Talking Politics With Mom

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  • What the Hell Is Going On With Young Men? | Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 08

    In 2008, 62% of young men under 30 voted for Obama. In 2024, over 50% of them voted for Trump. What the hell is going on?Part of the answer might be the influence of something called "The Manosphere" a media ecosystem that includes and caters to incels, pick-up artists, men's rights activists, and others who believe that feminism is the primary cause of all of our problems.But if you're like my mom, you may have never even heard of this before. So I am going to "educate" my mom about what it means to take the red pill and see what she makes of it all.


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    1 hr 9 min
  • The Truth About Immigration - Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 07

    Donald Trump ran his 2024 Presidential Campaign, essentially, on a single issue: Immigration. He said that "illegal immigrants" were bringing crime, taking your jobs, and poisoning the blood of the nation. And the Democrats did not have an effective counter-narrative.

    Now, with the right-wing civil war about immigration taking place between the tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and the MAGA base about the issue of H1B visas - it's time for the left to offer an effective and affirmative counter-narrative about immigration.
    Will and Mom have a wide-ranging discussion aimed at getting to the truth of immigration in America. First, mom recounts the story of her ancestors who came to America from Ireland and Italy - and the struggles, exploitation, and discrimination they faced.
    Mom tells a story about the discrimination that Italian immigrants faced in New Orleans in the late 1800s - that is eerily similar to the latest lie that Donald Trump told about the assailant in the recent New Orleans attack.
    They discuss the desperate desire for immigrants to become American, and how the demonization of "Hyphenated-Americans" deployed by Woodrow Wilson can give us some insight into the rise in the Latino vote for Trump.
    Mom talks about the precursors to the latest round of immigrant demonization - like Proposition 187 in California.
    They also take a look at the actual facts about immigration over the past several decades - and talk about some little-discussed aspects of Trump's utter failure during his previous administration. And also how a large percentage of undocumented workers, have simply overstayed their visas...
    Finally - Will and Mom reflect on Trump's threat of mass deportation - and how it would not only destroy our economy - but tear this country apart.
    The vast majority of Americans come from immigrants. When you see those people at the border - you need to see the origin story of your own family.
    And through it all - we expose the grift at the heart of it all. The Rich have lied about immigration for over 100 years - and they do it to distract from the fact that THEY are the ones holding all of us down for their own profit. They want you to blame immigrants - when really - we should all be blaming them.
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    1 hr 52 min
  • A Christmas Story From the Vietnam War - Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 06

    A half century ago during Christmas time a young marine in Vietnam wrote to my mom. This complete stranger asked for her help in making Christmas a little brighter and less lonely for his company of marines. What happened next will make you believe in the goodness of the human heart. The acts of kindness that followed from that simple letter have rippled out across five decades like a beacon of light in the terrible darkness many of us feel. We hope you enjoy this story.

    In this divided nation - it's important to remember the power of asking for help when you need it and the lasting effect of small acts of kindness.
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    21 min
  • Why Didn't Kamala Win? Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 05

    So... the bad thing happened... Donald Trump won and Kamala Harris lost the Presidential election. How did this happen? WHY did this happen? Will and Mom examine those questions and look to history for some possible explanations; most notably the failed Presidential Campaign of Hubert Humphrey. And then they explore how we process the fact that millions of our fellow Americans voted for an obvious conman. And finally... What now?

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    1 hr 4 min
  • My Boomer Mom Explains Why Trump MUST Lose - Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 04

    My formerly conservative boomer mom explains why Donald Trump MUST lose this election - and Kamala Harris MUST win. Trump is using the same fear tactics that were used by people like Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s - warning about "the enemy from within" in order to divide Americans and gain power. But who is the REAL "enemy from within"?

    Mom implores conservatives to put their country before party - and provides some historical perspective to young people who are rightfully concerned about the devastation in Gaza.
    Finally - she illustrates how a single voice can have an immense impact on the world.


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    38 min
  • Should We Go Back to the 50s? Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 03

    My mom recalls her memories of the 1950s - a complicated era filled with contradictions. It was a time of immense American prosperity in the wake of worldwide devastation following World War 2. It was a time when the government invested in the American people... well SOME of the people. Because the 1950s was also a time with a regimented social and economic hierarchy - particularly when it came to the role of women in society - and the racial caste system. Trump and his MAGA movement was the hierarchy back... while ignoring the tax rate, the government spending, and union membership that made the 1950s possible. But maybe we were, in fact, onto something in the 50s. Maybe there is something to learn from this era, and worth going back to... just this time... we invest in everyone...

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    47 min
  • Talking to My Mom About Fear and Bigotry and Who Benefits - Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 02

    Will and Mom discuss how the far-right stoked the fear of a communist takeover of America in the 1950s and 1960s to support their largely unpopular agenda of economic and imperialist policies designed to benefit the ultra-rich and large corporations. Stoking fear to benefit the wealthy... hmmm, that sounds familiar... Will and Mom also discuss how both political parties have screwed over the American worker, creating an opening for right-wing politicians and the wealthy to gain power. And Mom reflects on some of the advantages that she has gained as a result of the system of White Supremacy in America. Maybe the unequal outcomes we see today in our society have something to do with the unequal opportunities afforded to groups in the past? I mean yes, they do. And it's also like... maybe what has happened in the past can give us some clarity for our current predicament...? That predicament, of course, being - An illiberal fascist demagogue trying to become President... again!


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    48 min
  • Why My Mom Left The Right - Talking Politics With Mom - Episode 01

    In the debut episode of Talking Politics With Mom - Some More News Director, Will Gordh (a progressive millennial) talks to his mom (a formerly conservative boomer) about what drew her to right-wing ideology when she was younger, and why she ultimately decided to abandon that philosophy - which includes a level of personal and intellectual commitment that is truly rare. Spoiler Alert: She took a job in the New York City welfare department...

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    1 hr 19 min

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A progressive millennial talks politics with his formerly conservative boomer mom to see what they can learn from one another.