Episodes

  • Divorced and Bitter

    Divorced and Bitter
    Aug 17 2024
    On this week’s Ruminant, Jonah attempts to talk himself out of a hangover, which inevitably leads back to vintage Hillary Clinton punditry. Ah, the good old days.Jonah’s quest back to the world of the sober begins with the demystification of price gouging and federal minimum wage hikes, followed by further thoughts on the divorced parent interpretation of partisan politics. Then, we find Jonah reminiscing on days of productions past, bringing us the beauty of discussions devoid of journalists and politicians.The rehashing of Hillary Clinton leads Jonah to argue that Trump may just be feeling insecure, which explains why the former president is having such a dang hard time staying on message. When all is said and done, there is a Skiff episode to be recorded, and Jonah will remain forever cursed to spend his days talking his way out of something. Show Notes: —Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Ye Olde Deep State

    Ye Olde Deep State
    Aug 15 2024
    On this installment of The Remnant, Jonah bestows dear friend of the pod Tevi Troy with his black velvet eight-timer guest club blazer. To celebrate, Jonah and Tevi discuss Tevi’s upcoming book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. This Trojan epic has it all: the tension between big government and big business during the rapid changes of the early 20th century, Woodrow Wilson screwing up, how business tends to mix with political pleasure. Pay close attention to catch some top-tier Jonah lore, the pet presidents of history’s biggest business tycoons, and the sneaky motivations of woke corporatism. Apologies to Henry Ford. Show Notes: —Pre-order The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry —Rave reviews for The Power and the Money —Tevi’s event in Jerusalem —The tale of Henry Luce —The return to the smoke-filled room —National Affairs: “Liberal Practice v. Liberal Theory” —1600 Lessons leadership program The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • In Vibes We Trust

    In Vibes We Trust
    Aug 14 2024
    By rule of Remnant law, if Jonah doesn’t have fellow Dispatcher Chris Stirewalt on the show at least once every ninety days, frogs will fall from the sky and the oceans will turn to ice. To avert global catastrophe, Chris is back to check in on the electoral dumpster fire. Jonah and Chris discuss the difficulty of maintaining the upper hand in a vibes election, the Republican obsession with media coverage, and the domestic disputes between the Mommy and Daddy parties. In addition, the 2004 Presidential election is rehashed to shed light on the mimetic warfare waging in the vice presidential race as Jonah and Chris put the pressure on Tim Walz to talk to the press and make some predictions regarding the upcoming Democratic National Convention.Show Notes: —Trump turned politics into reality TV. Now Harris is the show to watch. —The windsurfing adThe Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Yes, You Are a Bad Person

    Yes, You Are a Bad Person
    Aug 10 2024
    There’s a lot on Jonah’s mind this morning. He’s gaslighting himself about being gaslit, lamenting the diminishing standards of acceptable presidential candidate behavior, and waltzing back some of his initial reactions to VP candidate Tim Walz. Critiques of Wednesday’s G-File are addressed (shame on you, Willem Dafoe), noting the death of true cultural criticism in the age of identity politics. Once that whole fiasco is cleared up, Jonah ponders the bigger questions: Is there such a thing as good dogma? What are we worshipping when we worship politics? Will Jonah’s producers and assistant besmirch him for the length of this Ruminant? All will be revealed. Show Notes: —Wednesday’s G-File —“The A(braham) Bomb” —Dictionary of Voegelinian Terminology The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Eschaton Now

    Eschaton Now
    Aug 8 2024
    The inimitable Walter Russell Mead, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, stops by to enjoy what can only be described as an intellectual smorgasbord. Jonah and Walter evaluate the ongoing war in Israel, diving into the land-for-peace fallacy, questions about what constitutes nationhood and patriotism, and how to orient American foreign policy toward a more peaceful future. The duo then pivots to a more theological realm, discussing the apocalypse, how liberalism and Marxism mirror Abrahamic faiths, and the conflation between political conviction and moral intuition. Show Notes: —Mead’s Special Providence: American Foreign Policy and How it Changed the World —Mead’s The Arc of the Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People —How Team Biden can aid peace in Israel —Jonah’s Soviet special —“The A(braham) Bomb” —Immanentize the what?? The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Populist Immunity Boost

    Populist Immunity Boost
    Aug 7 2024
    Set your VCR’s for a one-of-a-kind, super-epic, think tank crossover episode! Brookings Institution senior fellow Jonathan Rauch is the special guest star today, joining Jonah to discuss all things party politics. Topics range from primary reform and the introduction of rank-choice voting to the newly announced Democratic vice presidential pick Tim Walz. Jonathan and Jonah also discuss two unique immunities to partisan diseases: populism on the left and antisemitism on the right. Show Notes: —Jonathan’s Brookings page —The return to the smoke-filled room The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Make Flip Flopping Great (Again?)

    Make Flip Flopping Great (Again?)
    Aug 3 2024
    Sweaty, hot, and unprepared. Jonah is listening to the Cranberries and driving his car over nails on the way to CNN, where they will likely lock him in the studio and force him to pundit until the full moon rises. To distract himself, he ruminates upon social Darwinism, pronunciation, the National Association for Black Journalists, and the stunning lack of seriousness on the Right. Show Notes: -AO eviscerates Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • To Hell With You People

    To Hell With You People
    Aug 1 2024
    When Jonah finds himself in times of trouble, John Podhoretz comes on TheRemnant. The theme for today’s episode is something all pundits enjoy: the blissful embrace of intellectual schadenfreude. Jonah and John make the case for equivocation within the Harris campaign strategy, discuss the definition of weird and the be-clowning of Project 2025, and call out the astounding lack of outrage regarding the Democrats’ antisemitism problem. To close it all out, the duo covers the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of Hamas. Show Notes: —Nick Catoggio on flip-flopping —The O.G. “To Hell with You People” The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, weekly livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins