The Dispatch's Remnant podcast host Jonah Goldberg interviews libertarian author Jesse Walker about various topics including libertarianism, federalism, and the concept of intellectual hyperlinks. The interview covers a range of subjects from the myth of left and right to populism and group pluralism. No specific statistics or data points are mentioned in the article, which appears to be an introduction to the podcast episode rather than a straight news report. The discussion is part of a series on Jonah Goldberg's Remnant bingo card.
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Jonah Goldberg, the host of The Remnant podcast, has interviewed Jesse Walker, a libertarian author and thinker, on his show. During their conversation, they discussed various topics related to libertarianism, including the concept of "left" and "right", intellectual hyperlinks, conspiracy theories, and the freedom to exit from societies or institutions. The interview was lighthearted and informal, with Goldberg and Walker sharing stories and jokes while discussing complex ideas.
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After basically pirating Jesse Walker’s ideas for several months now, Jonah Goldberg has decided it would be only fair to have Jesse aboard HMS Remnant to talk shop and swap yarns.
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In between sips of Captain Morgan and bites of the finest hardtack, Jonah and Jesse delve into the depths of the Remnant bingo card, pontificating on libertarianism, the myth of left and right, intellectual hyperlinks, conspiracy theories, populism, group pluralism, the rhetoric of unity, federalism, and the freedom to exit.
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The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective.
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To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including the Saturday Ruminant, audio versions of all our articles and newsletters, and Jonah’s twice-weekly G-File—click here.
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Instructions on how to set up your members-only feed can be found here, and if you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here.
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Could I please have your attention?
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Can you dig it?
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This is Jonah Goldberg, host of The Remnant Podcast, brought to you by the Dispatch and Dispatch Media.
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I'm trying to honor what I think is best practices here, and one of the things I think I should be doing more of, if I keep name-dropping authors or writers that are still alive, um, [laughs] and still active, I should probably try to have them on.
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