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Is Iran Suicidal? | Interview: Reuel Marc Gerecht Sep 23, 2024

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Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former Iranian-targets officer in the Central Intelligence Agency and current fellow at the Foundations for the Defense of Democracy, joins Jamie to discuss Israel’s most recent operation against Hezbollah and how Iran might respond.

The Agenda:

—The effectiveness of Israeli intelligence operations

—How did Hezbollah get the pagers?

—Is Iran suicidal?

—The health of the Ayatollah

—Intelligence failure on October 7

—U.S. engagement in the Middle East

Show Notes:

—TMD's reporting on the attacks

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I’m Not Inflaming Political Violence, You Are | Roundtable Sep 20, 2024

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Sarah and Steve are joined by Mike Warren from the campaign trail in North Carolina and former Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp to discuss the state of the race and the Trump campaign's ground game (or lack thereof).

The Agenda:

—Are we going through a political realignment?

—Teamsters won’t endorse a president

—Ground game vs. legal strategy

—Political violence this election season

—The former president grasps for “media bias” straws

—The Exotic Cat-Eaters of Springfield, Ohio

—Paging Hezbollah

Show Notes:

—What Would Stop the Steal 2.0 Look Like?

—New York Times poll

—Boiling Frogs: Hot-Blooded

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Donald Trump’s Soul | Interview: Olivia Nuzzi Sep 16, 2024

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This interview was recorded prior to the apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago.

Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent for New York Magazine, joins Jamie to discuss her recent profile of Donald Trump, “I Examined Donald Trump's Ear — and His Soul.

”The Agenda:

—Trump after the July 13 assassination attempt

—Behind the iconic photo

—How does Trump view himself?

—Trump’s childhood home

—Trump’s presidential portrait

—Nuzzi’s profile of Joe Biden

—“Humanizing” Donald Trump

—Would Nuzzi profile anyone?

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Who Moderates the Moderators | Roundtable Sep 13, 2024

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Sarah, Steve, and Jonah break down the first (and possibly only) debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris and whether or not it will move the needle.

The Agenda:

—Kamala Harris won

—Will the Trump-Harris debate actually matter?

—Steve missed the eating pets controversy

—Trump’s debate prep

—No clarity on abortion policy

—The rise of independent voters

—Is media bias worth your time?

Show Notes:

—“Keep the cat memes flowing”

—Chris Rufo’s $5,000 cat-eating bounty

—The Federalist: ABC Should Be Prosecuted For Illegal Contributions To Harris In ‘Debate’

—Post-debate Dispatch Live

—Fact-checking the Harris-Trump ABC News debate

—The RFK Jr. dead bear cub story

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MAGA No More? | Interview: Jonathan Martin Sep 09, 2024

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Jonathan Martin, Politico’s politics bureau chief and senior political columnist, joins Jamie to explain why the GOP needs to lose big in order to hasten a post-Trump Republican Party.

The Agenda:

—Martin’s POLITICO piece on a Post-Trump party

—Unapologetic book plug

—Is Steve Hayes a RINO?

—If Trump loses 2024, will he run again?

—J.D. Vance as a VP candidate

—Was Joe Biden’s ousting planned months ago?

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Liberal Elegy | Roundtable Sep 06, 2024

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Reason Magazine editor-at-large Nick Gillespie joins Sarah, Steve, and Jonah to discuss whether conservatives (and libertarians) would be better off with a Trump or Kamala win in November.

The Agenda:

—If Republicans Want to Win, They Need Trump to Lose — Big

—No small government parties

—Trump and Harris’ “harmonic convergence”

—To fight wokeness, vote Harris

—The way forward for third parties

—The need for a new consensus

—Future of the two-party system

Show Notes:

—Yuval Levin on Advisory Opinions

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Surviving Trumpworld | Interview: H.R. McMaster Sep 02, 2024

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Retired General H.R. McMaster joins Jamie to discuss his book, At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, and give a detailed account during his time as Trump's national security adviser.

The Agenda:

—Trump’s disruptive nature

—The Russian collusion narrative that created a cloud over Trump's presidency

—Trump’s moods and rages

—McMaster’s proudest achievements

—Inside Trump’s decision-making process

—Should there be a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?

Show Notes:

—John Kelly’s comments to CNN

—John Kelly's accusations about Trump’s service member comments

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All That Fluff | Roundtable Aug 30, 2024

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Megan McArdle joins Steve, Jonah, and Sarah to adjudicate the minutiae of the least consequential civil war you'll ever regret hearing about: between the Bulwark Front of Judea and the Judean Dispatch Front.

The Agenda:

—Harris’ first interview

—Moving to the right

—Does media matter?

—Killing the primary system

—The Twitter Spat

—Against endorsements

—Why it’s important to be honest

Show Notes:

—John Berman’s interview with Michael Tyler on fracking

—Nick Catoggio on The Twitter Spat

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Are the Normies Taking Over? | Interview: Ben Dreyfuss Aug 26, 2024

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Ben Dreyfuss, the former Mother Jones editorial director who now publishes the Calm Down Substack, shares his insights from the Democratic National Convention and takes Jamie's questions about whether Kamala Harris showed her party that she's a competent candidate.

The Agenda:

—From the convention floor of the DNC

—The left-wing influence

—Decline of woke politics

—Speculating Harris' priorities as president

—Implications of a Trump victory

—The future of journalism

Show Notes:

—Dispatch Live post-DNC recap

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SNEAK PEEK: Kamala Is the Democratic Nominee | Dispatch Live Roundtable Aug 23, 2024

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E: This recording is from the first half of Dispatch Live. For the full episode, become a member to listen on The Skiff.

Sarah, Jonah, Mike, Charles, and David discuss the aftermath of the DNC and the surprising impact from the Harris' speech.

What is The Skiff? This is the combined podcast feed of all of the members-only bonus content that The Dispatch produces. Here you’ll find every Dispatch Live episode, the Dispatch Book Club, AMAs with Jonah (and others), the account of Sarah and Steve’s nail-biting wager in High Steaks, and many, many more exclusive, uncut and ad-free surprises: all available in one superfeed to make sure you don’t miss a single episode.

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