Episode description

0:00 - Super Bowl LIX

14:08 - Super Bowl ads

31:25 - DC press corp's "Big Balls" mash-up

48:44 - Nicholas Kass, served with the U.S. Government for 31 years, most recently as  Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, reacts to DOGE and the cancellation of USAID. You can follow Nick on X @NicholasSKass

01:08:20 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, looks at what is feasible in Gaza and what can be done with displaced Gazans

01:26:26 - Ian Rowe, founder of Vertex Partnership Academies, on the messages for black youth from the Super Bowl ads and halftime show. For more on Vertex Partnership Academies vertexacademies.org

01:44:22 - Suburban Values

02:03:59 - Dennis Kneale, former senior editor at the Wall Street Journal and managing editor of Forbes, shares details from his new book  The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk. Dennis is also host of the “What’s Bugging Me” podcast on the Ricochet network

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