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Mea Culpa

The American Sheep Epidemic: Fact or Fiction? + A Conversation With Anand Giridharadas

Mea Culpa

MeidasTouch Network

News, News Commentary, Politics

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Anand Giridharadas joins me today on Mea Culpa to discuss the threats to democracy posed by Trump’s authoritarian agenda and the influence of billionaires like Elon Musk. Anand, a bestselling author of Winners Take All and The Persuaders, is also an MSNBC analyst and a former foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times. Following last week’s scare of a government shutdown, we examine how figures like Musk use their power to shape public discourse and policy, often undermining democratic norms. Anand underscores the urgent need for a pro-democracy movement that fosters connection, inclusion, and hope to reclaim the American democratic experiment. Subscribe to Michael's NEW Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen Add the Political Beatdown podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0

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0:32.9

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0:39.0

I take my time that's fun by me.

0:41.3

This is my Trio Cobra.

0:46.2

This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to the One and Only Mayaculpa podcast, right

0:51.2

here on the Mighty Midas Touch Network.

0:53.9

So look for all future episodes of our show

0:56.1

behind the Blue Banner icon. And I'm really thankful that you hear because there's so much

1:01.2

to talk about. But now for the news. Look, today's episode, it's one that you're going to have

1:07.3

to sit down for. Maybe with a strong cup of coffee, or maybe something

1:11.5

even stronger, because we're about to confront the existential threats facing our democracy

1:17.9

head on. We're living in an era where billionaires and political extremists are playing chess

1:24.5

with our government, and spoiler alert spoiler alert than not on our side.

1:29.5

Elon Musk, the self-enointed tech messiah, is doing what he does best, disrupt, destabilize,

1:36.7

and deceive. This time, he's taking aim at a bipartisan effort to keep our government's lights on. I mean, that's right,

1:45.9

an actual rare moment of political cooperation. And well, here comes Elon Musk to blow the whole thing up.

1:53.2

And why? Come on, it's all for power, influence, and control the usual suspects. And we've got a new speaker of the house, right? Mike

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