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Jew-ish
Episode 351
This weekend’s Ruminant sees Jonah “feeling particularly Remnant-y,” which means he’s leaned out of the punditry and into the historical eggheadery. That includes the history of the term “Jewish,” (w…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
A Labor of Love
Episode 350
Today’s Remnant combines features of both a weekend Ruminant and a “supplemental” episode, like the program’s recent incursion into social Darwinism. Jonah begins with further ruminations from his We…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Visions of China
Episode 349
Jim Geraghty, National Review’s esteemed purveyor of punditry and “Morning Jolt” mastermind, joins Jonah today to become the Remnant’s first 11-time visitor (his very own Episode 11, if you will…). T…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Drive-Time Ruminant 2: Bamboo-galoo
Episode 348
Watch out, Howard Stern, because the FM radio Remnant format is back for another nerdtastic broadcast. Jonah is joined once again by Ryan, a covert NBC operative working to undermine The Dispatch fro…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Niall Ferguson: God Emperor of Doom
Episode 347
Historian Niall Ferguson returns to talk about his new book (with a glorious, darkly comic cover), Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe. As Sven from SNL might say, this episode has it all: monkey’s paw…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Kitchen Sync Realism
Episode 346
Newly minted AEI fellow Klon Kitchen joins Jonah today for an uber-wonky discussion of foreign policy and cybersecurity. The pair explore how the U.S. should respond to recent cyber attacks, the meri…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Wake Up Little Hawley
Episode 345
The Ruminant returns to its usual format today after last week’s drive-time diversion, as Jonah is once again placed under the unsettling eyes of several silent spectators. After exploring the histor…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Dr. Stirewalt, the Dragon of Wheeling
Episode 344
The Remnant returns to normalcy today with one of Jonah’s favorite guests: the illustrious Chris Stirewalt. The pair engage in pop culture-infused punditry, focusing on the GOP’s internal war between…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Social Darwinism and the Straw Man
Episode 343
Jonah flies solo on the week’s first Remnant, as he tries out a format that seeks to provide the footnotes to some of the most commonly landed-on items from the program’s bingo card. On this first ex…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago
Drive-Time Ruminant
Episode 342
In the words of a great album, “How are we feeling out there? How’s your drive-time commute? I need a saga - what’s the saga?” This weekend’s Remnant is less Ruminant-y than usual, as the Greek choru…
Published on 4 years, 7 months ago