Jonah Goldberg invites Barry Strauss, author of Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire , to discuss the clashes between these two ancient worlds, focusing on key events like the Siege of Masada and the Bar Kokhba revolt. Discover how these uprisings not only challenged Roman authority but also shaped the cultural and political landscape of current events. Show Notes: — Read Strauss’ other books The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media ...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Dr. David Keith, professor of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago and founder of Carbon Engineering, joins Jonah Goldberg to explain the controversy surrounding geoengineering. They brainstorm ways to decarbonize the economy, argue over the fine print of climate policy, and wonder if humanity can fix the planet without accidentally turning it into a giant Easy-Bake Oven. Show Notes: — Dr. Keith's bio The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering pol...
Aug 13, 2025•1 hr 8 min
With his memory fading, Jonah Goldberg is fed up with his difficulty with remembering things, and pundits and politicians’ refusal to tell the truth. He ruminates over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Hamas acting as a prison gang, tariffs, and bias in the mainstream media. Show Notes: — Hamas G-File — Old Fictions, New Fictions G-File T he Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To ac...
Aug 09, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Continuing the counterprogramming tradition, Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the remarkable revolutions of the American Founding, the allure of postliberalism, and the proper place of religious authority. Plus: Their thoughts on cultural shifts and virtue. Show Notes: — Phillip Muñoz’s bio — Muñoz's National Affairs article — Jonah's Next 250 article on the American Revolution — Irving Kristol's articl...
Aug 07, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Jonah Goldberg is joined by Russ Roberts, the president of Shalem College and host of the EconTalk podcast , to discuss trade policy, combat intellectual idolatry, and review recent events in Israel. Plus: their thoughts on the rise of antisemitism and fringe ideas. Show Notes: — EconTalk Podcast — Russ Roberts’ latest book, Wild Problems The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To ...
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Never shy of small talk, Jonah Goldberg is eager to discuss the Sydney Sweeney outrage, the American genetics movement, and G.K. Chesterton. Plus: his thoughts on the new Superman movie and the shifting nature of aesthetics. Show Notes: — Remnant AMA with Sarah Isgur, Part 1 — Remnant AMA with Sarah Isgur, Part 2 — Advisory Opinions podcast — This week’s Dispatch Podcast — Jonah’s Wednesday G-File — Jonah for The Dispatch : “Don’t Call This Conservatism” The Remnant is a production of The Dispat...
Aug 02, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Sarah Isgur, Advisory Opinions host and Dispatch senior editor, is back for more, joining Jonah Goldberg on The Remnant to answer fans’ questions and offer up some life advice. Listen along to learn about the happiest days of Sarah and Jonah’s lives, common accusations, lifehacks, smells, and more. Show Notes: — The Advisory Opinions Podcast The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. ...
Jul 31, 2025•48 min
In a much-anticipated episode of The Remnant , Sarah Isgur— Advisory Opinions host and Dispatch senior editor—joins Jonah Goldberg to answer fans’ questions. Listen along to learn about their friendship, favorite legal dramas, midlife career changes, parenting, and much more. Show Notes: — Sarah's Advisory Opinions podcast The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of Th...
Jul 30, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Deep in the Adirondacks, Jonah Goldberg ruminates over the dangers of nature, wealth’s ability to solve problems, and the merits of “tough on crime” policies. Plus: his thoughts on economic inequality and the ills of scientism. Show Notes: — Free Press : “I Once Thought Europeans Lived as Well as Americans. Not Anymore.” — WSJ : “The New Hot Topic in European Politics Is Air Conditioning" — John McCormack for The Dispatch : "Why Murders in One of America’s Most Violent Cities Hit a Historic Low"...
Jul 26, 2025•1 hr
Jonah Goldberg and Chris Stirewalt imagine a post-Trump GOP, disclose their favorite political films, and examine America’s problems with cultural literacy and nostalgia. Show Notes: —Follow @ChrisStirewalt on X The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only content— ...
Jul 24, 2025•57 min
An off-the-grid Jonah Goldberg is joined by Francis Dearnley, host of “Ukraine: The Latest,”to discuss how the Russia-Ukraine war ends and dive into British politics. Show Notes: —Follow @FrancisDearnley on X . —Listen to Ukraine: The Latest The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, an...
Jul 23, 2025•1 hr 15 min
A voice-conscious Jonah Goldberg is flying solo at the Chautauqua Institution and ready to flesh out his morning thoughts. He ruminates over the Epstein-Trump drama, discusses attempts to lower the voting age, and explains the importance of terms.Plus: a review of the week’s Remnant episodes with guests Tomer Persico and Sarah Isgur. Show Notes: — This week's Dispatch Roundtable Podcast — This week's Remnant with Tomer Persico — This week's Remnant with Sarah Isgur —Last week’s Remnant with Chri...
Jul 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min
In another counterprogramming edition of The Remnant , Jonah Goldberg is joined by first-time guest Dr. Tomer Persico to discuss his forthcoming book In God's Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea. Persico explains how the equality of the created individual serves as the bedrock for the Western world and explores its implications for liberalism, the separation of church and state, and atheism. Show Notes: — Pre-order In God’s Image:How Western Civilization Was Shaped...
Jul 17, 2025•1 hr 26 min
Jonah Goldberg, fresh from the San Juan Islands, is joined by longtime friend and host of the Advisory Opinions podcast, Sarah Isgur, to review the recent Supreme Court term sans legalese. They discuss the court’s middle element, nationwide injunctions, and Congress’ inability to alleviate pressure on the judiciary.Plus: their thoughts on common good constitutionalism and the “Truman Show” lifestyle of the justices. Show Notes: — Advisory Opinions podcast — Jonah's LA Times column: "The Supreme ...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 16 min
This week’s Ruminant may have been recorded earlier this week, but it’s aged like fine wine, as postliberalism continues to delegitimize itself, capitalism continues to triumph, state-run grocery stores are still a really stupid idea, and Rousseau is still wrong.Plus: the roots of economic resentment and Jonah’s thoughts on the pervasive phenomenon of main character syndrome. Show Notes: — Tyler Cowen in The Free Press : “Why Won’t Socialism Die?” — Tim Carney: The Big Ripoff: How Big Business A...
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Ross Douthat of the New York Times joins Jonah Goldberg to ruminate over the resilience of American democracy, Pope Leo XIV, postliberalism, and Douthat’s recent conversation with Peter Thiel. Plus: their thoughts on wokeness, the Antichrist, and performative apocalypticism. Show Notes: — Ross Douthat's podcast, "Interesting Times" — Ross Douthat's book, Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream — Jonah’s Los Angeles Times column, “Elon Musk’s America...
Jul 10, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Jonah Goldberg and Remnant guest emeritus Chris Stirewalt are coming to you live from a necrophiliac brothel in Rangoon (more commonly referred to as the American Enterprise Institute) to school the children, pontificate on the problem with third parties and why America owes Al Gore an apology, and take a walk down Declaration of Independence lane. Show Notes: — Vintage Jonah for National Review : “Is Gore An Alien?” — Jonah’s installment in The Dispatch 's The Next 250 series — Chris Stirewalt ...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 33 min
It’s America’s 249th birthday, and Jonah Goldberg has something to say about Trump’s not-so-beautiful bill, his AI fatigue, the communist cosplay run amok on the left, and the rockstar lineup of The Dispatch contributors. Plus: some good, old-fashioned, Kristol-style patriotism and heady lamentations on revolutions. Show Notes: — The Wednesday G-File (not written by AI) — Jeremiah Johnson on The Remnant — The Dispatch's contributing writer roster — Irving Kristol: “The American Revolution as a S...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Jeremiah Johnson—a Dispatch contributor, first-timeguest, and cofounder of the Center for New Liberalism—stops by Chez Remnant to discuss the futility of litigating political taxonomy, the theater kid campaign approach, the connection between innovation and populism, and Jonah Goldberg’s lower-case liberal propensities. Show Notes: — Jeremiah’s Substack: Infinite Scrolls — Jeremiah’s writing for The Dispatch — Learn more about the Center for New Liberalism The Remnant is a production of The Disp...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min
In yet another counter-programming episode of The Remnant , Matthew Continetti, director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the life and legacy of William F. Buckley Jr. and the past, present, and future of American conservatism. Show Notes: — Sam Tanenhaus' Buckley Biography — William F. Buckley Jr. at 100: The State of American Conservatism The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, poli...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Jonah Goldberg is Rocky Mountain High and ready to lambaste the electric vehicle industry, the burden of networking, lessons from military interventions past, and Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary victory in New York City. Show Notes: — Last Wednesday’s G-File — Nate Cohn for the New York Times : “If Everyone Had Voted, Harris Still Would Have Lost” — America at 250 Project: The American Enterprise Institute The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, ...
Jun 28, 2025•56 min
Once upon a time, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, set off to make a name for himself in American political commentary … only to discover that some other guy had the same idea. At long last, Jeffrey and Jonah Goldberg convene at the Agincourt of podcasting to discuss the tenuous ceasefire between Iran and Israel, the mystical Obama Doctrine, and that SignalGate debacle. The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and cult...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Eli Lake, host of Breaking History and columnist at The Free Press , joins Jonah Goldberg to ruminate upon the the United States’ recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and the wider implications. Were they constitutional? Is regime change next?Plus: Jonah and Eli’s thoughts on Bill Buckley and American conservatism.Show Notes: — Eli Lake's Breaking History podcast — Jeane Kirkpatrick on dictatorship The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, polic...
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Jonah Goldberg has spent the week knee-deep in eggheadery of the highest order and must alleviate himself from the resonant voices in his head. Therefore, today’s Ruminant presents listeners with an hour of punditry on Israel and its existential value, the painful Ted Cruz-Tucker Carlson interview, the sorry tale of the Golden Goose, and liberal theory run amok. Show Notes: — The G-File: Why We Care About Israel — The G-File : The Inevitable Splintering To Come — Dr. Jeffrey Collins on The Remna...
Jun 21, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Dr. Jeffrey Collins, first-time guest and professor at the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida, joins Jonah Goldberg to explore the intellectual history of liberalism and its modern iterations. Show Notes: — Jeffrey Collins' bio — Daniel Burns' National Affairs Piece: "Liberal Practice v. Liberal Theory" The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Ken Pollack, vice president of the Middle East Institute and a former CIA analyst, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss all things Israel-Iran, including Iran’s nuclear program, Mossad’s success, possible U.S. involvement, and potential outcomes. Plus: their thoughts on Trump’s foreign policy and the need for American-led global stability. Show Notes: — Ken’s Monday Essay for The Dispatch : “One Year of Military Lessons” — TMD on latest Israel-Iran developments The Remnant is a production of The Disp...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Jonah Goldberg is tanned, rested, and ready to discuss Israel’s recent attack on Iran, the splintering MAGA coalition, Soviet revisionism, and the endless streams of hypocrisy stemming from the Los Angeles riots. Show Notes: — Tulsi Gabbard on nuclear disarmament — Yair Rosenberg on The Remnant The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—includ...
Jun 14, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Atlantic columnist Yair Rosenberg joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the shocking rise of Jew hatred in America, the connection between populist movements and antisemitic sentiments, and Edward Said’s influence—all while poking fun at the podcast bros and reminding the elite institutions about the importance of standing with Israel. Show Notes: — Yair’s column for The Atlantic : “Deep Shtetl” The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and cultur...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Michael Moynihan, friend of the podcast and host of “The Moynihan Report,” joins Jonah Goldberg for an impromptu episode to discuss the Los Angeles riots and their ramifications for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party, their thoughts on Sister Souljah moments, Greta Thunberg’s maiden voyage, and the shameful lack of hippie punching.Show Notes: — The Morning Dispatch : Unrest in Los Angeles Continues — Jonah's LA Times column: Trump Deploys, Protesters Respond. This Will Not En...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr
A busy week of media appearances has somehow left Jonah Goldberg eager to continue his musings on the Trump-Musk rift, the looming threat of the deficit, modern applications of German nihilism, and the need for gratitude. Plus: the surfacing of medieval poverty cosplay and cutting-edge analysis of Top Chef. Show Notes: — This Week's Dispatch Podcast: "The New Antisemitism" — Wednesday G-File on German Nihilism —Jonah's Los Angeles Time s Column: "Baby boom, baby bust and the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’...
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 28 min
