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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Jonah Goldberg is joined by Dr. Leon Aron for some Remnant-style Kremlinology. Jonah and Dr. Aron discuss Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s relationship, the state of the war in Ukraine, and what will happen to Russia without Putin at the helm. Plus: a long march through Russian history and the precarious position of top Russian military brass. Show Notes:—Dr. Leon Aron’s American Enterprise Institute page—Leon in Politico: “7 Critical Things Trump Doesn’t Understand about Putin” 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.8	Amazon offers term time working to their employees, like Anton,
0:07.4	who's home to look after his daughters during their holidays.
0:10.0	Hello!
0:10.9	To him, this is the best sound in the world.
0:17.2	Actually, maybe that's the best sound of all.
0:23.1	Now that's term time working.
0:24.5	Offered at Amazon.
0:26.8	Ten weeks off guaranteed per year.
0:29.0	Mix of paid holiday and unpaid time off.
0:48.0	Conditions apply. Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention.
0:51.2	Can you dig it? Greetings, dear listeners, this is Jonah Goldberg, host of the Remnant podcast, brought
1:00.8	you by the Dispatch and Dispatch Media.
1:03.0	I'm excited but have some trepidation about this podcast, because in the infancy of this podcast,
1:09.5	we had today's guest, my colleague and friend
1:12.6	from the American Enterprise Institute, Leon Aaron, one of the country's foremost experts on Russia.
1:18.0	We had them on and I was very excited to have it on. And the audio of that podcast vanished into
1:24.0	the ether, losing it entirely. And I'm still scarred by that experience.
1:28.8	But we're going to try it again.
1:30.9	We've bribed all the right technicians and got everything going.
1:34.9	So, Leon, welcome back to the remnant.
1:37.3	Good to be here, Jonah.
1:38.3	As I was telling you, I mean, a little bit out of the news cycle, because I had my daughter's
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