Matter of Opinion: A Look at the 2024 G.O.P. Primary Field
May 30, 2023 with Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada, Lydia Polgreen • Listen
- Ross Douthat is leaving The Times after 17 years to become a correspondent on “60 Minutes,” and the description notes that he has explained the right to more liberal audiences, beginning as a conservative columnist for The Harvard Crimson.
- Carlos Lozada is the Pulitzer Prize-winning former book critic for The Washington Post, current Times Opinion columnist, and the author of 'What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era.'
- Lydia Polgreen is a New York Times Opinion columnist, co-host of the weekly Opinion podcast 'Matter of Opinion,' former managing director of Gimlet at Spotify, and former editor in chief of HuffPost.
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About this episode:
Today we’re bringing you an episode from the latest New York Times Opinion podcast, “Matter of Opinion.” It’s a chat show, hosted by my colleagues Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen. Each week, they discuss an issue in the news, the culture or their own work and try to make sense of what is a weird and fascinating time to be alive.
In this episode, the hosts take a tour of the 2024 Republican primary field to understand what it takes to survive in the present-day Republican ecosystem — and maybe even beat the Trump in the room.
(Note: This episode was recorded on May 18, the week before Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy.)
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“Matter of Opinion” was produced this week by Phoebe Lett, Sophia Alvarez Boyd and Derek Arthur. It was edited by Stephanie Joyce and Annie-Rose Strasser. Mixing by Pat McCusker. Original music by Pat McCusker, Sonia Herrero, Isaac Jones and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Special thanks to Shannon Busta and Kristina Samulewski.
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