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The Dispatch

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4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Steve Hayes invites Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and famed New York Times columnist David French to discuss the latest in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and dive into the ingredients for a potential financial collapse. The Agenda:—Post-Alaska analysis—Tease 'em, goad 'em, kill ‘em—Security guarantees—We're in debt!—Tariff rebates—NWYT: Backer inners Show Notes:—Listen to Kevin Williamson's interview with Tim Mak on Ukraine 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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0:44.8	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment
0:48.0	and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Steve Hayes.
1:07.6	On this week's roundtable, we'll discuss Russia, Ukraine, and the diplomatic scramble to end the war.
1:13.0	We'll also discuss the inevitable American debt crisis. Politicians aren't paying attention.
1:18.9	Voters don't seem to care, but we sure do. And finally, not worth your time. Have you heard of backer-inners?
1:26.4	And are some parkers less morally upstanding than
1:29.3	others? I'm joined today by my dispatch co-founder Jonah Goldberg and David French of the New York
1:35.0	Times along with Megan McArdle from the Washington Post. Let's dive right in. Welcome everybody.
1:41.3	David, I want to start with you. We have seen lots of activity over the past seven days
1:47.0	with respect to Russia and Ukraine in the United States, a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir
1:52.3	Putin in Anchorage, Alaska on August 17th, a subsequent Oval Office meeting with Voldemir
1:58.7	Zelensky and an impressive group of European leaders just a few days later.
2:04.1	Lots of talk, lots of news coverage, lots of activity. What's really changed?
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