Adam Friedland Gets REAL About America's FAKE Problems

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Adam Friedland (comedian and podcast host, "The Adam Friedland Show") joins Chris Cuomo for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy, politics, and the state of America. Friedland discusses his evolution from doing a deliberately ironic podcast to investing himself fully in serious interviews, studying Howard Stern's technique to improve his craft. He offers his perspective on campus protests, arguing that economic alienation and loneliness drive extremism more than ideology. The conversation touches on everything from the 1990s as America's last truly happy decade to why working-class abandonment created today's political outrage. Friedland challenges conventional narratives about antisemitism on campuses while defending First Amendment principles, and shares his views on foreign policy, wealth inequality, and why he refuses to get a 401k. Throughout, he displays the thoughtful irreverence that has made him one of comedy's most interesting new voices. Support our sponsors: Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser! Subscribe & Save for 25% off or more + free shipping on the iRestore REVIVE+ Max Growth Kit, and unlock HUGE savings on the iRestore Elite with the code CHRIS at https://www.irestore.com/CHRIS ! Go to KEPM.com/cuomo and take control of your future.Get smart. Get moving. Before the next shock hits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Adam Friedland is called the next John Stewart of his generation, and he's about to tell you why he
0:08.0	doesn't like it. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo Project. Man, I'm not even going to
0:13.0	ask Adam about that, but he's going to tell you why he's doing his new show, what he thinks about
0:18.0	its success, where he wants it to go, and I wanted to feel him out
0:22.9	and get him to talk about what's happening in politics and culture and deeper shit than people
0:28.9	are used to hearing him talk about because I believe what you'll hear from him is proof of
0:35.0	how far this young man can go.
0:38.8	Adam Friedland.
0:46.8	Put that guitar down so I can talk to you about what matters.
0:50.1	You play music?
0:51.7	I do.
0:52.5	I'm a drummer.
0:53.8	Really?
0:54.4	Yeah. That's why I have these Java'm a drummer. Really? Yeah.
0:54.8	That's why I have these Java Man forearms.
0:57.2	Who's your, uh, who's your, like, uh, legend?
1:00.3	Easy.
1:01.0	Neil Pert.
1:02.3	Neil Pert.
1:03.1	From Rush.
1:03.6	Like, what about, so you could play like really proggy, techy shit?
1:08.9	Uh, no, I can't be.
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