About this episode

Emily Jashinsky and Sean Davis discuss the affordability crisis, Trump's disconnect with supporters, the Lindsay Clancy trial, and the implications of cancel culture.

Emily Jashinsky is joined by Sean Davis, CEO and Co-Founder of “The Federalist,” to discuss the growing affordability crisis as renewed fighting with Iran drives up oil prices, mortgage rates climb, and Americans continue to struggle with inflation. Emily and Sean react to President Trump’s criticism of communities resisting AI data centers and examine whether the administration is doing enough to address affordability ahead of the midterms, and why the President has become disconnected from some of his core supporters. They also discuss Y Combinator partner Ankit Gupta’s controversial comments about “flyover country,” the growing fight over H-1B visas, and what the backlash reveals about Silicon Valley’s attitude toward ordinary Americans. The conversation then turns to the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, where Emily and Sean examine the women rallying behind Clancy, the role of postpartum psychosis in her defense, and what the intense online identification with her reveals about true-crime culture. Emily and Sean also push back on Jane Fonda and others attempting to recast Dolly Parton as a feminist despite Parton’s own rejection of the label. Finally, Emily reacts to John…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Jashinsky

Guest: Sean Davis

Topics covered

• affordability crisis
• Trump's voter disconnect
• Lindsay Clancy trial
• true-crime culture
• Silicon Valley attitudes
• cancel culture
• feminism in media

Keywords

• affordability
• Trump
• Lindsay Clancy
• true crime
• Silicon Valley
• cancel culture
• Dolly Parton

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Federalist, Y Combinator, Metropolitan Museum of Art

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