fresh air in his remembrance of some real adults in the room! Love the Peter Jennings fade-out as a tribute to a watershed moment. Well done!
  • nkay33476
    I was born in 1959
    What a fantastic interview. I pray for that America again.
  • jewls317
    Peter Robinson
    That was such a wonderful historical trip down memory lane! I too could have listened to more. Thank you!
  • dailykl
    Oral history
    The episode with Peter Robinson is one of the best oral histories I have heard. His historical accounts, mixed with my childhood memories of televisions broadcasts and adults talking, took me back to a time I witnessed but didn’t appreciate or understand until now.
  • A Wyoming Friend
    Episode 60, Write and Ron
    Outstanding!! I’m a Wyoming listener and enjoyed this so much! Everyone: you must listen to this one. Thank you, Mr. Cooke!
  • OldinSF
    Peter Robinson episode
    A terrific behind the scenes look at the Reagan administration.
  • Tim8557
    The Wall Speech
    I could have listened for another hour of the interview with Peter Robinson, both he and Charles were entertaining. Hopefully you have him back on.
  • Harryschill25
    Perspective on modern America with a long historical view
    Charles Cooke is very witty and dry about absurd claims made by the left, but also open to discussing real divides in conservative philosophy. Great variety of guests, including Sonny Bunch- great cultural critic!
  • Ben Connelly
    Luther Abel Deserves a Medal for Being the Butt of Charlie’s Jokes
    I love the bizarre opening of each show, and have now figured out that each one will end with some joke at Luther Abel’s expense. If Mad Dogs and Englishmen had to go, this is a good replacement. Where else can you listen to two former Englishmen talk for an hour about how much they love America?
  • Lookingfortruth,notspin
    Definitely a 5 star podcast!
    Episode 56 may well be the best discussion to which I have ever listened. Thank you, Charlie!
  • Kleegrubaugh
    Episodes 55 & 56 were superb!
    I always listen. Every episode is excellent. These two were exceptional.
  • Alexandria Bill
    Episode 56
    This episode was terrific. A different focus from the usual political fare, but it was great to hear a thoughtful, respectful discussion of religion between two intelligent people with different perspectives but a commitment to understanding each other’s thinking.
  • KatieMaygalaxy
    Episode 51
    I have no interest in sports, but episode 51 helped me to understand—a bit—those who do. I felt sympathy for their disappointments where before I would have only felt that they were very silly indeed.
  • Christopher McCall
    Charles C. W. Cooke
    Episode 50 was absolutely brilliant and hilarious!!! If you haven’t already listened please do so especially if your sports team has failed you in the past and you felt pain and heartbreak!
  • LFox12
    Suggestion
    Long time listener and admirer here. Today I listened to “Charles GPT” - your guest spoke SO fast and SO mumbly that 80% of his commentary was incomprehensible. Sounded like he was speaking through helium at 2.5 x speed with marbles in his mouth. PLEASE coach your guests ahead of time about the important of speaking clearly, slowly, and articulately. This is usually not a problem with your guests, but today’s show was awful to listen to.
  • Silly Leslie
    An exemplary American
    Love the podcast. Love Charlie (the ,rueful podcast on sports disappointments being a uniquely creative episode). *But* his rant on politics being boring under Trump was, unfortunately, as boring, and as trite, as the subject.
  • No Not this Time
    Great Podcast
    Very well produced and interesting. I appreciate hearing Charles' discussion of serious topics and his humorful approach to the less-than serious.
  • GaPeach83
    One of my favorite podcasts
    I’m a conservative and Charles Cooke is among my favorite writers. This podcast is informative, funny and timely.
  • Dave in NB
    I learn a lot each show
    Charlie is smarter than you and me. Most of his guests are too. You’ll leave each show smarter.
  • Walker1961
    Refreshing and honest
    Charlie Cooke’s guests are far outside the usual political podcast guests and offer truthful, refreshing perspectives that voters simply need to hear. More of this please!
  • Ekmcguir
    Elegant
    Best right-leaning podcast in terms of being entertaining and well-produced. Don’t always agree with Charlie, but he is always fun to listen to and brings generally solid and mature arguments to the table.
  • Bob F7
    Big Fan of Clare’s CW Cooke
    I love this podcast and his writing. My only complaint is there’s not a podcast every week.
  • Bouncy egg roll
    Adulation
    Greatest podcast ever , I would definitely subscribe to a Charles Cooke Radio Play (CCRP) Podcast.
  • Love4Lola
    Unbound intelligence
    I love this podcast. Mr Cooke is so insightful, intelligent, curious, unafraid and also very funny. I admire his love of America and his remarkable understanding of and demand for adherence to the Constitution. His guests are invariably extremely interesting and I learn so much while enjoying the host and guests. Keep up the great work.
  • meb1124
    Real Nebraska listener 😡
    NR podcast line up keeping me sane in these times. Thank you Charles & Co.
  • Dudeoflife
    CCW Cooke really delivers!
    Excellent podcast with interesting guests from the '70s Sports Guy to a fascinating American professor of Economics in Israel. Absolute must-listen podcast for me.
  • Hunnidew
    Charles CW Cooke is a national treasure
    Thoughtful, well reasoned and articulate. One of very few voices that are actually worth listening to on politics.
  • Falcons Rule!!!!!!
    5 stars - great insights, topics & guests
    I don’t agree with everything Charlie says, but I think he is one of the deepest & most interesting thinkers in the political/philosophical space today. He also introduces the audience to all sorts of interesting guests. Worth the listen!
  • 173gmoney
    Wisdom
    This guy always delivers wise thoughts on relevent topics. Top notch podcast
  • Alamolawb
    As Charles requested:
    The only thing keeping me from descending into hourly panic attacks and a generalized sense of existential dread is this very podcast — and its wonderful guests.
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