It's the debut of a new Ricochet Podcast feature: The Ricochet Smack Down. This week, John Yoo and Richard Epstein enter The Octagon to argue whether the names of the so-called "Al-Qaeda 7" ought to be made public, the legality and morality of torture, and other associated issues (see NYT article here: http://nyti.ms/dofoWA). It's reality TV, Ricochet style. Questions? Comments? Write us at podcast@ricochet.com or fan us on our Facebook page.

The complete interview of Haley Barbour, excerpts of which were included on Ricochet's March 6 podcast episode.

The Ricochet parade of governors continues as we are joined this week by Mississippi Governor (and Chairman of the Republican Governors Association) Haley Barbour, as well as by John Hinderaker of the Powerline Blog, sitting in for Mark Steyn. We cover health care, Republican prospects for the fall elections, why governors matter, and if our guest may be thinking of running for a certain higher office. We also reveal why Morgan Freeman chooses to live where he does and why Rob Long lives deep behind enemy lines. Questions or comments? Contact us at podcast@ricochet.com or become a fan on our Facebook page.

This week we weather the storm as conditions on the East Coast wreak havoc with Mark Steyn's power and Peter Robinson's Skype. But we persevere as guest Andrew Breitbart creates his own storm with Media Matters and liberals in general. We talk about the health care summit, play "Who's Your Favorite Lefty" and Andrew and Rob reveal their secret admiration for filmmaker John Waters. Questions? Comments? Contact us at podcast@ricochet.com or become a fan on our Facebook page.

It's "Meet The New Guys" week on the podcast as we welcome two new contributors to Richochet: News Corp's Bill McGurn and political strategist Mike Murphy. This week, we cover it all-- Steyn's take on the Canadian hosted Olympics, an inside look at the Californian gubernatorial race, whether or not there's a Ford in the Republicans' future, and the dark horse candidate to replace Simon Cowell on American Idol. Questions? Comments? Feel free to contact us on our Facebook page or at podcast@ricochet.com.

A Valentine's weekend Super-Sized edition of the podcast as our hosts are joined by law professor Richard A. Epstein and Indiana governor Mitch Daniels. In our chat this week, we discuss the filibuster at length (naturally), as well as the wisdom of hosting terrorists' trials in New York, the quaint custom of only spending the money a government takes in, and a little soft shoe serenade from Steyn.

Rob Long and Mark Steyn are joined by guests law professor John C. Yoo and Breitbart.com's Andrew Breitbart. Topics covered include Miranda rights for terrorists, a report from the Tea Party convention, the joyless MSM, Al-Qaeda's potential new bomb making strategy that may be particularly problematic for certain parts of Los Angeles, and some unconventional Super Bowl picks.

Mark Steyn's graduate degree from the College of Musical Knowledge is put to good use as the panel discusses possible choices of theme music for the Ricochet Podcast.

Law professor and former Justice Department lawyer John C. Yoo join Ricochet hosts Rob Long, Peter Robinson, and Mark Steyn to discuss the State of the Union Address, Obama's decline, and what it's like to guest host for Rush on this week's Ricochet podcast.