About this episode

Austin Berg and Andrew Egger join Mike to discuss Trump's State of the Union and various political topics.

Austin Berg (Chicago Policy Center) and Andrew Egger ( The Bulwark ) join Mike to dissect Trump's marathon State of the Union: was it a missed opportunity to reach the median voter, or a "clip farming" masterclass? They also unpack the awkwardly timed Supreme Court tariff ruling that derailed his economic pitch, and the high-stakes standoff between the Pentagon and AI giant Anthropic over autonomous weapons. Finally, Goat Grinders tackles the agony of vinyl record tariffs, the performative scourge of handheld lavalier mics, and how Twitter ruins the Winter Olympics. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/ ⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Pesca

Guests: Austin Berg, Andrew Egger

Topics covered

• Trump's State of the Union
• Supreme Court ruling
• autonomous weapons
• vinyl record tariffs
• Twitter impact

Keywords

• Trump
• State of the Union
• Supreme Court
• autonomous weapons
• vinyl tariffs
• Twitter
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Policy Center, The Bulwark, Pentagon, Anthropic, Twitter

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