Graham Platner’s Downfall And Trump Curses the USMNT w/ Janesh Rahlan & Cayden Mak (Ep 339)

Big yikes — a monster Graham Platner bombshell dropped this week. We talk about the grim news, along with the less-grim news of Mallory McMorrow dropping out of her race against hunky M4A doctor Abdul El-Sayed. Comedian and actor Janesh Rahlan joins for a roundup of the World Cup, and why the Trump Curse has struck again! Also, is Christian Pulisic doing the Trump dance, in support?

Then, Cayden Mak — publisher of Convergence Magazine and host of Block & Build — joins to discuss what the DSA surge means for left organizing strategy, how movements operate when electoralism feels like the only safe terrain. Plus, what should the left actually be doing about media in an era of total consolidation?

Featuring:

Janesh Rahlan, comedian @janeshrahlan

Cayden Mak, publisher Convergence magazine,

Watch our interview with Abdul Al-Sayed here:

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