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.
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December 24, 2025 • 65 mins
With antisemites coming out of the woodwork and everyone all a-muddle about ‘Christian Zionism,’ there’s only one thing to do: break the glass and get Russell Moore.
Join Russ and Jonah Goldberg as they wrestle with the baffling dynamics of our time, including Evangelical fads, far-right ascendence, groyper catering, religious revival, and the possibility of a new anti-tech party.
Shownotes:—Heritage Foundation President Addresse...
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December 22, 2025 • 81 mins
She’s back folks! Amid unprecedented fanfare, Megan McArdle returns to The Remnant to discuss our economic situation, perceptions of generational inequity, free-range kids, civil rights, and what we owe the dead.
Shownotes:—Megan’s last appearance on The Remnant—President Trump addresses the nation—NYT Sierra Club piece—Megan’s piece about her brother—Dispatch Pod on Megan’s article—Megan on nostalgia—Matt Walsh tweet—Compact: “Th...
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December 20, 2025 • 82 mins
At the end of a long day, Jonah Goldberg lights a Montecristo and reflects on the passing of Norman Podhoretz, Megan McArdle’s weighty abortion article, the limits of ideas, originalism and Burkeanism, Trump’s egomania, and his pride in The Dispatch.
Shownotes:—Tevi Troy on Norman Podhoretz—GLoP Culture Pod—“My Negro Problem—And Ours”—Friday’s Dispatch Pod—Megan McArdle’s article—Tuesday’s Dispatch Pod on Megan’s article—Suicide o...
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December 17, 2025 • 81 mins
The Manhattan Institute’s Jesse Arm joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the makeup of the new GOP, the future of the parties, 2028, and perception vs. reality in American politics.
Shownotes:—Commentary Magazine Podcast with Jesse Arm—The New GOP: Survey Analysis of Americans Overall, Today’s Republican Coalition, and the Minorities of MAGA—George Will at the Washington Post—Arm’s Interview with Richard Hanania—Liberal Fascism: The...
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December 15, 2025 • 77 mins
Jonah Goldberg invites Rahm Emanuel, former Chicago mayor and ambassador to Japan, aboard The Remnant to talk about the culinary wonders of Japan, the need for a more centrist politics, income inequality, and Rahm’s case for banning social media for America’s youth.
Shownotes:—Jessica Riedl on seizing billionaire wealth—Rahm in Politico on a youth social media ban—Ro Khanna on CNN talking about TikTok—Jonathan Haidt: The Anxious G...
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December 13, 2025 • 80 mins
His head all aswirl with yet-to-be-released Remnants, Jonah Goldberg moseys on down to the swamp for a swim with the punditry alligators. Jonah covers the Indiana redistricting that was not, gunboat diplomacy, nonexistent mustard-gas whores, evil AI, amending the Constitution, and the d-bag of the year.
Shownotes:—Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right—The Arena with Kasie Hunt—Dead metaphors G-File—Cocaine Is Not Mustard...
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December 10, 2025 • 72 mins
On today’s episode, Jonah Goldberg is joined by James M. Bradley, the greatest living biographer of President Martin Van Buren. Together, they cover the institutionalization of the parties, the rise of Jacksonian populism, the early Free Soil Party, the Mexican-American War, the Revolutions of 1848, and the features and bugs of our modern party system.
Shownotes:—Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician—Kramer vs. the Van Bure...
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December 8, 2025 • 58 mins
The Remnant coup d’état continues as Kevin Williamson sits down with journalist Colin Woodard to talk about our country’s most deeply seated cultural divisions. Woodard and Williamson cover Texas, the Puritans, Appalachia, Donald Trump’s ethnonationalism, regional Covid-19 trends, and shifting party geography.
Shownotes:—Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America—American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival...
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December 6, 2025 • 82 mins
After doing public penance for his recent absences from The Remnant, Jonah Goldberg launches into the important issues of the day, tackling sandwiches, the Oregon coast, Mitt Romney’s alligator fakeness, the laws of war, and his own misanthropic tendencies.
Plus, get Jonah’s definition of the word ‘punditry’ and The Remnant’s Spotify stats.
Shownotes:—Commentary podcast with Jesse Arm—Charles Hilu Dispatch piece on tariffs—The Pr...
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December 3, 2025 • 74 mins
Aaron Maclean, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and host of the School of War podcast, joins guest host Steve Hayes to discuss the anxiety-inducing analysis of the types of people who make up Trump’s foreign policy coalition. Is there any room for old-school Republicans, or have isolationists completely taken over?
Show Notes:–Angus MacLean – father, soldier, liberator–TMD’s reporting on Pete Hegseth–Nick Catoggio’s newsletter on...
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December 1, 2025 • 70 mins
Captain Jonah Goldberg has invited Sarah Isgur aboard The Dispatch’s flagship podcast, HMS Remnant, to hatch a plot to populate The Lone Star State with Loxodonta. Along the way, they discuss porn, iPhones, the youth, Death by Lightning, Matthew Mcconaughey, and the insatiable Chinese lust for rhino horn.
Plus, a scandal-provoking announcement about The Remnant’s release schedule.
Shownotes:—Last Branch Standing: A Potentially Su...
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November 29, 2025 • 89 mins
Jonah Goldberg ruminates on the Trump administration's prospective peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, why dogma is necessary in a society, and the most nationalistic holiday of the year.
Show notes:—Jonah’s column on the peace deal—Friday’s G-File
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November 27, 2025 • 74 mins
Today on The Remnant Jonah Goldberg indulges two of his favorite hobbies: competing in TV nerdery with John Podhoretz (grand poohbah of Commentary) and bashing the Straussians. John and Jonah cover the Claremont Institute, the decline of TV and cinema, Death by Lightning, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Shownotes:—Commentary Podcast—GLoP Podcast—Fritz Feld doing the ‘pop’—Jonah’s Claremont Review of Books piece—Bloom and Jaffa - ...
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November 26, 2025 • 59 mins
Economist William Easterly makes his debut on The Remnant to talk with middle-aged nobody Jonah Goldberg about free trade, USAID, human agency, colonialism, and Chinese liberalization.
Shownotes:—Easterly’s website—Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest—Easterly’s recent paper touching on Lee Kuan Yew—Excerpts from Edmund Burke’s speech on India—Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, an...
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November 22, 2025 • 75 mins
His Curmudgeonship Jonah Goldberg is holding court to pontificate about the troubles in the land, and he isn’t wanting for material. Jonah covers his recent takes on Richard Nixon and the pardon power, as well as the Epstein files, tariffs, impeachment, and what awaits in 2028.Plus: Jonah’s Star Trek-laced takes on infinite energy, instant food generation, and the elimination of work.
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November 20, 2025 • 75 mins
Mark Clifford, Hong Kong expert and biographer of Jimmy Lai, takes his stand on the floor of the House of Remnant to discuss Lai’s imprisonment, the future of Hong Kong and Taiwan, Han supremacy, COVID-19, and the future of the Chinese Communist Party.
We’re running a listener survey, which you can find at thedispatch.typeform.com/podcast.
Shownotes:—The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissi...
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November 19, 2025 • 72 mins
The pillars of order are crumbling around us and the crazies are wielding the sledgehammers; enter our heroes, George Weigel and Jonah Goldberg, to introduce a healthy dose of sanity to the public square. Jonah and George cover the state of Catholicism in the U.S., the slippery slope of postliberalism, the folly of integralism, and the strange, noxious rise of the antisemites.
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November 15, 2025 • 88 mins
After deftly disposing of some punditry on the government shutdown and the Epstein files, Jonah Goldberg jumps head first into the topics of the week: postliberalism, groypers, and the immense challenges of political labels. Plus, dedicated listeners will be treated to a rant on Tucker Carlson and Japan.
Shownotes:—Remnant episode with Yuval Levin—The Editors podcast on the shutdown—Jonah’s take on the East Wing—Wednesday’s G-File...
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November 13, 2025 • 79 mins
Jonah Goldberg invites the greatest naval historian of our time, Andrew Lambert, aboard the H.M.S. Remnant (The Dispatch's flagship podcast) to sit on deck and discuss the Royal Navy. Lambert treats Jonah to a whirlwind tour, encompassing 19th-century British grand strategy, the liberal tendencies of sea powers, and the lessons British naval history holds for America today.
Shownotes:—No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe ...
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November 12, 2025 • 65 mins
Jonah Goldberg talks to William Inboden, executive vice president and provost at the University of Texas and one of the leading conservative voices in higher education. Jonah and Will discuss the absurdity of the ivory tower, the inconsistency of our free speech standards, and the threat posed by Chinese interference in American universities.
Shownotes:—William’s piece for National Affairs—WSJ piece on research funding—Chesterton’...
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