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Lost Debate

Ep 26 | Trump Probes, Inflation, TikTok Good/Bad, SF School Board Recall, Right-Wing Dating

Lost Debate

The Branch

News, Politics, Society & Culture

4.6607 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on the oversimplified narratives surrounding 40-year high inflation. We discuss the implications for Donald Trump after his longtime accounting firm cut ties with the family business. We present the best and worst sides of TikTok and why we need a more nuanced discussion about how it affects society. Three members of San Francisco’s school board, ousted in a landslide vote; why parents united against them. And finally, a new conservative dating app: “The Right Stuff.” [1:11] Inflation [14:01] Trump Investigation {23:53} Tik Tok [34:21] SF School Board Update [40:21] Right Wing Dating App Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/02/17/episode26/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

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0:00.0

We've come up with some names for a possible liberal dating app because the conservative one calls itself the right stuff.

0:07.9

I could call it liberal love.

0:09.9

That's a good start.

0:11.6

Okay, Comrade.

0:15.0

Yeah, like, okay Cupid.

0:16.6

And finally, date stage capitalism. Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for political eclectics.

0:30.1

I'm Robbie Gupta.

0:31.6

And I'm Ricky Schlaught.

0:32.6

Well, Corey, where are we going to start?

0:33.9

We've got an interesting show today.

0:35.6

An investigation into the Trump organization is heating up, and the company's accountants are jumping ship. We'll discuss the

0:42.5

implications for the former president. TikTok, the most popular app of 2021 has changed our culture,

0:47.8

but is the app driving a mental health crisis or providing an economic boost for small

0:53.0

creators? We'll debate the pros and cons

0:55.3

of the viral video platform. Then an update on a story Ravi covered closely. San Francisco recalls

1:00.8

school board members by landslide margins. And do you have the right stuff to join the new

1:06.1

conservative dating app backed by Facebook's Peter Thiel? We'll give you the details. But first things first,

1:12.6

inflation is at its highest level in 40 years. The U.S. Consumer Price Index shot up by 7.5% last

1:19.5

month, outrunning wage growth and squeezing budgets all over the country. Now, there are a lot of

1:25.1

reasons for that, but to hear from some progressive senators

1:27.7

like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, there's only one corporate here, corporate greed.

1:32.5

Let's unpack what's really going on with the inflation crisis. Robbie, there is this narrative

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