The Conservative Opinion Podcast

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The Conservative Opinion Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Jordan B. Rickards, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jordan B. Rickards hosts The Conservative Opinion Podcast, a news show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #28

  Ken Burns is Everything that is Right, and a Little Bit of What is Wrong in America

  Apr 3, 202612 minS1

  <p>In this episode, I react to a recent conversation between Ken Burns and Conan O'Brien, and wrestle with a frustrating contradiction.</p><p>Ken Burns is, in many ways, everything that is right about America. He is thoughtful, serious, historically grounded, and deeply patriotic without being performative. His documentaries have helped generations of Americans understand their country with honesty and depth. He is the kind of public figure we need more of.</p><p>And yet, in this interview, he falls into a familiar and revealing trap—one that helps explain why so many Americans feel misunderstood and dismissed by...

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  Episode #27

  Should We Cheer for War?

  Mar 5, 20265 minS1

  <p>In this episode, I wrestle with the moral and strategic unease I’ve felt watching the bombing of Iran unfold — and, more specifically, watching the applause that has followed it. Iran’s regime is brutal. Its nuclear ambitions are dangerous. There is a serious argument that diplomacy reached its limits.</p><p>But even if military force was necessary, should it be celebrated?</p><p>I explore the difference between resolve and revelry, why asking about strategy is not disloyalty, and what the lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan still have to teach us. War may sometimes be justified. It is nev...

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  Episode #26

  Bombing Iran and the Limits of Ballistic Diplomacy

  Mar 2, 20268 minS1

  <p>Is bombing Iran a show of strength — or a symptom of strategic confusion?</p><p>In this episode, I examine the limits of what I call “ballistic diplomacy” — short bursts of military force launched without sustained follow-through. Iran is not an innocent actor. It sponsors terror, enriches uranium, and aligns itself with powers openly hostile to the United States and Israel. There is a strong case that conflict may be unavoidable, and I am not arguing for pacifism.</p><p>But force without endurance is not strategy.</p><p>Drawing on the lessons of Iraq, the concept of gunboat diplomac...

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  Episode #25

  Satan Plays Both Sides

  Jan 19, 20268 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we explore one of the most dangerous illusions in modern politics: the belief that evil only exists on the other side.</p><p>Drawing on theology, history, and political philosophy, this episode examines how moral certainty — not malice — so often becomes the gateway to corruption. When people become convinced that their cause is righteous, their opponents irredeemable, and their intentions pure, restraint disappears and power begins to justify itself.</p><p>From cancel culture and political purges to surveillance states and authoritarian impulses, the same pattern emerges again and again: both the Left and the Right fall...

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  Episode #24

  Why Hitler Hated Christianity, But Not Atheism

  Jan 18, 202610 minS1

  <p>Why did Adolf Hitler despise Christianity but tolerate — and even benefit from — atheism? In this episode, we explore the historical and philosophical reasons behind Hitler’s hostility toward the Christian faith, and why Christianity posed a far greater threat to Nazi ideology than unbelief ever did.</p><p>Drawing on historical records, speeches, and Nazi policy, this episode explains:</p>Why Christianity threatened Hitler’s vision of absolute state powerHow Nazi ideology sought to replace Christian morality with racial and political loyaltyWhy atheism posed no obstacle to authoritarian ruleWhat this reveals about the relationship between faith, freedom, and tyrannyHow these le...

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