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Jonah Goldberg in the LA Times: latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-10-28/donald-trump-dictator

Jonah Goldberg's The Remnant podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-remnant-with-jonah-goldberg/id1291144720

Jonah Goldberg's Suicide of the West: https://www.amazon.com/Suicide-West-Tribalism-Nationalism-Destroying/dp/1101904933

Zineb Riboua at The Free Press on the right's misconceptions about Mamdani: https://www.thefp.com/p/what-the-right-gets-wrong-about-zohran

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Today’s Episode:

This is a sneak peek into Friday’s members-only INSIDE Call me Back episode with Jonah Goldberg. The episode explored the growing pressure on Jews coming from both ends of the American political spectrum, and due to the importance of this conversation we decided to unlock a part of it for our listeners.

This past Tuesday, democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani won the race for mayor of New York City, home to the largest number of Jews outside Israel. Mamdani is a 34-year old self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist and staunch anti-Zionist. His election has caused many Jewish New Yorkers to fear for the future of communal life in their city. Meanwhile, over recent months, we have witnessed a disturbing rise in unabashed antisemitism on the Right. Just last week, Tucker Carlson interviewed far-right influencer Nick Fuentes, who has been open about his support for both Hitler and Stalin.

To discuss the precarious situation of diaspora Jews as they're squeezed between the far left and the far right, Dan was joined by Jonah Goldberg. Jonah is the editor in chief and co-founder of The Dispatch and author of multiple books on political history and conservative ideas, including Suicide of the West and Liberal Fascism. He’s also the host of the indispensable podcast, The Remnant.

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Reihan Salam's piece in The Free Press: thefp.com/p/making-sense-of-mamdani

Reihan Salam's piece in the Wall Street Journal: wsj.com/politics/elections/downwardly-mobile-elites-love-zohran-mamdani-37729120

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Today’s Episode:

The New York City mayoral election will conclude this Tuesday, November 4th. The front-runner, 34-year old Zohran Mamdani, is a democratic socialist and a staunch anti-Zionist who is already being hailed as the future of the Democratic Party.

Joining us to discuss the New York City mayoral election – and its implications both nationally and globally – is Reihan Salam. Reihan is the president of the Manhattan Institute, a think tank that conducts policy research focused on urban and domestic affairs. Reihan previously served as the executive editor of the national review. He has written for various outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, The Free Press, and VICE.

CREDITS:

ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor

ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer

MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor

MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing

MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director

GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research

YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

Mark Gerson’s Book, God Was Right: amazon.com/God-Was-Right-Modern-Science/dp/1637746172

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Today’s Episode:

In a less news-bound episode than usual, Dan was joined by Mark Gerson to discuss his new book God Was Right: How Modern Social Science Proves the Torah is True. Mark is a Jewish-American investor and philanthropist. He is also the co-founder of African Mission Healthcare Foundation and United Hatzallah. He and Dan talked about how the Torah can be seen as a self-help guide, answering life’s perennial questions, including how to find the right spouse, how to combat loneliness, how to dress up for success, and why we should embrace resilience and dignity over victimhood and honor culture.

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ILAN BENATAR - Producer & Editor

ADAAM JAMES LEVIN-AREDDY - Executive Producer

MARTIN HUERGO - Sound Editor

MARIANGELES BURGOS - Additional Editing

MAYA RACKOFF - Operations Director

GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research

YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer