Justin Wolfers & Shaughnessy Naughton
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
iHeartPodcasts
4.7 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Platypus Economics’ Justin Wolfers stops by to talk about Donald Trump’s continued demolition of the American economy.
314 Action’s Shaughnessy Naughton joins us to discuss their work recruiting, training, and electing Democrats with scientific backgrounds.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Hey, this is Robert from the Stuff to Blow Your Mind podcast. |
| 0:07.7 | Joe and I are both lifelong Star Wars fan, so we're celebrating May the 4th with a brand |
| 0:11.8 | new week of fun, thought-provoking Star Wars-related episodes. |
| 0:15.5 | Join us as we tackle science and culture topics from a galaxy far, far away, such as the |
| 0:20.3 | biology of taunons and wampas |
| 0:22.2 | on the ice planet hot, or the practicality and corporate business sense of the Sith rule of two. |
| 0:28.3 | Listen to stuff to blow your mind on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your |
| 0:33.5 | podcasts. |
| 0:34.9 | Hi, I'm Molly JongFast, and this is Fast Politics, where we discuss the top political headlines with some of today's best minds. |
| 0:43.5 | And Republicans claim, Marco Mentum, is sweeping the Internet for 2028. |
| 0:50.7 | I don't think it is. |
| 0:51.9 | We have such a great show for you today. |
| 0:54.5 | Platypus economics. |
| 0:56.5 | Justin Wolfer stops by to talk about Donald Trump's continued demolition of the American |
| 1:02.6 | economy. |
| 1:03.3 | Then we'll talk to 314 Action, Shaughnessy Norton, on their work on recruiting, training, and electing Democrats from scientific backgrounds. But first, |
| 1:15.0 | the news. Somali, the Virginia State Supreme Court has struck down Virginia's redistricting map. |
| 1:21.0 | Where do we go from here? Oh, great. I know where we go from here. |
| 1:25.3 | We go back to the Supreme Court. |
| 1:28.6 | Well, we go up. |
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