This week Ro Khanna joins Sean O'Brien on Better Bad Ideas. Ro is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district.

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:47 - Fighting with the Democrats

00:02:58 - Growing up in Philadelphia

00:06:12 - Hollowed out communities

00:08:12 - NAFTA

00:10:30 - Money in politics

00:14:50 - Manufacturing in Ohio

00:17:00 - AI

00:21:20 - Restarting the Democratic Party

00:24:40 - Sean as Secretary of labor?

00:26:30 - Lori Chavez-Deremer for Labor

00:30:24 - Republicans have a lot to prove

00:36:36 - Trump cuts USAID

00:46:27 - Trumps Bold Immigration Policy

00:51:48 - Blue MAGA?!?!

00:55:58 - JD Vance TWEET WAR!!!

00:59:50 - Personal attacks

01:01:36 - After Trump

01:03:53 - You need the Teamsters

01:08:36 - Talking to communities

01:11:11 - We have better bad ideas

01:15:04 - Rebuilding America

01:17:35 - What's important?

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This week comedian, actor, and podcaster Bryan Callen joins Sean O'Brien on Better Bad Ideas. 

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - Bryan Callen has hot blood

00:02:52 - Going to school in Massachusetts 

00:06:19 - What drew Bryan to Hollywood

00:11:22 - Stand up and how it relates to boxing

00:13:55 - Bryan's short financial career path

00:18:52 - Bryan's first time doing stand up

00:21:09 - Patty Jenkins tells Bryan to do stand up

00:22:50 - How does Bryan handle fame?

00:28:23 - Experience with Warrior and other roles

00:30:10 - The current state of fame and attention

00:37:00 - The myth of all actors being millionaires

00:43:25 - The dangers of AI

00:54:00 - What's the role of government

01:01:51 - Bryan on Sean's mother

01:03:03 - Tulsi Gabbard and the confirmation hearings

01:07:50 - What's Bryan up to in 2025

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This week Faiz Shakir joins Sean O'Brien on Better Bad Ideas. Faiz is the senior advisor to Bernie Sanders and executive director of the nonprofit media organization More Perfect Union.

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Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00 39 - Getting to know Faiz

00:03:52 - Why Faiz is a Democrat.

00:08:40 - Faiz's first job

00:11:30 - 911 Changed Things

00:15:10 - Lost faith in institutions

00:18:48 - The DNC Emails

00:21:20 - ACLU

00:23:00 - Bernie Sanders hires Faiz

00:27:58 - Bernie Sanders impression

00:34:34 - Have Democrats lost sight of who they are?

00:42:30 - What voters want

00:45:00 - Fix the Democrat brand

00:54:00 - President O'Brien

00:54:30 - Can we agree on good ideas?

01:00:00 - Learning from the workers

01:02:45 - DNC Election popularity context

01:06:21 - Faiz's family life

01:09:30 - School nurse advocacy

01:10:37 - More Perfect Union

01:16:45 - Podcasts replacings Mainstream media

01:22:00 - Democrats not showing up

01:29:53 - Hasan Piker

01:33:00 - How Faiz supports working people

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Oscar winning actor Casey Affleck joins Sean O'Brien on this week's Better Bad Ideas.

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Senator of Missouri Josh Hawley joins Sean O'Brien on this week's Better Bad Ideas. 

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Senator Josh Hawley

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Political Twitch streamer Hasan Piker joins Sean O'Brien for the very first episode of Better Bad Ideas. 

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Hasan Piker

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Unscripted, uninhibited conversations that get to the point of today's big ideas. The show launches January 15th. Make sure to subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.

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