The Weekly Stewart This Week
The guests on this week’s Jon Stewart podcast are Roosevelt University Professor and contributing writer at The Nation David Faris, and "The Bulwark Podcast" host Tim Miller. As the show writes, “As the government shutdown takes effect, Jon is joined by David Faris Tim Miller to examine Democratic strategy. Together, they explore what Democrats are hoping to achieve through the shutdown, discuss whether the party should rethink its resistance tactics and policy priorities, and consider what it would look like if Democrats embraced the hardball precedents Trump and Republicans have set when they eventually return to power. Plus, Jon weighs in on the launch of Trump and Hegseth's "no fatties" military policy.”
As I’ve noted, the show now provides a nice feature, a sort of "breakdown" of when specific topics are covered during the conversation, so you can jump to the sections that most interest you. If you watch the video on YouTube, those time codes are hyperlinked to the video and will jump you automatically to the right spot. But for those who choose to watch it here, this is the schedule, and you can just manually go to where you want, if you decide not to watch the whole thing.
0:00 - Intro
4:19 - David Faris & Tim Miller Join
6:55 - What is the Democrats' Strategy?
11:27 - Do the Democrats have the Right Messengers?
14:27 - Ground News Ad Break
15:35 - The Malpractice Isn't Messaging
21:07 - One Crisis After Another
25:30 - What Should the Democrats Focus on?
32:43 - Quince Ad Break
34:13 - David's Thought Experiment
41:06 - Governors & States Can Be an Effective Counterweight
46:29 - Will Democrats Use Executive Actions in the Future?
56:10 - Democrats Need to Identify the Problem
59:25 - Breaking Down the Discussion
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