Raging Moderates: Confronting the Ethical Vacuum Exposed by Trump and Epstein

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov break down Trump’s signature move: flooding the zone. From a massive Epstein document dump that swallows the news cycle, to Trump inserting himself into active investigations and openly pushing to “nationalize” voting, the noise is the point. Then, they zoom out to Trump’s broader project — remaking Washington in his own image, from cultural institutions to public monuments — and ask whether it’s ideology, ego, or legacy-building. Finally, they look at a very different kind of power: Bad Bunny’s moment, celebrity resistance to Trump’s immigration crackdown, and whether culture can still move politics when politics feels overwhelming. 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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0:56.0	Welcome to Raging Moderates. I'm Scott Galloway.
0:58.4	And I'm Jessica Tarlov.
0:59.8	In today's episode of Raging Moderates, Jess, we're discussing how Trump has over-flooded the zone,
1:05.6	how he's trying to remake D.C. in his image and Bad Bunny's influence in this moment.
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1:24.4	This past week feels like a masterclass
1:27.0	in how Trump floods the zone.
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