The Dispatch Podcast

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Brittle Regimes Sep 01, 2023

Show notes

Steve and Jonah join Mike as he takes over the host’s chair in this week’s Dispod. The trio discuss China’s version of manifest destiny and:

-Biden’s economic outreach

-Big dollar donors desperately scanning the Republican field

-Kari Lake being a loser (and proud of it)

-Mob rule of institutions

-Vivek: worth voters' time?

Show Notes:

-Jonah's China piece for The Dispatch

-Scott Lincicome’s newsletter on China

-Poll: Georgia Republicans are unusually skeptical of Trump’s 2020 actions

-David Brooks NYT column Nikki’s the one

-Steve's Animal Spirits moment

-"Not Donald Trump" NBC Poll

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Threats and Allies in the Indo-Pacific Aug 28, 2023

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South Korea, Japan, and the US are facing growing tensions against North Korea and China. The trilateral relationship was on full display in a show of strength at Camp David on August. 18th.

TMD Reporter Mary Trimble speaks with Michael Beckley, an associate professor of political science at Tufts University and a non-resident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to explore the threats towards this alliance and the possible escalating conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region.

Show Notes:

-Watch this conversation on our YouTube channel

-Michael Beckley's profile

-Mary's report for The Morning Dispatch

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The Debate That Didn't Matter Aug 25, 2023

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Sarah, fully ready for her hiatus, is joined by Steve, Jonah, and Dispatch Politics reporter Audrey Fahlberg for a dispiriting recap of the first GOP primary debate. Also:

-Vivek Witherspoon's moment

-A crummy night for DeSantis

-Death of Wagner leader Prigozhin

-Biden's response to Maui

-Not Worth Your Time (?): Jonah's writing

Show notes-

-G-File: Who Will Stop Him?

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The A.I. Arms Race in Political Ads Aug 21, 2023

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Artificial intelligence has become a common weapon in political information warfare. The Morning Dispatch reporter, Grayson Logue, is joined by Darrell M. West, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the co-editor-in-chief of TechTank, to explain the unique threat that A.I. poses.

-West's profile at Brookings

-TechTank

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Braindead Partisanship Aug 18, 2023

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Chris joins Sarah and Jonah to discuss the upcoming GOP primary debate. How much will the candidates praise the guy they're primarying? Will there be anything to talk about besides the hedonic treadmill of indictments? Can any candidate successfully be a gateway drug out of Trump? Also:

-Biden's shrinking incumbent advantage

-Republican Party as a suicide pact

-Jonah goes Schlappian on third parties

-Eric Adams vs. Joe Biden

-"Rich Men North of Richmond"

Show notes-

-Jonah's attack on small donors

-Nick Catoggio's defense of Jonah in Boiling Frogs

-Sarah's interview with No Labels on The Dispatch Podcast

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No Labels, No Problem Aug 16, 2023

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Not since Abraham Lincoln has a 3rd party candidate been successful, but political nonprofit No Labels thinks the time for change is near. No Labels chief political strategist Ryan Clancy joins Sarah Isgur to discuss why he thinks there's a moderate majority in America that's ready to bust the two party system.

Show notes -

-No Labels' website

-No Labels on North Carolina ballot

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Wrath of the Normals Aug 11, 2023

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A "reserve army of voters" rejected a proposal to change the constitutional amendment process in an Ohio special election. What does the abortion proxy war for mean pro-life politics and the legacy of Dobbs? Sarah is joined by Steve and Jonah to discuss. Also:

-DeSantis campaign reset

-Will the GOP debates matter?

-Revisiting the Dean Scream

-Are adult sites worth your time?

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Israel's Constitutional Moment Aug 06, 2023

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Israel is undergoing a sea change. The battle over a judicial overhaul hides much deeper national schisms. The Times of Israel Senior Political Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins Senior Producer Adaam James Levin-Areddy to try and make sense of the mess. Will the reform fix or break Israeli democracy? Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? Why are elite military volunteers joining the protest? Does Benjamin Netanyahu have a plan? Is the Israeli left dead? Is the Israeli right broken? And what does "right and left" even mean? (Not what it means in the U.S, that's for sure!)

Show notes:

-Gur's profile at the Times of Israel

-The Morning Dispatch's latest coverage of the overhaul

-Who is Itamar Ben Gvir? (A Dispatch Podcast explainer)

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Schrödinger's Trump Aug 04, 2023

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Sarah, Steve, and Jonah discuss Trump's indictment for the listeners not privy to niche legal podcasts. Can special counsel prove Trump's intent? Will Trump voters care? Also:

-Addressing stupid arguments

-Jonah's grudge against lawyers

-NYT Siena Poll on Trump indictment

-Fitch downgrades our credit score

-(Not?) Worth Your Time extended

Show notes:

-The Collision newsletter

-David Brooks: What if We're the Bad Guys Here?

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Washington Is A Mess Jul 28, 2023

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Steve is back to monitor the Dispod as the Sarah, Mike, and David discuss Hunter Biden plea deals and GOP primary wackiness, but the conversation eventually derails into UFO territory. Tune in to hear the four discuss:

-The wackiness of the GOP primary field

-Ron DeSantis going bonkers with RFK Jr. potential appointments

-UFO marketing campaign for skeptics

Show Notes:

-Check out Mike and Sarah's Collision newsletter for The Dispatch

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