He's benching 315, habibi

He's benching 315, habibi

From Non-Toxic by Daniel Penny

October 27, 2025 · 36 min

About this episode

Daniel Penny interviews Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Democratic establishment's failures in engaging young men and the issues they face.

Democratic pundits have been wringing their hands about how they lost young men in 2024 and how to win them back. With Election Day comming up, I thought I’d share this bonus episode of Carbon Bros, in which I talk to Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about what the Democratic establishment is getting wrong and how to redirect young men’s anger towards the people actually making their lives worse. From stagnant wages to sports gambling addictions to poison in our air and water, El-Sayed thinks there’s only one group we should actually be blaming: billionaires. Some folks are calling him the jacked Zohran. El-Sayed has got another year to campaigning to do, but already he’s beating Republicans at their own game. He recently worked out in a viral video with Dr. Mike and benched an impressive 315, but conservatives on X tried to dock him on his back arch. (Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth and RFK Jr. can’t complete one clean pullup rep.) Carbon Bros is a collaboration between Drilled Media and Non-Toxic , written and co-hosted by Amy Westervelt and me, Daniel Penny. If you want to listen to more amazing climate reporting by Amy, head to Drilled’s vast archive . The investigations…

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Penny

Guest: Abdul El-Sayed

Topics covered

  • politics
  • youth engagement
  • economic issues
  • environmental concerns
  • campaign strategies

Keywords

  • young men
  • Democratic Party
  • billionaires
  • campaigning
  • environmental issues
  • sports gambling
  • stagnant wages

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Organizations: Carbon Bros, Drilled Media, Non-Toxic

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