The Dispatch Podcast

Host Sarah Isgur is joined by Steve Hayes, and Jonah Goldberg for a weekly thoughtful discussion on politics, policy, and culture.

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Pain and Protest

Episode Date: June 10, 2020

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...

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Right Hand, Left Hand

Episode Date: June 5, 2020

Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox, joins Sarah and Steve for a wide-ranging discussion on racism and police violence as protests around th...

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Apples and Pink Flamingos

Episode Date: June 3, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the president's walk across Lafayette Square, protests around country sparked by George Floyd's death, Steve Ki...

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Censorship Through Noise

Episode Date: May 29, 2020

McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his piece on disinformation in the 2020 campaign, Trump, Twitter, and th...

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20 Hours on Twitter

Episode Date: May 27, 2020

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 Mi...

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Hell's Comin' With Me

Episode Date: May 20, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the debate over unemployment benefits, the firing of the State Department’s inspector general, the recently dec...

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Paul Romer Has a Plan

Episode Date: May 15, 2020

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his plan to safely and responsibly reopen the U.S. economy amid the coronavi...

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Coronavirus Machismo

Episode Date: May 13, 2020

Sarah, Jonah, and David discuss Joe Biden's lead in the polls, the special election in California, what is "Obamagate," and the future of social dista...

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China's "Discourse Power"

Episode Date: May 8, 2020

Sarah and Steve are joined by Thomas Joscelyn, who writes the Vital Interests newsletter for The Dispatch, to discuss the diplomatic battle between th...

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Struggle in the Pacific

Episode Date: May 6, 2020

Sarah and the guys take a deep dive into China from coronavirus to the battle for missile supremacy, reopening businesses around the country, the new...

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Men of Note

Episode Date: May 1, 2020

Bret Baier, chief political anchor at Fox News, joins Sarah and Steve to talk 2020 politics: Joe Biden's sexual misconduct allegation, veepstakes, Jus...

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Protest Poop

Episode Date: April 29, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss Justin Amash's move towards a third-party presidential run, the sexual misconduct allegation against Joe Biden,...

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Front Row Seat

Episode Date: April 24, 2020

Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent at ABC News, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his new book Front Row at the Trump Show and how this pre...

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Performative Bravado

Episode Date: April 22, 2020

Sarah and the guys discuss the protests to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak, testing capacity and the divide between the federal gover...

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Kummerspeck

Episode Date: April 15, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the debate to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, federalism and overreach by governors, and the...

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Pandemic Politics

Episode Date: April 9, 2020

Sarah and the guys discuss the politics of coronavirus from the election in Wisconsin to the 2020 veepstakes, missteps by the World Health Organizatio...

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Coronavirus and China

Episode Date: April 1, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss China's role in the coronavirus outbreak, how governors are navigating this crisis, and the impact of the presi...

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Battling Coronavirus

Episode Date: March 26, 2020

Sarah and the guys discuss the latest as the U.S. experiences the deadliest day yet of the coronavirus outbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

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Life Under Coronavirus

Episode Date: March 18, 2020

Sarah and the guys discuss all things coronavirus. Is federalism working? Are people taking the pandemic seriously? Impact on foreign policy? Relief p...

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Feminist Cul-de-sac

Episode Date: March 11, 2020

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the state of the Democratic primary after Joe Biden puts more distance between himself and Bernie Sanders, the...