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To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Terry Moran: Trump, Epstein, and the Giddy Cruelty of the Moment

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

Charlie Sykes

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9719 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Charlie Sykes is joined by veteran journalist and Substack writer Terry Moran for a bracing conversation on Trump’s unraveling Epstein strategy, the deep contradictions within the MAGA worldview, and the terrifying normalization of state-sponsored cruelty. From “Alligator Alcatraz” to 50% tariffs on Brazil, the two dissect how branding, conspiracy, and authoritarian impulses are reshaping American politics. They also explore how legacy media is collapsing under corporate pressure—while independent platforms like this one become the new frontlines in the battle for truth.

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Welcome back to the To the Contrary podcast. I'm Charlie Sykes, and it is Monday. And, well, is there

1:46.6

anything else that we really ought to be talking about other than, well, kind of you know what?

1:50.6

And so I'm joined by legendary former network reporter, now substack star Terry Moran. Hey, Terry, how are you?

1:58.4

I'm good, Charlie. Thank. That's a very kind introduction.

2:01.7

Well, we're both in the Midwest today. So we're both sort of, you know, kicking back your

2:05.7

living cabin life. I'm down in the basement here in Mechuan, Wisconsin. But we have, okay,

2:11.8

so we have to chew over this. There are so many different angles on all of this. The Trump

2:17.3

Epstein story, where he tried over the weekend to emulate Barbara Streisand,

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