Drive-Time Ruminant 5: The Inestimable Trio

The drive-time Remnant format returns today to prelude a new era for The Dispatch. With ...

By Jonah Goldberg, Ryan Brown, and Guy Denton

Published August 7, 2021

The drive-time Remnant format returns today to prelude a new era for The Dispatch. With Nick Pompella now off to the wilds of Indiana, Jonah, Ryan, and Guy are left to explore the mad world of D.C. living and marmite advertising as a trio. Brace your bingo cards for a wild ride, as Jonah reflects on his conversation with Steak-umm social media guru Nathan Allebach, Ryan ponders the origin of “Republicans pounce,” and Guy previews an epic oral history of The Simpsons. Was Marbury v. Madison wrongly decided? What’s so funny about the sweet taste of candy? And who will succeed Nick as the Alfred to Jonah’s Batman?

Show Notes:

– The Remnant with Nathan Allebach

– Joe Isuzu

– Advertising reaches its peak

– Guy and Ryan on The Comments Section podcast

– Salty campaigning

– “These Superbowl commercials are weird”

– The Dispatch Podcast on the eviction moratorium extension

– Republicans pounce on Cori Bush

– Vindication for Jonah on “Latinx”

– The Wednesday G-File

– Jonah’s hatred of the Brookings Institution, colorized

– “We do, we do”

– Coalitional instincts

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Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor, among other things. He is also a bestselling author, longtime columnist for the Los Angeles Times, commentator for CNN, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. When he is not writing the G-File or hosting The Remnant podcast, he finds real joy in family time, attending to his dogs and cat, and blaming Steve Hayes for various things.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown is a community manager for The Dispatch. He previously served as a researcher and production assistant for Meet the Press.

Guy Denton

Guy Denton is a writer based in Washington, D.C., and the co-host of "The Wrong Stuff" podcast with Matt Lewis.

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