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The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan

Andrew Sullivan
Donald Trump
Immigration
Republican Party
Christianity
Conservatism
Liberalism
Civil Rights Movement
United States
Mental Health
Marriage Equality
American Politics
Religion
Transgender Rights
Politics
Covid-19
AIDS Crisis
Ukraine
Democratic Party
Kamala Harris
Animal Welfare

Unafraid conversations about anything andrewsullivan.substack.com

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(The full Dish returns on September 4. In the meantime, we are re-airing a handful of the most downloaded episodes from the early years of the Dishcast.)

Charles is a writer, social scientist, and longtime friend. He currently holds the F.A. Hayek C... more

(The full Dish returns on September 4. In the meantime, we are re-airing a handful of the most downloaded episodes from the early years of the Dishcast.)

The academic career of Cornel West is long and storied. He has taught religion, philosophy, and... more

(The full Dish returns on September 4. In the meantime, we are re-airing a handful of the most downloaded episodes from the early years of the Dishcast.)

In addition to the Middle East, another topic that has generated a lot of heat on the Dish sinc... more

(The full Dish returns on September 4. In the meantime, we are re-airing a handful of the most downloaded episodes from the early years of the Dishcast.)

The Middle East has become one of the most contested topics here at the Dish. So on our summer ... more

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Recent Guests

Helena Kerschner
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Detransition advocacy/activism
Episode: Buck Angel & Helena Kerschner On Trans And Detrans (Re-Aired)
Buck Angel
Trans man, educator, former porn star, and advocate with lived experience of transitioning and detransitioning
Individual with personal experience in transgender healthcare
Episode: Buck Angel & Helena Kerschner On Trans And Detrans (Re-Aired)
Yossi Klein Halevi
Senior fellow at the Hartman Institute; author
Hartman Institute
Episode: Yossi Klein Halevi On Zionism (Re-Aired)
John O'Sullivan
Journalist, political commentator, conservative intellectual
Danube Institute; Quadrant Magazine; National Review
Episode: John O'Sullivan On Conservatism And Trump
Ross Barkan
Journalist and novelist; editor-in-chief of The Metropolitan Review; columnist for The Nation and UnHerd
The Metropolitan Review; The Nation; UnHerd
Episode: Ross Barkan On The DSA And Mamdani
Megan McArdle
Writer and Washington Post columnist, contributing writer at The Dispatch
The Dispatch / Washington Post / Bloomberg View
Episode: Megan McArdle On DC Elites In A Failing Republic
Robby George
Legal scholar, political philosopher at Princeton
Princeton University
Episode: Robby George On Natural Law And Christianity
David Thomson
Film critic and historian, author of A Sudden Flicker of Light
Author, Historian
Episode: David Thomson On Cinema And America
Stephen Grosz
Psychoanalyst and author
Institute of Psychoanalysis (London)/University College London (historical teaching)
Episode: Stephen Grosz On Love And Psychoanalysis

Host

Andrew Sullivan
Host of The Dishcast, guiding conversations with guests across politics, media, and culture

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 1.3k ratings
  • Dinosaurs still walk the Earth…

    … And one can hear them on this podcast. Mid-witted Butskellites unite!

    Apple Podcasts
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    Bibliophenia
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • You know

    Ben Rhodes — 100 “you knows” in 56 minutes— and he’s a podcaster

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Mncxds
    United States3 months ago
  • Ideologically Blind

    Repeatedly falls short as a credible thinker due to ideological blindness

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    Lucite75
    Israel5 months ago
  • Stop talking/shouting over your guests

    Good content, high intellectual engagement on important topics. Sometimes gets a bit trivial (does anyone want to know that the host gets high and goes to leather events etc?) and Andrew’s interview style isn’t just often hectoring it verges often on bullying (see Eli Lake episode). Sometimes suspiciously aggressive on immigration (why the fixation on “non-white immigration?) and appears to be stridently anti-Israel.

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    Stickstonan
    United States5 months ago
  • Disappointed

    Found this podcast by way of the Eli Lake episode on Iran. Subscribed. Made it halfway through the first episode and I’m unsubscribed again. Disappointed to here Andrew Sullivan, who I have taken to be deserving of respect, peddle the same garbage conspiracies about Israeli control of US policy as the lunatics on the far left and right.

    Apple Podcasts
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    dadthemad
    United States5 months ago

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Ross Barkan On The DSA And Mamdani
Q: What were the three top messages you wanted to communicate when you campaigned?
Housing security and tenant protections, affordable healthcare potentially through a statewide plan, and improving transportation infrastructure were central, with a focus on pragmatic, bread-and-butter policies rather than broad ideological claims.
Ross Barkan On The DSA And Mamdani
Q: Why did you decide as a writer that you're going to actually run for office and what did you learn from it as a writer?
I wanted direct, experiential insight into politics; running taught me the grind of door-knocking, campaign management, and the realities of local governance, which then informed my later writings and essays with a deeper appreciation for the on-the-ground perspectives of ordinary voters.
David Thomson On Cinema And America
Q: Tell us where you grew up and who your parents were.
Thomson describes growing up in South London during the 1940s, with a father who was complex and sometimes absent, and a mother who navigated the uncertainties of wartime life, which shaped his early relationship with cinema.
Robby George On Natural Law And Christianity
Q: What moment crystallized your shift toward valuing the appropriation of truth?
Reading Plato's Gorgias and witnessing how arguments can be persuasive yet fallacious led me to distinguish between merely holding true propositions and truly understanding why they are true.
Stephen Grosz On Love And Psychoanalysis
Q: What drew you to psychoanalysis and how did your training shape your approach?
He describes studying Freud at a young age, the appeal of case histories over jargon, and his rigorous training in London, including a long analysis that emphasized listening and patient-centered inquiry over directive fixes.

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This show features substantive, wide-ranging conversations with prominent thinkers, journalists, historians, and policy analysts who explore politics, culture, media, and liberalism. Guests range from political commentators and former policymakers to philosophers and academics, often tied to current events, foreign policy, or social theory, with a distinctive emphasis on liberal thought, skepticism of dogma, and intellectual history. A hallmark is rigorous inquiry balanced with personal storytelling, making it useful for listeners who enjoy deep dives into ideas, cultural critique, and contemporary politics. Noteworthy is the host's willingness to challenge guests and tackle big questions about democracy, technology, and society, sometimes ... more

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