In this inaugural episode of The Forecast, host Keegan Goudiss welcomes his first guest, Arun Chaudhary, for a rollicking discussion on power, politics, and the peculiar characters shaping our age. Is Elon Musk the servile Smithers or the scheming Burns? Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the Democratic standard-bearer in 2028? And amidst the great battles ahead, why must we savor the joy of small victories? As Poor Richard wisely noted, "What you would seem to be, be really," for in politics, as in life, pretense is but a candle in the wind.