Digital Social Hour

Why Political Grifters Are Winning... | Brian Shapiro | DSH #2076

July 21, 2026·47 min·6-min readsolopolitics
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The podcast features a candid conversation between two commentators discussing political polarization, the rise of right-wing grifters, and the erosion of democratic norms under Trump, with a focus on ICE abuses, media manipulation, and the moral failures of political leaders. The host ar

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Brian Shapiro

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Brian ShapiroSean KellyGavin NewsomJ.D. VanceElon MuskDonald TrumpAlex SteinPatrick Bet-DavidCandace OwensDave RubinChris Cuomo

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeInequalityPolitical NewsUs Politics

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