Thomas Chatterton Williams is interviewed on The Remnant podcast about various topics, including his views on politics, culture, and society in France where he lives. He discusses issues such as racial dynamics, radical Islam, and integration with the host Jonah Goldberg. No specific numbers or statistics are mentioned in the article. The conversation appears to be a general discussion of Williams' perspectives rather than a focused analysis of a particular issue.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams, an American who lives in France, joined a podcast called The Remnant to discuss various topics with host Jonah Goldberg. Goldberg had been critical of France's lack of air conditioning, which he saw as a reason why the French are "backward." To address this criticism, Goldberg invited Williams to provide his perspective on life in France. The conversation covered a range of topics, including race relations in France, extremism, and integration.
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Yet, as we all know, there are exceptions to every rule.
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In particular, Jonah sees the cheese-eating surrender monkeys’ refusal to embrace America’s foremost gift to the civilized world—air conditioning—as an offense against all reason and good sense.
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Nevertheless, being a fair-minded man, Jonah is willing to give the French a hearing.
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Having no desire to talk to an actual Frenchy, however, he’s turned to the next best thing: an American who lives in France.
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Sweat beading on his forehead, Thomas Chatterton Williams joins The Remnant not only to make apology for his adoptive country’s backward ways, but to dispense his usual authoritative takes on politics and culture, covering race in France, the Rassemblement National, radical Islam, integration, accents, Woke 1, Jason Arday, 80/20 issues, policing speech, The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan, and Jonah’s ideal zombie movie.
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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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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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By popular demand, we have Thomas Chatterton Williams back.
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