<description>&lt;p&gt;Today on &lt;i&gt;The Editors&lt;/i&gt;, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss Erika Kirk’s response to Candace Owens, Republicans health-care and gerrymandering issues, and the controversy over Trump allowing Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Editors’ Picks:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rich: James Rosen’s piece “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/01/my-encounter-with-paul-mccartney/"&gt;My Encounter with Paul McCartney&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Charlie: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/01/the-new-temperance-movement/"&gt;The New Temperance Movement&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MBD: K-Lo’s post “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-a-country-that-makes-a-widow-defend-herself-for-living/"&gt;What the Hell Is Wrong with a Country That Makes a Widow Defend Herself for Living?&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Phil: Caroline Downey’s piece "&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/erika-kirk-takes-on-the-podcast-conspiracy-mongers-with-grace/"&gt;Erika Kirk Takes On the Podcast Conspiracy-Mongers with Grace&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Items:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rich: Diner pancakes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Charlie: His son playing soccer&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MBD: &lt;i&gt;Pluribus&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Phil: Jets vs. Jags&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsors:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://uaustin.org/"&gt;University of Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://DonorsTrust.org/Editors"&gt;DonorsTrust&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://winst.org/summer"&gt;Witherspoon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://vaerwatches.com"&gt;Vaer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Episode 832: Combating Conspiracies

DEC 12, 202583 MIN
The Editors

Episode 832: Combating Conspiracies

DEC 12, 202583 MIN

Description

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss Erika Kirk’s response to Candace Owens, Republicans health-care and gerrymandering issues, and the controversy over Trump allowing Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China.

Editors’ Picks:

Light Items:

  • Rich: Diner pancakes
  • Charlie: His son playing soccer
  • MBD: Pluribus
  • Phil: Jets vs. Jags

Sponsors:
University of Austin
DonorsTrust
Witherspoon
Vaer

This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.


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