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The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Steve Hayes sits down with Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and Kevin Williamson to discuss the events in Minnesota, sanctuary cities and immigration policies, and international tensions. The Agenda:–Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and the Leak Wars–The killing of Alex Pretti–Jedi mind tricks aren’t working–Time for the purge?–Trump’s political instincts–Overseas tensions–NWYT: Weird injuries Show Notes:–Dispatch Editorial: The Cost of Silence–Trump says 'violent day' of policing will end crime–The Immigration Frontlines–There's a way to stop Trump. First, drop the fascism debate. 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 access to all of our articles, members-only newsletters, and bonus podcast episodes—⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠⁠⁠by clicking here⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Dispatch Podcast is presented by Pacific Legal Foundation, suing the government since 1973.
0:07.3	Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes. On this week's roundtable, we'll discuss the aftermath of Alex Preti's death in Minnesota. Is Donald Trump backing down? And we'll look overseas to the massacre of protesters in Iran and a potential
0:22.1	show of force by the United States. Finally, and not worth your time, we'll look at injuries,
0:27.8	old man injuries, weird injuries, funny injuries, lots to discuss. I'm joined today by my dispatch
0:34.7	colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Kevin Williamson, as well as dispatch contributor and Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle.
0:42.9	Do you love the dispatch is journalism, but don't have time to read it all?
0:47.3	We hear this pretty frequently from our members, which is why I'm very excited to introduce Dispatch Voiced, a member's only podcast feed that helps you keep up with our work on your schedule.
0:59.0	Here's how it works. We've built two feeds, editor's picks for our biggest stories and the morning dispatch for our daily newsletter, powered by realistic AI voice models created by 11 labs.
1:11.7	These high-quality audio versions are delivered right to your favorite podcast player.
1:16.4	Whether you're commuting at the gym, out grocery shopping, even walking the dog,
1:21.4	dispatch voice fits our reporting into your schedule.
1:25.2	Jonah Goldberg's latest column?
1:27.1	The biggest news from Capitol Hill, our most colorful cultural analysis.
1:30.8	Now it's all available in your podcast feed, ready when you are.
1:34.8	Most episodes use advanced AI narration that sounds remarkably like a professional
1:39.8	audiobook reader and will occasionally feature authors reading their own work too.
1:45.1	Ready to take the dispatch on the go, members can set up their feed on their account page at
1:50.1	the dispatch.com. Not a member yet. Start listening today when you join the dispatch. Welcome all.
2:11.6	As I said in my note to you all yesterday, I'm looking forward to a discussion where we don't have to focus all of our
2:19.7	time on Donald Trump and the things that are in the news. There are all sorts of issues beyond
2:25.6	the headlines that I would like to discuss with this group, but this is not going to be that
2:30.0	week. We are going to talk a lot about what's in the news. And I want to start with what's
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