Molly Jong-Fast joins host Rick Wilson to discuss just what the hell went wrong in 2024.

We begin this episode with a quick note of appreciation from Rick, to you and everyone who has supported in this fight. From there Rick sits down with New York Times bestselling author Michael Tackett to discuss his new book, The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party. Tackett unpacks McConnell's transformation from a pragmatic politician to a key architect of modern conservatism, his mastery of Senate rules, and his role in reshaping the judiciary. The conversation explores McConnell's relationship with Trump, his controversial post-January 6 decisions, and the enduring impact of his leadership.

Michael's book, The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party, available now.

Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro

(00:06:19) The Price of Power

(00:12:32) Doing more with the minority than some can do with the majority

(00:14:18) Curating his own caucus

(00:17:03) Controlling Trump

(00:27:13) The Senate post McConnell

Yale Economist and Leadership Expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld demystifies the mirage of Trump as a business and family empire.

And so begins the inevitable ball-fumbling that is a Trump Presidency. In our first episode back from a short break, Rick rants on the Matt Gaetz debacle and how we should see it in the context of Trump and his incoming administration.

Timestamps:

(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:21) Rant Time

About The Enemies List: American democracy is being threatened, and Rick Wilson knows exactly who is responsible. In each episode, Rick calls out those who are the enemies of democracy and exposes their treachery- because sunlight is the best disinfectant. https://bit.ly/3P82A5g

Yevgeny Simkin joins us today to discuss how social media shaped this election. Did the propaganda train win them this election? Does whoever control the information control the nation? He's also here to help promote the new social media platform that looks to overtake X, and it's called Sez.us. Simkin and Joe explain the importance of this app and the features that places Sez.us miles ahead of X.

Alex is out, so Trygve Olsen is back like he never left. It's a week after the election, but we're focused on the future. In the coming years, we have much to learn, but what do we need to make the change? What can we learn from Tammy Baldwin winning? Making the change starts with us, so please go check out Sez.us.

Juliet watched nine hours of Fox News and roughly eight and a half hours of the PBS News Hour from of the night of the 2024 presidential election. This podcast breaks the whole thing down hour by hour with illuminating quotes from both networks. A legitimate news source versus rightwing propaganda.

This week there is a big elephant in the room that we must start talking about: Defeat. Host Rick Wilson stresses the importance of continuing to fight the corruption of Trump and his allies despite the electoral defeat. As the groundwork for authoritarianism is already being laid with Trump’s most recent cabinet selections, Rick reminds listeners who some of these people, such as Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard, really are.