May 18, 2026: Is Graham Platner's downward mobility a feature or a bug? Plus: Kash Patel goes Snorkeling, Tom Steyer Pays Influencers, and Trump Flexes his Muscle over the GOP

Can a Woman Win in 2028 (with MSNow's Ali Vitali)? PLUS The DNC autopsy leaked. What next? (with CNN's Isaac Dovere)

In the week or so since the autopsy leaked, there's been no shortage of speculation about what the future holds for the DNC and Ken Martin. We talked with CNN's Isaac Dovere, the reporter who broke the story about what happened and what will happen next.  Then: Ali Vitali, host of MSNow's Way Too Early, joins us to talk about the Texas Senate race and the GOP's basic argument that is...that James Talarico is gay? We guess? Plus, given that Ali literally wrote the book on women running for President, we ask about 2028 and whether a woman can win.  We also talk about the Pope's AI encyclical and Jake Auchincloss' seeming admission that he'd be fine losing the Senate than Graham Platner winning.  CHAPTERS: * 00:00:19 - Autopsy with Isaac Dovere * 00:24:29 - Texas Senate with Ali Vitali * 00:49:53 - Can a Woman Win * 01:07:34 - Woke Pope * 01:22:11 - Twitter Fights Subscribe to the Nobody Knows Anything Youtube Channel  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuuXPOfrKJFeWMZZiueiFA] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/nobodyknowsanythingshow/] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Twitter (X??) [https://x.com/NKAnythingPod] Follow Rob on Twitter [https://x.com/Rob_Flaherty]and Jesse on Twitter  [https://x.com/JesseLehrich] Email us at whatsup@Nobodyknows.wtf

The DNC "autopsy" has come out. It was bad. Should we fire the DNC chair? (with Ro Khanna)

Not to say we were right....but we were right. The DNC autopsy was actually just too bad to put out. And rather than doing anything about it, Ken Martin just hit the ball for months. Not good.  We discuss the DNC autopsy report, dive in more on Rob's experience of speaking with the team behind it, and tick through our favorite DNC annotations of it. Then we ask the big question: Should Ken Martin go?  Then, Congressman Ro Khanna joins us for a wide-ranging interview. We talk about Ken Martin, the autopsy, and also Artificial Intelligence and the Trump administrations now-phony change of heart on regulations.  Finally: Addisu Demissie joins the pod to talk about all things California politics. Tom Steyer and Xaxier Becerra trading blows, Katie Porter dunking on her kids, and why Nancy Pelosi got involved in the house race to replace her.  Plus: Gavin Newsom. That guy's running for President. Addisu used to manage his campaign, so we get the inside scoop.  * 00:00:20 - The Autopsy Autopsy * 00:10:43 - Best Annotations * 00:22:56 - Should Ken Go? * 00:26:41 - Special Guest Ro Khanna * 00:50:30 - Special Guest Addisu Demissie * 00:52:36 - California Governor's Race * 01:05:00 -- Hey Gavin Newsom is Running for President, Yeah? Subscribe to the Nobody Knows Anything Youtube Channel  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuuXPOfrKJFeWMZZiueiFA] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/nobodyknowsanythingshow/] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Twitter (X??) [https://x.com/NKAnythingPod] Follow Rob on Twitter [https://x.com/Rob_Flaherty]and Jesse on Twitter  [https://x.com/JesseLehrich] Email us at whatsup@Nobodyknows.wtf

May 18, 2026: Is Graham Platner's downward mobility a feature or a bug? Plus: Kash Patel goes Snorkeling, Tom Steyer Pays Influencers, and Trump Flexes his Muscle over the GOP

Well, it was a pretty big weekend. The New York Times reported on Kash Patel's big snorkel trip [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/patel-fbi-travel-snorkeling-pearl-harbor.html], (but said it was to prepare for adversaries attacking). Needless to say, we had a little fun with that. But the big discussion for this episode was about 2026 dyanmics: Trump flexing his muscle over his GOP enemies between Bill Cassidy over the weekend and Thomas Massie on Tuesday. We talk about what the former means for the latter.  We also talk about Graham Platner's big interview in the Maine Senate race. There's a lot of discussion about whether or not Graham Platner really is working class -- or whether his middle class upbringing disqualifies him from being working class now.  Plus: Lots of debate about the ethics of paying influencers, particularly with Tom Steyer in California. Rob's paid an influencer or two in his day, and talks about the evolving and curious ethics of paid influence on campaigns.  All of that and more on Nobody Knows Anything! * 00:00:58 - Kash Patel Snorkel * 00:10:30 - 2026 Whiparound * 00:30:33 - Paid Influencers * 00:39:56 - 2028 Whiparound * 00:52:34 - White House Ballroom * 00:55:36 - AI is pretty unpopular Subscribe to the Nobody Knows Anything Youtube Channel  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuuXPOfrKJFeWMZZiueiFA] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/nobodyknowsanythingshow/] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Twitter (X??) [https://x.com/NKAnythingPod] Follow Rob on Twitter [https://x.com/Rob_Flaherty]and Jesse on Twitter  [https://x.com/JesseLehrich] Email us at whatsup@Nobodyknows.wtf

May 15th, 2026: Rob spoke to the DNC autopsy. Here's what he told them (with Tim Miller!) Plus: Trump's robbing the joint on the way out, and his trip to China!

Rob was one of the few campaign staff who actually spoke to the DNC's autopsy. This week, he put out a piece in the Bulwark [https://www.thebulwark.com/p/heres-what-i-told-the-dnc-autopsy-biden-harris-2024-lessons-democrats-2028]laying out what he said, and what his thoughts are for the future. Tim Miller joins us to talk about what went wrong, what went right, and what we can learn from next time.  Plus: We talk about the California Governor's race that is making everyone miserable, the crazy optics around Trump's trip to China, and a couple of things we are mad about (like the head of ICE running private prisons? What??) * 00:01:32 - Special Guest Tim Miller * 00:03:01 - The Robtopsy * 00:30:48 - California Governor's Race * 00:42:41 - Trump's Trip to China * 00:52:01 - War of Choice Subscribe to the Nobody Knows Anything Youtube Channel  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuuXPOfrKJFeWMZZiueiFA] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/nobodyknowsanythingshow/] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Twitter (X??) [https://x.com/NKAnythingPod] Follow Rob on Twitter [https://x.com/Rob_Flaherty]and Jesse on Twitter  [https://x.com/JesseLehrich] Email us at whatsup@Nobodyknows.wtf

May 11, 2026: What are Democrats' options in Virginia? We argue about which path they should take. Plus: Everyone's mad about AOC, Sean Duffy's fake road trip, and Spencer Pratt's weird campaign.

The Virginia Supreme Court just nuked Democrats' redistricting plan in a 4-3 ruling, and Rob and Jesse flatly disagree on what to do next: drop the judicial retirement age to 53 and make judges young again, or admit the gerrymandering arms race is a losing fight Democrats can't out-cheat their way out of. Plus: AOC's viral "my ambition is bigger than that" moment, her fight with billionaires, and why she won't form a coalition with Marjorie Taylor Greene on Gaza. Sean Duffy spent 7 months filming a Boeing-sponsored road trip with his 9 kids while planes were falling out of the sky. Spencer Pratt is somehow the most interesting candidate in the LA mayor's race, Gavin Newsom won't touch the California governor's primary, and 17 Connecticut Republicans voted against a bill that would stop chatbots from providing sexual content to minors.  Chapters: * 00:03:16 - 2028 Whiparound * 00:18:25 - Sean Duffy Docu-Series * 00:26:45 - California Elections * 00:40:37 - Virginia Redistricting * 00:52:32  - Stock Up / Stock Down Subscribe to the Nobody Knows Anything Youtube Channel  [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKuuXPOfrKJFeWMZZiueiFA] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Instagram.  [https://www.instagram.com/nobodyknowsanythingshow/] Follow Nobody Knows Anything on Twitter (X??) [https://x.com/NKAnythingPod] Follow Rob on Twitter [https://x.com/Rob_Flaherty]and Jesse on Twitter  [https://x.com/JesseLehrich] Email us at whatsup@Nobodyknows.wtf