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The Daily Beast Podcast

I Know Why the Tech Broligarchs Went Full MAGA

The Daily Beast Podcast

The Daily Beast

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4.68.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Jonathan Weber joins Daily Beast executive editor Hugh Dougherty to explain how San Francisco became the proving ground for the forces reshaping American politics, business, and culture. Drawing from his new book, City on the Edge, Weber traces the rise of the tech billionaires who transformed the city, why so many Silicon Valley power players embraced Donald Trump, and how figures like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Nancy Pelosi emerged from the same political and economic ecosystem. He also reveals what San Francisco's battles over AI, housing, wealth, and political power tell us about the future of the country—and why the city's next chapter could preview what's coming for every American. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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