Lydia Moynihan on Mamdani's NYC, Sydney Sweeney, & Macroeconomics for Millennials

Lydia Moynihan on Mamdani's NYC, Sydney Sweeney, & Macroeconomics for Millennials

November 13, 2025 · 29 min

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Aubrey interviews Lydia Moynihan about various socio-economic issues affecting Millennials and Gen Z, including the housing crisis and cancel culture.

Live from PubKey, the best Bitcoin bar in New York City, Aubrey sits down with New York Post columnist Lydia Moynihan. They get into:- Mamdani’s victory + whether NYC is destined to be “San Francisco 2.0”- Why Millennials + Gen Z feeling like they have to gamble just to get ahead- The housing ladder, student debt, and the wealth-transfer fantasy- Social workers vs cops on the subway — and what that actually looks like in real life- Sydney Sweeney, cancel culture, and the playbook of not apologizing- How college campuses, media, and Instagram fuel polarization🎧 Subscribe for new episodes weekly. Follow Aubrey: https://x.com/aubreystrobel Follow the show: https://x.com/theaubservation Follow Lydia: https://x.com/ljmoynihanListen on Spotify, Apple and more.00:00 Intro at PubKey00:35 Who Is Lydia Moynihan?04:05 Mamdani election reaction07:05 Young people vs the economy10:05 Millennials + the housing crisis 11:30 Figure Markets12:30 Desperation & “free lunch” politics14:40 Crypto, meme stocks & risk16:10 College, debt & indoctrination18:05 Crime, Taxes, and Leaving NYC?23:35 Prediction markets: Kalshi vs Polymarket26:05 Sydney Sweeney, cancel culture & not…

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