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Trump the Neocon? | Roundtable Jun 20, 2025

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Is it time to take out Iran’s Fordow nuclear site? As pundits gaze through their crystal balls attempting to determine what President Trump will do next, Trump administration officials are fighting over the United States’ direct involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict. Sarah Isgur, Steve Hayes, Jonah Goldberg, and John McCormack analyze the many factions of MAGA and the future of Iran.

The Agenda:
—Israel and Iran: what’s next?
—Tulsi Gabbard trying to be relevant
—The cult of Trumpism
—We’re against political violence

Show Notes:
—Jonathan Ruhe’s piece for The Dispatch
—Jonah’s Remnant with Ken Pollack

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Israel’s Endgame In Iran | Interview: Nadav Eyal Jun 14, 2025

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Adaam James Levin-Areddy is joined by Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal to explain Israel’s surprise attack on Iran and its effect on the future of the region.

The Agenda:
—Degrading Iran’s nuclear capability
—Regime change in Iran
—America’s role
—5-D chess from Trump?
—How the ayatollah sees the world
—The failure of Islamic republics
—The Axis of Terror’s miscalculation
—Ballistic missiles vs. cruise missiles

The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.

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Fear and Looting in Los Angeles | Roundtable Jun 13, 2025

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Steve Hayes, Sarah Isgur, David French, and Jonah Goldberg break down what counts as an “insurrection” after the L.A. riots—and why the chaos might be hurting Trump in the optics war.

The Agenda:
—Unrest in Los Angeles
—In defense of norms
—What is an insurrection?
—Polling on Los Angeles unrest
—"Worse the better"
—Tulsi Gabbard's strange nuke video
—SANE / FREEZE part two
—NWYT: Child rot summer

Show Notes:
—Jonah Goldberg on Trump and carnage

—Weekly Standard piece on immigration

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Can Anyone Save the Democrats? | Interview: Mitch Landrieu Jun 09, 2025

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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss his experience advising former President Joe Biden, the challenges facing the Democratic Party, and where political messaging fails.

The Agenda:
—How bad was Joe Biden’s mental decline?
—Strategy for the Democratic Party
—The immigration debate and its impact on voters
—Reaching out to the working class

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The New Antisemitism | Roundtable Jun 06, 2025

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Steve Hayes hosted today’s roundtable, joined by Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, and Megan McArdle to discuss the disturbing attack against anti-Hamas protesters in Boulder, Colorado, and the horrific rise in antisemitic violence. Plus: Is the “woke right” a thing?

The Agenda:
—The recent slew of antisemitic attacks
—Violence within the pro-Palestinian movement
—The house is on fire and Rod Dreher is in the foyer
—Young people are entertaining taboos
—Jonah's brush with antisemitism and the Trump movement in 2016
—Tucker Carlson as lightning rod for the woke right
—Youthful idiocy
—Mike’s trips to the liquor store near the office

The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.

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Why America Needs to Win the AI War | Interview: Megan McArdle Jun 02, 2025

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Megan McArdle joins Jamie Weinstein to react to the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency and to explain why America needs to win the AI race.

The Agenda:
—Liberation Day: “It was shambolic”
—Trump’s shadow Cabinet
—What DOGE got right (and wrong)
—Elon Musk: A “managerial mad genius?”
—Paul Ryan vindicated again
—How to adapt to an AI world
—Calm before the AI storm

The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.

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Courts Cancel Liberation Day | Roundtable May 30, 2025

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Mike Warren is joined by David French, Jonah Goldberg, Steve Hayes, and Grayson Logue to discuss the latest legal challenges to the Trump administration’s Liberation Day tariffs and the most recent round of presidential pardons.

The Agenda:
—The Cases That Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs
—Will Trump double down on tariffs?
—Openly corrupt pardons
—Can the courts save American politics?
—Trump’s transactional politics
—Russia-Ukraine peace talks
—A new Putin
—NWYT: Communal kid discipline?

Show Notes
—Ilya Somin for The Dispatch
—Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on The Remnant

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Inside Israel’s Leadership Crisis | Interview: Matti Friedman May 27, 2025

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Seasoned journalist Matti Friedman joins Jamie Weinstein to unpack the current state of Israel’s war against Hamas, exploring the tension between military objectives and the return of hostages. He also delves into the role of American leadership, the morality of warfare, and what the future might hold for Israeli-Iranian relations.

The Agenda:
—Public trust in Israel's government is at an all-time low
—The dilemma of the hostage return
—Perception of American leadership and Donald Trump
—Qatar: friend or foe?
—Taking out Iran’s nukes
—Is there a Leonard Cohen in today’s war?

The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.

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Biden’s Big Beautiful Cover Up | Roundtable May 23, 2025

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Sarah Isgur is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Steve Hayes, and Michael Warren to discuss Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new reporting out of Original Sinon Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.

Plus, Dispatch Capitol Hill reporter Charles Hilu joins to break down the House's "big beautiful bill."

The Agenda:
—Big beautiful explanation
—No tax on tips?
—Biden’s Original Sin
—Media accountability
—“The media gets a C minus at best.”
—NWYT: Is AI taking entry-level jobs?

Show Notes:
—Rep. Keith Self on the “big beautiful bill”
—Scott Lincicome on AI and jobs

The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠click here.

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Common Ground May 20, 2025

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Two governors walk into the Reagan Library and find common ground. Steve Hayes is joined by Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) and New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), to discuss bipartisanship, mutual respect, and the value of healthy conflict.

The Agenda:
—Defining tribes
—Media outrage and news cycles
—We should all join bowling teams
—We can’t explain policy in 280 characters
—Intra-party tensions

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