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The Dispatch Podcast The Dispatch
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Host Sarah Isgur is joined by Steve Hayes, and Jonah Goldberg for a weekly thoughtful discussion on politics, policy, and culture.
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Bodega Campaign Tactics | Roundtable
As Congress devolves into high school drama, Sarah, Jonah, and Mike discuss the fight over aid to Ukraine and Israel and the resulting threats to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Agenda:
—Internal drama and blocks to getting foreign aid passed
—Polling shows Trump losing his lead in swing states
—Trump’s bodega campaign tactics
—Latinos’ affinity for Trump: real or media illusion?
—The need for messianic figures in politics
—Assessing the Biden administration’s public-facing stance on Israel
—Does spanking children reveal a cultural divide between the elites and working-class people?
Show Notes:
—Mike Johnson’s interview with Jake Tapper
—National polling
—Nick Catoggio’s Boiling Frogs on Mike Johnson
—This week’s Collision
—The Commentary Magazine podcast
—Jonah’s G-File on the messianic temptation
—The Remnant with Eli Lake
—Matthew Yglesias on “the spanking gap”
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How to Read Politics and Politicians | Interview: Carlos Lozada
Jamie is joined by New York Times opinion columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Carlos Lozada to discuss his new book, The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians. The two discuss how to read a politician’s memoir and the failures of The 1619 Project.
The Agenda:
—Does everyone use a ghostwriter?
—Insights from the acknowledgments section
—Inside Obama’s presidency
—Has The 1619 Project harmed the NYT’s brand?
—The worst books by politicians
Show Notes:
—Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
—Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
—Decision Points
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No True Conviction on Abortion | Roundtable
Sarah, Steve, and Jonah react to Donald Trump’s milquetoast yet controversial statement on abortion and how it's confusing Republican abortion policy at large.
The Agenda:
—What do people really think about abortion?
—Conviction vs. convenience on the abortion issue
—Israel’s pullout from southern Gaza
—Is Israel making the same mistakes as America?
—Craziness on college campuses
—Trump’s “Sister Souljah” moment
—Does Hamas have “enough” living hostages?
—How NPR lost America’s trust
—What have we gotten wrong?
Show Notes:
—Trump’s “rogue cops” comment
—2022 midterm exit polls
—David French’s writing on a “pro-life culture”
—The Dispatch editorial on the lesser of two evils
—Trump: “Take the guns first, go through due process second.”
—The Dispatch Podcast with Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns
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Debating the Israel-Hamas War | Interview: Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan, former MSNBC host and co-founder of the media outlet Zeteo, joins Jamie for a heated debate about Israel’s response to Hamas’ October 7 attack and the accusations that the IDF is committing war crimes.
The Agenda:
—Laying out the current situation in Gaza
—The issue of proportionality in the use of force
—Debating casualty numbers from the Gaza Health Ministry
—The feasibility of a two-state solution
—The question of war crimes
—The United States’ role in the conflict
Show Notes:
—"Mansour Abbas Is an Arab and a Proud Israeli"
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Biden’s Losing the Vibe War
Jonah the usurper invites Kevin, Mike, and Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle on today’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast for some unfettered, wide-ranging punditry stretching from Biden’s wobbling support of Israel to the political implications of Florida’s abortion law.
The Agenda:
—World Central Kitchen deaths in Gaza
—Biden’s balancing act between addressing concerns from the pro-Palestinian crowd and supporting Israel
—The Florida Supreme Court upholds the state’s six-week abortion ban, but the pro-life victory could be short-lived
—California's housing crisis and the state's regulatory barriers
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Gaza Changed Urban Warfare | Interview: John Spencer
Jamie is joined by John Spencer, an author, former colonel in the California State Guard, and urban warfare expert with 25 years of experience in the Army, to examine Israel’s tactics in Gaza and weigh in on allegations the IDF is committing genocide and/or war crimes.
The Agenda:
—Joe Rogan accuses Israel of genocide
—John’s experience in Gaza
—War is not quantitative
—How to determine proportionality
—"High threshold of civilian death"
—We are at war with ignorance
—H.R. McMaster’s “zero-dark-thirty fallacy”
—Reception of his expertise in Ukraine vs. Gaza
Show Notes:
—John: Israel Has Created a New Standard for Urban Warfare. Why Will No One Admit It?
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Customer Reviews
Repetitive
Always intelligent, but Jonah has to find something new to say about Trump. Every time he mentions Trump he repeats the same points, in the same tone, & it’s becoming incredibly boring. I’ve no time for Trump, I fully agree with Jonah, but I’m fed up with hearing it.
Woolly
Quite a frustrating podcast. Some great expertise on tap (eg Sarah and Jonah) but it does sometimes descend into too much of a chucklefest. The de Santis episode is a good example of this. I found myself fast-forwarding through the hilarity. You sometimes long for the relative gravitas and concision of “Left, Right & Centre”; for someone to get calmly to the point.
Just how long are you going to carry Isgur?
First she’s an apologist for her friend Brett Kavanaugh, then she gives airtime to her pal Chip Roy to plead his case why he’d be a better Liz Cheney than Stefanik and now she’s out defending Laura Ingraham & how the primary process will save the GOP! First question, does Ingraham have a producer slot open she’s interested in? Second, has anyone told her there isn’t a single GOP at the moment, there’s a MAGA party that isn’t only fighting the Democrats but the so called establishment RINOs that they are looking to take out wholesale in the next round of primaries, then they will secure the Sec of State & state legislative posts that will allow them to be the ones who count the votes.
I know you guys struggle to allow women into your ranks but seriously, I’d rather hear no female voices than this one. There have to be other choices out there.