The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #104

Chicago!

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

What happened to Illinois? Why is Chicago so corrupt? Who is Michael Madigan, and why do the answers to both questions involve him? Live from Chicago itself, Jonah attempts to answer these questions with the help of John Tillman, CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #103

Violent Nuance

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

Jonah and his majordomo go guestless for the first time in a while for some rank punditry on Bill Barr and the Democratic field, and for some pop culture punditry on Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones.

 

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #102

My Podcast Left Me Ireland

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

National Review senior writer Michael Brendan Dougherty returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, patriotism, and identity, the themes of his new book, My Father Left Me Ireland.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #101

JG Squared

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

Do politicians write their own books? What was it like to play basketball against Sarah Palin? How much of a slob is Jonah Goldberg? Jessica Gavora, noted D.C.-area writer (and wife of Jonah Goldberg) appears on the 101st (?) episode of The Remnant to answer these and other pressing questions.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #100

The Sowell of Economics

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg
With guest Thomas Sowell

For the 100th (?) episode of The Remnant, Thomas Sowell, who needs no introduction, joins Jonah for a long conversation on discrimination, inequality, the uses and misuses of economics (all subjects covered in the new edition of Discrimination and Disparities, out now), and more.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #99

Debat—er—“Discussing” Nationalism

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

What is “nationalism”? Does it need to be benign? Is there a conservative case for the Austro-Hungarian Empire? The latest episode of The Remnant is actually audio of a conversation between Jonah, Rich Lowry, and Jim Geraghty at the 2019 National Review Ideas Summit.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #98

Dr. Cowen; Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Big Business

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen rejoins The Remnant for a wide-ranging conversation on big business, liberty, capitalism, and more, inspired by his new book, Big Business: A Love Letter To An American Anti-Hero.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #97

What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?

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Hosted by Jack Butler

Remnant sidekick Jack Butler executes a coup, taking over the show from Jonah to host an episode interviewing Cornell University classical historian Barry Strauss about ancient Rome, which he covers in his new book, Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #96

Strain Explains

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

Should we worry about income inequality? Is life better for most people today or 100 years ago? Is Bruce Springsteen’s music any good? AEI economics scholar Michael Strain returns to The Remnant to answer these and other questions.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #95

French New .WAV

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

National Review senior writer David French returns to The Remnant to discuss nationalism, Mueller, Marvel, and more.

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The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg #94

International Podcast of Mystery

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Hosted by Jonah Goldberg

Back from his trip abroad, Jonah returns to D.C. for some rank Mueller punditry and some aimless Jack-assisted potpourri.

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