Jonah Goldberg invites Nuke LaLoosh LARPer Chris Stirewalt to discuss the biggest political gaffes of 2025, debate whether House Speaker Mike Johnson is a human in a lizard suit or a lizard in a human suit, and name the most punchable faces from the past year. Show Notes: — Jonah's interview with Rahm Emmanuel 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’...
Dec 31, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Caving to popular demand for more talk about Straussians, Jonah Goldberg sits down with Laura Field to discuss the ideas driving the New Right. Follow Laura and Jonah as they fall down rabbit holes and explore digressions in the complicated story of 20th-century conservatism, the rise of MAGA, and the intellects behind Trumpism. Shownotes: — Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right — Remnant on Straussians — Project 2025 — “The Flight 93 Election” — Michael Anton: “Harry V. Jaffa: An Appr...
Dec 29, 2025•1 hr 29 min
Having a bad end of the year? You’re not alone. Listen to Jonah take on those who say there’s a war on Christmas, meander through some economic punditry (no, he is not an expert), and cheer on Ben Shapiro from the very lonely sidelines. Plus: We’re rooting for you, Ben Sasse. Show Notes: — A Pilgrim's Calling — Democrats Are Thrilled That Trump Will Hit the Midterms Trail The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-parti...
Dec 27, 2025•1 hr 27 min
With antisemites coming out of the woodwork and everyone all a-muddle about ‘Christian Zionism,’ there’s only one thing to do: break the glass and get Russell Moore. Join Russ and Jonah Goldberg as they wrestle with the baffling dynamics of our time, including Evangelical fads, far-right ascendence, groyper catering, religious revival, and the possibility of a new anti-tech party. Shownotes: — Heritage Foundation President Addresses Staff After Video Refusal to Cancel Tucker Carlson — Rod Dreher...
Dec 24, 2025•1 hr 6 min
She’s back folks! Amid unprecedented fanfare, Megan McArdle returns to The Remnant to discuss our economic situation, perceptions of generational inequity, free-range kids, civil rights, and what we owe the dead. Shownotes: — Megan’s last appearance on The Remnant — President Trump addresses the nation — NYT Sierra Club piece — Megan’s piece about her brother — Dispatch Pod on Megan’s article — Megan on nostalgia — Matt Walsh tweet — Compact: “The Lost Generation” The Remnant is a production of ...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 22 min
At the end of a long day, Jonah Goldberg lights a Montecristo and reflects on the passing of Norman Podhoretz, Megan McArdle’s weighty abortion article, the limits of ideas, originalism and Burkeanism, Trump’s egomania, and his pride in The Dispatch . Shownotes: — Tevi Troy on Norman Podhoretz — GLoP Culture Pod — “My Negro Problem—And Ours” — Friday’s Dispatch Pod — Megan McArdle’s article — Tuesday’s Dispatch Pod on Megan’s article — Suicide of the West — Jonah - “The Specter of McDonald’s” — ...
Dec 20, 2025•1 hr 22 min
The Manhattan Institute’s Jesse Arm joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the makeup of the new GOP, the future of the parties, 2028, and perception vs. reality in American politics. Shownotes: — Commentary Magazine Podcast with Jesse Arm — The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA — George Will at the Washington Post — Arm’s Interview with Richard Hanania — Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to ...
Dec 17, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Jonah Goldberg invites Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and ambassador to Japan, aboard The Remnant to talk about the culinary wonders of Japan, the need for a more centrist politics, income inequality, and Rahm’s case for banning social media for America’s youth. Shownotes: — Jessica Riedl on seizing billionaire wealth — Rahm in Politico on a youth social media ban — Ro Khanna on CNN talking about TikTok — Jonathan Haidt: The Anxious Generation The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , ...
Dec 15, 2025•1 hr 17 min
His head all aswirl with yet-to-be-released Remnants , Jonah Goldberg moseys on down to the swamp for a swim with the punditry alligators. Jonah covers the Indiana redistricting that was not, gunboat diplomacy, nonexistent mustard-gas whores, evil AI, amending the Constitution, and the d-bag of the year. Shownotes: — Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right — The Arena with Kasie Hunt — Dead metaphors G-File — Cocaine Is Not Mustard Gas G-File — A Man of Great Sideburns | Interview: James...
Dec 13, 2025•1 hr 21 min
On today’s episode, Jonah Goldberg is joined by James M. Bradley, the greatest living biographer of President Martin Van Buren. Together, they cover the institutionalization of the parties, the rise of Jacksonian populism, the early Free Soil Party, the Mexican-American War, the Revolutions of 1848, and the features and bugs of our modern party system. Shownotes: — Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician — Kramer vs. the Van Buren Boys | Seinfeld The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch...
Dec 10, 2025•1 hr 13 min
The Remnant coup d’état continues as Kevin Williamson sits down with journalist Colin Woodard to talk about our country’s most deeply seated cultural divisions. Woodard and Williamson cover Texas, the Puritans, Appalachia, Donald Trump’s ethnonationalism, regional Covid-19 trends, and shifting party geography. Shownotes: — Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America — American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America — Old Deluder Satan Act of...
Dec 08, 2025•59 min
After doing public penance for his recent absences from The Remnant , Jonah Goldberg launches into the important issues of the day, tackling sandwiches, the Oregon coast, Mitt Romney’s alligator fakeness, the laws of war, and his own misanthropic tendencies. Plus, get Jonah’s definition of the word ‘punditry’ and The Remnant ’s Spotify stats. Shownotes: — Commentary podcast with Jesse Arm — Charles Hilu Dispatch piece on tariffs — The Problem with ‘They’ | Ruminant — RealClearPolitics Podcast — ...
Dec 06, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Aaron Maclean, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and host of the School of War podcast, joins guest host Steve Hayes to discuss the anxiety-inducing analysis of the types of people who make up Trump’s foreign policy coalition. Is there any room for old-school Republicans, or have isolationists completely taken over? Show Notes: – Angus MacLean – father, soldier, liberator – TMD’ s reporting on Pete Hegseth – Nick Catoggio’s newsletter on Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel The Remnant is a production of...
Dec 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Captain Jonah Goldberg has invited Sarah Isgur aboard The Dispatch’s flagship podcast, HMS Remnant , to hatch a plot to populate The Lone Star State with Loxodonta. Along the way, they discuss porn, iPhones, the youth, Death by Lightning , Matthew Mcconaughey, and the insatiable Chinese lust for rhino horn. Plus, a scandal-provoking announcement about The Remnant’s release schedule. Shownotes: — Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Cou...
Dec 01, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Jonah Goldberg ruminates on the Trump administration's prospective peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, why dogma is necessary in a society, and the most nationalistic holiday of the year. Show notes: — Jonah’s column on the peace deal — Friday’s G-File Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Nov 29, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Today on The Remnant Jonah Goldberg indulges two of his favorite hobbies: competing in TV nerdery with John Podhoretz (grand poohbah of Commentary ) and bashing the Straussians. John and Jonah cover the Claremont Institute, the decline of TV and cinema, Death by Lightning , and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein . Shownotes: — Commentary Podcast — GLoP Podcast — Fritz Feld doing the ‘pop’ — Jonah’s Claremont Review of Books piece — Bloom and Jaffa - Shakespeare’s Politics — “The Flight 93 Election” — T...
Nov 27, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Economist William Easterly makes his debut on The Remnant to talk with middle-aged nobody Jonah Goldberg about free trade, USAID, human agency, colonialism, and Chinese liberalization. Shownotes: — Easterly’s website — Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest — Easterly’s recent paper touching on Lee Kuan Yew — Excerpts from Edmund Burke’s speech on India — Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy The...
Nov 26, 2025•1 hr
His Curmudgeonship Jonah Goldberg is holding court to pontificate about the troubles in the land, and he isn’t wanting for material. Jonah covers his recent takes on Richard Nixon and the pardon power, as well as the Epstein files, tariffs, impeachment, and what awaits in 2028.Plus: Jonah’s Star Trek-laced takes on infinite energy, instant food generation, and the elimination of work. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast Shownotes: — Dick Cheney...
Nov 22, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Mark Clifford, Hong Kong expert and biographer of Jimmy Lai, takes his stand on the floor of the House of Remnant to discuss Lai’s imprisonment, the future of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Han supremacy, COVID-19, and the future of the Chinese Communist Party. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast . Shownotes: — The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic — Mark’s website — The Deat...
Nov 20, 2025•1 hr 16 min
The pillars of order are crumbling around us and the crazies are wielding the sledgehammers; enter our heroes, George Weigel and Jonah Goldberg, to introduce a healthy dose of sanity to the public square. Jonah and George cover the state of Catholicism in the U.S., the slippery slope of postliberalism, the folly of integralism, and the strange, noxious rise of the antisemites. We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast . Shownotes: — Jonah’s G-File on...
Nov 19, 2025•1 hr 12 min
After deftly disposing of some punditry on the government shutdown and the Epstein files, Jonah Goldberg jumps head first into the topics of the week: postliberalism, groypers, and the immense challenges of political labels. Plus, dedicated listeners will be treated to a rant on Tucker Carlson and Japan. Shownotes: — Remnant episode with Yuval Levin — The Editors podcast on the shutdown — Jonah’s take on the East Wing — Wednesday’s G-File — Today’s Dispatch Podcast — Tucker Carlson interviews Ni...
Nov 15, 2025•1 hr 28 min
Jonah Goldberg invites the greatest naval historian of our time, Andrew Lambert, aboard the H.M.S. Remnant ( The Dispatch's flagship podcast) to sit on deck and discuss the Royal Navy. Lambert treats Jonah to a whirlwind tour, encompassing 19th-century British grand strategy, the liberal tendencies of sea powers, and the lessons British naval history holds for America today. Shownotes: — No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One — The British Way of War: Julian...
Nov 13, 2025•1 hr 20 min
Jonah Goldberg talks to William Inboden, executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas and one of the leading conservative voices in higher education. Jonah and Will discuss the absurdity of the ivory tower, the inconsistency of our free speech standards, and the threat posed by Chinese interference in American universities. Shownotes: — William’s piece for National Affairs — WSJ piece on research funding — Chesterton’s Fence — An Anxious Age: The Post-Protestant Ethic and the ...
Nov 12, 2025•1 hr 5 min
After musing on Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, and the Congress they helped create, Jonah Goldberg gives his listeners a tour de force on the Heritage Foundation, William F. Buckley Jr., and the new wave of antisemitism. Shownotes: — Grand Rapids live Remnant — Remnant with Yuval — Today’s piece on Heritage in The Dispatch — Last week’s G-File — Kevin Roberts original video — Heritage all-hands meeting — Jonah on J.D. Vance and “Heritage Americans” — A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey...
Nov 08, 2025•1 hr 38 min
The Remnant took the show on the road! Joined by a cast of characters that would make P.T. Barnum's circus monkeys look like a pack of well-trained poodles, Jonah Goldberg and his tomfoolerous crew (Kevin D. Williamson, former Rep. Peter Meijer) contest bitterly over tariffs, pontificate on unilateral hypocrisy, and speculate about the post-Trump world. Shownotes: — The Remnant with Yuval Levin — Ezra Klein on the Democratic future — Babylon Bee: “Trump Vows To Nationalize As Many Private Compan...
Nov 06, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Jonah Goldberg is not a populist, but when the masses demand an appearance by modern-day Founding Father Yuval Levin, even Jonah is powerless to resist. Jonah and Yuval reminisce about the life and legacy of Dick Cheney, discuss the rise of right-wing antisemitism, and ultimately agree that we need more boring politicians. Shownotes: — The Fettered Presidency - AEI — The Imperial Congress - Heritage — The Kevin Roberts video — Jonah’s essay on popular frontism — Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper ...
Nov 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Join Jonah Goldberg as he proves just how right he was about President Donald Trump’s demolition of the East Wing, unveils a novel spin on C.S. Lewis’ triple dilemma, and calls out Kevin Roberts for giving a pass to right-wing antisemites. Shownotes: — Advisory Opinions : Firing Squad vs. Suffocation — The Remnant with Mike Bird — The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America — The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Left and Right — Las...
Nov 01, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Jonah Goldberg heads down to the swamps of Georgia to take a swim with Erick Erickson through some unrefined, rank political punditry. These bygone conservatives chew over the midterms, likely 2028 candidates, antisemitism, and the radicalizing influence of the internet. Shownotes: — The Erick Erickson Show — The Remnant with Molly Worthen on charisma — Jonah’s G-File on identity The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch , a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a...
Oct 30, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Mike Bird, having unwittingly written a book about one of Jonah Goldberg’s greatest intellectual interests, finds himself on The Remnant fielding questions about communism, single taxes, leaseholding, and—most importantly—Henry George. Shownotes: — The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset — Financial Times review of Mike’s Book — Rousseau quote on land — Adam Smith quote on land — Edward Bellamy: Looking Backward — The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads a...
Oct 29, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Join Jonah Goldberg as he rambles through the recesses of his mind and unpacks a controversial take on the soon-to-be White House ballroom, calls out Donald Trump’s blatant corruption, opines on feminism, and wonders in boyish awe at the Louvre heist. Shownotes: — Megan McArdle’s Dispatch author page — Freddy Gray in The Spectator - “Can anyone stop J.D. Vance becoming president?” — Alex Demas on Binance - Dispatch — Burke - “No man should be judge in his own cause.” — Suicide of the West — Hele...
Oct 25, 2025•1 hr 29 min
