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Lost Debate

The Branch

News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.6 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Journalist and author Ross Barkan returns to the show to discuss why traditional media is in crisis, whether we’re living in a new romantic age, and why 2025 may be the year we resist the lure of technology. Ravi and Ross then turn to the political landscape and explain why we’re seeing a shift away from hyper-online politics. They also examine the Democratic Party’s future and what to make of the influence of figures like Elon Musk and Vice President J.D. Vance within a Republican coalition that is increasingly ideologically flexible. Finally, Ravi and Ross turn to New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams is deeply unpopular, Andrew Cuomo is considering a comeback, and progressives are jockeying for position in a crowded mayoral race. Could a socialist be elected mayor, or is the city shifting back to the center? Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570 Follow Ravi on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/ravimgupta --- Follow Ravi at @ravimgupta Follow The Branch at @thebranchmedia Notes from this episode are available on Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Lost Debate is available on the following platforms: • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xR9pch9DrQDiZfGB5oF0F • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate • Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vTERJNTc1ODE3Mzk3Nw • iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ • Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate

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0:00.0	Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for Political Ecclectics.
0:03.3	I'm Robbie Gupta.
0:04.2	And today I speak to Ross Barkin, who is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and
0:08.8	a columnist for New York Magazine.
0:10.6	He has a novel coming out in May called Glass Century, and he's also launching a, or
0:16.9	just launched, a literary magazine that we talk about.
0:19.8	But this is one of those conversations where some of my favorite conversations are the ones
0:23.5	where I have less of an agenda where I'm just like,
0:25.8	hey, here's somebody who has a eclectic way of seeing things and a deep knowledge of policy
0:32.4	and politics.
0:32.9	And let me just kind of see where the conversation goes.
0:36.0	We start with a series of just observations about
0:40.7	traditional media versus online media and some of the work Ross has been doing there. And then we
0:46.3	evolve into a conversation about the future of the Democratic Party. And, you know, is the Democratic
0:52.3	party or the Republican Party a bigger tent and what does it
0:55.1	mean to be a big tent?
0:56.2	And where do the dissidents and the conspiracy theorists go in this modern era?
1:01.7	He has this theory that we're in the new romantic era that we spend some time on.
1:06.5	And then towards the end, we geek out on New York City politics where in that conversation,
1:12.5	you know, we kind of take for granted a certain knowledge based and interest in New York City politics.
1:16.5	But if you're even remotely interested in that, stick around for that.
1:19.3	But we put that to the back end of the episode because we know a lot of you around the country.
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