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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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The Dispatch and The Bulwark Walk Into a Bar...
Jamie is joined by Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast, for a debate on the impact of social justice principles in the American education system.
Jamie invites The Bulwark Podcast host Tim Miller to debate the impact of social justice principles in the American education system.
The Agenda:
—Younger people's support of Palestine
—Woke curriculums in elementary and middle schools
—Debate on sexual education
—Why Miller thinks Donald Trump's second term would be worse than the first
—The difference between The Bulwark and The Dispatch
Show Notes:
—Steve Hayes on The Bulwark Podcast
—Jamie Weinstein on The Bulwark Podcast
—The Bulwark Podcast featuring Ross Douthat
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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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Customer Reviews
I Liberally love this Podcast
Admission; I am a senior citizen. Still working; I don’t have a federal or state government cushy pension. Admission; I generally believe in big government and American leadership in the World but realize that we often screw it up. Old school liberal.
I disagree with some, perhaps many, of the opinions of the hosts But, I truly respect that these opinions are presented in good faith and not presented in a nasty one-sided manner. I want to hear contrary opinions because the World is grey. We are a better voting public when we hear respectfully presented positions.
Thank you.
Lincoln Project Fake Conservatives
Except for Sarah, these guys hate Trump more than they love America. you'll hear them put down Republicans/conservatives far more than you'll hear them ever saying anything bad about a leftist. Listen to them contort themselves to stick up for the Hunter Biden laptop debacle by the media. Good grief.
Jonah is such an egotistical jerk
Please just have Steve and Sarah talk.