<description>&lt;p&gt;Today on&lt;i&gt; The Editors&lt;/i&gt;, Rich, MBD, Phil, and Dan discuss the current state of affairs around the Strait of Hormuz, Hasan Piker, Zohran Mamdani, and much more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Editors’ Picks:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Rich: Also Andrew’s piece&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Dan: Jim’s post “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/europe-has-plenty-of-oil-it-just-doesnt-want-to-use-it/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Europe Has Plenty of Oil, It Just Doesn’t Want to Use It&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;MBD: Bryan A Garner’s magazine piece “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/06/trash-talk-from-the-oval-office/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Trash Talk from the Oval Office&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Phil: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/06/hitting-the-mother-road-2000-miles-on-route-66/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Hitting the Mother Road: Rediscovering Route 66&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Light Items:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Rich: NBC series &lt;i&gt;The Fall and Rise of Dinkins&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Dan: North Carolina mountains&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;MBD: Julian Jackson’s De Gaulle biography&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Phil: Doesn’t like &lt;i&gt;A Gentleman in Moscow&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sponsors:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://madeincookware.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Made In&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://vaerwatches.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Vaer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="https://fastgrowingtrees.com/editors" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;FastGrowingTrees&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 866: Open or Closed?

APR 17, 202671 MIN
The Editors

Episode 866: Open or Closed?

APR 17, 202671 MIN

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Today on The Editors, Rich, MBD, Phil, and Dan discuss the current state of affairs around the Strait of Hormuz, Hasan Piker, Zohran Mamdani, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Also Andrew’s piece Dan: Jim’s post “Europe Has Plenty of Oil, It Just Doesn’t Want to Use It” MBD: Bryan A Garner’s magazine piece “Trash Talk from the Oval Office” Phil: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “Hitting the Mother Road: Rediscovering Route 66” Light Items: Rich: NBC series The Fall and Rise of Dinkins Dan: North Carolina mountains MBD: Julian Jackson’s De Gaulle biography Phil: Doesn’t like A Gentleman in Moscow Sponsors:Made InVaerFastGrowingTrees This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.