The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg

Innuendoctober | Ruminant

Let’s be honest: If you’re not getting canceled every couple of days, are you even living? We don’t think so. We’re T minus 10 days until the midterms, and Jonah Goldberg

Economics 101, Live From Tulsa! | Interview: Douglas Holtz-Eakin 

It may disappoint frequent Remnant listeners to learn that most episodes are not recorded in a speakeasy. In fact, recording a Remnant is one of the few occasions that ca

A Modest Defense of Lulu Lenin | Interview: Tyler Austin Harper

Conventional wisdom will tell you to be well rested and sober before an interview to ensure peak performance. Jonah Goldberg, however, discovered long ago that he’s at hi

Our Populist Hissy Fit Needs to Stop | Ruminant

Dear listener: There are few places Jonah Goldberg hates more than O’Hare International Airport. Yet, in a sad irony, he has spent a significant percentage of his life si

What’s Wrong With Kids These Days? | Interview: Daniel A. Cox

Old men griping about the new generation is an old, venerable tradition, and Jonah Goldberg can grouse with the best of them. Unlike the other old men, however, Jonah get

The Tumultuous, Remarkable Middle East | Interview: Simon Sebag Montefiore

While The Remnant has played host to many remarkable historians over the years, few have taken us on a more incredible ride than Simon Sebag Montefiore. As such, we’re pr

Modernity’s Big Bang | Ruminant

Happy Saddam Saturday! Just kidding, we don’t do that kinda thing around here. But you know who does? That’s right, Jack Posobiec and his fellow alt-right goons. And whil

‘Friendship on the Knife’s Edge’ | Interview: Roger Berkowitz

Notorious misanthrope Jonah Goldberg is skeptical of the power of friendship in politics. Winning him over will be no easy task, but if anyone is up to the job, it’s frie

The Death of Homo Economicus | Interview: Nick Eberstadt

While AEI is filled with a lot of smart nerds, a select few have earned the Jonah Goldberg title of “great sage.” Nick Eberstadt is one of these sages, and he joins today

Nixon Was Wrong | Ruminant

On today’s Ruminant Jonah makes his old man proud by holding forth on the new right’s attempted rehabilitation of Richard Nixon. Along the way, he also hits on dog movies

The Scientific Republic | Interview: Tony Mills

Dear listeners: For years, you’ve been asking us to get Bill Nye the Science Guy on The Remnant, and we have heard you. Today, we are pleased to present … Wait, what? Oh,

Inside Israel’s War Room | Interview: Elliot Kaufman and Yonah Jeremy Bob

This October will mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, igniting a complicated web of wars and regional conflicts across the Middle East. Jonah Goldberg

Feelin’ A Little Irish | Ruminant

You remember the scene: Robert Deniro’s wife screaming at him in their apartment for being a jerk about the steak and flipping the kitchen table; Joe Pesci trying to calm

‘This Is Western Civilization, Bro’ | Interview: Stephanie Slade

What can and can’t the government do? Can it ban softball on Sundays? Or perhaps prohibit little old ladies from having Bible study at the local library? What about drag

The Peacemaker of Utah | Interview: Spencer Cox

As faithful Remnant listeners know, we try to avoid having politicians on the show. It just gets kinda awkward when you have to publicly rake them over the coals for eati

Let’s Talk About Sydney Sweeney | Ruminant

Gentle listeners, we know you’ve had a hard week, and we want to bring you a pick-me-up. Today’s episode has a little something for everyone: a riveting cult story, nudit

News Media in an AI World | Interview: Jim VandeHei 

Despite repeated floggings, First Mate Steve Hayes is once again up to no good. With Capt. Jonah Goldberg having gone ashore to purchase more books about Abraham Lincoln,

How Are You Still Alive? | Interview: Ben Sasse

The Remnant has many dear old friends: Yuval Levin is the best-looking; Chris Stirewalt is the best kisser. But the oldest, going back to Episode 1, is Ben Sasse. Ben joi

We Need to Crack Down on E-bikes | Ruminant

Coming off of a discussion about 9/11 on the DisPod, Jonah Goldberg is feeling ruminative and somber. Accordingly, he has decided to address one of the most important for

Telephone Killed the Convention | Interview: Chris Stirewalt

Today a *very sober* Jonah Goldberg is joined by the *mostly sober* friend of the pod, pickled alligator aficionado, and notorious West Virginian Chris Stirewalt to talk