Manic and frazzled, Jonah Goldberg turned for help from in-house Remnant psychologist Paul Bloom. They explore intellectual esoterica, check what Noam Chomsky got wrong, explore Large Language Models, and fret over the age of artificial consciousness and AI girlfriends.
Show Notes:—Paul’s Substack—Paul on Substack "Is it nature or is it nurture?" is a damn good question”
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1:22:29
Flood the Zone With German
Is Donald Trump Hitler? A Chavista? Or a caudillo? Jonah Goldberg is joined by fellow podcast extraordinaire Michael Moynihan to answer this obviously important and salient question. (Plus: The lost potential of Elon Musk and more on the right’s Gramsci turn.)
Show Notes:—Batya Ungar-Sargon on The Fifth Column—The Ruminant on Antonio Gramsci—Moynihan’s previous appearance on The Remnant
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1:36:19
For Spite
A dramatic week of big acquisitions left Jonah tired, but ranty. Brace for some I Told You So’s, “abundance” horseshoe theory, Trumpworld triangulations, and blue-on-blue violence.
Show Notes:—The SCOTUSblog acquisition—Wednesday’s uncontroversial G-File—Kevin Williamson’s critique of the "abundance" Democrats—Jamie Weinstein and Larry Diamond on The Dispatch Podcast
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1:28:02
Dead Dollar Walking
David Bahnsen, a fan favorite and friend of the pod, stops by the show to discuss his new book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life with Jonah Goldberg. Jonah and David cover the China question, U.S. reliability, and Kevin Hassett’s antics.
Show Notes:
—David’s book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
—The Wall Street Journal: “Meet MAGA’s Favorite Communist”
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1:26:04
Gaslighting and Resentment in Biden’s White House
Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes make their Remnant debut to discuss their buzzy new book, Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House. Jonah Goldberg and the authors dig into the nitty-gritty of all three 2024 presidential bids, that debate, Kamala Harris’ ascension and missteps, and the story of Joe Biden’s decline.
Show Notes:
—Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House
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, regular livestreams, and other members-only content—click here.
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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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