San Francisco's most consequential congressional race in decades just got a lot more interesting. Saikat Chakrabarti — the man who helped build AOC's political machine — is running for Nancy Pelosi's seat in CA-11, and Silicon Valley is spending millions to stop him.

Chakrabarti isn't running a normal campaign. He's self-funded nearly $5 million, rallied with Hasan Piker, and is openly calling out Democratic Party leadership. Carlo sat down with Chakrabarti to find out why AI lobbies are terrified of him making it to Congress.

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The Lever's David Sirota joins Carlo to reexamine one of Democrats' most beloved presidents, Barack Obama. On the eve of his Chicago presidential center opening, David and Carlo chronicle how Obama's failure to fulfill his mandate led to the rise of Donald Trump and fascism.

The Lever: https://www.levernews.com/

Master Plan podcast: https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:13 – Obama's squandered mandate and broken promises

00:03:26 – Wall Street bailouts and donor capture

00:05:27 – ACA: Heritage Foundation plan, not real reform

00:07:04 – Obama's insurance industry excuse

00:10:25 – Sandy Hook and the bully pulpit failure

00:15:17 – What Trump teaches about presidential power

00:18:04 – Biden vs. Obama: who used power better?

00:21:39 – Donor capture vs. cash corruption explained

00:26:14 – How Obama set the stage for Trump

00:46:28 – Why criticizing Obama matters for the future

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We wade through the depths of Carlo's overflowing inbox to answer your burning political questions once again. This time: Putin's bunker, the Democrats' mythical missing podcaster, keeping kids safe online, Trump's beef with the media, and much more.

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Are the dudes in crisis? Writer Lisa Britton joins Carlo to talk the "demonization" of today's men.

Lisa Britton's Substack: https://lisabritton.substack.com/

Evie Magazine: https://www.eviemagazine.com/

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ZeroGPT CEO Edward Tian envisions a future where AI and critical thinking can exist in harmony.

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Is the internet AI?: https://gptzero.me/ai-vision

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As the U.S. gets ready to turn 250, Carlo Versano sits down with America 250 Chair Rosie Rios to walk through what’s actually planned for the milestone anniversary. From nationwide celebrations and eight-ball drops to big ideas around civic engagement and giving back, the episode takes listeners inside the moment—explaining the controversy and confusion surrounding the dueling groups planning this summer’s celebrations—and what organizers hope Americans will remember long after the fireworks.

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Sharon McMahon was set to give her commencement speech at Utah Valley University today, but a coordinated campaign upended her plans. McMahon tells Carlo the circumstances that led to the cancellation of her speech on the campus where Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

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We Are Mighty: https://sharonmcmahon.com/book

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Carlo and the 1600 boys, Leo and Jesus, share what it was like inside the ballroom when a gunman breached security and sent guests, dignitaries and the president ducking for cover at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C., Saturday night. They discuss the obvious security lapses they saw, and the rare moment of unity between Trump and the media he loves to hate.

00:00 - Welcome from D.C.

00:28 - What went down

00:55 - Carlo's firsthand account

03:25 - Leo's experience

04:25 - No communication

05:02 - Security detail

09:50 - Jesus's account

12:05 - The aftermath

13:16 - A rare moment of unity

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In this episode, Carlo gives his take on the Democratic front-runners for 2028.

PS: Jon Ossoff, hit us up!

Kamala Harris — 00:01:14

Gavin Newsom — 00:02:37

Pete Buttigieg — 00:05:43

Josh Shapiro — 00:09:08

Andy Beshear — 00:11:11

JB Pritzker — 00:12:29

Jon Ossoff — 00:14:26

AOC — 00:17:47

Mark Kelly — 00:19:52

Gretchen Whitmer — 00:21:18

Wes Moore — 00:23:12

Dark Horses — 00:26:38

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Dylan Ratigan's iconic 2011 MSNBC rant predicted the challenges that define America's political life today.

In this episode, Ratigan and Carlo talk Washington's bipartisan corruption, the systematic extraction of wealth from ordinary Americans, Trump's market manipulation, and whether the U.S. dollar's reserve currency status is at risk. Ratigan also opens up about why he walked away from MSNBC at the height of his show, how Sanders and Trump both tapped into the same economic populist rage he was sounding the alarm on 15 years ago and what comes next after today's "era of destruction."

Ask Dylan: https://dylanratigan.substack.com/

Euforia: https://euforia-sneakers.com/

00:00:00 — Intro

00:01:33 — Dylan Ratigan's 2011 rant revisited

00:07:21 — Obama's original sin

00:13:00 — Why Ratigan walked from MSNBC

00:18:12 — How Trump hijacked economic populism

00:20:28 — The golden age of corruption

00:25:03 — Is "both parties bad" letting Trump off?

00:36:29 — Is the dollar's reserve status at risk?

00:47:09 — Destruction comes before creation

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