The Dispatch Podcast
The Dispatch Podcast
The Dispatch
Life and Loss | Roundtable
1 hour 17 minutes Posted Dec 16, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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Megan McArdle joins Steve Hayes, Jonah Goldberg, and Mike Warren to tell the story of her mother’s deathbed confession and how it informed her opinions on abortion. Then, a brief discussion on the failed redistricting attempt in Indiana and a reflection on Rob Reiner's filmography.


The Agenda:
—Megan’s Monday EssayThe Brother I Lost
—Megan’s thought experiment on abortion
—Childhood and regrets
—Do the dead have rights?
—Emotional toll of adoption
—Redistricting in Indiana
—Favorite Rob Reiner movies

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