The Dispatch Podcast

Sarah, Steve, and Jonah discuss Trump's indictment for the listeners not privy to niche legal podcasts. Can special counsel prove Trump's intent? Will Trump voters care? Also:-Addressing stupid arguments-Jonah's grudge against lawyers-NYT Siena Poll on Trump indictment-Fitch downgrades our credit score-(Not?) Worth Your Time extendedShow notes:-The Collision newsletter-David Brooks: What if We're the Bad Guys Here? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve is back to monitor the Dispod as the Sarah, Mike, and David discuss Hunter Biden plea deals and GOP primary wackiness, but the conversation eventually derails into UFO territory. Tune in to hear the four discuss:-The wackiness of the GOP primary field-Ron DeSantis going bonkers with RFK Jr. potential appointments-UFO marketing campaign for skepticsShow Notes:-Check out Mike and Sarah's Collision newsletter for The Dispatch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the never-ending story with Trump’s ongoing legal battles, but how exactly will the latest investigation impact Trump’s 2024 campaign? Kevin Williamson and Mike Warren join Sarah Isgur to break down the latest in MAGA land and:-Kevin McCarthy’s lack of self-respect-Ron DeSantis, so hot right now?-The trouble with RE-words-Nerds throwing punches-Barbie’s CCP mapShow Notes:-Sarah and Mike's joint project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Tyler, senior policy advisory for New Direction, discusses the different flavors of the European right, including America's influence, Italy's Meloni, fusionism in the Czech Republic, Brexit and deregulation, and the rise of conservative parties in Italy, the Czech Republic, and the UK.

Sorry, Steve Hayes. Sarah, Jonah and Mike start with Ukraine’s request for cluster munitions and the state of NATO. Jonah cynically uses Steve's absence to flex his juvenile humor chops. Spanish wine is wildly overrated. Then:-Pence campaign prognosis-A scavenger hunt to get on the debate stage-Ramaswamy's Mary Kay pyramid scheme-Sarah on Sesame Street-War of words and farting at RFK Jr. press dinner-GOP leads in midterm turnout-56% of voters think Biden took bribes-Not worth your time (?): Zuck vs. Musk cage match  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund, joins Executive Director Adam O'Neal to discuss how the U.S. and China manage their differences over Taiwan. Also:-Taiwan’s relationship with Trump and Biden-China’s military transformation-The significance of 2049Show Notes:-Bonnie Glaser's profile for the German Marshall Fund-U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Will China's Challenge Lead to a Crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger joins Steve Hayes and Sarah Isgur in a special interview recorded from The Times' building in New York. They discuss Sulzberger's recent CJR piece on objectivity in journalism (and its discontents), digging into the historically hostile relationship between right wing media and The Times, the challenges of fighting "bias" in news, and the possible paths to rebuilding public trust in institutional journalism.Show Notes:-A.G Sulzberger's article for the Colombia Journalism Review Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A deadly police shooting in Paris last week sparked days of riots across the country. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Dispatch Executive Editor Adam O’Neal to explain what led to the violence and where France will go from here.Show Notes:-Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry's profile for at The Ethics and Public Police Center-Reuters: France riots: Shot teenager's grandmother says violence must stop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision in Harvard lead to a public backlash? What does the Coup That Wasn't tell us about Russia (and about Americans' changing perceptions of the war)? And will David French's recent New York Times piece about transgenderism in women's sports finally get him cancelled? Sarah, Jonah, and yet-uncancelled David French discuss.Like what we're doing? Please consider becoming a member of TheDispatch.com. You'll be getting a suite of newsletters (including Kevin Williamson's Wanderland, our news-breaking Dispatch Politics, and our flagship daily newsletter The Morning Dispatch), access to additional podcast episodes and exclusive shows, and be invited to members-only live Dispatch events. But most importantly: you'll be helping us keep the lights on. So if you believe in our mission, we hope you'll consider joining us.Out of context: "I think I heard Henry Kissinger making the same point."Show Notes:-Want the full legal analysis of SCOTUS' affirmative action decision? Check out our latest Advisory Opinions.-David's NYT piece on the erosion of women's sports-Jonah's G-File about isms, cultural cliches, and treat-yourself-culture -Millennial and Gen Z economic malaise is creating a ‘treat culture’ as they turn to tiny purchases for a dose of daily escapism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is underway, but what would it take to bring these two nations to the negotiating table? Scholar, professor, and columnist Walter Russell Mead joins The Dispatch Executive Editor Adam O’Neal to share insights from his recent trip to Ukraine and:-The normalcy of life while in war-What a “successful” counteroffensive looks like-Opportunities for US-The end of the Russian empire and a new nation-(Unrealistic) Theories of victory-Engaging with nuclear adversaries-How to get to the negotiating tableShow Notes:-Walter Russell Mead's page at Hudson Institute -The Arc of a Covenant available online-Walter Russell Mead's page at Wall Street Journal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices