Welcome. I'm so very happy to have you here. I am Mark Kalprin, editor-in-chief of Two-Way, and the host of this program next up. Today's episode is about understanding. First, I'm going to talk to you about what I understand about Donald Trump, some insight I think I have into him. Then we're going to try to understand some of the things that my friend and two-way colleague

Megan McCain and I grapple with every day about Taylor Swift, Megan Markle, immigration,

a bunch of other stuff. And then finally, understanding Ro Khanna. One of the privileges I've had

throughout my career is to meet a bunch of folks before they announced they're running for

president or run or become president. And I think part of my obligation is to try to make you

able to understand what they're about. Rokana is a congressman from California. He's on TV all the time

now, testing the waters. And he's a willing guest, and we're grateful to he'll join us here but as i

watch the interviews they're generally short or focused in a way that i don't think reveal

who he truly is so today my goal is to allow you to understand a guy who may or may not run

for president in 2028 may or not win if he runs, but who I think you'll

find is someone who, if you understand him better, you can see why he thinks he could be president,

should be president, and what he'd be like as a candidate and maybe in the Oval Office.

So that's what we're up to.

A little update from last episode, I asked for suggestions of what to call the next up community.

Good news. Lots of you are interested in helping me figure out what to call this community.

The bad news is didn't love a lot of the submissions. I've got to be honest, they're not great.

No, it will not be the next up nices.

That's not going to happen.

So keep them coming.

When we find the winner, we'll know it,

eager to allow us to have something like Red Sox Nation or whatever to get everybody excited about being part of this.

So, as you know, the program's on every Tuesday and Thursday.

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