Episode Details

Today on Nobody Knows Anything, Rob and Jesse are joined by Puck founding partner and national correspondent Peter Hamby to unpack a chaotic week in American politics—and what it could mean heading into the 2026 midterms. They start with the enormous sums of money pouring into Senate and governor's races, from the battleground states to the astonishing spending on local TV and NFL advertising, and examine how Democrats and Republicans are changing the way they reach voters.

From there, they dig into Donald Trump's rough week, including Republican lawmakers breaking with the president, the growing signs of political vulnerability inside the GOP, and the question of whether Democrats could be headed for a strong night in November. They also discuss the importance of economic issues like gas prices, housing, groceries, and interest rates—and whether voters' concerns about the cost of living could ultimately matter more than Washington's endless political battles.

The conversation then turns to Trump's decision to restrict media access at the White House and the broader fight over the relationship between the administration and the press. Peter, a veteran political reporter, weighs in on what the move means for journalists, the First Amendment, and whether Trump's attacks on the media should be viewed as a serious institutional threat or another example of the president dominating the political conversation.

The group also takes a hard look at one of the Democratic Party's biggest challenges: winning back young men. They debate whether Democratic campaigns have become too insulated from the voters they're trying to reach, why online culture and political messaging can sometimes feel disconnected from everyday Americans, and whether the party's problems go deeper than social media and campaign staffing.

Finally, they turn to the rapidly evolving politics of artificial intelligence, as Democrats and Republicans scramble to figure out how to talk about a technology that could reshape the economy and society. With Trump proposing a new AI initiative and politicians from AOC to Obama offering very different approaches to the issue, the group asks whether either party actually understands how to communicate about AI—and what happens when nobody seems to know what to say.

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