The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.
Episodes
July 16, 2025 • 79 mins
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.
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July 12, 2025 • 84 mins
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...
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July 10, 2025 • 84 mins
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 ...
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July 9, 2025 • 96 mins
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 instal...
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July 4, 2025 • 78 mins
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 w...
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July 3, 2025 • 76 mins
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 Cente...
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July 2, 2025 • 95 mins
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
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June 28, 2025 • 59 mins
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
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June 25, 2025 • 66 mins
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.
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June 24, 2025 • 78 mins
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 ...
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June 21, 2025 • 81 mins
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 Inev...
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June 19, 2025 • 74 mins
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"
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June 18, 2025 • 77 mins
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 Isr...
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June 14, 2025 • 84 mins
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 p...
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June 12, 2025 • 81 mins
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”
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June 11, 2025 • 62 mins
Michael Moynihan, friend of the podcast and host of “The Moynihan Report,” joins Jonah Goldberg for an impromptu episode to discuss the Los Angeles riots and their ramifications for both the Trump administration and the Democratic Party, their thoughts on Sister Souljah moments, Greta Thunberg’s maiden voyage, and the shameful lack of hippie punching.Show Notes:—The Morning Dispatch: Unrest in Los Angeles Continues—Jonah's LA Times...
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June 7, 2025 • 92 mins
A busy week of media appearances has somehow left Jonah Goldberg eager to continue his musings on the Trump-Musk rift, the looming threat of the deficit, modern applications of German nihilism, and the need for gratitude. Plus: the surfacing of medieval poverty cosplay and cutting-edge analysis of Top Chef.
Show Notes:—This Week's Dispatch Podcast: "The New Antisemitism"—Wednesday G-File on German Nihilism—Jonah's Los Angeles Time...
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June 5, 2025 • 80 mins
Bret Devereaux, a Remnant fan favorite, returns to Jonah Goldberg’s Flavian Amphitheater to discuss the world’s oldest counterfactual, the holy grail of source material for classicists, and the top three generals of Western antiquity. Plus: coverage of Ukraine’s recent drone strikes and the contemporary applications of ancient military history.
Show Notes:—Explore “A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry”—Alexander Goes West (A Silly...
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June 4, 2025 • 89 mins
Jonah Goldberg has realized that, if you name drop Leo Strauss enough, you’re eventually going to have to explain who you’re talking about. As the benevolent educator of The Remnant masses, Jonah has conspired with Steven Smith, a Straussian expert and professor of political science and philosophy at Yale University, to deliver this deep dive on the life and work of Leo Strauss.
Jonah and Steven dig into the fundamentals of Straus...
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May 31, 2025 • 82 mins
Jonah Goldberg is cranky, hungover, and ready to dive into discussion of Elon Musk and his departure from DOGE, the moral degradation of traditional conservatism, the cult of winning on the right, and the vilification of the judiciary.Show Notes—The Wednesday G-File on the cowboys of suburbia—“Don’t Call This Conservatism”—Peter Berkowitz on “Don’t Call This Conservatism”
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