Historian Julian Zelizer details the historical lessons that can help us understand today’s political landscape. Bloomberg’s Zeke Faux examines his book Number Go Up and explores how the Trump administration is engaging in the crypto grift.

Historian Julian Zelizer details the historical lessons that can help us understand today&rsquo;s political landscape. Bloomberg&rsquo;s Zeke Faux examines his book Number Go Up and explores how the Trump administration is engaging in the crypto grift.

Join noted author & pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday & Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

Join noted author &amp; pundit Molly Jong-Fast for irreverent humor that cuts right to the heart of our politics today as she discusses the top political headlines with some of today’s best minds. Known for being one of the few interviewers in politics to cut through the talking points, Molly reveals the personalities and issues tearing the country apart. She asks the questions no one else does, and gets the answers even her guests didn’t expect to give – and exactly what you want to know. Tune in every Monday, Wednesday &amp; Friday for the funniest yet serious look at what’s ailing America.

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Julian Zelizer & Zeke Faux

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To The Contrary’s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about President Trump declaring his power has no limits.
Ettingermentum’s Josh Cohen joins us to discuss how he’s seeing the midterms shape up.

To The Contrary&rsquo;s Charlie Sykes stops by to talk about President Trump declaring his power has no limits. Ettingermentum&rsquo;s Josh Cohen joins us to discuss how he&rsquo;s seeing the midterms shape up.

Charlie Sykes & Josh Cohen

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Charlie Sykes joins the host to dissect what they portray as a chaotic week in Trump-world, focusing on Trump’s self-mythologizing “great man” worldview, his claims of limitless presidential power in the wake of Iran-related brinkmanship, and the apparent weakness and unraveling of a proposed nuclear-style agreement. They also explore Trump’s strained relationships with allies at the G7, the backlash and confusion surrounding J.D. Vance’s public stumbles and Catholic conversion book tour amid criticism from church leaadership, and a growing intra-party clash with Senate Republicans—especially John Thune—over nominations and perceived attempts to strong-arm the Senate. The discussion closes with Trump’s bungled D.C. “beautification” efforts, including an infamous reflecting pool fiasco, which they frame as a broader metaphor for administrative incompetence with high-stakes consequences. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Charlie Sykes joins the host to dissect what they portray as a chaotic week in Trump-world, focusing on Trump&rsquo;s self-mythologizing &ldquo;great man&rdquo; worldview, his claims of limitless presidential power in the wake of Iran-related brinkmanship, and the apparent weakness and unraveling of a proposed nuclear-style agreement. They also explore Trump&rsquo;s strained relationships with allies at the G7, the backlash and confusion surrounding J.D. Vance&rsquo;s public stumbles and Catholic conversion book tour amid criticism from church leaadership, and a growing intra-party clash with Senate Republicans&mdash;especially John Thune&mdash;over nominations and perceived attempts to strong-arm the Senate. The discussion closes with Trump&rsquo;s bungled D.C. &ldquo;beautification&rdquo; efforts, including an infamous reflecting pool fiasco, which they frame as a broader metaphor for administrative incompetence with high-stakes consequences. Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Trump’s INSANE Rant “NO LIMITS TO MY POWER"  w/ Charlie Sykes

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Molly Jong-Fast sits down with Better Off Ed's Ed Citron, a longtime AI skeptic, to dissect what he calls the current “irrational exuberance” around large language models: massive hype, trillions in investment, and an explosion of costly data-center buildouts despite thin real-world demand and unclear returns. Ed argues that today’s LLMs are fundamentally probabilistic tools prone to hallucinations, useful mainly for limited tasks like code generation and summarization rather than reliably automating jobs, and he contends that claims of recursive self-improvement and imminent white-collar replacement function more as marketing than measurable reality. The conversation also examines Anthropic’s “too dangerous to release” messaging, alleged jailbreak and export-control issues, and how fear-based narratives may be backfiring by inviting government restrictions. Zooming out, Ed warns that the bigger risk may not be AI taking everyone’s jobs, but an AI-driven capital bubble—propped up by GPU spending and private credit—that could unwind if the promised demand never materializes. Better Off Ed Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Better Offline Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBPt1j2DoNij1kVdx8Ig6 Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Molly Jong-Fast sits down with Better Off Ed's Ed Citron, a longtime AI skeptic, to dissect what he calls the current &ldquo;irrational exuberance&rdquo; around large language models: massive hype, trillions in investment, and an explosion of costly data-center buildouts despite thin real-world demand and unclear returns. Ed argues that today&rsquo;s LLMs are fundamentally probabilistic tools prone to hallucinations, useful mainly for limited tasks like code generation and summarization rather than reliably automating jobs, and he contends that claims of recursive self-improvement and imminent white-collar replacement function more as marketing than measurable reality. The conversation also examines Anthropic&rsquo;s &ldquo;too dangerous to release&rdquo; messaging, alleged jailbreak and export-control issues, and how fear-based narratives may be backfiring by inviting government restrictions. Zooming out, Ed warns that the bigger risk may not be AI taking everyone&rsquo;s jobs, but an AI-driven capital bubble&mdash;propped up by GPU spending and private credit&mdash;that could unwind if the promised demand never materializes. Better Off Ed Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Better Offline Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/2dBPt1j2DoNij1kVdx8Ig6 Subscribe to Fast Politics and listen 4x a week for interviews just like this on your favorite podcast app: https://episodes.fm/1645614328

Why Trump & Billionaires Keep Propping Up AI w/ Ed Zitron

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