“Can We Please Get Our Sh*t Together?” Sen. Elissa Slotkin on the Democratic Party

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

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Politics, News Commentary, News

4.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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How will MAGA Republicans find their way out of the government shutdown? Jessica Tarlov is joined by Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin to talk about some possibilities, and some fissures in Trumpworld that might signal the standoff’s end. Plus — how American farmers are grappling with the devastating effects of both tariffs and the Argentina bailout, how the Democratic Party can manage both its moderate and progressive wings, and the terrifying lines being crossed by the administration’s strikes in the Caribbean. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov. Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Not too long ago, everyone in digital media had the same idea.
0:05.0	Get really big, really fast, with help from Google and Facebook.
0:10.0	Turns out there was a problem with this plan.
0:13.0	There was no loyalty.
0:15.0	These audiences were not really the media company's audiences.
0:18.0	They were truly rented from Google or from Facebook.
0:22.3	That's Brian Morrissey, the Super Sharp Media Observer and Media Operator.
0:27.0	And this week on Channels with Peter Kafka, I talked to Morrissey about how to run a media business without getting big.
0:33.6	What happens to the industry next?
0:36.0	That's this week on channels wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
0:44.7	The computers are using themselves.
0:47.3	This week on the Vergecast, we look at ChatGBT's new web browser that browsers the web for you.
0:51.4	It's part of a big trend across the industry.
0:53.3	Basically, every AI company is building one of these, and we'll talk about why.
0:57.1	Plus, Samsung made a much cheaper version, the Apple Vision Pro.
1:00.0	Who's that for?
1:01.0	And we talk about Microsoft's enduring plan to get Windows in your living room.
1:05.2	That's this week on the Vergecast, wherever you get your podcasts.
1:17.4	Music wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Raging Moderates.
1:18.7	I'm Jessica Tarlov, and my guest today is Michigan Senator Alyssa Slotkin, a former CIA
1:23.3	analyst and Pentagon official who's become one of the most prominent voices for moderation in Congress.
1:28.7	Senator, thank you so much for being here.
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