meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Impolitic with John Heilemann

Rick Wilson: “Strip Club Glitter Never Comes Off”

Impolitic with John Heilemann

Audacy | Puck

Politics, News

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

John welcomes lapsed Republican strategist and Lincoln Project cofounder Rick Wilson back to the show to discuss the mounting signs that, less than one full year into his second term in office, Donald Trump has reached his sell-by date – and the implications of Trump's political decline for the MAGA-fied Republican Party. See all the ways bp is investing in America at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bp.com/InvestingInAmerica⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Impolitik with John Heilman is presented by BP.

0:04.8

See all the ways that they're investing in America.

0:08.3

Meta's AI infrastructure is bringing jobs to local communities like Los Lunas, New Mexico.

0:13.7

Phil, who grew up in Los Lunas, has seen the positive impact that Meta's ongoing $600 billion

0:19.5

investment in American jobs and infrastructure

0:22.1

will bring.

0:23.2

I had to travel for work.

0:24.7

Missing moments, I can't get back.

0:26.7

Then Meta opened a data center and brought new jobs.

0:29.7

Now, I don't worry about missing out anymore.

0:32.8

Learn more about Meta's investment at meta.com slash building America.

0:43.2

Music about meta's investment at meta.com slash building America. Aloha and namaste, everyone, and welcome to In Politics with John Heilman, a puck and

0:47.0

Odyssey Joint, featuring lively in-depth conversations with the people who cruise the

0:51.2

quarters of power in America, sculpting and shaping the ebb and flow of our politics and culture.

0:57.3

As we arrive at the midway point in December, 10 days ahead of Christmas, it seems somehow

1:02.2

fitting that for those of you out there, for whom signs of Donald Trump's decline, decay,

1:09.3

and or disintegration, and of course, God knows I'm speaking here

1:12.4

in strictly political terms, would be the best, most welcome, wildly gratifying, deeply satisfying,

1:19.1

gift imaginable, received just such a present last week, a ginormous box, tightly wrapped in

1:25.8

colorful paper, resplendent with ribbons of red, green, and gold,

1:31.1

and jam-packed with newsmaking developments, some minor and some major, some trivial, and some profound,

1:36.6

that suggested that, yes, indeed, the 45th and 47th president of the United States has finally,

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 17 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audacy | Puck, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Audacy | Puck and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.