The Dispatch Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Exhausted American Summer Jun 25, 2020

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Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the state of the 2020 race as we kick off the first week of summer, and what the revelations in John Bolton's book mean for the president's administration.

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License to Analyze Media Jun 19, 2020

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Martin Gurri, a former CIA analyst, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss our information overload, the loss of trust in institutions and figures of authority, and the role of tech platforms.

Show Notes:

-Gurri's book The Revolt of The Public

-Gurri's piece on post-truth

-Vaca Frita recipe

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Shuffling Deck Chairs on the Lusitania Jun 17, 2020

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Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the president's executive order on policing, proposed reforms on Capitol Hill, the growing tension between China and India, and the Supreme Court's landmark Title VII decision.

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The Great Awokening Jun 12, 2020

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The Dispatch's own Andrew Egger and Declan Garvey join Steve for a discussion on the blow-up at The New York Times over its Tom Cotton op-ed, woke culture, Trump superfans, and the empathy gap.

Show Notes:

-The Wokening vs. the Trumpening

-Barack Obama on woke culture

-Andrew's piece on Trump superfans

-Declan's piece on the empathy gap

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Pain and Protest Jun 10, 2020

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Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the continued fallout over the death of George Floyd and the events of Lafayette Square, why this moment feels different, police reform on Capitol Hill, and the "defund the police" movement.

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-The crackdown before Trump’s photo op

-David's Sunday newsletter

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Right Hand, Left Hand Jun 05, 2020

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Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox, joins Sarah and Steve for a wide-ranging discussion on racism and police violence as protests around the world continue over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Show Notes:

-Read Jane's work at Vox

-Follow Jane on Twitter

-The story of Right Hand, Left Hand

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Apples and Pink Flamingos Jun 03, 2020

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Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the president's walk across Lafayette Square, protests around country sparked by George Floyd's death, Steve King's primary loss and what it says about the future of the GOP, protesting in the age of social distancing, and journalism ethics.

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Censorship Through Noise May 29, 2020

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McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his piece on disinformation in the 2020 campaign, Trump, Twitter, and the social media wars, and his advice for young reporters.

Show Notes:

-McKay's piece The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President

-McKay's book The Wilderness

-McKay's piece on The Dispatch

-Jonah's piece The Media Are Not on the Ballot

-McKay's piece on flying during a pandemic

-McKay's piece on the stockpile of food in his garage

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20 Hours on Twitter May 27, 2020

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Sarah and the guys discuss the president's threats to crack down on Twitter, Joe Biden's ‘Breakfast Club’ controversy, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the president pushing a conspiracy theory that falsely accuses Joe Scarborough of murder.

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Hell's Comin' With Me May 20, 2020

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Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the debate over unemployment benefits, the firing of the State Department’s inspector general, the recently declassified email from Susan Rice, and the team makes their VP picks for Joe Biden.

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