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This week, Ron Steslow and Mike Madrid (author of The Latino Century) discuss ‘supply-side progressivism’ and Ezra Klein and Derrek Thompson’s new book Abundance, and what their vision for the progressive government looks like.

Then, we dive deeper into what the Trump team means when they say they are “detoxing” the economy, why and how they are remaking the world financial and security order, why it seems so chaotic, and the stakes of their approach.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we answer some of your excellent questions — including about Ruben Gallego, what winning the AI fight might look like, and what the hell Gavin Newsom is doing.

Segments this week:

(03:06) Abundance 

(35:51) Retrenchment

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Related media:

Segment 1: 

Reason - Lawn-sign liberalism vs. supply-side progressivism

NYT - Book Review: ‘Abundance,’ by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson - The New York Times

The Kobeissi Letter - Housing Affordability Chart

The Kobeissi Letter - Mortgage Refinance Denial chart

The Free Press - How Democrats Failed American Cities

Segment 2: 

All In - Scott Bessent Interview

NYT - Gillian Tett Discusses Donald Trump and the Economy

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Pat Condo (Founder and CEO of Seekr Technologies)  joins Ron Steslow to discuss the media landscape, their search tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to index websites and news stories to rate the content so readers can make better informed choices about what they read. 

(02:26) From navigation technology to search technology

(05:46) Why he decided to create Seekr

(37:50) What makes Seekr different from other search engines

(44:22) The incentive structure for news organizations 

(51:20) How Seekr measures political lean in articles

(55:20) How AI generated news stories can change the media landscape 

(1:02:06) Pat’s end goal in creating Seekr

You should check out Seekr: https://news.seekr.com/

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This week, we’ll talk about turbulence in the stock market and the fight over the Continuing Resolution to avert a shutdown

Then, we talk about a new Facebook whistleblower who detailed the lengths Meta was willing to go to to operate in China. 

Finally, we head to Politicology+,where we’ll preview Alex Isenstadt’s new book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Alex Isenstadt (Senior Political Reporter at Axios and Author of Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power)

Matt Lewis (Author of Filthy Rich Politicians and Too Dumb to Fail) 

Segments this week:

(03:06) Market Turbulence and Continuing Resolution

(25:19) Facebook 

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Segment 1: 

CNN - Stocks close out volatile day as investors say market is ‘sick and tired’ of Trump’s tariff chaos | CNN Business

The Hill - Treasury secretary forecasts ‘detox period’ for US economy

WSJ - GOP Holdout Thomas Massie Repels Attacks From Trump—Again - WSJ

Axios - Trump's secret power protection plan: A $500 million war chest

Politico - EPA's Zeldin terminates $20B in Biden climate grants - POLITICO

Segment 2: 

WP - Meta, Mark Zuckerberg considered censorship for China, whistleblower says - The Washington Post

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Matt Lewis, Alex Isenstadt and host Ron Steslow discuss Alex’s new book Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power

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Katty Kay (veteran reporter and four-time NYT bestselling author) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her new book The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone), co-written with Claire Shipman. 

(02:12) Katty’s background and why she started looking at power 

(07:07) Women are passing men in college degrees, but not the boardroom 

(13:10) Why women have been more likely to avoid power 

(16:10) “Power over” vs “power to”

(20:20) How reframing power changes how women approach power

(25:57) The connection between power and status 

(33:04) Your brain on power

(38:30) Does power corrupt? 

(54:30) What can you do to improve your power code? 

Get The Power Code: https://www.kayandshipman.com/books

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This week, President Trump’s first address to congress of his second term.  

Then, we talk about Third Way leading the charge as Democrats rethink not only their brand but their positions as they plan for the future of the party.

Next, we turn our attention to AI for some provocative, non-technical considerations that are neither theoretical nor distant. 

Finally, we head to Politicology+,where we’ll go behind the scenes of the White House’s accelerating plans to create a strategic crypto reserve.

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way)

Andy Kroll (Investigative Reporter at ProPublica)

Segments this week:

(03:06) Trump’s Speech

(39:18) Democrats Comeback Retreat 

(41:55)Artificial General Intelligence 

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Segment 2: 

Politico - Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests - POLITICO

Third Way - Comeback Retreat Takeaways

Segment 3: 

NYT - Opinion | The Government Knows A.G.I. Is Coming - The New York Times

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Marc Polymeropoulos on that Oval Office Disaster and the Trump Admin’s Abandonment of Ukraine

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Susan Del Percio  and host Ron Steslow discuss a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to clean house. 

Related reading: 

The Atlantic - Democrats Need Their Own DEI Purge - The Atlantic

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This week, we discuss the Trump Administration’s 180 degree turn on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

Then, we talk about why housing prices keep climbing even with higher interest rates—and why we should be thinking about a paradigm shift in how we think about owning a home.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we’ll talk about a piece in The Atlantic calling for Democrats to have a DEI purge

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Susan Del Percio  (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) 

Marc Polymeropoulos (Former CIA Official)

Segments this week:

(03:06) Russia and Ukraine

(39:18) Housing 

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Segment 1: 

CNN - Trump falsely calls Zelensky ‘a dictator’ after Ukraine’s leader accuses him of living in ‘disinformation space’ | CNN

MSNBC - I’m a former U.S. intelligence officer. Trump's Ukraine betrayal will have terrible consequences.

Segment 2: 

WSJ - Biden’s Mortgage ‘Relief’ Fuels Higher Housing Prices - WSJ

NBC - Toughest housing markets shifted toward Trump, data shows

NYT - A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently - The New York Times

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James Kirchick joins Ron Steslow to discuss his book Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington

(01:55) Why he wrote the book

(06:43) The interwoven political history and gay history in Washington

(14:33) The melting pot of the gay community and why it was seen as a  threat

(19:55) The trope that whatever is bad must be gay

(31:51) The Lavender Scare 

(35:53) The tension between the gay  loyal foot soldiers of Ronald Reagan and courting the religious right 

(49:00) What was challenging about writing the book 

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