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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

The Dispatch

Politics, News

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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After doing public penance for his recent absences from The Remnant, Jonah Goldberg launches into the important issues of the day, tackling sandwiches, the Oregon coast, Mitt Romney’s alligator fakeness, the laws of war, and his own misanthropic tendencies. Plus, get Jonah’s definition of the word ‘punditry’ and The Remnant’s Spotify stats. Shownotes:—Commentary podcast with Jesse Arm—Charles Hilu Dispatch piece on tariffs—The Problem with ‘They’ | Ruminant—RealClearPolitics Podcast—Friday’s Dispatch Podcast—Remnant with Sarah Isgur 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 access to all of Jonah’s G-File newsletters—⁠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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1:27.8	Greetings, dear listeners.
1:30.6	This is Jonah Goldberg, host the Remnant Podcast.
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1:38.6	So I am back from the West Coast.
1:41.2	I got back two nights ago, I want to say.
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