This is such a great and godawful idea at once. And…I want to hear it?

I think it might be helpful for many of our psyches if there were a version of this series with @jvl.bsky.social listening to the podcast and commenting/screaming into the void with us.

One of my takeaways is that it is better electorally to be seen as authentic, even if terrible and unlikable rather than unauthentic.

Also, the double standard is strong for Teflon Don. He is not judged by the same measure as his political opponents.

A lot of performative “not gonna listen” in the replies. I will and I’m sure it’ll annoy the hell out of me. As always, respect your zen like ability to meet folks where they’re at.

I just discovered these. And wow, is it depressing to listen to. One thing I am wondering is, where do those people get their news? I am wondering whether this astounding level of reality distortion has anything to do with unreliable news sources.

Thanks for doing this, btw. It's good work.

I think you are doing incredible work, but focus group podcasts are so depressing to listen to. I think they expose how separated from the reality we live in they are, but I'm not sure they provide an answer on how to puncture that reality. Perhaps I can be convinced otherwise.

This episode was super interesting! I hope you have him on again for the subjects you missed. Love all that you do!