The Dispatch Podcast

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Kevin Williamson to discuss Ross Douthat's departure from the New York Times to CBS News and reflect on the times in their careers where they got an issue wrong.The Agenda:—Who Will Replace Ross Douthat?—MAGA representation in media—Intellectual honesty vs. partisan loyalty—Dangers of political journalism—What Kevin's got wrong—What Jonah's got wrong—What Steve's got wrong—NWYT: Good adviceShow notes:—George Will: Defeating Trump should be top priority of conservatives—Kevin: Why I Was Wrong About Head Start—Steve's Florida piece—Nick Catoggio: Which Republicans are deserting Trump? And why?
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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, David French, and Mike Nelson to discuss the possible entrance of Russia and China into the Iran war and the possibility of unintentional escalation.

The Agenda:

—The War That Could Swallow the World

—Water system cyberattacks

—Putin and Xi’s calculations

—The Taiwan implication

—U.S. munitions stockpiles

—Trump’s madman theory

—NWYT: Trump’s golf titleThe Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠.
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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson, and Megan McArdle to discuss the growing popularity of socialism on the left and Anthony Fauci’s testimony on Capitol Hill.

The Agenda:

—What is socialism?

—Polling on American sentiment toward socialism

—College dorm life as an ideology

—Tea Party redux

—When to start panicking

—Anthony Fauci’s testimony

—NWYT: Living too long

Show notes:

—Kevin on socialism

—Kevin on democratic socialism

—Occupy Wall Street’s puppet guild

—Jonah: We’re Not One Election Away From Ruin

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Mike Warren, and John McCormack to discuss Donald Trump’s obsessive push for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act and his resulting battle with Republican leadership in Congress.

The Agenda:

—Terminating the filibuster

—Is the SAVE America Act 4-D chess?

—Mike Lee’s suck-up strategy

—Is Trump joking about a 2028 run?

—Trump in the 2028 GOP primaries

—Will the SAVE America Act go anywhere?

—NWYT: The Odyssey and a return to theater-going

Show notes:

—Noncitizens voting in New Jersey

—Stephen Richer on the SAVE America Act

—Jonah’s G-File on The Odyssey (2026)

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Steve Hayes is joined by Mike Nelson, David French, and Jonah Goldberg to discuss the latest round of strikes on Iran, the prospect of nuclear proliferation by the Saudi Arabian government, and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s shake-up of Ukraine’s military leadership.

The Agenda:

—What and why are we striking?

—Trump is losing MAGA

—Dwindling U.S. weapons stockpiles

—What will victory look like?

—Leadership change in Ukraine

—Nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia

—NWYT: Laura Loomer

Show notes:

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—New York Times: Both sides demand victory

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