Episodes

  • Mark Cuban: Character Is Destiny

    Mark Cuban: Character Is Destiny
    Jun 20 2025
    What if it had been a Harris-Cuban ticket in 2024? Well, it turns out the billionaire entrepreneur had been seriously considered for the VP slot—and we can all dream of a potentially different outcome in the election. Meanwhile, the current guy in the Oval Office is failing spectacularly at the number one job of a president: to reduce the stress of the American people, and to communicate trust and hope. Plus, the Dems need to market their policies better, why much of the business community capitulates to Trump, a debate over AI, is Thiel trying to undermine the dollar, meme coins are the scum of the earth, Bluesky needs to let people fight—and the joy of shooting hoops with the kids.

    Mark Cuban joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.

    show notes

    • Mark's website

    • The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company

    • Tim's playlist
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    57 mins
  • Mark McKinnon and Dan Shapiro: Mid-Wreckage

    Mark McKinnon and Dan Shapiro: Mid-Wreckage
    Jun 19 2025
    Because half the country so desperately wanted Trump back, we may now be on the verge of attacking Iran because the fake peacenik president wants some credit for Israel's military accomplishments against Tehran. Meanwhile, decent, hard-working people are being swept up by his anti-American deportation policy, consumers—and home buyers— are continuing to pay for his boondoggle tariffs project, and even Republicans are getting nervous about his big, ugly bill. Plus, how attacking Iran looks from the Israeli perspective, post-Oct. 7.

    Amb. Dan Shapiro and Mark McKinnon join Tim Miller.
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    56 mins
  • Ben Rhodes: The World We Made

    Ben Rhodes: The World We Made
    Jun 18 2025
    Iran is in a vulnerable spot for a variety of reasons, and Israel sees this as a stars-aligning moment to decapitate the Iranian state. But if the U.S. helps out, we'll face the same questions we did with Iraq and Afghanistan: Who will run the place? As Tucker had to embarrassingly school Ted Cruz, Iran is a giant country. And it could descend into civil war or chaos—and America could be drawn into the 'catastrophic success' of regime change. Plus, MAGA fissures over foreign policy, Tulsi can't be trusted on Iran, and Dems really need to seize this black helicopter moment of masked agents snatching and arresting people, including elected officials

    Ben Rhodes joins Tim Miller.
    show notes

    • Tim and Ben at an event two years ago on Ben's book

    • Ben's book, "After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made"

    • Tulsi's creepy nuclear war video
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    1 hr
  • Zohran Mamdani: FYPod Crossover

    Zohran Mamdani: FYPod Crossover
    Jun 17 2025
    NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joins Tim and Cam for a special edition of the daily pod to discuss making the city more affordable, building more housing, and ending food deserts—as well as antisemitism and Islamophobia. Plus, the murky picture on Iran with a lunatic in the White House, and New York magazine's Kerry Howley on the paranoia and chaos at the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth.

    Kerry Howley and State Rep. Zohran Mamdani join today's podcast.
    show notes

    • FYPod on YouTube
    • FYPod on Apple
    • Kerry's story on Hegseth
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Bill Kristol and Terry Moran: True American Spirit

    Bill Kristol and Terry Moran: True American Spirit
    Jun 16 2025
    In contrast to the saddest military junta parade in history, millions of patriotic people took to the streets on Saturday to defend American values and principles against Trump. But the deflated birthday boy now wants to ramp up the militarization of our largest cities on a completely partisan basis to achieve his mass deportation. Meanwhile, folks on the right are showing a vicious irresponsibility about the assassination in Minnesota—Mike Lee in particular should have his head examined since he's showing a complete disregard for the truth. Plus, Terry Moran discusses his firing from ABC, his truth-telling about Stephen Miller, and how Trump is mean, but not that tough.

    Terry Moran and Bill Kristol join Tim Miller.
    show notes

    • Bill's 'Bulwark on Sunday' with Seth Moulton
    • The Michael Scherer piece on Trump's response to Tucker's criticism that Tim referenced
    • For our video audience, here’s the Substack interview with Moran
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Tom Nichols: Remember the Split Screen

    Tom Nichols: Remember the Split Screen
    Jun 13 2025
    On Saturday, Trump would like nothing more than images from Los Angeles of tear gas and balaclava-clad anarchists throwing bottles at Marines to complement video of himself in the stands at his military parade, saluting the troops amid a field of flags. That's part of the reason why he chose LA to federalize the Guard—home to numerous adversaries who willingly take his bait. And while tanks are going to roll through DC, wrecking its streets for the big birthday boy, Israel is going after Iran like it went after Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem handled the Padilla incident like a little fascist, and it only just occurred to Trump how the deportations will affect farms and hotels. Plus, a "Les Miz" correction, a 'Godfather' goof, and fighting words over The Beach Boys v. Lou Reed.

    Tom Nichols joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod.
    show notes

    • Why Trump deployed troops to LA

    • Tom's late night piece on Israel's attack on Iran

    • Tom's "Silence of the Generals" piece

    • The baptism scene in The Godfather

    • Tim's playlist
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Andrew Weissmann: Outlandish and Outrageous

    Andrew Weissmann: Outlandish and Outrageous
    Jun 12 2025
    Trump is outright fabricating a justification for sending Guard troops into Los Angeles, and his directive is not limited only to LA. So, if someone acts violent during a 'No Kings' protest on Saturday somewhere in America, would he deploy the National Guard there too? The potential chilling effect on our First Amendment rights to protest is enormous. Plus, masks are liberating ICE agents to act with impunity, Kash is a thin-skinned beta cuck, and the new self-appointed chair of the Kennedy Center was greeted with a mix of boos and cheers on the opening night performance of "Les Miz."

    Andrew Weissmann joins Tim Miller.

    show notes

    • Boos and cheers for Trump at the opening night performance of Les Misérables

    • If you suddenly need to listen to "Do You Hear the People Sing?"

    • Andrew's pod, "Main Justice"

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    58 mins
  • Mark Hertling: Contrary to American Values

    Mark Hertling: Contrary to American Values
    Jun 11 2025
    Trump keeps wrapping himself in the American flag while while behaving in a very anti-American way—like threatening to shut down protests at his $45 million birthday parade or giving a highly partisan speech in front of soldiers in violation of military policy. And as the haphazardly deployed Marines join federalized Guard troops in LA, Trump seems hellbent on escalating his feud with Gavin Newsom—and the giant blue state that rejects him. Plus, Putin looks to gain an advantage in Ukraine while America is distracted, and Tulsi may have disclosed state secrets to the entire world.

    Gen. Mark Hertling joins Tim Miller.
    show notes

    • Sam and Tim on Tulsi's creepy nuclear war video

    • Part One of the 'Behind the Bastards' Pod on Robert E. Lee

    • The Tom Nichols piece that Gen. Hertling referenced
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    46 mins