What are you listening to - Podcast Edition?

[Horace]

Thought this conversation between two relatively decent Trump haters was good. I now officially respect Ezra Klein more than I do Sam Harris. Didn't see that coming, 10 years ago. I guess Ezra has changed more than Sam has.

This conversation focuses on the political work ahead for the Democrats given the reality that they have to live with Trump voters, one way or another. They hover around what is to me the greatest hurdle - the masses care about politics not centrally to make the world a better place, but simply to give their lives meaning. That meaning can easily come from smug superiority, and/or banal hatred. Money stat from the conversation: 11% of Trump voters would think it appropriate to sever ties with family over politics, while 44% of Harris voters would.

The Dems have a lot of work to do. These two are willing to do the work (Ezra more than Tim, who is way more histrionic and tribal in any other conversation, but here mirrors Ezra's attitude). The masses of Dems aren't really willing to do the work, because the work would sever their ties to politics. They are in it for the hatred and the smug superiority, and as soon as that fun is gone, so too is their interest in participating.

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[Horace]

I checked the comments on that video. Safe to say that the message of the conversation is not being embraced by Tim's audience.

[Horace]

Here's a more mainstream leftist podcast today. Bombshell conspiracy that the guy who allegedly shot Kirk was framed. I didn't watch the video, but I got the point from the title and the comments. Oh boy. This is a mainstream pundit, like the left's Ben Shapiro.

BOMBSHELL VIDEO CLAIMS CHARLIE KIRK SHOT FROM BEHIND, NOT BY ROBINSON

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[jon-nyc]

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

This is a mainstream pundit, like the left's Ben Shapiro.

Has anyone here heard of him? Seems like we should have if he’s the lefts Ben Shapiro.

[Horace]

Pakman has 3.3m youtube subscribers, ben has 6.6m. Not sure who is a more mainstream internet pundit for Democrats than Pakman.

According to ChatGPT, Pod Save America is the most popular mainstream Democrat pundit show online, but Pakman makes the list.