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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Episode 77: The Rosslyn Free Beacon Remnant
For the last Remnant of the year, Jonah makes a special trip to the offices of the Rosslyn Free Beacon for a little light rank punditry with Free Beacon editor-in-chief Matt Continetti, and some heavier pop culture discussion with Free Beacon executive editor Sonny Bunch. Show Notes: Me on how the Democrats could still blow … Continue reading Episode 77: The Rosslyn Free Beacon Remnant→
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Episode 76: Pet Peeve Festival
Why is Jurassic Park unrealistic? Why was Woodrow Wilson so bad? Does it help Trump to appease his base and alienate everyone else? Jonah answers these questions, or at least attempts to, on the penultimate episode of The Remnant this year. Show Notes: Get NRPlus to listen to the Andy Ferguson Remnant episode The Biology … Continue reading Episode 76: Pet Peeve Festival→
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Episode 75: Stubbornly Attached
What is a Crusonia plant? Where did prosperity come from? Can Jonah get a laconic libertarian to digress? Tyler Cowen, George Mason University economics professor and author of Stubborn Attachments, joins the Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: Stamps.com, enter DINGO. Conversations with Kristol The Complacent Class – Tyler Cowen The Great Stagnation – … Continue reading Episode 75: Stubbornly Attached→
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Episode 74: Charles Cooke II: Cruise Ship Boogaloo
Why is Florida so weird? Can government unite us? Is Charles Cooke still a British citizen? The editor of NationalReview.com himself returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions. Show Notes: DonorsTrust.org/Dingo National Review Editors’ podcast NationalReview.com Jonah on the Cylons Charles Cooke’s review of Daniel Hannan’s Inventing Liberty Charles Cooke against George … Continue reading Episode 74: Charles Cooke II: Cruise Ship Boogaloo→
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Episode 73: Curdish Freedom Fighter
Can Congress be fixed? Is Breaking Bad the greatest TV show of all time? Can we fix this nation’s problems by installing pull-up bars in every airport? Representative Mike Gallagher (R., Cheese) joins The Remnant to answer these and other pressing questions. Show Notes: There can be only one… Mike Gallagher – “How To Fix … Continue reading Episode 73: Curdish Freedom Fighter→
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Episode 72: A Riot of Nuance
Is George Soros pure evil? Is nationalism? Why can’t Yale students use the term “master” anymore? Brookings Institution scholar and author of The End of Europe James Kirchick stops by The Remnant just before Thanksgiving to answer these and other pressing questions. Shownotes: Podium.com/Dingo Conversations with Kristol The End of Europe – James Kirchick “The Truth About … Continue reading Episode 72: A Riot of Nuance→
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Episode 71: Dire Chris Stirewalt
Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt rejoins The Remnant for a conversation on the midterms, the parties, and America’s political future. Show Notes: Audible.com/dingo Stamps.com, type in Dingo I’ll Tell You What – this week’s episode Sean Trende – “Was it a wave?” Intelligence Squared debate on the future of the Democratic party Special “I’ll … Continue reading Episode 71: Dire Chris Stirewalt→
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Episode 70: Fighting Homelessness
In a bit of a change of pace for The Remnant, Jonah invites Manhattan Institute senior fellow and homelessness policy expert Stephen Eide onto the show to discuss what to do about the plight of the homeless. Show Notes: “How to think about homelessness” – Stephen Eide Madness in the Streets Larry Hogue, the mad … Continue reading Episode 70: Fighting Homelessness→
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Episode 69: Midterminal
Did Beto blow it? Will the Republican party survive Trump? Is Jonah dyspeptic? The 69th Remnant, with National Review senior political correspondent Jim Geraghty, attempts to answer these and other pressing questions. Show Notes: Ziprecruiter.com/Dingo Donorstrust.org/Dingo Sign up for NR Plus to listen to the previous Jim Geragthy Remnant episode Butlerian Jihad Geraghty on Trump … Continue reading Episode 69: Midterminal→
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Episode 68: Revenge of the Corn
For the last Remnant before the midterms, Jonah invites Senator Ben Sasse (R-Corn) back to the Remnant to discuss Them, his new book about giant ants. Jonah also does some particularly pungent rank punditry. Show Notes: Them – Ben Sasse The Vanishing American Adult – Ben Sasse Suicide of the West – Jonah Goldberg Coming Apart – Charles Murray … Continue reading Episode 68: Revenge of the Corn→
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Episode 67: Immigration Reform for Fox and Vox
Jonah invites National Review executive editor and author of the newly-released Melting Pot or Civil War onto The Remnant to discuss immigration, nationalism, solidarity, and his latent Bismarckian tendencies Show Notes: Podium.com/dingo National Review Editors podcast Melting Pot or Civil War – Reihan Salam National Review’s cover story/excerpt of Melting Pot or Civil War Me supporting the … Continue reading Episode 67: Immigration Reform for Fox and Vox→
93 min
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Episode 66: Post-Orb Potpourri
Is Jonah vexed? What were the Saudis thinking? Is a blue wave imminent? Jonah answers all these questions and more on the latest Remnant. Or tries to, anyway. Show Notes: Conversations with Kristol, this episode’s sponsor. The Hazony Remnant . The Virtue of Nationalism – Yoram Hazony . Trump says he’s a nationalist . Robert Costa … Continue reading Episode 66: Post-Orb Potpourri→
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Episode 65: Too Much Pluribus, Not Enough Unum
Is nationalism good? Are nations better than empires? Is John Locke bad? In conversation with Yoram Hazony, author of The Virtue of Nationalism, Jonah attempts to answer these and other questions on the latest Remnant. Show Notes: Them: Why We Hate Each Other–and How to Heal by Ben Sasse (R-Corn) Casper.com/Dingo Buy Suicide of the West My Notre … Continue reading Episode 65: Too Much Pluribus, Not Enough Unum→
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Episode 64: Manbrosia Rank Punditry
Fresh off another road trip, but not in fresh clothing, Jonah makes time for some rank punditry on Nikki Haley, Kavanaugh, and tribal escalation. Show Notes: Yellow Springs, Ohio – Wikipedia page Jonah’s Yellow Springs hotel The Onion on the JFK assassination National Review Editors podcast The McCarthy Report The Commentary podcast Max Boots on … Continue reading Episode 64: Manbrosia Rank Punditry→
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Episode 63: Snowflake Jacobins
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Remnant, Jonah invites Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff on to discuss The Coddling of the American Mind. And, in a Remnant first, there is a flashback to an earlier episode. Show Notes: The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff The Atlantic article that started it … Continue reading Episode 63: Snowflake Jacobins→
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Episode 62: In Case of Emergency, Talk To Charl...
With Jonah still on the road, he has time only for some brief commentary on the Kavanaugh debacle. This episode is otherwise a recording of a conversation between Jonah and Charles Murray, author of Coming Apart, on their respective oeuvres. Show Notes: My controversial NPR hit Conversations with Bill Kristol The Bahnsen Group Buy a … Continue reading Episode 62: In Case of Emergency, Talk To Charles Murray→
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Episode 61: Meet Me In St. Louis
Recording a podcast from atop the Gateway Arch (if only in spirit), Jonah answers listener questions and discourses on socialism with the help of his Sancho Panza in the latest episode of The Remnant. Show Notes: Come to the NRI dinner Get investment advice from the Bahnsen group National Review’s Kavanaugh content: -Editorial board -David … Continue reading Episode 61: Meet Me In St. Louis→
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Episode 60: Stray Cats and Screaming Chyrons
Jonah invites Senator Ben Sasse (R-Corn) back to The Remnant for a wide-ranging conversation on the Republican Party, the state of our government, and…cats. Show Notes: DonorsTrust, this week’s sponsor Ben Sasse’s new cat Kill all cats? Sasse on leaving the Republican Party Sasse on congressional self-neutering Ramesh’s response to Sasse A Conflict of Visions by … Continue reading Episode 60: Stray Cats and Screaming Chyrons→
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Episode 59: Post-Orb Punditry
Someone must have touched the orb, because not only do we get two Remnants this week, but also Jonah travels through time for some rank punditry on the present and the future. Show Notes: DonorsTrust, this week’s sponsor The Peter Boettke podcast The Game of Shadows fight Me on the hand gesture fracas The Rob Long Remnant … Continue reading Episode 59: Post-Orb Punditry→
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Episode 58: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Not A Mone...
Returned from his vacation and already seeking refuge from D.C. craziness, Jonah invites Hayek expert and George Mason University professor Peter Boettke to discuss the ins and outs of F.A. Hayek. Show Notes: Peter Boettke’s GMU bio Peter Boettke’s new book on Hayek Hayek on “The Use of Knowledge in Society” Hayek’s Road to Serfdom … Continue reading Episode 58: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Not A Monetarist→
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Episode 57: The Goldberg Long GLoP/Remnant Cros...
This week, Jonah Goldberg and Rob Long cross the streams between their co-hosted GLoP podcast (John Podhoretz is off this week) and The Remnant. They talk about Rob’s career in Hollywood, WhatAbout-ism, cross country traveling, and sure, a bit of monkeying around.
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Episode 56: Tales From the Road
Does Trump have good character? Are digital assistants evil? Will Pippa ever get tired? In the midst of a journey across the country, Jonah takes time to answer these and other questions on the latest Remnant. Show Notes: You have died of dysentery My MAGA-Twitter-triggering question Paul Rahe on The Godfather Charles Kesler on norm-breaking The … Continue reading Episode 56: Tales From the Road→
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Episode 55: So You Want to Write a Book
If you’ve ever wanted to publish a book, this Remnant is for you. If not, well . . . please still listen. This episode’s guest is Jonah’s literary agent Jay Mandel, of WME Entertainment, who divulges as many of the secrets of book publishing success as the podcast length and format allows. Show Notes: Buy … Continue reading Episode 55: So You Want to Write a Book→
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Episode 54: Bonfire of the Norms
With the dog days of summer emptying D.C., Jonah drags Matt Continetti, editor-in-chief of the Washington Free Beacon, back onto the Remnant for some rank punditry, some Trumpsplaining, and some conservative nerdery. Show Notes: Buy Suicide of the West! My Special Report hit Trump thinks losing the House will be good for him The latest … Continue reading Episode 54: Bonfire of the Norms→
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Episode 53: Douthat II: Electric Boogaloo
Is Saruman a Randian superman? Should Alex Jones be banned? Has Jonah ever made love in the back of a Model-T? New York Times columnist and National Review film critic Ross Douthat returns to The Remnant to answer (or ask!) these and other pressing questions (yes, really). Show Notes: The National Review editors’ podcast Grand New … Continue reading Episode 53: Douthat II: Electric Boogaloo→
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