Raging Moderates: How Rage Bait Runs Our Economy

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov dig into Trump’s latest anti-immigrant crackdown—from firing nearly 100 immigration judges to freezing visas and floating denaturalization — and what happens when policy is driven by panic instead of evidence. Then they break down the viral post arguing the real poverty line isn’t $32K… it’s closer to $140K, and why so many families feel stuck in the “Valley of Death.” Plus, Oxford just crowned “rage bait” as its Word of the Year, so they unpack how outrage became the internet’s favorite currency — and what it means for our politics. 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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1:49.3	Welcome to Raging Moderates.
1:52.6	I'm Scott Galloway.
1:53.6	And I'm Jessica Harleff.
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