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In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.

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In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.

    The Great Rewiring of Childhood

    The Great Rewiring of Childhood

    Jonathan Haidt makes his long-heralded return to The Remnant to discuss his new book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. He and Jonah discuss the unique issues facing Gen Z and the mental health crisis brought on by the proliferation of smartphones and social media. And unlike many other public intellectuals, Haidt has solutions. In regular Remnant fashion, Jonah also steers the conversation into the differences between the French and English Enlightenment, and how understandings of human nature can affect how we parent.
    Show Notes:
    —The Coddling of the American Mind
    —The Remnant with Rob Henderson
    —The Remnant with Tim Carney
    —What the Web Needs: More Gated Communities
    —New York Magazine on the freedom of sex
    —Hayek's Nobel speech
    —Heterodox Academy website
    —Let Grow website
    —The Anxious Generation website
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    • 1 hr 20 min
    Grandma Was Right

    Grandma Was Right

    Rob Henderson, a psychologist and author, makes his Remnant debut to discuss his new book Troubled: A Memoir of Family, Foster Care, and Social Class. Growing up in poverty and moving through multiple foster homes in California, Henderson noticed a disparity between elite beliefs and the actual tools he used to climb the social ladder. The two explore this concept of "luxury beliefs," our screwed up foster care system, the arguments for mandatory public service, and more.
    Show Notes:
    —Rob's newsletter
    —Rasmussen report on Affirmative Action
    —The Remnant with Brad Wilcox
    —The Remnant with Tim Carney
    —Atomic Habits
    —Charles Murray's review of Rob's book
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    • 1 hr 28 min
    Whigged Out

    Whigged Out

    Jonah reaches new heights of self-indulgence on today's Ruminant, explaining why he's a soft Whig and why Romanticism is making everything worse. Devoted listeners will be quick to catch a whiff of Suicide of the West as Jonah veers to discuss the origin of identity politics and the structural resilience of liberal democracies. Have your bingo cards and German dictionaries at the ready.
    Show Notes:
    —The Remnant with Allen Guelzo
    —Jonah: Days of Future Past
    —Suicide of the West
    —Orwell's Notes on Nationalism
    —Wednesday's G-File
    —The Remnant with Tim Carney
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    • 1 hr 27 min
    Make More Kids

    Make More Kids

    Having endured years of Jonah's targeted bullying campaign, AEI senior fellow Tim Carney joins the pod to celebrate the release of his new book Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture is Making it Harder to Raise Happy, Healthy, and Successful Children. The two discuss why millennials aren’t having kids, why being a father in public is stigmatized, and whether feminism is undoing itself.
    Show Notes:
    -Germany’s birth rates are dropping
    -Rethinking Sex: A Provocation
    -Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
    -Michelle Goldberg on Family Friendly in the New York Times
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    • 1 hr 22 min
    Our Ancient Faith

    Our Ancient Faith

    Jonah invites prolific historian, scholar, and author Allen C. Guelzo, to discuss his new book, Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment, and has plenty of questions: What does Abraham Lincoln tell us about democracy? Why did Lincoln call himself a conservative? What went wrong with the revolutions of the 1840s?  What does Lincoln tell us about the rise of post-liberalism? Stay tuned for the usual highfalutin discussions on conservative intellectual history.
    Show Notes:
    —Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment
    —Guelzo's website
    —Christopher DeMuth: Why America Needs National Conservatism
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    • 1 hr 43 min
    War Pigs

    War Pigs

    Jonah overcomes his flu-induced hallucinations and ruminates on the current attempt by Congress to force a sale of TikTok and Trump's suspicious flip-flop on the issue. The hallucinations reappearing, Jonah begins to complain about the bots on Twitter making dumb arguments for isolationism and ending Ukraine aid. With whatever sanity he has left he argues against Chuck Schumer's call for new elections in Israel and explains the importance of commitment to allies.
    Show Notes:
    —The Dispatch editorial
    —Boiling Frogs on TikTok divestment
    —ISW: The Kremlin's Occupation Playbook
    —Jonah's LA Times article on the use of "genocide"
    —Sen. Schumer calls for new elections in Israel
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    • 59 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
6K Ratings

6K Ratings

trying to shop ,

favorite podcast

My favorite thinker and impromptu talker is also a very very good interviewer. Love it.

Escaped from DC ,

Allen C. Guelzo episode

Very informative but too Pollyanna at the end. Democracy is resilient huh? Venezuelans and a number of Central and South American countries would rightly dispute that contention. No discussion of suppression of free speech and how conservatism is increasingly marginalized. Authoritarianism is fragile? Russia, China, Iran, Cuba? All in power and getting more powerful.

Ddanyluk ,

Better by the week

Our beloved Mr. G is finding his rhythm… I got hooked on his writing a while ago and bit by bit his talents seem to be strengthening his podcast abilities. If I had a criticism it would be that the decibel level at times can make hearing some guests a bit challenging, unless I’m using earbuds. But if that’s all I have to complain about…

PS: Please never stop the ruminant. One of the best parts of my week.

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