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In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.

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In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.

    A Man for All Treasons

    A Man for All Treasons

    Live from the mean streets of midtown Manhattan, Jonah delivers a fiery and excessive—but mostly peaceful—Ruminant. After opening with a discussion of how—much like the government—Donald Trump will never love you back, he turns to the outrage provoked by the cancelation of a West Texas A&M drag show. From there, he gracefully dances between topics ranging from the ridiculous “cult of youth” to Ron DeSantis’ tepid approach to foreign policy, before finally settling into a deep discussion of what patriotism really means. 

    Show Notes:
    - Our niche legal podcast discusses the Trump indictment…
    - …and so does the Dispatch Podcast
    - Wednesday’s LA Times column
    - The Skokie case
    - West Texas A&M president cancels a campus drag show
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    • 1 hr 21 min
    To Shanshu in D.C.

    To Shanshu in D.C.

    Unprepared, scatterbrained, and guestless, Jonah returns to the AMA format on today’s program, releasing Guy, his immigrant majordomo, from the grimy basement where he normally resides to field an unusual assortment of listener questions. Things get off to an innocuous start: There’s some shameless plugging of Jonah’s books, a hefty digression into the various strands of conservatism, and a rambly assessment of the recent controversy at Stanford Law. But though the latter half of this episode features no discussion of cruises, it still offers its fair share of bizarre images, one of which may forever change Jonah and John Podhoretz’s friendship.

    Show Notes:

    - Wolfram & Hart
    - David Oshinsky: “Heil Woodrow”
    - Yuval Levin: “Redeeming the Miracle”
    - Sarah Isgur interrogates Jonah on Dispatch Live
    - The Remnant with Philip K. Howard
    - Skijoring
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    Teacher’s Pest

    Teacher’s Pest

    Philip K. Howard, a prolific author and advocate for simplifying American government, joins the Remnant for the first time to discuss his new book, Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions. The resulting conversation plays out like a Remnant greatest hits, offering insights on subjects as well-trodden as institutions, our dysfunctional parties, and the banging of spoons on high chairs. Come for some fiendishly nerdy ramblings on the nature of public sector unions, but stay for some hopeful thoughts on how America’s legal and legislative systems could be improved. 

    Show Notes:
    - Philip’s website
    - Philip’s new book, Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions
    - Philip previews the book in National Review…
    - …and in Reason
    - Rachel Maddow’s “Lean Forward” ad
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    • 1 hr 16 min
    The Abyss Stares Back

    The Abyss Stares Back

    Today’s Ruminant has been recorded in video form for your viewing pleasure, which raises a terrifying question: Does this spell the end for “No you won’t, this is a podcast”? In response to having been so rudely dragged into the future, Jonah delivers an outright curmudgeonly diatribe on just about every topic under the sun. From Kamala Harris saying her stage directions out loud, to the dangerous mirage of “new” ideas, no subject is safe from his ire. What’s going on with Silicon Valley Bank? What’s the difference between an explanation and an excuse? And does Jonah wear a toupee? (He does not.)

    Show Notes:
    - Kamala Harris’ Late Show Appearance
    - The Remnant with Paul Bloom
    - The Remnant with Jim Meigs
    - Friday’s Dispatch Podcast
    - The (underrated) Tyranny of Clichés
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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Tossed Salad and Scrambled Meigs

    Tossed Salad and Scrambled Meigs

    James Meigs, Manhattan Institute senior fellow and contributing editor at City Journal, makes his Remnant debut in today’s wildly wonky exploration of clean energy, tech policy, and environmentalism. He and Jonah kick things off by talking about the elephant(‘s foot) in the room––nuclear power––before seamlessly transitioning to the terrifying subject of artificial intelligence. Come for the well deserved nuclear boosterism; stay for the existential dread provoked by the idea of malevolent chatbots ruling the meatspace.

    Show Notes:
    - James’s podcast, How Do We Fix It?
    - James’ page at the Manhattan Institute
    - David Blackman: “The Death of Manchin’s Permitting Reform Effort Is A Loss For Everyone
    - The Remnant with Paul Bloom
    - The Remnant with Michael H. Parsons
    - James: “Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace”
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    Better Call Paul

    Better Call Paul

    Paul Bloom—Jonah’s favorite psychologist and author of the new book Psych: The Story of the Human Mind—returns to the Remnant for some intensely eggheady conversation on the workings of the human brain (a three-pound wrinkly mass, as Paul puts it). The two spend the episode leapfrogging between different controversies in the field of psychology, each more complex than the last, with enough speed to make your head spin. From the nature of consciousness, to René Girard’s understanding of identity, to controversial conceptions of the mind, there’s something to delight—and confuse—everyone, least of all our future AI overlords.

    Show Notes:
    - Paul’s website
    - Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil
    - Psych: The Story of the Human Mind
    - The Remnant with Joseph Uscinski
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    • 1 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
5.8K Ratings

5.8K Ratings

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favorite news podcast

My favorite thinker and impromptu talker is also a very very good interviewer. Love it.

Robert Henry Holtz ,

Great Podcast

Great conversations and dog talk. Jonah is my favorite Lib of all the Libs!!

Best thing Jonah does besides the floor is lava

@brianjacksonxp ,

Great Podcast with Some Technical Problems

I listened to Episode 615 yesterday, and there were some bizarre cuts where the podcast jumped forward and backward several times. So while the material is great, and I’m a fan of Jonah, following the conversation became a task. This seems to be a problem with a couple of The Dispatch pods, but this was the worst example so far.

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