Episode 866: Open or Closed?
Apr 17, 2026•1 hr 12 min
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Episode description
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
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