Drive-Time Ruminant 8: Worst Episode Ever

The Remnant returns to the drive-time format to end the week, and the results are ...

By Jonah Goldberg, Ryan Brown, and Guy Denton

Published December 4, 2021

The Remnant returns to the drive-time format to end the week, and the results are predictably unusual. Feast your ears on the eighth installment of this curio, in which Guy discusses the end of America’s “Remain in England” policy, Jonah ponders the appeal of cow brains and potted meat, and Ryan recounts his time as a Celtic warrior in the Irish mountains. Plenty of serious punditry is also included on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic, the appeal of right-wing grifters, and the rise of victimhood culture on college campuses. Tune in for a celebration of the legendary Tom Wolfe, but stick around to learn about some of the most depressing movies ever made.

Show Notes:

– George Costanza’s prison girlfriend

– Apu Nahasapeemapetilon’s citizenship test

– The Commentary podcast on COVID panic

– Tom Wolfe’s “The Great Relearning”

– Oakland reverses its plan to defund the police

– Thursday’s shameful solo Remnant

– Wednesday’s weird G-File of weirdness

– Tom Wolfe’s brilliant Brown speech

– Jonah’s first eggheady publication

– Guy’s history of Uncommon Knowledge, featuring plenty of Wolfian goodness

– The battle of Smith College

– Alex Jones, ace reporter

– Milo Minderbinder, statue salesman

– Jonah and Steve on their departure from Fox

– The New York Times report that broke the Fox story

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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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