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What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?

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  • HoraceH Offline
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    Good reddit thread regarding Sam. This guy unsubscribed at about the same time I did, with about the same reasoning.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/1kv5unv/why_i_just_canceled_my_subscription/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

    Education is extremely important.

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      Just a day after listening to Zohran Mamdani on Odd Lots, Andrew Cuomo was on Bari Weiss' podcast. He has well rehearsed and plausible answers for the Covid/nursing home scandal and was pretty good on his feet with distancing himself from the more lefty views.

      When I first heard he was running for Mayor I figured it was his last job, as it would take him out to his mid 70s. Now I suspect he wants the mayoral job as a platform for a presidential run in 2028.

      They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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        Good reddit thread regarding Sam. This guy unsubscribed at about the same time I did, with about the same reasoning.

        https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/1kv5unv/why_i_just_canceled_my_subscription/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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        @Horace said in What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?:

        Good reddit thread regarding Sam. This guy unsubscribed at about the same time I did, with about the same reasoning.

        https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/1kv5unv/why_i_just_canceled_my_subscription/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

        I liked this response. It's something I've been thinking about lately. The economy of subscriptions to individual public commentators. Their price is often the same as a subscription to a top-tier commentary magazine or service.

        For $60 a year you can get a subscription to The Atlantic, which publishes new content everyday, some by Pulitzer Prize winners. Sam asking $150 a year is ridiculous in comparison

        Patreon tends to be saner, where creators request subscriptions on the order of $1 or $3 per month. But the substack crowd tends to start at $10/month or more.

        As for Sam, his pursuit of money is too obvious, compared to his professed higher motivations. I still recall how he was charging separately for his Substack writings and for his podcast. When he consolidated everything at a higher price, he attributed that to an oversight. What you can know about Sam is that he is compelled to maximize his revenue, and he is ashamed of admitting that, and will never admit that.

        Education is extremely important.

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          Depressing but important.

          How Qatar Bought America.

          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/honestly-with-bari-weiss/id1570872415?i=1000710987124

          They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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            @Horace said in What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?:

            Good reddit thread regarding Sam. This guy unsubscribed at about the same time I did, with about the same reasoning.

            https://www.reddit.com/r/samharris/comments/1kv5unv/why_i_just_canceled_my_subscription/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

            I liked this response. It's something I've been thinking about lately. The economy of subscriptions to individual public commentators. Their price is often the same as a subscription to a top-tier commentary magazine or service.

            For $60 a year you can get a subscription to The Atlantic, which publishes new content everyday, some by Pulitzer Prize winners. Sam asking $150 a year is ridiculous in comparison

            Patreon tends to be saner, where creators request subscriptions on the order of $1 or $3 per month. But the substack crowd tends to start at $10/month or more.

            As for Sam, his pursuit of money is too obvious, compared to his professed higher motivations. I still recall how he was charging separately for his Substack writings and for his podcast. When he consolidated everything at a higher price, he attributed that to an oversight. What you can know about Sam is that he is compelled to maximize his revenue, and he is ashamed of admitting that, and will never admit that.

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            @Horace said in What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?:

            As for Sam, his pursuit of money is too obvious, compared to his professed higher motivations.

            Rather than write a book, this is how Sam attempts to monetize himself anymore. Subscriptions and live events.

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            Education is extremely important.

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              What is Israel’s end game?

              A Dispatch podcast interview with an Israeli journalist who has family roots in Iran. Worth your time.

              https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dispatch-podcast/id1493229344?i=1000712890294

              They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                Latest Andrew Sullivan is an absolutely delightful conversation with Chris Matthews. I was never a big fan of his and wasn’t expecting to enjoy it.

                But the vast majority of the conversation was about old times. Johnson, Kennedy, and an awful lot about Tip O’Neil and Reagan.

                I think the second half is paywalled but the most delightful parts about Tip and Reagan’s relationship is in the first half. Highly recommended.

                They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                  Latest Bari Weiss interview is Niall Ferguson and Dexter Filkins on how the war might shake out. Definitely worth your time.

                  They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                    I haven't found any juicy Israel dunking. Not that I've looked too hard. But the people who are happy to call them genocidal maniacs regarding Gaza don't seem to be going as hard on them over Iran. For that matter, the TDS set hasn't been going nuts over whatever Trump is doing. It's like the pundit class is less punditry and more explanation so far. I need to check Bluesky.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      Jordan Peterson has Sam Harris on his podcast. Interesting conversation as they always have.

                      Here’s the description Peterson gave it:

                      Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris explore the breakdown of institutions in the digital age, and how difficult it’s become to identify what’s true and what’s not. Harris voices deep concern over the role independent media and social platforms play in amplifying misinformation, especially post-October 7th. They discuss the addictive, fragmenting nature of platforms like X, the erosion of trust in institutions, the dangers of AI-generated identity theft — and possible solutions. The result is a sobering analysis of epistemic collapse, digital psychopathy, and the urgent need for institutional structure in a world where mass information fails us.

                      They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                        Jonah Goldberg hosts Ken Pollock, who he refers to as ‘the most knowledgeable person he knows who is against American involvement in the Iran war’.

                        He’s the real deal, former CIA, later Iran/Iraq desk lead for NSA, wrote a book on their nuclear program. Currently at AEI.

                        Definitely recommend. @Mik - I think you in particular would enjoy this.

                        Link here.

                        https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-remnant-with-jonah-goldberg/id1291144720?i=1000713382139

                        They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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