GLoP Culture

It’s the annual GLoPtober edition of the podcast and this month we have an especially eclectic list of topics: Were the Benghazi hearings a bust for the right? Is Trump’s super power that he’s impervious to all gaffes? Would you go back in time and kill the baby Hitler? Who’s the real villain in Star Wars, the Empire or the Jedi? And a mini review of the hit Broadway show Hamilton (the closing......

This week, it’s all about the waiting: Jonah’s waiting for the cable guy, John is waiting for Kol Nidre, Rob is waiting for a pitch. Also, everything you’ve always wanted to know about Yom Kippur, the Emmy’s, what’s the deal with peak TV, Scott Walker quits, Carly rises, a mediation on practical politics, and the guys reveal their Secret Service code names. What’s yours? Don’t be stupid! Source

The men of GLoP (for those living under a rock, that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz) return for their August appointment. This episode, Yuge look at Candidate Trump, including a sobering exercise in what a Donald Presidency might look like. Then, Hillary’s email server gets GLoP-ped, the Bernie Sanders/#BlackLivesMatter phenomenon is explained, True Detective gets parsed... Source

You may have heard a rumor about Jonah’s ability to purchase a pair of pants. On this week’s episode of GLoP Culture, Goldberg bravely addresses these scurrilous reports and refutes a certain follicle challenged Presidential candidate’s assertions about his haberdasher purchasing skills. Also, The GLoP take on Greece, the GLoP daughters review Inside Out, decaying Manhattan... Source

Back by popular demand, Rob Long, Jonah Goldberg, and John Podhoretz reconvene for another GLoP romp through popular culture. This week: The trials and tribulations of Hillary Clinton, a mid-season look at Game of Thrones, and is Silicon Valley not only the best show on TV but also the most conservative? Also, the Duggars dig in, and Deep Blue Sea is the best shark movie you’ve never seen. Source

This special edition of the GLoP Culture Podcast was recorded live from National Review Institute’s 2015 Ideas Summit at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The gang, The Weekly Standard’s Steve Hayes National Review’s Jonah Goldberg, Commentary’s John Podhortez (also of The NY Post) and our own Rob Long, talk about The Donald misplaced hatred of Jonah, mattresses... Source

This week, GLoPheads Jonah Goldberg, John Podhoretz, and Rob Long discuss the repercussions of the Indiana RFRA act, Rolling Stone’s refusal to take full responsibility after publishing a totally fabricated piece, and make the case as to why nascent Daily Show host Trevor Noah will probably survive his Tweets but may not last long in the host’s chair. Also, a nostalgic look back at New York... Sou...

The Ides of March are upon us, and that can only mean one thing: a new GLoP is nigh. Will Jon Stewart exiting The Daily Show be a boon to Republican candidates? Leonard Nimoy beams up for the last time, Hillary’s emails are missing, Robert Durst’s weird HBO confession, and will the GLoP-sters soon be sporting an Apple Watch? Time will tell. Tell the truth, EJHill. Do the right thing and subscribe....

America’s most trusted pundits –that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz– return and just in the nick of time. This week, they discuss imploding anchors Brian Williams and Steve Kroft, marvel at the success of American Sniper, riff on the virtues (and possible downsides) of method acting, blows the lid off baby poop, and make their Oscar predictions. Will it be Boyhood or Birdman? Sourc...

This week, über pundits Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz take on awards season, the Selma controversy, a GLoP overview of the situation in France and western Europe, and finally, a healthy dose of skepticism over Mitt’s flirtation with running in 2016. Vive le GloP! Oui, you may subscribe to this podcast by clicking here. Help Ricochet by Supporting Our Advertisers! Acculturated. Sourc...

This week, the books Jonah didn’t write, an ode to our friends to the north, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, the spending bill aka the Cromnibus, the Sony hack, and the GLoP picks for the best movies and TV of 2014. Happy Hanukkah to all, and to all a good night. Don’t miss any more GLoP — Subscribe to this podcast here. Stop the presses, EJHill. Help Ricochet by Supporting Our Advertisers! Sourc...

This week, a very special edition of the show commonly known as GLoP (that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz, for you noobs): a live show recorded aboard the Allure of The Seas somewhere in the Caribbean. This week, the boys prognosticate on why Barack Obama is really Greg Brady aka, Johnny Bravo, Hillary’s got 99 problems, why zombies are a cultural touchstone, and in case we wind up...

It’s GLoPtober and that can only mean one thing: the men of GLoP (that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz) are back with another tour through politics and pop culture. This week, does winning the Senate really matter?; Is Boyhood a conservative movie even though it takes potshots at Republicans and religion?; the icky use of babies on Homeland; What’s the deal with Gone Girl? Source

Are movies as a cultural force (and a business) headed for the graveyard? Can we beat ISIS? What’s the deal with John Stamos’ career and a possible Full House reboot? The answers to these buring questions and more lie within the digital 0’s and 1’s of this podcast. Get listening! Help Ricochet by Supporting Our Advertisers! For 15% off any title, go to EncounterBooks.com and use the coupon code......

In a recent G-File, Jonah (the “G” in GLoP) wrote that “ conservatives need to get over their insecurities about not being cool in the eyes of liberals.” Do we need our own Daily Show or Colbert Report? Do we already have them? Also, does the Left really have a monopoly on storytelling today Does it matter? Listen to what our learned hosts have to say on the topic and then weigh in below. Source

This week, the world’s most awesome podcast tackles ISIS, both the secret and not so secret varieties; ponder why Hollywood is slumping, dispense some thoughts on immigration, and debate whether or not Republicans can ride the Hobby Lobby horse all the way to the White House. Also. GLoP no like M*A*S*H, and finally (after much prodding by a certain Ricochet staffer) JPod ventures into the comments...

When news breaks, the men of GLoP (for the uninitiated, that’s Jonah Goldberg, Rob Long, and John Podhoretz) are there to cover it. This week, breaking news on the Clinton’s finances in 2000, who knows Bowe?, the latest punditry on Game of Thrones, Tom Cruise vs. weepy teen dramas, and more! Tune in for all the fun that’s fit to chat about. Dollah, dollah bills, EJHill. Help Ricochet by Supporting...

After an extended absence, the men of GLoP are back to answer and discuss the most important issues of the day: Is it time to break out the midterm victory champagne? The Spiderman reboot: a great or the greatest Spiderman reboot? Does Benghazi really matter? Does it matter as much of Game of Thrones? How about Mad Men? Also, Star Wars, a GloP deep dive on Frank Soto’s Monogamy: What Is It Good......

America’s jolliest pundits return for a special April Fool’s day edition of their patented tour through politics and pop culture. It’s a crap shoot this week as John podcasts live from Sin City. Today, our boys ruminate on ObamaCare, why liberals don’t think things go better with Koch, the How I Met Your Mother finale, Rob’s review of Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin, and the Colbert contretemps. So...

Direct link to MP3 file When Barack Obama is doing comedy and the men of GLoP are doing some heavy weight social commentary (at least on this podcast), we’re through the looking glass, people. But that’s where we find ourselves as this week, Jonah, John, and Rob take on the President’s comedy chops, hipsters and the political conundrum they find themselves in, why a conversation on contraception.....

Direct link to MP3 file This week, the men of GLoP kick around Woody Allen, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and the way the media has covered these stories, what did Shirley Temple have that Bieber and Cyrus don’t, the hagiography of Hillary (aided and abetted by Andrea Mitchell), HBO’s True Detective, Matthew McConaughey, TV business zombies, and the slow motion avalanche that is ObamaCare. Source

Direct link to MP3 file Welcome to our first GLoP Culture of 2014, crowd-sourced edition. This week, Christie, Rocky Mountain highs, cats vs. dogs, ethnic restaurant, that liberal litmus test, Saving Mr. Banks, Star Wars, the Larry King game, how to appeal to female voters, should your kids be lit majors and Grandpa Podhoretz explains it all to you. Music from this week’s episode: Rocky Mountain.....

Direct link to MP3 file The men of GLoP always go all out for the holidays and this year is no exception. This week, JPod abandons a panel, bad week to an Uncle in North Korea, the trouble with “Top Chef, ” and the best and worst movies of 2013 — and 1939. Pack up your knives, EJHill. Help Ricochet by supporting our advertisers! This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Encounter Books...

Direct link to MP3 file This week on GLoP Culture, Jonah Goldberg, John Podhoretz, and Rob Long ruminate on filibusters and cloture, the Bluto-Burke connection, a look back at JFK, cellphones on planes, mockumentaries, and a few holiday movie picks. Best Photoshop since the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor, EJHill. This podcast is brought to you by our good friends at Encounter Books. Source

The men of GLoP finally don their headphones to serve up another steaming helping of pop culture, politics, and prescience. This week, they warn us as to what life will be like under Mayor DeBlasio, debate the value and effects on Twitter, riff on Ender’s Game and Captain Phillips and the many (many) loves of John Podhoretz. You know you want to: subscribe to GLoP here. Interested in attending the...