1116: Secret Podcast: We’re Living in an Insane Asylum
Summary
Hosts Sarah Longwell and Victor David Hanson open the episode by mocking Joe Manchin’s recent endorsements of Susan Collins and Mike Rogers, framing them as petty acts of vanity against the Democratic Party. They then debate the potential demolition of the Kennedy Center by Donald Trump, with Longwell arguing that the spectacle would expose the administration’s misplaced priorities to the public. The discussion culminates in a critique of media inaction regarding Trump’s Truth Social claim that the Democratic Party orchestrated his assassination attempt, which the hosts argue demands immedi…
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Intro: JVL and Sarah Longwell, book launch and merch
Joe Manchin endorsements and red-state Democrat dynamics
Trump and the Kennedy Center demolition debate
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Diesel prices and transition to Trump's Truth Social post
Trump's claim of a Democratic assassination plot
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