The Find Out Podcast

Two weeks out from the midterms, Republicans are pulling out every old hit: Muslim, trans, socialist, vegan. Less and less of it is landing. Tim, Zak, Rich and Luke start with Abdul El-Sayed’s town hall, where a planted Republican operative kept demanding he “disavow the Muslim Brotherhood” and El-Sayed turned the question around on him. From there: why the trans panic keeps falling flat, and why the socialism attack is the one that still has teeth.

The crew also gets into Elon’s flying car stunt and his one-share-of-SpaceX-per-kid giveaway, Bari Weiss tightening her grip on CBS News, and the Senate races worth watching in Iowa, Maine, Texas and Montana. Then the bigger question: are Talarico, Ossoff and El-Sayed winning because Democrats finally stopped apologizing? And what would it take for a woman to win in 2028?

Join us live on election night, November 3, in NYC with Gangsta Grass opening. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour. On Thursday, Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon joins the show.  

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How do men learn what consent actually looks like, and who’s supposed to teach them? Director and content creator Brenna Perez returns to push Tim, Rich, and Zak on the Cornell 7 case: whether assault can happen without intent, why “she didn’t say no” isn’t the bar, and what dads owe their sons and daughters before college ever starts.

Brenna and Zak go at it over Shane Gillis’s SNL monologue. Was the backlash worth it, or does that kind of outrage push away men in the middle who might otherwise come around? Brenna argues that calling women whores is part of the same culture that weakens a woman’s “no.” Zak argues the left needs to pick better battles. Neither backs down.
Plus: Brenna takes Team Kelly in the Kelly Clarkson vs. Brooklyn Heights shop owner saga.

Follow Brenna @PerezBrenna. Catch our election night show live in NYC on November 3 or stream it free on YouTube. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.

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Grace Weinstein, senior correspondent at The Recount and creator of the Who Broke It Substack, joins Zak, Rich, Luke and Tim to explain why voters under 30 are abandoning the right. After delivering for Trump in 2024, young conservatives say they’ve been ignored on the things they care about: no new wars, affordability, and a shot at starting a family. Republicans haven’t made a serious effort to win them back.

Grace also breaks down the James Talarico mental hospital hoax, which fell apart in about two hours, and who smears like that are really aimed at. The crew asks whether Democrats have a plan for young voters beyond “we’re not them.” Plus: Brandon Gill auditioning for Charlie Kirk’s old role, the Macklemore and Ed Sheeran mess, Nate Bargatzi’s UFC photo op, and Enes Kanter Freedom’s sudden obsession with the WNBA.

Catch us and some of your favorite creators live in New York City on election night! Tickets are on sale now at wearefindout.com/tour.

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Trump never misses a chance to say he loves the troops. The reality on the ground looks very different. Marine Corps combat veteran Matt Gordon (USMC Angry Veteran) joins the crew to talk about what DOGE cuts have done to the VA, including a clinic in his area of upstate New York that now has no mental health therapist for roughly 10,000 veterans. He explains why caring for veterans should be counted as a cost of war, and what a real Democratic platform for vets would look like.
We also get into how the war in Iran has burned through U.S. missile stockpiles and credibility, new reporting that Netanyahu was warned before October 7th, Matt's theory about a 25th Amendment move to put JD Vance in charge, and the story from Hillbilly Elegy that Vance probably wishes everyone would forget.

Matt joins us live in NYC on November 3rd for our election night show. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour, or watch the free livestream on our YouTube channel.  

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Comedian Lisandra Vazquez joins Rich, Luke, and Tim to talk about the gap between calling yourself an ally and actually showing up for women. They revisit the Cornell Seven case, dig into why “what did she expect?” lets men off the hook, and talk about consent, victim blaming, and why threatening to beat up predators doesn't replace doing the work in your own life.

Then, Lisandra relives going from feeling hopeful at the Power to the People concert to hearing Tom Morello say he didn't vote for Kamala. The conversation turns to political purity tests, getting backlash for meeting Hillary Clinton, and who pays the price when people decide no candidate is good enough.

Also: Lisandra's growing collection of Karoline Leavitt crosses, the prosthetics behind her Trump impression, and Vivek Ramaswamy's losing battle with picking up a child.

Election night is live in NYC on November 3rd, or watch for free online! Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.

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The Cornell Seven case is back open, and the guys want to know why it took a civil lawsuit and a student newspaper to get it there. Rich, Luke, Tim, and Zak dig into the group chat 57 people saw and said nothing about, why New York law makes this so hard to prosecute, what justice could realistically look like, and what it means to raise kids in a world where this keeps happening.

Before that, Tim relives Sen. Eric Schmitt accusing Jack Smith of perjury on live TV because he mixed up the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, plus the right-wing influencers who posted the "gotcha" in unison and deleted it just as fast.

Also: Trump's mystery leg brace, the Sharia law Tim was promised and never got, and your NPR name (drop yours in the comments).

Election night is live in NYC on November 3. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.  

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Michael Bland, executive director of Black Men Vote, joins Tim, Luke, and Rich to break down what actually moved Black men toward Trump in 2024: not policy, but a democratic party that only shows up at the last minute, talks in jargon, and attacks the idea of getting rich. Mike makes the case for a message built on entrepreneurship, real financial stability, and straight talk (a $35 insulin cap is "we saved your family $20,000," not a seven-minute explainer). With gas and daycare squeezing everyone, and Black men now the most unemployed group in the country, Mike's read is simple: the bromance with Trump is over, but Democrats still have to earn the vote.
Learn more and get involved at blackmenvote.org.  

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Diesel prices are doing what a year of messaging couldn't. Tim, Luke, Rich and Zak break down how the spike became the catalyst for Democrats' midterm surge, why $7 diesel could keep undecided Republicans home, and what a wave of new polls from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Alaska and Kansas says about the map. Plus Byron Donalds scrubbing Trump from his campaign site, and the races nobody's watching, like Minnesota.
Then the crew gets into what voters actually want from a leader. Zohran Mamdani walked out of the Oval Office looking stronger than Trump, while Hakeem Jeffries' quiet meeting with Jared Kushner landed badly. That leads into a blunt argument about Kamala Harris and 2028: whether her problem was a double standard or a lack of conviction voters could feel, and why Newsom keeps getting credit as the fighter in the room. They close with a plea to drop the purity tests, back strong candidates where they can win, and give to reach races while the money can still be spent.
Election night is coming. Watch it with us, free online or live in New York. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.
Next Tuesday: Michael Bland of Black Men Vote.  

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Trump is at 29% approval with diesel at record highs, and his move is to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. The full crew breaks down why that's what losing looks like, how Democrats should actually sell taxing billionaires, Trump's sniper-filled triumphal arch, and the MAGA meltdown over halal Tillamook cheddar. Plus, the tour is now one big NYC election night watch party on November 3, packed with a bunch of your favorite creators. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.

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Gas prices are bad, and diesel is about to make everything worse. Mr. Global, co-host of American Power on the Find Out Media Network, joins Tim, Zak, and Luke to explain why the Iran war has triggered the worst global oil crisis ever, why the Strategic Petroleum Reserve won't save us, and why prices will still be ugly on election day no matter what Trump does. Plus, Kash Patel's FBI drops its bestiality ban for applicants.
Then the guys debate Robert Kraft getting Macklemore kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour for saying "Free Palestine," and Ed's spineless response.
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