The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg Podcast
1) A Government of Lies | Solo
Jonah Goldberg ruminates on the Trump administration's response to the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, the use of the word "regime," and where nationalism goes wrong. Show Notes:—Wednesday's G-File—Fr...Show More
2) Free Bird | Interview: Matt Ridley
Jonah Goldberg is joined by returning guest Matt Ridley, author of Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea. The two discuss the beauty of birds and the...Show More
3) John Adams Was Not an Originalist | Interview: Lindsay Chervinsky
In the second installment of The Remnant’s unofficial presidential-biographers series, Jonah Goldberg powwows with Lindsay Chervinsky about John Adams, the Alien and Sedition Acts, unwritten laws, the...Show More
4) The Warmth of Collectivism | Solo
Jonah Goldberg ruminates on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration speech and the mayor's strange appeal to the "warmth of collectivism." He then reviews Paul Thomas Anderson's film One Bat...Show More
5) Watching the American Right Rip Its Face Off | Interview: Chris Stirewalt
Jonah Goldberg invites Nuke LaLoosh LARPer Chris Stirewalt to discuss the biggest political gaffes of 2025, debate whether House Speaker Mike Johnson is a human in a lizard suit or a lizard in a human...Show More
Watching the American Right Rip Its Face Off | Interview: Chris Stirewalt
1:14:38 | Dec 31st, 2025
6) Intellectuals of the New Right | Interview: Laura Field
Caving to popular demand for more talk about Straussians, Jonah Goldberg sits down with Laura Field to discuss the ideas driving the New Right. Follow Laura and Jonah as they fall down rabbit holes an...Show More
7) Young MAGA Is Not Alright | Ruminant
Having a bad end of the year? You’re not alone. Listen to Jonah take on those who say there’s a war on Christmas, meander through some economic punditry (no, he is not an expert), and cheer on Ben Sha...Show More
8) ‘You Can’t Turn Jesus into a Nazi Mascot’ | Interview: Russell Moore
With antisemites coming out of the woodwork and everyone all a-muddle about ‘Christian Zionism,’ there’s only one thing to do: break the glass and get Russell Moore. Join Rus and Jonah Goldberg as the...Show More
9) Rights, Obligations, and Nostalgia | Interview: Megan McArdle
She’s back folks! Amid unprecedented fanfare, Megan McArdle returns to The Remnant to discuss our economic situation, perceptions of generational inequity, free-range kids, civil rights, and what we o...Show More
10) Directional Burkeanism | Ruminant
At the end of a long day, Jonah Goldberg lights a Montecristo and reflects on the passing of Norman Podhoretz, Megan McArdle’s weighty abortion article, the limits of ideas, originalism and Burkeanism...Show More