Archive - The Weekly Dish

VFYW: Miracle Not Needed

For contest #416, the false field didn't deter dozens of sleuths with correct guesses. (Trigger warning for vegans: deer nuts roasting on an open fire.)

Apr 20 •

Katherine Maher Is Not A Liberal

An insight into the illiberal ideologues now running America's major institutions.

Apr 19 •

Andrew Sullivan

Kara Swisher On Big Tech And Media

We have a lot of shared history and disagreement. Listen now on the Dishcast.

Apr 19 •

Andrew Sullivan

1:38:20

VFYW: Needle In A Bay Stack

For contest #415, we're in a lux neighborhood with an earth-shattering past.

Apr 13 •

Will Big Trans Be Held To Account?

The Cass Report has definitively destroyed their case for child sex-changes.

Apr 12 •

Andrew Sullivan

Eli Lake On Israel, Anti-Semitism, Kanye

We hash it out and find some common ground. Listen now on the Dishcast.

Apr 12 •

Andrew Sullivan

1:31:43

VFYW: A Stunning 180

For contest #414, we travel to one of the most gorgeous areas on Earth. (Though you can't tell from the parking lot.)

Apr 6 •

Bomb First, Ask Questions Later

The WCK tragedy wasn't a deviation from IDF tactics. It was a demonstration of them.

Apr 5 •

Andrew Sullivan

Neil J. Young On The Gay Right

He has a new history on the figures key to both the gay rights - and conservative - movements. Listen now on the Dishcast.

Apr 5 •

Andrew Sullivan

1:36:22

March 2024

VFYW: "Sun, Sand, Sex"

For contest #413, we explore one of the most debauched cities in the world. But we also hear some very wholesome tales from sleuths who've been there.

Mar 30 •

The Intensification Of Christianism

Trump's GOP has corrupted faith in ways that are destroying our liberal democracy.

Mar 29 •

Andrew Sullivan

Daniel Finkelstein On Hitler, Stalin, And His Mum And Dad

His memoir is a defense of ordinary life against ideology. Listen now on the Dishcast.

Mar 29 •

Andrew Sullivan

1:21:25

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