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Dispatch Live: The First Republican Debate

Join us for a livestream discussion of the GOP debate.

The first Republican debate is coming tomorrow to Wisconsin and The Dispatch will be here to help you make sense of the mess. 

Instead of our weekly Tuesday gathering, we will go live on Wednesday, August 23, at 11 p.m. ET, as soon as the debate is over.

Join us Wednesday night for a members-only discussion of the GOP debate and what we can expect for the coming months. Kevin and Mike will recap the highlights (and lowlights) from the night; Jonah and Sarah will try to chime in with some rank punditry; and Steve, Drucker, and Audrey will dial in live from the spin room in Milwaukee.

Grab a drink (it’ll probably be a second round by then), get your questions ready, and join us on Wednesday, 11 p.m. ET on YouTube for this week’s Dispatch Live.

Dispatch Live recordings are made available as a members-only podcast on select platforms. If you can’t make it for the live broadcast, see below for information on how to access the podcast. 

Q&A: We want to hear from you during the show. To ask questions of our panelists and interact with other members you can use the YouTube Live chat feature or simply comment on this post during the broadcast.

  • A Google account is required to use the YouTube Live chat. Here’s how to create one with your normal email: Create a Google Account

We hope you’ll join us! 

When: Wednesday, August 23, 11 P.M. ET/8 P.M. PT

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If you can’t make it, don’t worry: We will post the recording on the site Wednesday, available to members only.


Dispatch Live is a weekly virtual gathering for members featuring Dispatch writers, editors, and special guests. Attendees can ask questions of our panelists and interact with other members via the chat feature. Or you can just sit back with your beverage of choice and watch the proceedings. While you can see the panelists, they can’t see you.

Dispatch Live recordings will also be available as a members-only podcast on select platforms. We heard from many of you requesting audio recordings of Dispatch Live and we’re glad to provide this feature to members. See below for information on how to access the podcast. 

How to subscribe to Dispatch Live:

To easily follow The Dispatch Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Overcast please follow these instructions: 

  1. Visit the show website and click the badge that says “Listen & Subscribe” 
  2. Select your preferred listening platform from the available options
  3. You will then be asked to add or follow the podcast to your feed via an RSS Feed URL. 
  4. Once added, the Dispatch Live podcast will be available in your feed like any other podcast

To manually add this podcast to your preferred feed you can use this RSS Feed URL: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DISPME9120713977 

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