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Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

E372. Andrew Yang Tried To Warn Us

Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

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4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Andrew Yang returns to the podcast for a conversation about the chaos of modern life, his no-phone parties aimed at reviving real human hookups in a world that’s stopped partying, and his new phone service that literally pays you to doomscroll less. They discuss future of the Forward Party, how getting a few seats in Congress could change everything, how the terrifying speed of AI quietly erasing jobs will inevitably lead to some sort of universal basic income, why an extreme winner-take-all ...

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0:00.0

All right. I'm back with Andrew Yang, everybody. Welcome back to Walkins. Welcome. It's so good to see you and catch up with you again.

0:07.9

Yeah, it's been way too long. I'm really curious who else walks in on you in this sort of environment.

0:16.8

I mean, but congratulations on what seems like a real thriving community that you're building

0:24.6

and stewarding. Very independent, which I love. Barry, you, which I also love. But it seems awesome.

0:32.6

Yeah, they're great. I love my audience so much. We actually did a dumpster fire episode.

0:38.3

I wasn't feeling like covering the news because I think everything is insane. And I generally feel like I, especially this time of year, I get burned out on just the news cycle. I want to be just cooking and family. And so we did one on just fighting the,

0:55.5

fighting the efforts, because this time of year, I would, I always say like the,

1:00.4

the gauntlet between Thanksgiving and New Year's is where you're just like,

1:06.2

F it to all of your goals, to your systems, to your diet, to your, maybe you've been good on your budget.

1:14.6

And it's generally a time where people really just let it all go.

1:19.0

And so it's finding that balance of enjoying this season, but not starting the New Year feeling like you are completely behind the A ball.

1:28.5

They were actually really interested.

1:32.6

No, it is an FIT season.

1:34.5

It's true.

1:35.5

I've gained a few pounds.

1:36.8

I don't see that changing over the holidays.

1:40.0

I'm traveling and I tend to eat a lot.

1:43.7

I definitely have been budget busting.

1:47.4

You know, like whatever's going on.

1:50.0

It's like I joke with my wife that like we're like in a competition to see who can spend more.

1:56.0

I mean, I mean, the holiday season.

1:59.4

I don't know what's going on.

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