The Dispatch Podcast

A "reserve army of voters" rejected a proposal to change the constitutional amendment process in an Ohio special election. What does the abortion proxy war for mean pro-life politics and the legacy of Dobbs? Sarah is joined by Steve and Jonah to discuss. Also:

-DeSantis campaign reset

-Will the GOP debates matter?

-Revisiting the Dean Scream

-Are adult sites worth your time?

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Israel is undergoing a sea change. The battle over a judicial overhaul hides much deeper national schisms. The Times of Israel Senior Political Analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins Senior Producer Adaam James Levin-Areddy to try and make sense of the mess. Will the reform fix or break Israeli democracy? Why doesn't Israel have a constitution? Why are elite military volunteers joining the protest? Does Benjamin Netanyahu have a plan? Is the Israeli left dead? Is the Israeli right broken? And what does "right and left" even mean? (Not what it means in the U.S, that's for sure!)

Show notes:

-Gur's profile at the Times of Israel

-The Morning Dispatch's latest coverage of the overhaul

-Who is Itamar Ben Gvir? (A Dispatch Podcast explainer) 

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Sarah, Steve, and Jonah discuss Trump's indictment for the listeners not privy to niche legal podcasts. Can special counsel prove Trump's intent? Will Trump voters care? Also:

-Addressing stupid arguments

-Jonah's grudge against lawyers

-NYT Siena Poll on Trump indictment

-Fitch downgrades our credit score

-(Not?) Worth Your Time extended

Show notes:

-The Collision newsletter

-David Brooks: What if We're the Bad Guys Here?

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Steve is back to monitor the Dispod as the Sarah, Mike, and David discuss Hunter Biden plea deals and GOP primary wackiness, but the conversation eventually derails into UFO territory. Tune in to hear the four discuss:

-The wackiness of the GOP primary field

-Ron DeSantis going bonkers with RFK Jr. potential appointments

-UFO marketing campaign for skeptics

Show Notes:

-Check out Mike and Sarah's Collision newsletter for The Dispatch

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It’s the never-ending story with Trump’s ongoing legal battles, but how exactly will the latest investigation impact Trump’s 2024 campaign? Kevin Williamson and Mike Warren join Sarah Isgur to break down the latest in MAGA land and:

-Kevin McCarthy’s lack of self-respect

-Ron DeSantis, so hot right now?

-The trouble with RE-words

-Nerds throwing punches

-Barbie’s CCP map

Show Notes:

-Sarah and Mike's joint project

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Robert Tyler, senior policy advisory for New Direction, joins Dispatch executive editor Adam O’Neal to sample the different flavors of the European right.

-America the good, America the bad

-Is Italy's Meloni fascist?

-Fusionism and the Czech Republic

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Show Notes:

-Robert Tyler for The Dispatch

-About New Direction

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Sorry, Steve Hayes. Sarah, Jonah and Mike start with Ukraine’s request for cluster munitions and the state of NATO. Jonah cynically uses Steve's absence to flex his juvenile humor chops. Spanish wine is wildly overrated. Then:

-Pence campaign prognosis

-A scavenger hunt to get on the debate stage

-Ramaswamy's Mary Kay pyramid scheme

-Sarah on Sesame Street

-War of words and farting at RFK Jr. press dinner

-GOP leads in midterm turnout

-56% of voters think Biden took bribes

-Not worth your time (?): Zuck vs. Musk cage match 

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Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund, joins Executive Director Adam O'Neal to discuss how the U.S. and China manage their differences over Taiwan. Also:

-Taiwan’s relationship with Trump and Biden

-China’s military transformation

-The significance of 2049

Show Notes:

-Bonnie Glaser's profile for the German Marshall Fund

-U.S.-Taiwan Relations: Will China's Challenge Lead to a Crisis

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The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger joins Steve Hayes and Sarah Isgur in a special interview recorded from The Times' building in New York. They discuss Sulzberger's recent CJR piece on objectivity in journalism (and its discontents), digging into the historically hostile relationship between right wing media and The Times, the challenges of fighting "bias" in news, and the possible paths to rebuilding public trust in institutional journalism.

Show Notes:

-A.G Sulzberger's article for the Colombia Journalism Review

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A deadly police shooting in Paris last week sparked days of riots across the country. Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Dispatch Executive Editor Adam O’Neal to explain what led to the violence and where France will go from here.Show Notes:

-Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry's profile for at The Ethics and Public Police Center

-Reuters: France riots: Shot teenager's grandmother says violence must stop

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