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While Jonah flees the oppressive heat of Texas, Sarah Isgur takes control of the Remnant ...

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While Jonah flees the oppressive heat of Texas, Sarah Isgur takes control of the Remnant with weird and wonderful results. She’s joined by Jonathan Swan of Axios, and her uncomfortably personal lines of questioning—which cover kangaroo meat, childhood crushes, and the pains of immigration—may discourage him from ever returning. Serious conversation is also mixed in on the midterm elections, which raises a number of questions: How are Trump’s picks likely to perform in November? What will our parties look like in 10 years? And are campaign staffers dragging Democratic politicians to the cultural left?

Show Notes:

– Sarah’s page at The Dispatch

– Jonathan’s page at Axios

– The Herschel Walker situation

– Jonathan: “Trumpier Than Trump”

– Jonathan: “Team Trump Sees Special Masters as Deep FBI Skeptic”

– The Remnant with Ruy Teixeira

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  1. Michael.Mcchesney

    My nephew Jack turned 5 in June, but there is a picture of him from his daycare when he was 3 or 4 months old. He is lying on his belly and facing a little girl named Chloe who was about the same age who was also lying on her belly. The picture is incredibly adorable. My sister doesn't like it when I ask Jack about having a girlfriend because she thinks it's wrong to put pressure like that on a young child. But from what I heard they really liked each other and would jump up and down with happiness like toddlers sometimes do whenever they saw each other. But at the height of the pandemic my sister moved about 45 minutes North of NYC and Jack started at a new daycare. So he doesn't see Chloe anymore. But that picture is so adorable it almost seems like fate will insist on them getting married someday just so that picture can be put up on a huge screen at their reception. Of course they could go the next 80 years without seeing each other only to meet after they have each been widowed and fall in love then. If his life were a movie, the closing credits would play over their baby picture. Anybody want to co-write the screenplay with me?

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  2. Linilulu

    No need to introduce Swan. People know who he is.

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    1. Aaronhfrank

      Great Remnant Sarah! One minor correction for your friend and neighbor however - Russell Crow is a Kiwi he is not from Australia. Mr. Crow may live in Australia, but that does not mean he is from there.

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    2. Aaronhfrank

      I did not know who Mr. Swan was. But since Sarah's intro I have heard and/or read him several times in the last few days alone.

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  3. Mark

    The baby content of this podcast was awesome. On par with some of the best dog content Jonah has provided.

    Disclaimer: My son is close in age to the Brisket.

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  4. Payette

    Also, what happened to identifying the commenter by the preferred pseudonym?

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  5. Payette

    It was an enjoyable conversation. But the advertisements were jarring. Is there some alternative, e.g., one (separate) page of coupons/promo codes/discounts just for subscribers?

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  6. Philebus

    Enjoyed the conversation; Sarah's debut as host works for me. It's one those oddities of listening to someone speak where your thoughts go to: "I like this person". Her comments from the previous spot on 'The Remnant' about being a naked-nature child when growing up in Texas probably speaks volumes (maybe not) about who she is today. Bright, fun, and original. It's cool; she's a talent whether she knows or not.

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  7. Ohio Reader

    Good conversation. I liked the idea that there is a caricature of voters as not engaged or cartoonish which is opposition to their cold-blooded voting patterns in certain instances. Trump is a good example. I think character matters, am politically right of center, and am a registered Republican. However, I will not vote for Trump for all the obvious reasons. What frustrates me is when I have conversations with family and friends who insist on voting for Trump. Jonathan's comments gave me a bit of fresh perspective as to why this might be the case.

    Also, I know it's early, but I don't like the new website. Substack's interface was intuitive. This website is too busy.

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    Seth B

    When in Remnant, do like the Remnantians, Sarah!
    "Greetings, dear listeners!"
    (Klon got that one right when he took the reins the other day. 🙂)

    Nice to hear Swan in the interviewee's seat for a change. But how can a man named Swan be so adamantly opposed to birds?

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  9. Poppy9usa

    Interesting interview. Swan always has good insights into what's going on in Washington. I hope that the inserted VPN commercial at the 19 minute mark was an error. I would hate to think that paid subscribers are going to have to sit through commercials on the podcasts again, like we did in the early days of the Dispatch.

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  10. Lucyd1014@gmail.com

    I enjoyed this podcast. I am an admirer of Jonathan Swan. The fact that Jonathan and Sarah's families are friends and neighbors was the bonus. Entertaining personal stories from Jonathan. Enjoyed the kid and family anecdotes. It was like listening to two good friends (who have really interesting lives) just chat and kid each other. I hope you have Jonathan as a guest again.

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