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The District: Thunderdome

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

  1. 149

    Is the joy gone?

    Ben Domenech and Amber Duke discuss the Kamala Harris media blitz and whether the joy is gone from her 2024 campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 148

    Biden exits, Kamala enters, Nancy rules all

    On yet ANOTHER Emergency edition of Thunderdome, the guys discuss Joe Biden being pushed out of the race as Kamala Harris consolidates her support to replace him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 147

    Live from Milwaukee

    Matt McDonald and Amber Duke share their thoughts on a wild GOP convention week in Milwaukee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 146

    Can Biden right the ship?

    On a special edition of Thunderdome, the guys discuss the flailing Biden campaign and who Trump should pick as his veep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 145

    The Fallout edition

    In a special edition of Thunderdome, the Spectator crew talks about the surprise hit Amazon show Fallout and what we can learn from the post-apocalyptic wasteland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. 144

    How bad is the money gap?

    The guys discuss how much it matters that Democrats have a lot more money than Republicans for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. 143

    Cocaine Mitch steps down

    The guys discuss the Mitch McConnell retirement, his potential replacements, and the ramifications of Nikki Haley's electorate for Trump's VP pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. 142

    What happens if Trump wins at SCOTUS?

    The guys discuss whether a dangerous game is being played by Democrats by trying to remove Trump from the ballot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  9. 141

    Nikki refuses to go gently

    The guys discuss the fallout from New Hampshire's results and what Nikki Haley gains or loses by staying in the GOP presidential race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  10. 140

    Who wants to be Trump's VP?

    The guys discuss the rapidly closing window for a competitive GOP nomination battle, and handicap the potential choices for Donald Trump's vice presidential slot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  11. 139

    Thunderdome returns!

    The guys discuss the mistakes candidates made in 2023 and whether 2024 will be a vibe shift.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  12. 138

    A Hunter-sized headache for Democrats

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  13. 137

    Thunderdome in Tuscaloosa

    The guys discuss the final debate before the holidays, whether it's been in Donald Trump's interest to be a debate dodger, and how to get a better class of politician in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  14. 136

    Is it good to be the money favorite?

    The guys discuss the donor acceleration toward Nikki Haley and whether it's a positive or a negative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  15. 135

    A conversation with Ted Cruz

    The guys are off this week, so instead Ben has a conversation with Texas senator Ted Cruz on politics and wokeness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  16. 134

    Should the RNC fire Ronna McDaniel?

    The guys discuss the war on Ronna Romney McDaniel and whether a third party challenge can actually matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  17. 133

    Lessons from an election and a debate

    The guys discuss the fireworks in Miami and the lessons from an off-year election that disappointed Republicans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  18. 132

    Will Israel hurt Joe Biden?

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  19. 131

    Mister Speaker is who now?

    The guys discuss the new House speaker and what he means for GOP chances in 2024 and foreign policy ramifications in the short term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  20. 130

    Everything has changed. Or has it?

    The guys discuss the post-Israel reality of a 2024 race rocked by the speaker crisis and war in the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  21. 129

    2024 is now a foreign policy election

    The guys discuss the fallout from the horrific attacks on Israel, and what it will do to the 2024 election field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  22. 128

    Will House chaos hurt the GOP?

    The guys discuss The Hateful Eight who took out Kevin McCarthy, and whether it will impact the 2024 election — and why Republicans can't debate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  23. 127

    Taylor Swift didn't come to the Reagan Library?

    The guys discuss the Simi Valley debate and what it means for each candidate's fortunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  24. 126

    Did Trump just make a big mistake?

    The guys discuss Trump's abortion and trans comments and if they create an opening with conservatives, along with Nikki Haley's chances and Joe Biden's terrible September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  25. 125

    Impeachment Time!

    The guys discuss how the politics of impeachment will play out for Republicans and the political risks of pursuing it against Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  26. 124

    What song defines Vivek?

    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

  27. 123

    Disaster politics!

    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

  28. 122

    Lightning Rod Vivek!

    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

  29. 121

    Why Trump won't debate

    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

  30. 120

    Why DeSantis needs to debate Newsom

    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

  31. 119

    Welcome to Indictmentland — Population: Trump

    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

  32. 118

    Can Ron right the ship?

    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

  33. 117

    Burgumentum!

    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

  34. 116

    Thunderdome Roleplay edition

    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

  35. 115

    Cocaine! In the White House!

    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

  36. 114

    Just bravado!

    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

  37. 113

    Throw the book, slap the wrist

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

  38. 112

    Does this Trump indictment change the race?

    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

  39. 111

    Chris Christie wants you to think big

    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

  40. 110

    Cuomo over DeSantis — really?

    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

  41. 109

    How participation in sports can help with the teenage mental health crisis

    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

  42. 108

    Ben Smith on the rise and fall of digital media

    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

  43. 107

    Oli London details the horrors of the gender transition industry

    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

  44. 106

    Biden admin is targeting Catholics, former congressman says

    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

  45. 105

    Is Reagan’s 'October Surprise' just a conspiracy theory?

    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

  46. 104

    How not to cancel someone

    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’s outfit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  47. 103

    Asra Nomani on the bizarre alliance between radical Islam and the progressive left

    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

  48. 102

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

    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

  49. 101

    Chrissy Clark on the 'transing' of America's kids

    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

  50. 100

    The agenda for the 2024 Republican primary

    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

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