Episodes

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 ac...

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 Dispatch, a...

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. T...

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 The ...

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" —Re...

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—...

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, and...

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 Chris ...

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 ...

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 C...

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 And...

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 P...

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 on C...

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 Succ...

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 Dispat...

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, policy,...

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, poli...

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...

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 dictatorshipThe Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, an...

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 Remnant ...

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’s...

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 Dispat...

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 RemnantThe 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...

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 culture...