The Dispatch Podcast

The Dispatch's own Andrew Egger and Declan Garvey join Steve for a discussion on the blow-up at The New York Times over its Tom Cotton op-ed, woke culture, Trump superfans, and the empathy gap.Show Notes:-The Wokening vs. the Trumpening-Barack Obama on woke culture-Andrew's piece on Trump superfans-Declan's piece on the empathy gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the continued fallout over the death of George Floyd and the events of Lafayette Square, why this moment feels different, police reform on Capitol Hill, and the "defund the police" movement.Show Notes:-The crackdown before Trump’s photo op-David's Sunday newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter at Vox, joins Sarah and Steve for a wide-ranging discussion on racism and police violence as protests around the world continue over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Show Notes:-Read Jane's work at Vox-Follow Jane on Twitter-The story of Right Hand, Left Hand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the president's walk across Lafayette Square, protests around country sparked by George Floyd's death, Steve King's primary loss and what it says about the future of the GOP, protesting in the age of social distancing, and journalism ethics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his piece on disinformation in the 2020 campaign, Trump, Twitter, and the social media wars, and his advice for young reporters.Show Notes:-McKay's piece The Billion-Dollar Disinformation Campaign to Reelect the President-McKay's book The Wilderness-McKay's piece on The Dispatch-Jonah's piece The Media Are Not on the Ballot-McKay's piece on flying during a pandemic-McKay's piece on the stockpile of food in his garage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and the guys discuss the president's threats to crack down on Twitter, Joe Biden's ‘Breakfast Club’ controversy, the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the president pushing a conspiracy theory that falsely accuses Joe Scarborough of murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Steve, Jonah, and David discuss the debate over unemployment benefits, the firing of the State Department’s inspector general, the recently declassified email from Susan Rice, and the team makes their VP picks for Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Romer joins Sarah and Steve to discuss his plan to safely and responsibly reopen the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.Show Notes:-Roadmap to Responsibly Reopen America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Jonah, and David discuss Joe Biden's lead in the polls, the special election in California, what is "Obamagate," and the future of social distancing and coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Steve are joined by Thomas Joscelyn, who writes the Vital Interests newsletter for The Dispatch, to discuss the diplomatic battle between the U.S. and China, Afghanistan exit deal, and how a Biden administration might change our foreign policy.Show Notes:-Tom's newsletter Vital Interests-Explaining the Intense Diplomatic Battle Between the U.S. and China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices