A lot happened in American politics last night: the Biden interview, the Vance unveiling, Trump’s RNC entrance—his first public appearance since Saturday’s shooting. And there, to help you all make sense of it, was The Free Press team in our first-ever live video on X. To be honest, we weren’t sure how it was going to go. We were blown away by the response.
There were some 350,000 of you watching this experiment, in which we had the kind of panel we wish were assembled on cable news, or as host Michael Moynihan put it: “the Traveling Wilburys of political panels.”
Monday night’s supergroup included Newsweek editor and Free Press contributor Batya Ungar-Sargon, Puck correspondent Tara Palmeri, Red Scare co-host Anna Khachiyan (chain-smoking, of course), legendary pollster Frank Luntz, Manhattan Institute president Reihan Salam, author and Free Press contributor Rob Henderson, and journalist James Pogue. This is a group of people you just cannot find anywhere else.
Today, we’ll play that live conversation for you. And stay tuned for more live! Follow The FP on X.
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This episode, SO well done. I hope the people you interviewed read these comments, because I really learned something from them. The woman from Chicago who grew up in the projects, who referred to herself as a “meat and potatoes” sort of person, and “it’s all about the economics”….LOVED her. And the ex-convict (emphasis on “ex”-kudos to him), what an insightful person. Excellent observations. Also the guy from Milwaukee…you helped illustrate that the Republican Party isn’t just one stereotype of a person. Thank you!
Thanks Bari and The Free Press. The continuing great content gives this rural southern Ohio guy a clear unbiased view of our country and the world. I’m glad I’ve been a subscriber since you began. Our family enjoys both the podcasts and the written content. Do we always agree? Of course not. But I like to be challenged and hear different viewpoints.
Thanks again.