Michael is joined by New York attorney Richard E. Farley, author of "Drop Dead: How a Coterie of Corrupt Politicians, Bankers, Lawyers, Spinmeisters, and Mobsters Bankrupted New York, Got Bailed Out, Blamed the President, and Went Back to Business as Usual (And It Might Be Happening Again)"

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(00:00) Introduction

(01:00) NYC Economy

(08:05) Corruption and Influence

(24:36) Roy Cohn

(27:30) Lawyers of NY

(31:06) Corruption in America

(32:35) Donald Trump

(33:52) Roger Stone

(36:02) Jeffrey Epstein

(42:52) Ghislaine Maxwell

(45:02) Conspiracy Theories

(51:41) Final Thoughts

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Michael sits down with Ari Aster, director of the "deliberately provocative" COVID-era Western, "Eddington," for an in-depth conversation about why he chose to make this film now, why he thinks it's "hopeful," and their shared disdain for Rotten Tomatoes. Clips from "Eddington" courtesy of A24.

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(00:00) Introduction

(06:13) Interview with Ari Aster

(14:38) Character Development

(18:36) COVID and Social Media

(25:38) Hope and Dread

(28:06) Behind the Scenes

(32:09) Reflecting on 2020

(34:35) Artificial Intelligence

(39:28) Early Filmic Influences

(42:28) Exploring Genre

(45:58) Conspiracy Theories

(51:06) The Role of Film

(54:43) Final Thoughts

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Semafor co-founder & editor-in-chief (and host of the Mixed Signals podcast) sits down with Michael to talk about the blurred lines between media & politics, the "disgraceful" coverage of the so-called Epstein files, the rise of the individual content creator, the NYC mayoral race and much, much more!

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(00:00) Intro

(01:17) Epstein Coverage

(08:36) Media and Politics

(17:12) Independent Media

(27:34) Media Bias

(28:39) Local News

(29:50) New York Politics

(35:31) Trump Era

(43:00) Buzzfeed

(49:40) Future Trends

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Michael is joined by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who last week highlighted a discrepancy in documents making reference to “over one thousand” victims of Epstein’s abuses.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:21) Epstein Reactions

(04:02) Ken Klippenstein's Investigation

(08:29) Conspiracy Politics

(09:19) Pam Bondi

(10:37) Media Coverage

(15:55) Government Secrecy

(17:13) Legal Maneuvering

(18:44) MAGA

(26:14) Conspiracy Theories

(28:08) Trust Issues in American Politics

(32:08) Democratic Party

(41:26) Financial Mysteries

(47:46) Conclusions

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Michael is joined by music historian and author of the new Talking Heads biography, “Burning Down The House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock.”

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(00:00) Intro

(01:10) Evolution of Talking Heads

(05:24) The Ramones

(07:13) Backgrounds

(12:50) 70s Culture

(15:51) New York Scene

(17:18) Evolution of Pop

(25:12) Cultural Appropriation

(30:54) New Sounds

(31:52) Band Tensions

(36:10) David Byrne's Genius

(40:39) Legacy

(49:13) Writing Biographies

(01:00:01) Conclusions

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Michael Moynihan talks with automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin: the man who’s brought the Yugo to America and is back with a new EV he says will be made entirely in the USA.

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(00:00) Intro

(04:38) Early Ventures

(10:38) The Yugo Story

(18:35) Building the Bricklin

(26:55) Current Ventures and Philosophy

(31:56) The Car Business Strategy

(34:50) EVs and Future Trends

(38:05) Handling Criticism

(39:35) Elon Musk and Tesla

(48:00) The New Car Project

(55:45) Desert Island Discs

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Michael is joined by professional matchmaker and CEO of Modern Love Club, Amy Van Doran to talk about dating & relationships in the 21st century.

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(00:00) Intro

(01:44) Matchmaking

(06:01) Dating Apps

(09:42) The Modern Love Club

(19:55) Dating in the Digital Age

(29:36) Modern Dating Challenges

(31:31) Impact of #MeToo

(36:28) Loneliness Epidemic

(40:29) Dating Tips

(48:41) Q&A

(59:27) Conclusions

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Grab your beverage of choice and fire up your modem because we are joined by Ethan Strauss (host of 2WAY’s own ‪@RandomOffenseTV‬)

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(00:00) Intro

(05:34) WNBA

(11:28) California Politics

(12:17) New York Politics

(29:36) Future of the Democrats

(34:35) Jihad

(39:00) Social Media Wars

(42:06) Republican Foreign Policy

(55:19) Identity Today

(58:05) Q&A

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The Times of Israel’s senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins The Moyihan Report to talk about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, what Hamas has been up to while the world’s gaze was fixed on Iran, and he even wades into the NYC mayoral primaries.

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(00:00) Trump's Statements

(07:51) History of US-Israel Alliance

(11:21) Iran's Role in the Middle East

(22:03) Iranian Regime Stability

(26:14) Ideological Battles

(33:43) Western Media

(38:39) Israeli Far-Right

(40:15) Gaza

(47:29) Zohran

(57:20) AMA

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A lively debate between the hawkish Eli Lake (The Free Press) and the decidedly non-interventionist Justin Logan (Cato Institute) on what, as Donald Trump says, "we" should do about Iran. Get ready for a spirited conversation about Israel, Iran, the bomb, and more detail about the JCPOA that you thought possible. PLUS: Stick around to the end for another installment of "Ask Moynihan Anything" on the subject of preparing for journalistic interviews.

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(00:00) Iran's Intentions

(10:42) Israel's Actions

(16:58) History and MAGA Ruptures

(25:08) Debate

(36:48) Israeli Intelligence

(39:03) JCPOA

(41:08) Risks of Intervention

(51:13) Reflections

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