Podcast Episodes

A New Vision for the Democratic Party with Saikat Chakrabarti

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Today we have on Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff for AOC and one of the formers leaders of the Justice Democrats. Saikat is currently running for Congress against Nancy Pelosi. We…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

SIGNALGATE!

We talk about SignalGate, Trump’s clown show problem, and a little bit about Richard Linklater’s “Waking Life” and why the Alex Jones from 25 years ago might have been ahead of his time. What does “c…

Published on 5 months ago

It's Time for a Liberal Tea Party

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This week we talk about the growing tea party vibes around the Democratic party, Schumer’s shame, the anti-establishment energy that’s emanating from the Blue MAGA base, and the new attempts to…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

What We Got Wrong During the Pandemic with Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee

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Today we talk with the authors of “In Covid’s Wake: How our Politics Failed Us” by Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee. We talk about what we got wrong during the pandemic, how to battle groupthink,…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

The Democrats Play Dead and Trump's Ukraine Reality Show

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Today we talk about the big WWE showdown at the White House between Zelensky and the tag team of Trump and JD Vance, where our alarm meters are for “wait maybe Trump actually is going to do all…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon's E-mail Phishing Scheme, the JFK files, and Leap Years

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Today we talk about Elon’s gambit to get everyone to respond to a work email on a weekend, the Eagles will they/won’t they trip to the White House, the Trump administration’s vague crackdown, a…

Published on 6 months ago

The Future of America is in the Southwest with Kyle Paoletta

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Today, Jay talks to long-time TTSG community member Kyle Paoletta about his new book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest. We talk about British travel writing, th…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The 2028 Celebrity President Draft and How to Think About DOGE

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Very excited to see so many new subscribers to the podcast over the past two weeks. As a reminder, we are a fully listener supported show so if you could help us keep the lights on over here wi…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon! Elon! Elon! with Ryan Mac

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Today we’re talking all things Elon with Ryan Mac, a reporter at the NYT and the co-author along with Kate Conger of CHARACTER LIMITS: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter. Ryan’s probably reported …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

DeepSeek's Sputnik Moment with Karen Hao

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Today we have on repeat guest Karen Hao, a journalist who writes for the Atlantic and has been one of the sharpest minds on OpenAI and this emerging industry. We talk about DeepSeek, the Chines…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago