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The Dispatch

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4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle joins Sarah Isgur, Mike Warren, and Steve Hayes to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s interesting (?) press conference and the media's rapid (yet possibly irresponsible) response. The Agenda: —Trump is back —Sarah's Greenland-curious —Zuck ends fact-checking program —Our partner program with Meta —All the lonely people —The one influencer Steve tried remembering —LA County fires: is it a policy issue? —Blame the Republican In Closest Proximity —Release the fact-checkers The Dispatch Podcast 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 members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and weekly livestreams—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:07.4	Smart bookers get access to a three airport lounge by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:13.8	Silly bookers?
0:14.8	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:17.1	Stop booking around and visit Onthebeach.com.
0:21.3	Conditions apply.
0:22.6	Seven night minimum stay outbound only from selected airports for up to six people,
0:25.8	Atoll protected.
0:28.7	Welcome to the Dispatch Podcast.
0:31.9	I'm Sarah Isger and boy, we've got a fun line up today.
0:35.7	Mike Warren, Megan McArdle, Steve Hayes.
0:39.1	And today is January 9th as we record the Dispatch Podcast.
1:02.5	At my house, at least, we're going on three weeks of no school and four days of snow days.
1:05.9	So, Mike, I'm speaking to you here.
1:09.2	How you holding in there, fellow no school parent? Well, I went into the dispatch office yesterday,
1:11.8	raved the snow and the ice, so that tells you how I'm doing. You've come up with a really good
1:16.3	strategy, though, at your house for today. Yeah, we're going to have a movie marathon,
1:20.5	apparently. I wasn't consulted. I'll be working, but the Star Wars movies will be rolling in the
1:27.4	war in basement.
1:28.5	I hope you're not going to allow them to know about the prequels.
1:32.2	Oh, they are obsessed with the prequels.
1:35.2	They think they're better than the original.
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