The Dispatch Podcast

A live roundtable on the future of the Republican Party includes discussions on primary reform, rebuilding the GOP, advice for Biden, and the potential for third parties. The panel also explores the impact of Nikki Haley, strategic campaign considerations, evolving voter dynamics, technology's role in progress, gerrymandering in politics, and the need to salvage the conservative movement.

Experts discuss North Korea's possible shift towards war, Kim Jong-un's rationality, China's influence, and potential outcomes for North Korea in the next 25 years.

Exploring U.S. aid to Ukraine post-Russia invasion. Analysis of military support, equipment sustainability challenges, and stalled aid packages. Presidential drawdown authority for quick military equipment provision. US government aid complexities for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. Adapting defense production to meet dynamic conflict demands.

Discussion on the South Carolina primary, need for political factions, Kari Lake vs. McCain family, Biden crime family narrative, CPAC relevance, Reaganites in Republican Party, and navigating political dynamics in Arizona

Rep. Dan Crenshaw discusses U.S. foreign policy, Israel's move into Gaza, Qatar's role in the Middle East, bipartisan support for Ukraine aid, and the state of the GOP. The conversation also covers concerns over a second Trump term, the death of Alexei Navalny, and insights on Tucker Carlson and GOP figures.

Exploring the GOP's divisions on Russia and interventionism versus isolationism. Topics include MAGA youth, party realignment, Biden's advisor, and WWE's scripted entertainment. They also discuss Republican views on overseas commitments and the impact of Biden's age on his presidency.

Chris Moody, journalism professor at Appalachian State University, joins to explore the imprint of Matt Drudge on American news media. They discuss the birth of a rumor, Drudge's betrayal of Trump, and the significance of getting a 'drudgling'.

The Dispatch Podcast roundtable discusses the failed border deal, Trump's immunity claim rejection, Nikki Haley's campaign, Trump's legal problems, the case of Venus's quasi moon, and a New Yorker profile about the podcast host's influence.

J.W. Verret, associate professor at George Mason University, shares his journey from being a never-Trumper to potentially voting for Donald Trump in 2024. Topics include DEI in the military, anti-cryptocurrency sentiment on the left, inflation, the crisis at the border, and Trump's threat to our institutions.

The hosts discuss tech CEOs at Congress, regulating children's access to social media, performance vs. results at the border, Trump's controversial admission on immigration, psychological aspects of immigration, Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, issue with Benny Johnson, Trump demonizing Taylor Swift, and the controversy and impact of Taylor Swift's political endorsements.