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The Cornell Seven case is back open, and the guys want to know why it took a civil lawsuit and a student newspaper to get it there. Rich, Luke, Tim, and Zak dig into the group chat 57 people saw and said nothing about, why New York law makes this so hard to prosecute, what justice could realistically look like, and what it means to raise kids in a world where this keeps happening. Before that, Tim relives Sen. Eric Schmitt accusing Jack Smith of perjury on live TV because he mixed up the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, plus the right-wing influencers who posted the "gotcha" in unison and deleted it just as fast. Also: Trump's mystery leg brace, the Sharia law Tim was promised and never got, and your NPR name (drop yours in the comments). Election night is live in NYC on November 3. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Bland, executive director of Black Men Vote, joins Tim, Luke, and Rich to break down what actually moved Black men toward Trump in 2024: not policy, but a democratic party that only shows up at the last minute, talks in jargon, and attacks the idea of getting rich. Mike makes the case for a message built on entrepreneurship, real financial stability, and straight talk (a $35 insulin cap is "we saved your family $20,000," not a seven-minute explainer). With gas and daycare squeezing everyone, and Black men now the most unemployed group in the country, Mike's read is simple: the bromance with Trump is over, but Democrats still have to earn the vote.Learn more and get involved at blackmenvote.org.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diesel prices are doing what a year of messaging couldn't. Tim, Luke, Rich and Zak break down how the spike became the catalyst for Democrats' midterm surge, why $7 diesel could keep undecided Republicans home, and what a wave of new polls from Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Alaska and Kansas says about the map. Plus Byron Donalds scrubbing Trump from his campaign site, and the races nobody's watching, like Minnesota.Then the crew gets into what voters actually want from a leader. Zohran Mamdani walked out of the Oval Office looking stronger than Trump, while Hakeem Jeffries' quiet meeting with Jared Kushner landed badly. That leads into a blunt argument about Kamala Harris and 2028: whether her problem was a double standard or a lack of conviction voters could feel, and why Newsom keeps getting credit as the fighter in the room. They close with a plea to drop the purity tests, back strong candidates where they can win, and give to reach races while the money can still be spent.Election night is coming. Watch it with us, free online or live in New York. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour.Next Tuesday: Michael Bland of Black Men Vote.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump is at 29% approval with diesel at record highs, and his move is to ban CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House. The full crew breaks down why that's what losing looks like, how Democrats should actually sell taxing billionaires, Trump's sniper-filled triumphal arch, and the MAGA meltdown over halal Tillamook cheddar. Plus, the tour is now one big NYC election night watch party on November 3, packed with a bunch of your favorite creators. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gas prices are bad, and diesel is about to make everything worse. Mr. Global, co-host of American Power on the Find Out Media Network, joins Tim, Zak, and Luke to explain why the Iran war has triggered the worst global oil crisis ever, why the Strategic Petroleum Reserve won't save us, and why prices will still be ugly on election day no matter what Trump does. Plus, Kash Patel's FBI drops its bestiality ban for applicants.Then the guys debate Robert Kraft getting Macklemore kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour for saying "Free Palestine," and Ed's spineless response.Catch us live on the F*ck Around and Find Out tour. Tickets at wearefindout.com/tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former Anthropic safety researcher put the odds of AI wiping out humanity in the next ten years at 10%. Days later Anthropic announced a model too good at hacking to release, half the industry begged Washington to regulate them, and Trump said the only regulation we need is a president with a high IQ.Adam Conner, VP of technology policy at the Center for American Progress, gives us his own read on that number and explains why the damage short of extinction is the part nobody's planning for. Also: how Trump quietly made himself the man who decides which AI models get released, what happens to the economy when the bubble pops, and the campaign plank we're stealing on air. Robots will not fire you. Thanks to our Sponsors: Go to https://www.quince.com/findout and get free shipping and 365-day returns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats are probably taking back the House, and their announced plan is to undo what Trump did and then stop. Rich and Luke argue they should send him single-payer, a $20 minimum wage, and universal pre-K instead, force him to veto all of it, and run on that. Plus the $45,000 cash Christmas gifts Trump handed three young staffers, the 9/11 story he keeps rewriting, and a year without Charlie Kirk. Tickets for FAFO 2026 are on sale now: wearefindout.com/tour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Pakman's new book, Pay Attention, argues that nuance loses, and he brings the receipts: the platforms reward fear, anger, and messages short enough for a bumper sticker, which happens to be the right's native language. Say "the vaccines are killing millions" and it travels. Explain what vaccines actually do and you've already lost the room.We get into why the left's infighting is a feature of the algorithm rather than a real split in the party, how conservatives often aren't disagreeing with our facts so much as never being served them, and why debate-bro marathons measure preparation instead of truth. Then it gets personal: David landed on the White House's media offenders list alongside Brian Tyler Cohen, and having grown up in the shadow of Argentina's dictatorship, he's not laughing it off. We close on 2028 and whether JD Vance is a real threat or a wet futon in a suit. Pay Attention is out now, with signed copies at DavidPakman.com/attention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is a real potpourri. The Lindsay Clancy case somehow convincing MAGA that women shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Sean Duffy going on television to explain that Sydney Sweeney will save the American birth rate. Why data centers are the only infrastructure this country can build quickly. Whether AI companies are chasing revenue or just power. And last up, a USPS whistleblower who says Trump loyalists kept building a mail-in ballot system after a federal judge told them to stop. It’s been a busy week.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim, Luke, and Rich talk with Brian Poindexter about what nineteen years in the iron workers taught him: why right-to-work states stay poor, why the no-tax-on-tips promise turned into a rounding error come tax season, and how blanket tariffs are driving up input costs for farmers while private equity waits in the wings to buy the land. He also explains why the allegations against Miller shook his district to its core, and what it says about a justice system where the wealthy and well connected get one set of rules and everybody else gets another.Poindexter says he didn't get into this race because of Miller's personal life. He got in because Washington hasn't heard from anybody who works for a living in a very long time.More at PoindexterForCongress.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Isaiah Martin didn't get good at debating MAGA by accident. Before Jubilee's 1v20, he studied nine to nine every day like he was sitting for the LSAT, and before that he spent months on MAGA TikTok lives learning to keep his face still while ten people screamed at him. He joins Tim, Rich, and Luke to break down the method: why he aims his insults at Trump and Republican electeds instead of the people who voted for them, and why "how many minds did you change in the room" is the wrong question. With 200 million views a month, the people in the room were never the audience. The point is arming everyone watching with something they can use on their own MAGA uncle. Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code FINDOUT at ⁠https://Bubsnaturals.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Democratic Party has never built a space for men, and it shows in the numbers. Ross Morales Rocketto, the founder of White Dudes for Harris, joins the full Find Out crew to talk about what actually worked in 2024, why it didn't hold, and what has to change before 2028. Ross makes the case that you can't message your way out of people's pain — you have to make their lives better first, then talk about it. Plus: the crew splits hard over Hakeem Jeffries taking a meeting with Jared Kushner, who on the right actually has charisma besides Trump, whether Democrats should zero out ICE funding if they win Congress, and why the first "Epstein candidate" in the 2028 primary is going to go a lot further than people expect. Ross's new organization, Man Made, is at wearemanmade.org. Live Better Longer with BUBS Naturals. For A limited time get 20% Off your entire order with code FINDOUT at https://Bubsnaturals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fifth-generation logger turned Senate nominee Troy Jackson joins the show to talk about the movement that's taken over Maine — and why Susan Collins' "moderate" act has finally run out of road. Troy doesn't hedge: Medicare for All, abolish ICE, and no more letting the Appropriations chair vote no on bills she could've stopped cold. Then after Troy heads out, the crew breaks down why he might be a stronger general election candidate than Graham was, what actually happened in Collins' 2020 blowout, and the GOP's full coordinated meltdown over John Ossoff's Natalie Harp joke — which, as Rich points out, is not the reaction of people with nothing to hide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Full crew, no guests this week. We break down the crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln — the longest carrier deployment in American history, sailors jumping overboard, and Trump's response that they "haven't been gone long enough." Then it's the rest of the flailing: floating the annexation of the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to bomb Oman, and demanding aircraft carriers be redesigned to look like they did in WWII. Plus the Turkey decoy plane fiasco that may have pushed Karoline Leavitt out the door, MAGA voters still finding out at the deportation office, and Mamdani's New York quietly racking up wins. We close on some actual good news: the DNC's new primary calendar puts South Carolina first — and we game out what that means for Newsom, Harris, and a certain Georgia senator who swears he's not running.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The guys break down David Crowley's narrow primary win over Francesca Hong in Wisconsin — and dig into what it actually says about democratic socialism's popularity. Zak argues DSA politics play worse with regular voters than the online conversation suggests, Rich makes the case that "democratic socialist" policies are really just traditional FDR-era working class economics rebranded, and the crew clashes over whether Kamala Harris's more cautious, private-sector-plus-regulation approach was a smarter pitch or just a losing one. They also get into why voters don't trust the government to run anything well in the first place — and how six decades of Nixon, Iraq, and 2008 got us here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cory Doctorow — author, journalist, activist, and the man who put "enshittification" in the Oxford English Dictionary — joins Tim, Rich, and Luke to explain why every platform you use got worse, and why the AI bubble might be the most expensive mistake in human history. Cory breaks down the three-stage playbook platforms use to squeeze users and creators, what TikTok's secret "heating tool" reveals about who really controls your feed, and how a 1998 law made it a felony to fix the apps that screw you. Then we get into AI: the circular accounting propping up a trillion-dollar spend on a $50 billion industry, why the "magnificent seven" are 35% of the S&P 500 while six of them lose money, and what happens to the rest of us when the bubble bursts. Plus: centaurs vs. reverse centaurs, the right-to-repair fight, and why Cory thinks the crash — handled right — could actually leave us better off. Cory's new book, The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI, is out now, and Enshittification hits paperback September 1. Find his daily newsletter at Pluralistic.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Abdul El-Sayed just won the most expensive Democratic Senate primary in U.S. history — and it wasn't the blowout progressives expected. Tim, Zak, Luke, and Rich break down the county-by-county map, why El-Sayed dominated college towns and the Upper Peninsula but didn’t do enough with black voters in Detroit, and what it all says about the divide between democratic socialism and old-school "show up and deliver" politics (with a detour into Ossoff, Mamdani, and why capitalism isn't the enemy — it's the engine). Then: RFK Jr. gets torched by Dana Bash, the crew rips into anti-vax logic using the "everyone dying wore a seatbelt" argument, and a disgraced North Carolina congressman's texts about a staffer's outfits get read out loud (guns as gifts — yes, really). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas State Representative and gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa joins the show to make her case for why 2026 is the year Texas finally turns blue. She breaks down the brutal state of play under Greg Abbott — schools cutting to four-day weeks, families losing power they can't afford, Corpus Christi on the brink of running out of water — and explains why a one-point Fox News poll has her campaign feeling the momentum. Gina digs into the Latino vote swing, the data center land grab devastating rural Texas communities, why Ken Paxton's primary win exposes the GOP's civil war, and her simple two-part pitch to voters: save Texas schools, put money in your pocket. If you've ever wondered whether Texas Democrats' hopes are real this time, this is the conversation to hear.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Canadian comedian Henry Sir joins the crew to break down why America's chaos has become his favorite subject — and why Canadians are suddenly discovering a patriotism they never knew they had. Henry talks growing up between rural Iowa and Canada, why his "current events chirped by a Canadian" content took off, and the wildly thin-skinned reactions he gets from MAGA crowds at his shows just for saying things like "fascism is bad." The conversation turns to Alberta's real, unnerving separatist movement — the doxxed voter data, the Trump-adjacent money and bots, the October 19th referendum, and the "just trust me" economics behind the fantasy of going it alone (or joining the U.S.). Plus: Canada's boycott of American goods, sky-high tariffs, and whether Alberta really is the Texas of Canada. Go to ⁠https://www.quince.com/findout⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joins the show for a wide-ranging conversation that quickly turns to life under Trump — the crew and Salazar touch on immigration crackdowns, tariffs on wildfire-stricken countries, and how the sheer volume of Trump-era news drowns out everything else that matters, public lands and conservation included. From there it gets personal: Salazar talks about his debut book and swaps old stories with Tim about pickup basketball games at the Department of the Interior — including the time he tried to recruit Reggie Love and had to be talked into building Interior's first digital program back when he could barely turn on an iPad. Go to https://www.quince.com/findout for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

William He started Dream For America at 16 because he noticed something obvious: the right spent decades building youth media and organizing infrastructure, and the left just... didn't. Three years later he's got 70 active chapters, 700 more signed up, and a billion views — and he joins the guys from a sweltering, un-air-conditioned room in Oxford to talk about why young voters feel politically homeless, what actually moves Gen Z (hint: it's not nostalgia for Obama), and why "the system is broken" isn't a conspiracy theory, it's just Tuesday. Plus: the Ossoff hearing clip that broke the internet, why bombing Mali might be the dumbest use of a Tomahawk missile in recent memory, and a preview of Tuesday's episode with former Senator Ken Salazar.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tim, Rich, and Luke manage to cover everything this week — starting with the unhinged backlash to The Odyssey casting (turns out the people mad about "historical accuracy" haven't read the poem or seen the movie). Then Andrew Tate and his brother get arrested by U.S. Marshals in Florida on a UK extradition warrant — including his outfit, which the guys workshop for a solid ten minutes — and they get into why Trump can't touch this one without reopening his own Epstein wound. From there it's the ICE shooting of a legal immigrant in Biddeford, Maine, in front of his three-year-old, and what it says about who gets protected and who doesn't. They close out on Fetterman, his approval-rating math, and why one senator refusing to fund Israel while Netanyahu's in charge could actually change something — if he weren't too busy cosplaying as a guy who doesn't have to do anything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) joins Find Out to break down the ICE shooting in Biddeford — a botched raid that left the wrong man dead in front of his family, despite him working here legally. She lays out what her office knows about the investigation, the administration's stonewalling on basic details like body cameras, and how expanded ICE quotas are terrorizing Maine's immigrant communities and costing local economies. The conversation also covers hospital closures tied to GOP Medicaid cuts, the chaotic process to replace Graham Platner as Maine's Senate nominee against Susan Collins, and why even lifelong Republicans in her district are fed up. If you've been wondering how a "boring" state like Maine became a flashpoint this year, this episode lays it all out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hours before this recording, another person shot and killed by ICE in Biddeford, Maine. Maine Beer Company founder and U.S. Senate candidate Dan Kleban was already booked to join Find Out today — so the conversation starts there instead. No ICE presence was requested by Maine officials, and Kleban isn't holding back on what he calls a "reign of terror." The crew breaks down the pattern of ICE shootings (bullets through side windows, "weaponized vehicle" excuses that don't add up), then Kleban lays out his pitch to unseat Susan Collins: a small-business record built on paying workers right, and a Democratic Party that needs more than anti-Trump anger to win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brian Tyler Cohen returns to Find Out for a conversation built around his new book, How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World, out July 14th. The crew breaks down why Democrats keep defaulting to process and "strongly worded letters" instead of delivering outcomes, and why Cohen thinks the party's era of conferring goodwill to bad-faith negotiators has to end. They dig into generational change in Democratic leadership, the case for Supreme Court expansion (including a revealing anecdote about Gavin Newsom coming around on the idea), and why accountability for Trump-era corruption — from insider trading to crypto grifts — can't take a backseat to a policy agenda. Cohen also talks about building the independent media ecosystem through his organization Chorus, why the left needs more voices rather than fewer, and what actually moved the needle in 2024. Grab Brian's book at BrianTylerCohen.com/book, and catch him live in DC, New York, or LA this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the sexual assault allegations made against Graham Platner, Tim & Luke discuss why he needs to drop out right away. After that, Tim Whitaker, co-founder of The New Evangelicals, joins the show to unpack a Fourth of July weekend Trump turned into a celebration of himself. We break down his speech, the right's meltdown over birthright citizenship (including Liz Wheeler's "communist children" claim), and Tim's own exit from Christian fundamentalism — why the loudest "biblical" voices in politics rarely quote Jesus. We also get into Trump's meme coin grift, which made him $636 million while everyday buyers lost nearly $4 billion, and close on why the left still can't fund a media ecosystem to match the right's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court just ruled 5-4 that the Constitution means what it says — and somehow that's still not the end of the story. Amanda Nelson (Amandasmildtakes) returns to the show to break down the birthright citizenship ruling, Kavanaugh's concurrence that may leave Congress room to chip away at it anyway, and the right's unhinged reactions from Matt Walsh to Stephen Miller. We also unpack the Court's campaign finance ruling blowing the RNC's fundraising edge even wider, the Democrats' messaging discipline problem, and revisit Bush v. Gore twenty-five years later. Plus, Amanda tells us about her new show launching on Find Out Media, Executive Dysfunction — five episodes on the biggest fuck-ups in American political history, and what they teach us about the mess we're in now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crew is back after one of the riskiest bookings they’ve ever made — and it paid off.Tim, Rich, Luke, and Zak bring on NeverWoke, an ex-MAGA influencer who built his following inside MAGA and is now publicly taking it apart. He’s early in his deconstruction, but when he got pressed on the ugliest parts of his record, he owned it. After their conversation, the guys talk through what it means to platform someone like that, why they almost didn’t, and why they’re glad they did.If you’ve got a disaffected Trump voter in your life, this one might be the ammo you hand them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off sitting down with legendary progressive communications strategist David Fenton, the crew digs into what his decades of experience reveal about the Democrats' messaging problem. Why do principled, smart politicians turn into hollow talking-point machines the second a camera turns on? The guys argue it's not a DSA takeover sweeping the party — it's an authenticity crisis. Voters don't necessarily want further left; they want people who clearly believe what's coming out of their mouths and are willing to fight, whether that's Mamdani in New York or Brad Lander getting arrested at an ICE facility. From there it's a wide-ranging conversation: why "socialism" became a dirty word despite everyone loving Social Security, Medicare, and the FDIC; where Bernie actually lost voters (hint: it wasn't the policy); and why running a Mamdani in Iowa would be political suicide. Plus, Luke recounts his live-stream debates with MAGA viewers — the guy whose wife voted Harris, the "traditional values" defense that falls apart on contact, and whether you can ever actually change a mind in real time. The episode wraps with the crew cooking up a "pick your fighter" live debate series where viewers choose which host to take on. For more information about David's book and podcast, visit davidfentonactivist.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fight over Trump's legacy is playing out everywhere this week — including in a reflecting pool full of hydrogen peroxide. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we break down the bizarre saga of the National Mall's "vandalized" reflecting pool, the no-bid contracts handed to a Trump donor with a felony record, and what this small scandal reveals about a much larger pattern of cronyism and superficiality. We also reflect on Trump's record itself — whether, after decades in public life, he's ever delivered anything of lasting good. Then we turn to the Middle East, examining the collapsing Iran deal, Netanyahu's outsized influence over American foreign policy, and reports that the administration may be quietly seeking a new Israeli government. We also explore the human cost of a green light to escalate, and what it means when U.S. backing becomes a blank check. In the back half, we dig into the midterms with a new Washington Post analysis showing a dramatic surge in Democratic turnout — including in deep-red districts — and make the case for why donating now matters far more than a check written the week before an election. We revisit the lessons of the 2008 wave, walk through a state-by-state Senate map, and confront the infighting threatening to undermine Democratic momentum before a single vote is cast. Plus, a spirited detour into Oasis versus Nickelback, the greatest guitarist of all time, and why some debates are better left unsettled.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Adam Schiff joins the Find Out Podcast to break down Trump’s Iran deal, the $300 billion reconstruction fund, Republican backlash, rising gas prices, and what Democrats would do if they retake the Senate. Plus, the crew reacts to Trump’s UFC spectacle at the White House, the reflecting pool disaster, MAGA’s future after Trump, and what America’s recent wars say about U.S. power in the drone age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump's name is coming down from the Kennedy Center, but the fight over his legacy is far from over. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we break down the removal of Trump's name from one of America's most recognizable cultural institutions and what it says about how history may remember his presidency. We also discuss questions surrounding Trump's health, public image, and ongoing efforts to shape his political legacy. Then, we dive into the latest developments with Iran, examining whether the proposed agreement represents a diplomatic breakthrough or a costly concession. We also explore the growing influence of billionaire power in America, from Elon Musk's march toward trillionaire status to the role government spending plays in creating immense private wealth. Plus, we discuss the controversy surrounding a UFC event at the White House, the increasingly blurred lines between politics and entertainment, and why the Knicks' championship celebration may tell us more about American culture than Washington ever could. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A.I. already plays a role in so many aspects of our lives and lately, the negatives of A.I. have far outweighed the positives. Just ask a recent college graduate who's applied to hundreds of jobs and hasn't received a single response. While more companies have been using A.I. to scan resumes, the big issue is we don't know if these A.I. systems are breaking fair employment laws or showing any bias when fielding candidates. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA), returns to talk about how her A.I. regulation bill, which has bipartisan support in Congress, would give the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission additional tools to prevent A.I. systems from breaking the law. Our conversation with Congresswoman Jacobs doesn't just touch upon on A.I. guardrails. It's Congress's inability to fully understand the impact A.I. is having on the American electorate and how to keep up with and respond to this technology as it changes rapidly. While states like California have done a better job at regulating A.I., President Donald Trump has also been doing the bidding of the A.I. industry to override states' ability to take action. We also have a misguided fixation on trying to out-China China in the A.I. arms race. Congresswoman Jacobs argues that when Democrats retake the House in 2026 midterms, they will have a significant opportunity to future proof the government and push through A.I. protections that have a real impact.  We also take the time to discuss FISA reforms and enjoy seeing clowns like Nancy Mace and Spencer Pratt lose their primaries.  Download the Find Out Social App: App Store: https://apple.co/48Jan4F Google Play Store: https://bit.ly/FOSocialGooglePlay 👕 *Merch* made in the USA & union-made: https://findoutpodcast.com 📬 Subscribe to bonus content: https://findoutpodcast.substack.com 📱 Follow us everywhere: @FindOutPodcast 📣 Share this episode & tag us #FindOutPodcast 📥 Send us feedback and tips: hello@findoutpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you haven't watched Trump's latest meltdown on Meet The Press, you should check it out because it's both painful to watch yet so enjoyable to watch this orange man baby crack under tough questioning from Kristen Welker. Trump reported by rehashing his lies about voter fraud, which he used in 2020 when discussing the results of California's election. It's important to remember that Trump is freaking out because his endorsed candidate for governor, Steve Hilton, might not make it into the top two spots in California's jungle primary once all of the votes are counted. This explains the rehashing of the Big Lie about massive voter fraud, especially heading into the 2026 midterm elections. It truly was a massive trainwreck for Trump.  Speaking of the 2026 midterm elections, we discuss whether we're still backing Graham Platner's U.S. Senate candidacy in Maine after a whole week's worth of controversial allegations. And while we're on the topic of trainwrecks, we'll also talk about Bari Weiss and Nick Bilton doing Larry and David Ellison's bidding to kill off all of CBS News' crediibility while turning it into a MAGA propaganda machine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With most of the Find Out team at Trending Up, Tim was left to run this show solo (a first for us). He dives into the California and Iowa election results from Tuesday's primaries, the latest Graham Platner controversy and Bari Weiss destroying 60 Minutes. He also answers questions that were submitted through the Find Out Social App. Some are serious, and some are definitely not (including the proper way to cook bacon). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since President Obama won the presidency in 2008, Democrats have long believed that younger voters would automatically vote Democratic because of the Republican Party's extreme positions on social issues. But the 2024 election disproved that when Donald Trump made significant gains with male Gen Z voters proving that the Democrats have a young male problem. While the same Gen Z male voters who voted for Trump have soured on him in large numbers, this doesn't mean they will automatically swing back to the Democrats in the 2026 midterms; however, they remain a winnable voting block. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we're joined by Arianna Jones, executive director of NextGen America, to provide insight into what Gen Z voters, especially male Gen Z voters, view on the state of the two party system. Jones confirms many of our theories about why 44% of Gen Z voters are unaffiliated and the type of political leaders they want in charge. We also gain a better understanding of how Gen Z realizes the real threat of fascism under Trump's second term and the growing anxiety surrounding AI under the control of billionaires like Elon Musk. There's a lot to dive into in this episode but one thing is clear: Democrats cannot take Gen Z voters for granted. Especially since they will make up more than 50 million eligible voters in time for the 2028 election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We here on the Find Out Podcast are a big fans of Democrats winning elections and we couldn't be happier with this week's news that Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX), who was endorsed by Trump, won his runoff election, unseating the incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) as the Republican nominee. Why are we excited about this? Because Paxton, who has been impeached by the Republican Super Majority in the Texas state legislature for embezzlement, busted for an extramarital affair and is generally hated by Cornyn voters and his fellow Texas Republicans, this creates an excellent opportunity for State Rep. James Talarico (D-TX) to finally flip Texas Blue. The last time Texas Democrats came close to flipping this seat was in 2018 when U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) narrowly defeated Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) by 2.6%. On this episode, we'll make the case for why someone like Paxton is worse than Cruz. Talarico's ability to communicate effectively with religious Christian voters, coupled with Hispanic and Latino voters turning on Trump in large numbers, makes this a must watch race that could help the Democrats win the U.S. Senate this year.  We'll also discuss why conviction is the best weapon for Democrats to counter Republican messaging when pitching massive changes like universal health care. We also enjoyed watching Chelsea Handler and Pete Davidson destroy Tony Hinchcliffe at the Netflix Roast of Kevin Hart. We also crack down on corporations using investments in AI data centers to justify mass layoffs but those investments haven't been paying off. Also, we'll highlight how the tech billionaires like Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel and Elon Musk want cheaper workers while J.D. Vance and Stephen Miller want more white workers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off sitting down with legendary progressive communications strategist David Fenton, the crew digs into what his decades of experience reveal about the Democrats' messaging problem. Why do principled, smart politicians turn into hollow talking-point machines the second a camera turns on? The guys argue it's not a DSA takeover sweeping the party — it's an authenticity crisis. Voters don't necessarily want further left; they want people who clearly believe what's coming out of their mouths and are willing to fight, whether that's Mamdani in New York or Brad Lander getting arrested at an ICE facility. From there it's a wide-ranging conversation: why "socialism" became a dirty word despite everyone loving Social Security, Medicare, and the FDIC; where Bernie actually lost voters (hint: it wasn't the policy); and why running a Mamdani in Iowa would be political suicide. Plus, Luke recounts his live-stream debates with MAGA viewers — the guy whose wife voted Harris, the "traditional values" defense that falls apart on contact, and whether you can ever actually change a mind in real time. The episode wraps with the crew cooking up a "pick your fighter" live debate series where viewers choose which host to take on. For more information about David's book and podcast, visit davidfentonactivist.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, all four Find Out Podcast hosts are going to reveal their controversial Hot Takes on some big issues. We warn you that some of these hot takes might be triggering but we open this episode to a civil debate on the issues: Zak has some strong opinions on how the left discusses Israel. Luke wants Democrats who know nothing about how assault weapons work to just shut the f*** up. Rich doesn't have a fundamental problem with the death penalty. Tim remains adamant that Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) has a better shot at being President than Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris.  Before we delve into them, we cover some big news that happened this week. First off, Trump finally got his revenge against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who was the sole Republican to vote against the Big Beautiful Bill and push for the release of the Epstein Files, by endorsing Massie's primary opponent. Massie lost his primary on Tuesday night by 10 points. Also, Trump has endorsed indicted and impeached Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) over the incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Senate runoff. Could this help throw the race to State Rep. James Talarico (D-TX)? We will see. And of course, we'll talk about Trump's slush fund with the IRS that funds January 6th offenders. Since this is making Senate Republicans very nervous heading into the 2026 midterms, we propose Democrats pitch this to voters as the Thank You For Beating Cops Fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We continue covering the assault on voting rights following the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Republican state legislatures in Southern states like Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama have wasted no time eliminating Black districts, stripping Black voters of their voices. Our guest, State Rep. Justin Pearson (D-TN), correctly states that the government can act quite fast when it comes to suppressing voters. We're very grateful Rep. Pearson was able to make time to explain how all of this happened and how white supremacy has morphed into roles of power in states like Tennessee taking the forms of judges, sheriffs and governors. Pearson argues that Democrats must heavily invest more in local infrastructure, especially in the South, if our Democracy is going to survive. Since the 2010 midterms, Democrats have been asleep at the wheel regarding local elections but thanks to Trump, voters now understand the importance of roles like Secretaries of State. However, the big question is whether Republicans' racist mistakes with these undemocratic powergrabs could actually backfire and motivate huge voter turnout in states like Tennessee heading into the 2026 midterms. Despite all of this, Pearson makes a very compelling case that we the people can fight back against racist gerrymandering by engaging and motivating everyone we know to vote. Doom scrolling is complicity, this is a moment of real action.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is no stranger to having to deal with “Department of War” Secretary, Pete Hegseth. This time, Hegseth wants the Pentagon to investigate Kelly over comments Kelly made about U.S. weapon stockpiles amid the Iran War, claiming Kelly “leaked classified information”. There’s just one problem: the remarks Kelly made that have Hegseth in such a drunken rage are actual public quotes Hegseth made himself. No, you’re not drunk like Hegseth at a strip club, you read that correctly. Senator Kelly nails it when he described Hegseth as “Hegseth doing an impression of Colin Jost impersonating Hegseth”. So why is Hegseth going after Kelly exactly? It’s because clowns like Hegseth and Trump are scared of actual leadership. Kelly joins us on the Find Out Podcast to explain how the Trump Administration is the least pro-Veteran administration he’s ever dealt with because of their attacks on Veterans freedom of speech. The Senator from Arizona makes the case for Democrats launching investigations into Trump’s actions when they take back the U.S. Senate along with making house affordability a key priority.We’ll also talk about Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx of North Carolina telling a ten year old constituent to f*** off and Elon Musk’s Grok admits that Democrats are better on the U.S. economy than Republicans among other topics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Given the latest news regarding gerrymandering and Republicans in the South doing everything they can to eliminate black districts, we're very pleased to have congressional candidate, Johnny Garcia (D-TX) on today's show. He wants to prove that gerrymandering won't be enough for the GOP to prevent a Blue Wave in the 2026 midterm elections. Garcia is a Deputy Sheriff running in the newly redrawn 35th district. Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) ordered the Texas GOP state legislature to redraw the maps to provide the GOP with five additional congressional seats because Trump requested it. However, the big issue is that these new districts were redrawn based on the 2024 Presidential Election results where Trump gained support among Latino male voters. After experiencing two years of fascism, tariffs and ICE terrorizing Latino communities, Garcia argues that many Latino male voters in his district have overwhelming voter regret. Garcia makes the case that the Democratic Party must fight for old school Democratic values that Latino communities care about if they want to flip this district. Garcia outlines his platform to tackle affordability by preventing Trump from enforcing more illegal tariffs and strengthening the Affordable Care Act. Click here if you would like to donate to Garcia and his fellow Democrats running to fill these districts from red to Blue: https://bit.ly/JohnnyGarcia Also, while we understand the latest news from Virginia and the Supreme Court regarding voting rights has been devastating, we don't want you to feel hopeless. You can still fight back. Black Power War Room is organizing a National Day Of Action For Voting Rights in Montgomery, Alabama. Click here to sign up: https://bit.ly/VotingRightsDayofAction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In every episode of the Find Out Podcast, we always cover the week's biggest stories, especially when we have a big name guest on the show. This week, the Find Out team picks the weirdest and most interesting stories that really stood out for each member. We have a whole range of stories to cover including Republicans using the failed Trump assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner to justify his $1 billion taxpayer-funded ballroom. We also have former President Barack Obama as Stephen Colbert's final guest on the Late Show, Kyle Rittenhouse being hospitalized for a spider bite, and James Talarico beating both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton in the latest Texas U.S. polling.S. Senate race, Trump continuing to bomb Iran and of course, the Hantavirus breakout on that cruise ship. Remember during COVID when Trump told everyone they should drink bleach and constantly contradicted Dr. Anthony Fauci's medical advice? Imagine Trump having to guide the country again through another major pandemic but this time with RFK Jr. as the Secretary of Health & Human Services. It's pretty frightening to think about this White House having to help our country navigate another horrific pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court recently put a hold on the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a lawsuit by Louisiana banning access to mifepristone by mail. The ruling came from (check notes) Justice Sam Alito upon request from the FDA and the drug companies that manufacture Mifepristone. Mifepristone is considered an abortion pill and is made available to everyone in the mail courtesy of blue states like California and New York's shield laws. While this is a surprising move by a very conservative Supreme Court, it's also a temporary stay. So what happens if the Supreme Court decides to lift the ban? According to our guest, OBGYN, PA Nikki Sapiro Vinckier, author of the book, We Deserve More, this could lead to gutting abortion rights even more than when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, Vinckier explains how these "pro-life" Republican red states aren't just about punishing women for having abortions. The repercussions of these laws have led to a rise in the infant mortality rate in states like Texas and an increase in the number of miscarriages. For a pregnant woman right now, there's no place more dangerous than living in one of these Red States with strict laws.In other news, Trump still hasn't solved the war in Iran and he loves bragging about passing dementia tests. It's getting pretty painful to watch. We're also launching a brand new social media app that isn't owned or manipulated by right wing billionaires. Tune in to learn more about the Fediverse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With ballots going out to California voters on May 4th, the governor's race is in full force and voters are starting to pay attention. Fresh off her New York Post B+ rated performance in the latest gubernatorial debate, we are very excited to have Former Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) join us on this episode of the Find Out Podcast. Known for flipping a very red district in 2018 and going viral for grilling banking executives with her whiteboards while serving on the Financial Services Committee, Porter has been running as the Housing Candidate in this race pushing an agenda to make housing more affordable in California. Porter is also known for speaking her mind and being blunt and direct. She recently called her opponents "teenage boys" during the debate but she has some pretty choice words to describe one particular candidate, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco (R-CA), on the show.We'll also discuss the Supreme Court's recent attack on voting rights and what impact this has on racial gerrymandering for upcoming elections. We'll also discuss how Democrats need to stop using affordability as a buzzword when discussing the issue with voters and how honesty is the best way for a Democrat who flipped a red district to continue expanding their winning margin every election year. To quote the former Congresswoman, "We all need to do f***ing better."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Since losing the 2024 election, the Democratic Party has been under scrutiny for lagging significantly in the digital creator, podcast and influencer game. Podcasters like Theo Von, Andrew Schulz, and Joe Rogan all played a big role in influencing Gen Z males to turn out for Trump. But as Trump has lost support amongst this demographic, has the Democratic Party learned anything? We welcome Harry Sisson on this episode to weigh in on how the party is catching up to the Republicans regarding their digital presence and how that positions the Democrats for both the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election. Did anything else significant happen in the news this week? Yes, we will cover the inadequate security situation at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. We'll dig into conservatives and the GOP's shameless hypocrisy regarding gun control and shootings and we'll have a spirited debate about violent political rhetoric. Speaking of which, we'll also cover Melania Trump's idiotic feud with Jimmy Kimmel and Trump demanding ABC fire him over a joke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mr. Fullerton Goes To Washington. That explains why he's missing from this episode but the rest of the Find Out team is here to celebrate and recap Tuesday's victory in Virginia. It's been amazing watching MAGA have its hilariously hypocritical meltdown over Virginia Democrats fighting back against Trump's efforts to rig the 2026 midterm elections in the Republicans' favor. We call out the Jeff Bezos owned Washington Post Editorial Board for lying about how the Texas Republican gerrymander isn't a blatant power grab, but when Virginia Democrats do it, it's a power grab?!? Friendly reminder: Democrats in both Virginia and California let voters decide on redrawing the maps while Governor Abbott (R-TX) and Texas Republicans gerrymandered after Trump asked them to. So now Republicans realize that Democrats are not only fighting back, they're winning the congressional map wars. If Republicans were serious about ending mid decade redistricting, they would sign on to the Democrats' call to make gerrymandering illegal, but we're not holding out any hope for that. Speaking of not holding out hope, we also call out Tucker Carlson's crocodile tears in his latest publicity stunt issuing a fake apology for helping influence voters to vote for Trump. To our fellow progressive influencers, you might want to stop sharing his apology video. You might've missed the part where he still referred to Kamala Harris as "Cackling Camel Toe". We also discuss the Christo-Fascist f***ery in Luke's home state of Iowa, making all the manosphere influencers who backed Trump compete against each at Alligator Alcatraz and turning out to be right about Trump pulling another TACO Tuesday on Iran.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's looking like another TACO Tuesday for Trump as he goes back and forth on extending his ceasefire deadline to try and secure a deal with Iran. With rising gas prices, inflation unemployment and a crisis with Iran that Mr. Art Of The Deal created, Trump's presidency has officially entered Jimmy Carter territory. On this episode of the Find Out Podcast, we discuss how Trump has not only contradicted his own Secretary of Treasury, Scott Bessent, on gas prices, but he's also been screaming at the very White House aides who are trying to keep him awake during his own press conferences. Also, Trump's quietly offering those affected by his tariffs (technically all of us) a refund.Trump isn't the only one making many headlines this week. We'll discuss the FBI's lawsuit against The Atlantic for reporting FBI Director Kash Patel's binge drinking and how it affects his job performance. Then there's Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. getting ripped a new one by congressional Democrats for defending Trump's horrific budget cuts to the HHS and of course there's a new story about RFK, Jr. and raccoon genitalia. Yes, you read that last part correctly. Sadly.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following Rep. Eric Swalwell's (D-CA) withdrawal from the California Governor's race and his resignation from the House due to multiple sexual assault allegations, it is unclear who will become the Democratic frontrunner. On this episode, we are very excited to have one of those candidates on the Find Out Podcast: former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services and California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra (D-CA), to discuss why he's running to become the next Governor of California. Becerra's big focus has always been healthcare costs, and he made his case for a Medicare For All system along with his record negotiating prescription drug prices for consumers. He'll also address the affordability and housing crisis facing Californians and how he would defend the state from Trump's terror.An interesting fact about Becerra: when he was California's Attorney General during Trump's first term, Becerra held the record for filing the most lawsuits against the administration. From 2017 to 2021, Becerra filed 120 lawsuits against the Trump Administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Trump's illegal war with Iran rages on, causing the highest gas prices for the American consumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joins us ahead of a very important vote tomorrow. The House will vote on the War Powers Resolution Bill aimed at curbing Trump's war powers. Jeffries and House Democrats are working tirelessly to secure a few more Republican votes, anticipating a very tight vote. We also spoke with the Minority Leader about Trump's AI Jesus photo and his latest attacks against Pope Leo. Jeffries also previews what Democrats plan for Trump if they win both the House and the Senate following the midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices