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  • America's Largest Minority Voting Bloc Is Up for Grabs with Mike Madrid

    Carlo speaks with Lincoln Project co-founder, Never-Trump Republican and Latino GOP consultant Mike Madrid about how Donald Trump blew it with the coalition that brought him back to power -- and what the Democrats need to do (or stop doing) to win them over.


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    41 min
  • Donald Trump Has No Friends ft. Anthony Scaramucci

    The Mooch reveals all. The financier-turned White House Communications Director-turned MAGA foe tells Carlo what Trump's actually thinking, and why he's possibly the worst person to be President of the United States.

    Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/_pQGvhI4Kb4

    Anthony Scaramucci:  @therealanthonyscaramucci  | https://x.com/Scaramucci?lang=en

    0:00 – Intro

    1:50 – "Nobody is friends with Trump"

    2:57 – Why smart people fall for Trump

    5:28 – Trump showed no empathy

    6:19 – "If I don't go back, I'm going to jail"

    7:38 – How Trump hoodwinked his voters

    8:22 – How the U.S. got pulled into Iran war

    11:21 – How Trump was sold on the war

    13:01 – Can we survive Donald Trump?

    14:22 – Trump's team of mirrors

    17:30 – Will Trump send ground troops?

    22:10 – Obama's Iran deal vs. Trump's approach

    24:23 – The Jared Kushner guardrail

    34:20 – Liberation Day one year later

    40:28 – Pentagon's propaganda reels

    43:47 – Citizens United is today's Plessy v. Ferguson

    46:19 – The American Dream is impaired, not dead

    49:04 – America's 80-year reset cycle explained

    52:25 – How to actually fix America

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    58 min
  • Done With MAGA? There's a Support Group for That

    Rich Logis wanted out of MAGA. He tells Carlo how he did it, and how he's helping others do the same.


    Leaving MAGA: https://leavingmaga.org/ | https://www.youtube.com/@LeavingMAGA/videos


    One Betrayal Too Many: https://linktr.ee/onebetrayaltoomany


    0:00 – Intro

    01:50 – Why Rich Logis Left MAGA

    07:27 – COVID & “Mass Psychosis”

    09:02 – Why Rich Supported Trump

    14:30 – Never Admit You’re Wrong

    18:10 – Is MAGA Over?

    22:59 – Admitting You Were Wrong

    32:49 – Is MAGA Addictive?

    41:20 – What Comes After MAGA?


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    47 min
  • How Trump's Iran War is Squeezing Your Wallet with Justin Wolfers

    Economist Justin Wolfer joins Carlo to take the economy's temperature as Trump's war in Iran shakes markets and hits Americans' wallets.

    Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tYFh5U73sWc

    Justin Wolfers: https://www.youtube.com/jjwolfers/videos | https://x.com/JustinWolfers


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    47 min
  • Going Inside Trump's Head with Geraldo Rivera

    Broadcasting titan and veteran war correspondent Geraldo Rivera shares his insight on what's going through Donald Trump's mind as he launches another unpopular regime change operation in Iran. From Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio to the president himself, Rivera debriefs Carlo the on the administration's wartime psyche.


    Geraldo Rivera: https://www.geraldo.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealGeraldoRivera/videos


    0:00 Intro

    0:33 Geraldo Rivera joins The 1600

    0:53 What are we fighting for?

    2:43 What Trump is thinking

    5:30 Geraldo's relationship with President Trump

    7:11 Are we underestimating Pete Hegseth?

    8:39 What Geraldo likes about Hegseth

    10:20 Did Trump miss his window for Cuba?

    11:40 Cuba's misery

    12:56 Does regime change in Cuba make sense?

    15:15 Geralo's reaction to Obama's Cuba policy

    16:00 Cuban diaspora's influence

    17:07 Geraldo meets Fidel Castro

    18:00 What will reign Trump in?

    21:49 Can Trump win back Latinos?

    23:12 Which Democrat can win Latino voters in 2028?

    27:00 Can Rubio win in 2028?

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    29 min
  • Why Trump Wages War When the Markets Are Closed, and How Some Traders Are Profiting Handsomely

    Carlo examines how Trump wages war and makes policy when markets aren’t open to feel the pain — and how some lucky traders are profiting off of the chaos.


    Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/CvyTSt6nZvA

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    12 min
  • Can We Talk About Israel? With Glenn Greenwald

    Glenn Greenwald and Carlo look under the hood at the U.S.-Israel relationship, discuss who's winning the war with Iran and explain how the neocon right has become the preeminent censor of free speech.


    Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/JMUlMQVKwSg


    Glenn Greenwald: https://greenwald.substack.com | https://www.youtube.com/@GlennGreenwald/videos 


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    59 min
  • Why Gen-Z Isn't Buying What Millennials Are Selling in a K-Shaped Economy ft. Eugene Healey

    TikTok creator and brand consultant Eugene Healey joins Carlo to dissect the death of the "millennial brand," and why aspirational marketing isn't resonating with Gen-Z's anxious economic outlook. 


    Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Co8jUK0r9Lw


    Follow Eugene: https://www.tiktok.com/@eugbrandstrat | https://eugenehealey.substack.com/


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    39 min
  • The Ticketmaster Settlement and Why Trump's a Fake Populist ft. Matt Stoller

    Matt Stoller of BIG joins Carlo to talk monopolies, anti-trust and the big tech rollups that are saddling consumers with higher prices and less purchasing power — and how Donald Trump is making it all worse. 


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    50 min

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The 1600 is an unfiltered guide to the politics and culture defining the Trump era. Newsweek's Carlo Versano explores the forces reshaping our world with help from lawmakers, experts and modern…