Drive-Time Ruminant 7: Enter the Metaverse

The drive-time Remnant format returns today for a deep dive into the horrors of social ...

By Jonah Goldberg, Ryan Brown, and Guy Denton

Published November 6, 2021

The drive-time Remnant format returns today for a deep dive into the horrors of social media and book promotion. Though Jonah is on the mend after yesterday’s brush with an unfortunate stomach ailment, he still isn’t back to 100 percent. Thankfully, Guy and Ryan have been prepared to provide him with medical assistance and ensure his rants remain coherent. Will the Lincoln Project ever cease to irritate? Is Blade still the best comic book movie? And will Jonah soon follow his secret dream of becoming a bestselling sci-fi author? Tune in to hear these vital questions answered, and to learn why Spider-Man was the world’s first neoconservative.

Show Notes:

– The Remnant with Matt Continetti

– Dog whistling

– The Lincoln Project’s tiki torch hoax

– Jonah on “let’s go Brandon”

– Online discourse

– Facebook’s timely rebrand

– The Remnant with Paul Bloom

– “I just feel lost”

– Eyes wide open

– Heretics of Dune

– Jonah debates Cenk Uygur

– Jonah on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah

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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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