The Dispatch Podcast

Steve Hayes hosted today’s roundtable, joined by Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, and Megan McArdle to discuss the disturbing attack against anti-Hamas protesters in Boulder, Colorado, and the horrific rise in antisemitic violence. Plus: Is the “woke right” a thing? The Agenda: —The recent slew of antisemitic attacks —Violence within the pro-Palestinian movement —The house is on fire and Rod Dreher is in the foyer [https://www.thefp.com/p/rod-dreher-the-woke-right-is-coming] —Young people are entertaining taboos —Jonah's brush with antisemitism and the Trump movement in 2016 [https://hughhewitt.com/jonah-goldberg-altright] —Tucker Carlson as lightning rod for the woke right —Youthful idiocy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dZTsdT0DaM] —Mike’s trips to the liquor store near the office The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thedispatch.com/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast], a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. [https://thedispatch.com/join/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Megan McArdle joins Jamie Weinstein to react to the first few months of Donald Trump’s presidency and to explain why America needs to win the AI race. The Agenda: —Liberation Day: “It was shambolic” —Trump’s shadow Cabinet —What DOGE got right (and wrong) [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/21/doge-government-efficiency-federal-workers/] —Elon Musk: A “managerial mad genius?” —Paul Ryan vindicated again —How to adapt to an AI world [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/06/ai-jobs-prepper/] —Calm before the AI storm [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/14/artifical-intelligence-workplace-phoney-war/] The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thedispatch.com/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast], a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. [https://thedispatch.com/join/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Mike Warren is joined by David French, Jonah Goldberg, Steve Hayes, and Grayson Logue to discuss the latest legal challenges to the Trump administration’s Liberation Day tariffs and the most recent round of presidential pardons. The Agenda: —The Cases That Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs [https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-tariffs-lawsuits-congress-ieepa/] —Will Trump double down on tariffs? —Openly corrupt pardons —Can the courts save American politics? —Trump’s transactional politics —Russia-Ukraine peace talks —A new Putin —NWYT: Communal kid discipline? [https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/05/collective-child-discipline/682961/] Show Notes —Ilya Somin for The Dispatch [https://thedispatch.com/author/ilya-somin/] —Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on The Remnant [https://thedispatch.com/podcast/remnant/weekend-at-bidens/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Seasoned journalist Matti Friedman [https://mattifriedman.com/] joins Jamie Weinstein to unpack the current state of Israel’s war against Hamas, exploring the tension between military objectives and the return of hostages. He also delves into the role of American leadership, the morality of warfare, and what the future might hold for Israeli-Iranian relations. The Agenda: —Public trust in Israel's government is at an all-time low —The dilemma of the hostage return —Perception of American leadership and Donald Trump —Qatar: friend or foe? —Taking out Iran’s nukes —Is there a Leonard Cohen in today’s war? The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://thedispatch.com/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast], a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. [https://thedispatch.com/join/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Sarah Isgur is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Steve Hayes, and Michael Warren to discuss Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new reporting out of Original Sin [https://thedispatch.com/article/biden-original-sin-cognitive-decline-age-media/] on Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.  Plus, Dispatch Capitol Hill reporter Charles Hilu joins to break down the House's "big beautiful bill." The Agenda: —Big beautiful explanation —No tax on tips? —Biden’s Original Sin —Media accountability —“The media gets a C minus at best.” —NWYT: Is AI taking entry-level jobs? Show Notes: —Rep. Keith Self on the “big beautiful bill” [https://x.com/RepKeithSelf/status/1925517768012480819] —Scott Lincicome on AI and jobs [https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/what-if-ai-means-more-jobs-not-fewer/] The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠ [https://thedispatch.com/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast], a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠click here. [https://thedispatch.com/join/?utm_source=mainfeed&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=the-dispatch-podcast] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]