The Dispatch Podcast

About The Dispatch Podcast

Host Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle and guests for a thoughtful discussion on politics, policy and culture.

Publisher

The Dispatch

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Dec 2019

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

306 of 692 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   An Extinction-Level Event for MAGA

   Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and David French to discuss the results of the midterm elections, J.D. Vance’s postmortem on X, and whether Democrats can resist the pull of their own base. The Agenda —Is nature healing? —Corruption as voters’ top concern —It’s all Stephen Miller’s fault —Trump’s $5,000 bribe —J.D. Vance’s explanation for the GOP loss —How the White House distorts reality —Whether Democrats follow the moderates or the DSA —How much influence Trump retains over the GOP —NWYT: “Pick another protein" Show Notes —Nick Catoggio on the midterm results —The Dispatch editorial —Kevin Williamson’s latest —J.D. Vance’s postmortem on the midterms —Scott Colom’s beef ad The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Haley Stevens Endorsed Mike Rogers

   Steve Hayes interviews Jonah Goldberg, Sarah Isgur, and Mike Warren about Haley Stevens' endorsement of Mike Rogers and its potential impact on the Michigan Senate race.

3. 

   30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Democrats Play Dirty in Alaska

   Steve Hayes interviews Jonah Goldberg, Mike Warren, and John McCormack about Democrats' tactics in Alaska's Senate race and the Republican Party's midterm strategy.

Inside a recent episode

An Extinction-Level Event for MAGA

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] We have not seen anything. As Jonah said at the beginning, it could be an extinction-level event, at least for this iteration of the Republican Party. And so I think, Steve, I could imagine a voter sitting here and going, you're about one third of the way through that litany of things you just went through. […]

Who has been a guest on The Dispatch Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jonah Goldberg
• Sarah Isgur
• John McCormack
• Chris Stirewalt
• Chuck Todd

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,409,790

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

3,498 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

90

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

99

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Books guests

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