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#76 Why We Should Welcome Anyone Late To The 'Trump's A Fascist Loon' Party with Cliston Brown

40 min · 20. März 2026
Episode #76 Why We Should Welcome Anyone Late To The 'Trump's A Fascist Loon' Party with Cliston Brown Cover

Beschreibung

The Wall Street Journal article reported recently that some young voters are starting to regret their vote for Donald Trump, who set the world on fire and didn’t even lower the price of eggs. A new poll finds 58 percent of voters under 30 disapprove of his job performance. This is actually good news, if you’re up for Democrats winning elections. I know many liberals insist that Trump won because he’s a racist, sexist bigoted fool rather than in spite of those obvious character flaws. However, if all 2024 Trump voters wanted him to Make American Antebellum Again, he’d enjoy much higher approval. I don’t need to like former Trump voters to accept them in a winning coalition. It’s like Buffy teaming up with Spike in that epic Season 2 finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Spike’s motivations were self-centered and hardly noble, but ultimately, he still helped her save the world. This week, my guest is political strategist and friend of the podcast Cliston Brown. You will hear: * Online shaming might feel good, but is it the most effective persuasion technique? * Why Democrats too often fall for “silver bullet” thinking * Why John Fetterman’s curious Senate career likely ends after one term * Why “the math is the math” when it comes to winning elections * And more! Guest Info:  Cliston Brown is a political analyst and communications executive. He writes on U.S. politics at ClistonBrown.com [http://clistonbrown.com], having previously written for the New York Observer [http://observer.com/]and the California Globe [https://californiaglobe.com/].  On average, Brown has projected the final composition of the U.S. House of Representatives within 7.5 seats and the U.S. Senate within 1.222 seats. In the most recent election, he correctly predicted every U.S. Senate race. Brown began his career as a journalist in the Chicago area in 1994, covering government and politics, intellectual property law, international business issues, education, and law enforcement. He moved to Washington, D.C., in 2001, where he served for two years as director of communications for U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-Indiana), then transitioned back into the private sector as a communications professional and political analyst in the insurance industry, holding positions in Washington, Chicago and San Francisco. Follow Brown on Twitter: @clistonbrown [http://twitter.com/clistonbrown] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

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Episode #83 Finding Southern Comfort In A Good Book with Meg Reid Cover

#83 Finding Southern Comfort In A Good Book with Meg Reid

Joining me on the podcast today is Meg Reid, the executive director of the Hub City Writers Project in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and the publisher of Hub City Press, where she finds and champions new and overlooked voices from the American South, including Carter Sickels, Drew Lanham, Ashley M. Jones, and Anjali Enjeti. An editor and book designer, Meg’s essays have appeared online in outlets like DIAGRAM, the Oxford American, and The Rumpus. She holds an MFA in Nonfiction from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she served as Assistant Editor of the literary magazine, Ecotone, and worked for the literary imprint Lookout Books. She was a Publishers Weekly Star Watch 2021 Honoree. You will hear: * The goal of the Hub City Writers Projects to expand underserved stories and introduce people to the new South * How Meg came to the South * Current trends in the book market and why it may be harder to find the book you need to read * Aliteracy vs. Illiteracy - Well educated people who CAN read, but choose not to read - competing media (doom scrolling, streaming on demand, etc) and not taking the time to be alone in your head * Getting people in bookstores to make reading less of a solo adventure * And more! Links:   Meg’s Website: https://www.megreid.com/ [https://www.megreid.com/] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

12. Juli 202635 min
Episode #82 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 2 Cover

#82 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 2

My friend Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the editor in chief for TDF Stages and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York. She joins me once again to discuss this year’s Tony Awards. This is part two of our kibbitz session, and we discuss Death of a Salesman, the musical flop Queen of Versailles, and The Jellicle Ball, an actually good version of Cats. Links:   Raven's website: www.ravensnook.com [http://www.ravensnook.com] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

5. Juni 202634 min
Episode #81 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 1 Cover

#81 Third Annual Tony Awards Special with Raven Snook - Part 1

My friend Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the editor in chief for TDF Stages and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York. She joins me once again to discuss this year’s Tony Awards, but first, we chat about Rocky Horror, Chicago, and the current state of musicals. (This was recorded before the sad announcement that my beloved Death Becomes Her is closing at the end of June.) Raven’s work has also appeared in New York Magazine, Yahoo Parenting, the New York Post, The Village Voice, Bon Appétit, Better Homes & Gardens and Parents.com, among others. We’ll be back next week for part two of our kibbitz session. Guest Info:  Raven Snook is a writer, editor, performer, mom and all-around diva (in the positive sense of the word) who’s currently the Editor of Creative Content for TDF and a contributing theater critic for Time Out New York. Raven's work has also appeared in New York Magazine, Yahoo Parenting, the New York Post, The Village Voice, Bon Appétit, Better Homes & Gardens and Parents.com, among others. Links:   www.ravensnook.com [http://www.ravensnook.com] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

29. Mai 202638 min
Episode #80 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 2 Cover

#80 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 2

Reality Checking the Bulwark is the ongoing project by Steward Beckham [https://open.substack.com/users/82506717-steward-beckham?utm_source=mentions] and Evan Stern [https://open.substack.com/users/20571446-evan-stern?utm_source=mentions]. As Steward says, “We believe that institutions matter, but when institutions fail, democracy falters. And institutions that are built to counter Trump should not repeat the same mistakes that laid the groundwork for Trump. We respect and value the The Bulwark, but when it becomes a central pillar of our pro-democracy movement, it also needs to be interrogated for narrating our political stories in the same frames that may have produced the problem and also may not be the medicine for that problem. So that’s why we want to identify its failures in the best faith possible.” Steward and Evan return for Part Two of our discussion about The Bulwark, the Never Trump movement, and who controls the Democratic Party narrative. Enjoy! And go check out Steward and Evan’s substacks, Stew on This and Certain Thoughts. Make sure you check out episode 79 of the podcast to hear Part 1 of this enlightening conversation! Links: Evan’s Substack: https://substack.com/@therealevanstern [https://substack.com/@therealevanstern] Steward’s Substack: https://substack.com/@stewardbeckham [https://substack.com/@stewardbeckham] Stew on This Podcast: https://www.stewonthis.com/podcast [https://www.stewonthis.com/podcast] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

14. Mai 202639 min
Episode #79 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 1 Cover

#79 Reality Checking The Bulwark With Steward Beckham And Evan Stern - PART 1

I’ve enjoyed Reality Checking the Bulwark, an ongoing project by Steward Beckham [https://open.substack.com/users/82506717-steward-beckham?utm_source=mentions] and Evan Stern [https://open.substack.com/users/20571446-evan-stern?utm_source=mentions]. As Steward says, “We believe that institutions matter, but when institutions fail, democracy falters. And institutions that are built to counter Trump should not repeat the same mistakes that laid the groundwork for Trump. We respect and value The Bulwark, but when it becomes a central pillar of our pro-democracy movement, it also needs to be interrogated for narrating our political stories in the same frames that may have produced the problem and also may not be the medicine for that problem. So that’s why we want to identify its failures in the best faith possible.” I was fortunate enough to speak about this in depth with Steward and Evan. Watch and/or listen to Part One here, and come back next week for Part Two. Also, go check out Steward and Evan’s substacks, Stew on This [https://open.substack.com/pub/stewardbeckham] and Certain Thoughts [https://open.substack.com/pub/certainthoughts]. You will hear: * Discussing The Bulwark - How it started and how it’s going * Why Steward and Evan decided to discuss conversations happening on the conservative site and debate whether they were getting things right as a talking point to Democrats who are looking to take a more conservative view on politics and their expansion beyond the “Never Trump” crowd * Is it arrogance or is it victory? - The Bulwark seems to be slow to catch up on matters that will shape an election (after the fact, by a mile) and have a very narrow viewpoint on whose opinion matters * Stereotypical archetypes are used (the moonshining hillbilly, the longhorn-riding Texan, the Callifornian juicer, etc.) to drive how politician candidates are told to talk to different voters, infantilizing and demoralizing voters * And more! Links: Evan’s Substack: https://substack.com/@therealevanstern [https://substack.com/@therealevanstern] Steward’s Substack: https://substack.com/@stewardbeckham [https://substack.com/@stewardbeckham] Stew on This Podcast: https://www.stewonthis.com/podcast [https://www.stewonthis.com/podcast] Connect with Stephen: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897 [https://twitter.com/SER1897] YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy [https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy] Email: ser1840@gmail.com Join  the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbC1PWHZvdXhzd1ctcjFQR2JGODFkSWNNVGNxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttV2NwdjFaVDN6YzhlVVkwYUJ5dVBHc2tMajQyMjQ3alpvWEJiS1cyWVBYQThaOHAyWlJlMWFZWHRMQnhkX2REcGhIV1FoOHZTV0tKN2RLWWRNNU9tQVFGTlNTcVdrTHRiNnlrMFBKMm9ibmJyLTJVUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fstephenrobinson&v=MfjmKexJVdchttps://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson [https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson]

30. Apr. 202640 min