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The Dispatch Podcast

The Venomous Coalition | Roundtable

The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch

News, Politics

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Steve Hayes is joined by Megan McArdle, Jonah Goldberg, and Mike Warren to discuss the level of Tucker Carlson-philia displayed by Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts and what it means for the right moving forward. The Agenda:—Democrats steal November 4 elections—Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts tries to clean up his mess—Groyper staffers are a problem—Jonah is not unc!—Dick Cheney: Misunderstood legacy—The curious case of Sean Dunn—NWYT: best sandwiches Show Notes: —No pain, no pleasure —Listener survey 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

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0:05.4

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0:09.1

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0:15.5

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0:20.9

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0:25.0

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0:28.0

new customers only, remaining six months at full price. Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes.

0:47.5

On this week's roundtable, we'll discuss a big night for the Democrats in Tuesday's elections,

0:52.5

the mess at the Heritage Foundation, and a long look

0:55.3

at Dick Cheney's 40 years at the top of the U.S. government. Finally, for not worth your time,

1:01.0

we'll look at an assault with a hoagie and the best condiments in the opinion of the panel.

1:06.1

I'm joined by my dispatch colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Mike Warren, as well as dispatch contributor

1:10.7

Megan McArdle of the Washington Post. Let's dive right in. So November 1st, joined by my dispatch colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Mike Warren, as well as dispatch contributor,

1:16.5

Megan McArdle of the Washington Post. Let's dive right in. So November 4th was a great night for the Democrats. Soran Mondani, Democratic Socialists, became the mayor of New York City,

1:21.0

winning 50 to 41 over erstwhile Democrat, new independent Andrew Cuomo.

1:28.4

Mikey Sherrill won a decisive victory for governor in New Jersey, 13-point victory.

1:34.2

And then Abigail Spanberger won 5742 in Virginia.

1:40.0

And Democrats won many important contests further down the ballot in these states and elsewhere.

1:46.1

What does this all mean at this moment in the Trump administration and this moment in our politics?

1:54.3

Megan.

1:55.1

Well, I think it shows that governing matters.

2:00.0

That the idea that you, you know, that you just get in and you do a

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