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- 4 days ago35 min
PANIC! At the A.I. Regulatory Disco, and Wesley Hunt Heads to Riyadh
Week two with the Playlist Bros, as Michael and Anthony discuss How To Talk About the sudden AI Panic! Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei sounded the alarm for the need to slow down AI development and something crazy happened...all the other tech bros agreed! Well, sort of...they all agreed AI is developing way too quickly, but we must compete with China and they're not regulating themselves. So how do we do it? Later on the episode, we segue to the Politician On Our Playlist this week: Congressman Wesley Hunt, of Texas, who's been tapped by Trump to serve as US Ambassador in Saudi Arabia. He'll need a Senate confirmation first, but those guys seem to be giving a rubber stamp on everything. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 1 weeks ago45 min
Hegseth's Pentagon Purge, The War In Iran and The Lone Dem Defectors
On this Episode of the Happy Hour, Anna begins her highly anticipated maternity leave, handing the keys to the Playlist Ferrari--err Mini Van--over to Michael and Anthony. But fear not Playlisters, they come out of the gates swinging, with a breakdown of How To Talk About Pete Hegseth's continued and troubling purge of top Generals at the Pentagon, the latest being the incredible 4-star General Chris Donahue. This is no doubt depleting both our military capabilities as well as morale, but it doesn't seem like Pistol Pete is going anywhere, and speaking of which, neither is that war in Iran. Then we discuss the Politician On Our Playlist, and of course, Anthony had to over-achieve and pick two: Marie Glusenkamp Perez of Washington and Jared Golden of Maine. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago28 min
The Politician On Our Playlist: Juan Ciscomani
Hey Playlisters, can you guess how many districts, out of the 435 in this country, are labeled actual "toss up" races? Meaning, how many are actually competitive between a Dem and a Repub? You might want to pour yourself a strong one because the number is very...very...low. And on this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony are talking about the Politician On Our Playlist this week, Juan Ciscomani, a Republican in Arizona who represents one of those districts! Arizona's 8th Congressional District, and let me tell you, he's in a nail-biter of a reelection race. We break it all down for you so you don't have to go insane by watching cable news to stay informed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 2 weeks ago32 min
How To Talk About: The Data Center Backlash
On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael Anna and Anthony discuss How To Talk About the Data Center Backlash that has surprisingly unified Democrats and Republicans--well, 71% of them to be exact. That's right, 7 out of 10 Americans (regardless of party) say they're opposed to data centers being built in their backyard. And this issue has galvanized such strong grassroots support that now both Republican and Democratic Governors are imposing moratoriums on new data center construction, even in places like Texas and Utah! This has become a surprisingly defining issue in these midterm elections, and not surprisingly, the Trump administration has doubled down on supporting them. But who else is for or against these? Fear not, we break it all down for you, Playlister. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- 3 weeks ago47 min
The SCOTUS Ballot Ruling, Jared Moskowitz and the DSA Drift
On this extended episode of the Happy Hour, we're discussing How To Talk About the recent SCOTUS ruling on mail in ballots and what Trump is trying to have the US Post Office do. Then we head south to the Politician On Our Playlist: Jared Moskowitz, who won his recent primary in a completely newly drawn district. But Jared's got some beef with his own party, particularly what he sees as an alarming drift towards the far left in the name of DSA. But he says this is actually only a very loud 5% of the party. We break it all down for you so you don't go insane while staying informed. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 20, 202624 min
The Politician On Our Playlist: Rob Bresnahan
On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss the politician on their playlist: Rob Bresnahan, the freshman Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania's 8th district. He ran on the platform of banning congressional stock trading and guess what he's done in the two years in office? Make over 600 stock trades !!! He claims it's all legit and done through a broker, but Paige Cognetti, the Democratic Mayor of Scranton isn't having it. That's why she's challenging him for his seat and she's ahead in the polls. Any guesses on what her big campaign platform pitch is? ...ban congressional stock trading. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 18, 202642 min
How To Talk About: The Wheels On The Trump Bus
On this episode of the Happy Hour, Michael, Anna and Anthony discuss How To Talk About: The wheels on the Trump Train possibly coming off, thanks to the USS Lincoln, Natalie Harp, and Kim Jung-Un. That's right, three seemingly unrelated news stories dominating the headlines that are all pointing to one alarming thing: Trump is maybe falling apart. And spoiler, it's very clear he isn't surrounding by the best and the brightest people. We get into all the tea but all gossip aside, what really concerns us is his decision-making, or apparent lack thereof. Xo, Pol Pla. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
- Aug 13, 202630 min
The Politician On Our Playlist: AOC
Playlisters, we're going back to one of the OG politicians on our playlist this week, and that's none other than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the notorious AOC. Michael and Anna have put her on the playlist this week because she's doing something pretty remarkable and never-before-done. As a young female sitting member of Congress, she's sharing her IVF journey for all the world to see, documenting every step of her process in freezing her eggs, and in the process, sharing the stories of tons of other women who have gone through similar journeys. And speaking of journeys, it turns out Anna has been on a little bit of a journey herself--wink wink. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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