On today's episode, Isaac and Ari discuss the recent political appointments made by President Trump, particularly on the controversial nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General. They explore the implications of these nominations, the political strategies behind them, and the reactions from various political commentators. They also talk about military spending and the potential consequences of reforming the Department of Defense and the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight. And, as always, the...
Nov 17, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast More than a week has now passed since Election Day, and before we fully pivot to focusing on the end of Biden's presidency, the current Supreme Court term, the new Congress, Trump’s appointees and the incoming administration, I think it's important to give one (potentially final) breakdown of the election we just had. I will discuss this in four parts: How should we accurately describe the results of this election? What was the deciding factor in this election? What other issues made a differenc...
Nov 15, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that any Republican senator hoping to obtain the position of majority leader would have to approve of recess appointments for his cabinet nominees. Typically, nominees for Cabinet positions, executive offices, or high-level ambassadorships undergo a hearing where they are asked questions by members of the Senate who then vote on whether to confirm an appointee. Only a simple majority is needed for confirmation. Ad-free podcasts ar...
Nov 14, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the week after the election, President-elect Donald Trump reaffirmed his campaign promise to deport millions of immigrants living in the United States illegally. He has also started identifying high-ranking immigration officials to carry out the policy. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tanglemedia.supercast.com to sign up! You can read today's ...
Nov 13, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the week since his electoral victory, President-elect Trump has begun announcing his picks for his cabinet and key White House staff. These selections offer the first glimpse of the president-elect’s governing priorities and the leaders who will work to enact his agenda. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tanglemedia.supercast.com to sign up! You can r...
Nov 12, 2024•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the madness of election week, we forgot to note that we are off for Veteran's Day today. As longtime readers and listeners know, the Tangle team observes all federal bank holidays, and also takes a couple "recesses" throughout the year around major holidays and congressional breaks (if Congress can take recesses, why can’t we as news reporters and consumers?). While we are off today, we still wanted to provide you with a little bit of content. So, below, we've compiled a list of some of recen...
Nov 11, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Isaac conducts an intriguing interview with Ken Block, who was hired by the Trump campaign shortly after the 2020 election to investigate the allegations of voter fraud. Ad-free podcasts and the full episode of today's podcast are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tanglemedia.supercast.com to sign up! Check out our latest YouTube video on voter fraud misinformation in Bucks County...
Nov 08, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast At 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a crowd of supporters at her alma mater of Howard University in Washington, D.C., to concede the election to President-elect Donald Trump. Harris said that she called to congratulate Trump on the victory and would help aid his administration’s transition but urged attendees to keep fighting for the issues that motivated her campaign. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free...
Nov 07, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Former President Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States, with all major news outlets calling the race in his favor as of Wednesday morning. Trump is poised for a sweep of all seven swing states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — and holds a 51%–47.5% lead in the popular vote with a large percentage of the vote in West Coast states still to be reported. Trump appears likely to s...
Nov 06, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast First, and most importantly, we want to let you all know that we'll be covering the election live from Tangle HQ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We're hosting an election watch party (a handful of tickets are still available ) and I'll be doing live interviews with guests all night. In order to tune in, you can go to our YouTube channel right now, subscribe, and turn on notifications. You can also plan to tune in to the channel at 7:00pm ET. Newsletters Our neu...
Nov 05, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Over the weekend, several respected pollsters released their final surveys of the 2024 election, offering a snapshot of the presidential race in its last days. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have been locked in a close contest since Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, and the latest polls show the candidates remain neck and neck on the eve of Election Day. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free ve...
Nov 04, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Isaac and Ari share their thoughts about potential election night results, the potential we are in a red bubble, play some game, and talk with editor Will Kaback and executive producer Jon Lall. And as always, the Airing of Grievances. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve gotten complaints from our listeners saying they find these ads annoying and would happily pay a subscription to get ad-free podcasts — and we fina...
Nov 03, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast With the election just days away, we questioned our undecideds about some of the comments they have individually made throughout the series, probed further into those statements, and ultimately discovered if they have made a decision on how they are voting. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. The Undecideds is a Tangle Media Production This episode was written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall Inter...
Nov 03, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast A couple weeks ago, I made my final predictions about the 2024 election. In that post, one of my headline predictions was that Vice President Kamala Harris would win Pennsylvania but lose the election. I also argued that Trump had a path to winning in Michigan, that Democrats would win the House, and that Republicans would come away with 53 seats in the Senate. Since then, the race hasn’t fundamentally changed, but it has developed in a lot of interesting ways. I’ve been jottin...
Nov 01, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., that was billed as the closing argument of her campaign. Harris delivered the speech at the same site as former President Donald Trump’s address to his supporters on January 6, 2021, which preceded their march to the U.S. Capitol. Harris’s campaign chair, Jen O'Malley Dillon, said the location of the address was meant to “crystallize the choice in this election” for voters.&nbs...
Oct 31, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Sunday, October 27, former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump held a rally at a sold-out Madison Square Garden in New York City. Although Trump will be holding a series of rallies — mostly in swing states — for the next week, the event at Madison Square Garden was his last major event with a full complement of guest speakers before Election Day. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could s...
Oct 30, 2024•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Friday, The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election and would continue to forgo presidential endorsements in the future. Will Lewis, the paper's publisher, announced the decision in a column that described the non-endorsement as a return to the paper's pre-1970s tradition. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launc...
Oct 29, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast A week out from Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the critical battleground state. Harris held a moderate polling lead over Trump in Michigan after she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, but FiveThirtyEight’s polling average now has her leading by just 0.4 points . Harris’s struggles are due in part to declining support among Arab American voters in Michigan, who have been critical of the Biden ...
Oct 28, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Since Isaac is off coaching his frisbee team to a national championship, Ari and he couldn't record a Sunday podcast for you all. So to make up for that, we are releasing last week's special Friday edition interview for you all to enjoy. To listen to this and all our other podcasts ad-free, please go to tanglemedia.supercast.com and sign up for a membership. On today's Friday edition, Isaac talks with Dr. Noam Weissman, Executive Vice President of OpenDor Media. Noam is a recognized thought lead...
Oct 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the past two weeks, former President Donald Trump has made repeated references to “the enemy within” the United States, suggesting he would use the military to put down unrest caused by the left, sparking controversy as the presidential race nears its conclusion. Those remarks, in turn, have prompted former high-level members of his administration to speak out against his candidacy and question his fitness for office. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-...
Oct 24, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast 23 million Americans have already voted, according to the University of Florida’s Election Lab . On September 20, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Virginia became the first three states to allow voters to return mail-in ballots for the 2024 election . As of Wednesday, October 23, 39 states have started in-person early voting, with four states — Delaware, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey— opening up voting later this week. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for a...
Oct 23, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Sunday, former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station and handed out drive-through orders at a McDonald's in Feasterville-Trevose, a Philadelphia suburb in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania. Afterward, he held an informal press conference with reporters. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tangleme...
Oct 22, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Thursday, the Israeli military announced it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the day prior. Sinwar was one of the primary architects of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel and was believed to have been hiding in Gaza’s tunnel system since the attack. Despite Sinwar’s death, both sides have resisted engaging in renewed ceasefire talks. Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast...
Oct 21, 2024•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Isaac and Ari share their predictions about the presidential, house and senate races as well as events surrounding the election. Also, the truth is finally spoken about the robots. And as always, the Airing of Grievances. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve gotten complaints from our listeners saying they find these ads annoying and would happily pay a subscription to get ad-free podcasts — and we finally launched i...
Oct 21, 2024•2 hr 32 min•Transcript available on Metacast We spoke our undecided voters about the Democratic National Convention, Kamala Harris' first interview, and the debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump. The election is now 18 days away. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. The Undecideds is a Tangle Media Production This episode was written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Jon Lall Interviews were conducted by Magdalena Bokowa, Will Kaback, ...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast On November 5, in addition to presidential, House, state and local elections, voters will be casting ballots in 34 Senate elections in 33 different states. Currently, a coalition of 47 Democrats and four independent senators holds a 51-49 advantage over Republicans in Congress’s upper chamber. This year, Republicans are only defending 11 of the 33 Senate seats up for election and are likely to hold all 11 . Two of the 23 Democratic seats up for election — in West Virginia and M...
Oct 17, 2024•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled new proposals focused on helping black men build wealth, capitalize on economic opportunities, and protect their rights. Details of Harris’s plan include: Ad-free podcasts are here! Many listeners have been asking for an ad-free version of this podcast that they could subscribe to — and we finally launched it . You can go to tanglemedia.supercast.com to sign up! You can read today's podcast here , our “Under the Radar” story he...
Oct 16, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Last Wednesday, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm, knocking out power to 3.2 million people and killing at least eight. Two weeks earlier, Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast, killing more than 250 people and resulting in widespread devastation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which coordinates the federal response to disasters that exceed the capabilities of local and state authorities, has become t...
Oct 15, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast On today's episode, Tangle gets some love from some big pod casters, Isaac and Ari argue about cooking techniques, talk about the Jack Smith filing and Isaac tries to guess which movies are which president's favorites. Ad-free podcasts are here! For the last few years, our daily podcast has been ad-supported. In that time, we’ve gotten complaints from our listeners saying they find these ads annoying and would happily pay a subscription to get ad-free podcasts — and we finally launched it ....
Oct 13, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, we’re focusing on 10 ballot initiatives that we think exemplify this moment in U.S. politics. In Tangle fashion, we’ll give a neutral overview of the measure and what advocates and opponents are saying about it. However, we won’t be giving our take — the intent of this piece is to highlight a selection of ballot initiatives that tell a story about the salient issues of this election. We’ll let you decide what arguments sound the strongest to you. This is a full episode preview of our Frid...
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