The Dispatch Podcast
The Dispatch
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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Jun 5, 2020 • 1h 3min
Right Hand, Left Hand
Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox, joins Sarah and Steve for a wide-ranging discussion on racism and police violence as protests around the world continue over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Show Notes:-Read Jane's work at Vox-Follow Jane on Twitter-The story of Right Hand, Left Hand
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Jun 3, 2020 • 1h 22min
Apples and Pink Flamingos
Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the president's walk across Lafayette Square, protests around country sparked by George Floyd's death, Steve King's primary loss and what it says about the future of the GOP, protesting in the age of social distancing, and journalism ethics.
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May 29, 2020 • 57min
Censorship Through Noise
McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his piece on disinformation in the 2020 campaign, Trump, Twitter, and the social media wars, and his advice for young reporters.Show Notes:-McKay's piece The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President-McKay's book The Wilderness-McKay's piece on The Dispatch-Jonah's piece The Media Are Not on the Ballot-McKay's piece on flying during a pandemic-McKay's piece on the stockpile of food in his garage
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May 27, 2020 • 1h 8min
20 Hours on Twitter
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 Minneapolis, and the president pushing a conspiracy theory that falsely accuses Joe Scarborough of murder.
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May 20, 2020 • 1h 11min
Hell's Comin' With Me
Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the debate over unemployment benefits, the firing of the State Department’s inspector general, the recently declassified email from Susan Rice, and the team makes their VP picks for Joe Biden.
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May 15, 2020 • 50min
Paul Romer Has a Plan
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 coronavirus pandemic.Show Notes:-Roadmap to Responsibly Reopen America
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May 13, 2020 • 1h 7min
Coronavirus Machismo
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 distancing and coronavirus.
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May 8, 2020 • 53min
China's "Discourse Power"
Sarah and Steve are joined by Thomas Joscelyn, who writes the Vital Interests newsletter for The Dispatch, to discuss the diplomatic battle between the U.S. and China, Afghanistan exit deal, and how a Biden administration might change our foreign policy.Show Notes:-Tom's newsletter Vital Interests-Explaining the Intense Diplomatic Battle Between the U.S. and China
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May 6, 2020 • 1h 22min
Struggle in the Pacific
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 culture war over wearing a mask, and the political fallout of a second wave of the pandemic.
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May 1, 2020 • 37min
Men of Note
Bret Baier, chief political anchor at Fox News, joins Sarah and Steve to talk 2020 politics: Joe Biden's sexual misconduct allegation, veepstakes, Justin Amash's third-party run, and the president's handling of coronavirus.
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