The Spectator World

The District: Thunderdome

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Analysis and haymakers on the week's top stories from the editors of The Spectator's world edition.

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What song defines Vivek? 07.09.2023 1:00:00

The guys respond to Politico’s candidate playlist assignment with a strong degree of loathing for Imagine Dragons and discuss the latest Biden White House Covid woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disaster politics! 31.08.2023 50:46

The guys discuss the fallout for the Biden administration from fires and hurricanes, how Trump wants to stomp on DeSantis' moment of leadership, and if Mitch McConnell's freeze matters for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lightning Rod Vivek! 24.08.2023 49:21

The guys discuss the first Republican debate of 2024 — winners, losers, and whether Trump was right to skip it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Trump won't debate 17.08.2023 53:41

The guys discuss next week's Republican debate and what defines success for the candidates on a stage that likely won't include Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why DeSantis needs to debate Newsom 10.08.2023 1:06:28

The guys discuss research on what voters in early states prioritize in candidates and break down the DeSantis/Newsom debate possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Indictmentland — Population: Trump 03.08.2023 46:20

The guys discuss what presidential elections look like when the DOJ and indictments are a weekly occurrence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Ron right the ship? 27.07.2023 53:11

The guys discuss the explosive shift in fortune for the DeSantis campaign after firings, and how much Hunter Biden will matter in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burgumentum! 20.07.2023 59:06

The guys discuss Jack Smith's Subway order, DeSantis’s CNN interview and what No Labels could do to the race Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thunderdome Roleplay edition 13.07.2023 58:45

The guys role play as each of the non-Trump non-DeSantis candidates — why are they all staying in? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cocaine! In the White House! 06.07.2023 41:16

The guys discuss the latest speculation for a Biden White House that seems out of control. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just bravado! 29.06.2023 57:30

Steel manning the legal woes of Trump and Biden, DeSantis plateaus, Christie surges, the Kamala problem, what's a Uighur? Plus the guys name the King of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throw the book, slap the wrist 22.06.2023 37:55

The guys talk Trump’s interview and Hunter's sweet deal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does this Trump indictment change the race? 15.06.2023 50:45

The guys discuss the fallout from Jack Smith's indictment for the rest of the 2024 field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Christie wants you to think big 08.06.2023 55:38

The guys discuss Chris Christie's goals, DeSantis feuds and Mike Pence's logo, but the podcast is already ruined because they talked soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cuomo over DeSantis — really? 01.06.2023 43:35

In the first episode of The District: Thunderdome Edition, Ben Domenech and a pair of political insiders discuss Ron DeSantis’s Iowa rollout, Donald Trump’s bizarre Covid choice, Chris Christie’s motivations and RFK Jr.’s spoiler role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How participation in sports can help with the teenage mental health crisis 19.05.2023 22:56

Teresa Mull talks to author, writer and coach Dave Seminara about his experience coaching teenagers and how sports build confidence and teach life lessons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Smith on the rise and fall of digital media 09.05.2023 42:17

Ben Domenech is joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book, Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oli London details the horrors of the gender transition industry 28.04.2023 32:07

Amber Athey is joined by Oli London to discuss his book about his experience with the gender transition industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden admin is targeting Catholics, former congressman says 21.04.2023 15:25

Amber Athey is joined by former congressman Tim Huelskamp to discuss new documents that reveal the FBI's infiltration of Catholic churches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Reagan’s 'October Surprise' just a conspiracy theory? 14.04.2023 25:12

Ben Domenech is joined by foreign policy expert Will Inboden to discuss the background of Reagan's "October Surprise" and the extreme lack of evidence supporting the allegation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How not to cancel someone 31.03.2023 26:06

Matt McDonald is joined by Amber Athey, author of The Snowflakes’ Revolt: How Woke Millennials Hijacked American Media (and Washington editor of The Spectator World). They discuss the media frenzy following the announcement of President Trump’s historic indictment — and revisit a chapter from Amber’s book, one year on, where a "conservative" radio station fired her for a tweet about Kamala Harris’...

Asra Nomani on the bizarre alliance between radical Islam and the progressive left 24.03.2023 16:13

Amber Athey is joined by Asra Nomani to discuss her new book, Woke Army: The Red-Green Alliance That Is Destroying America's Freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bethany Mandel: How to raise kids in a world of radical indoctrination 10.03.2023 22:02

Amber Athey is joined by Bethany Mandel to discuss her new book with Karol Markowicz, Stolen Youth: How Radicals are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chrissy Clark on the 'transing' of America's kids 03.03.2023 26:48

Amber Athey is joined by Chrissy Clark, a reporter for the Daily Caller, to discuss new documentary, Damaged: The Transing of America's Kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The agenda for the 2024 Republican primary 24.02.2023 28:34

Amber Athey is joined by Matt Peterson, co-founder of New Founding and founder of The American Mind, to discuss the state of the 2024 Republican primary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices