Things Seem Bad w/ Layla A. Jones

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TPM Publisher Joe Ragazzo is joined by TPM Executive Editor John Light as they talk about The News, literally, figuratively, and even kind of spiritually. Amazing Grace 2011 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100820 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/@tpm-video]. We also have newsletters: subscribe here [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters]! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social] Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo [https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo] Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub [https://x.com/tpmsocialclub] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ [https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The Big World Cup Corruption Episode

Josh and Joe are joined by Tom Kludt, special correspondent at Vanity Fair and a former TPMer. They discuss the World Cup, FIFA, corruption, doping, and more, including why Sepp Blatter, as corrupt as he was, may have been better for soccer as a sport than FIFA's current head, Gianni Infantino. We also talk about why America may have hit its ceiling on how good it can get at soccer, and whether that will ever change. To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/@tpm-video]. We also have newsletters: subscribe here [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters]! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social] Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo [https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo] Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub [https://x.com/tpmsocialclub] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ [https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Things Seem Bad w/ Layla A. Jones

TPM's Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by TPM reporter Layla A. Jones to analyze the state of the economy and why it seems to be working for some people, but against most people. They take some time to eviscerate Jeff Bezos clownshow interview on CNBC earlier this week. U.S. Workers Are Getting Record-Low Compensation Based on Their Productivity [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/u-s-workers-record-low-wages-labor-share-bls] Americans still feel pessimistic about the economy. When will it get better? [https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/consumer-confidence-us-economy-inflation-iran-war-trade.html] US 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 as Selloff Deepens [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-19/us-long-bond-yield-hits-highest-since-2007-on-inflation-concern?srnd=homepage-americas] The AI Boom Is Making Warsh's Bond Market Bind Even Worse [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-20/the-bond-market-sees-ai-making-warsh-s-inflation-bind-even-worse?srnd=homepage-americas] Trump DOJ: Yale’s Medical School Has Way Too Many Black Students [https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/yale-medical-school-trump-doj-findings/] The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune [https://fortune.com/2025/11/22/the-exit-economy-black-women-labor-force-participation-inequality/] To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/@tpm-video]. We also have newsletters: subscribe here [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters]! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social] Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo [https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo] Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub [https://x.com/tpmsocialclub] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ [https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

Checking in on MAHA w/ Madeline Peltz

A nuanced look at the current state of the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement and it's relationship with the Trump Administration Number Two Pencil [https://numbertwopencil.substack.com/] Good Girls and Alpha Males: How Conservative Media Is Targeting Gen Z [https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-girls-and-alpha-males-how-conservative-media-is-targeting-gen-z-madeline-peltz/fe9f4d811b430430?ean=9781464255403&next=t] Breaking: Trump withdraws MAHA darling from Surgeon General nomination [https://numbertwopencil.substack.com/p/trump-withdraws-maha-darling-from] I asked MAHA voters outside the Supreme Court if they’d vote Democrat [https://numbertwopencil.substack.com/p/i-asked-maha-voters-outside-the-supreme] To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/@tpm-video]. We also have newsletters: subscribe here [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters]! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social] Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo [https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo] Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub [https://x.com/tpmsocialclub] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ [https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

How is AI affecting culture? with Leif Weatherby

An honest conversation about AI, language and culture with Leif Weatherby. Knowers of Ball [https://thebaffler.com/latest/knowers-of-ball-weatherby] Permanent Decline [https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/permanent-decline/#] The decline of Aaron Rodgers (with Leif Weatherby) [https://thepointmag.substack.com/p/the-decline-of-aaron-rodgers-with-4a1] Attention is All We Need: On Leif Weatherby’s Language Machines [https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2025/08/attention-is-all-we-need-on-leif-weatherbys-language-machines.html] TPM's Annual Membership Drive is underway! If you're not a member, now's the perfect time to join! For a limited time, you can get 25% off an annual Prime or Prime Ad Free membership [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/memberships]! To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page [https://www.youtube.com/@tpmtv]. We also have newsletters: subscribe here [https://talkingpointsmemo.com/newsletters]! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com [https://bsky.app/profile/talkingpointsmemo.com] Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo [https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo] Twitter: https://twitter.com/tpm [https://twitter.com/tpm] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkingpointsmemo/ [https://www.instagram.com/talkingpointsmemo/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].