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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

Why Politicians are Launching Podcasts Ahead of 2028

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov

Prof G Media / Vox Media

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

With just a week until Election Day, Scott and Jessica break down the races shaping the final stretch — from Andrew Cuomo’s last-minute unlikely comeback bid in New York City to Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill testing whether moderation still wins in purple America. Plus, California’s Prop 50 could shift the balance of power in Congress. Then: why every ambitious politician suddenly has a podcast, and why Kamala Harris hints she might not be done with presidential politics just yet. Follow Jessica Tarlov, @JessicaTarlov.  Follow Prof G, @profgalloway. Follow Raging Moderates, @RagingModeratesPod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RagingModerates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Raging Moderates. I'm Scott Galloway.

0:04.7

And I'm Jessica Tarlov.

0:05.9

Okay, Jess. In today's episode of Raging Moderates, we're discussing the races we're watching one week out until Election Day, why presidential contenders keep launching podcasts.

0:16.2

I love that. They've figured out podcasts.

0:18.5

David knew that that would be your favorite topic.

0:40.1

And Kamala is leaving the door open. Oh, yay. Okay, it's time for banter. How are? Jess, I don't know if it's the algorithm. I don't think it's just the algorithm. You are so on fire right now. I keep seeing, I keep seeing these little clips of you. And I'm, I'm fond of you and I think you're super smart. So I like the clips. But then I see like 11 billion people have liked it.

0:46.2

You are, are you the most popular? I don't follow the other four people you serve with. But are you

0:52.6

the biggest on social media of everyone on the five? No. Are you

0:56.2

kidding me? No, they have empires. But what is most exciting about a viral clip for me is that I have,

1:04.4

I guess, by extension, figured out how to get you to text me. Because if you see that enough other

1:10.3

people like me, then you're forced to pick

1:13.6

up your phone and send me a text. Yeah, I only want to hang out with the core kids. Because I feel

1:18.9

closer to you now, which is what I've been searching for in life. No, my social media life is much,

1:26.0

much, much smaller than the other co-host of the five.

1:29.3

But it is, it's interesting to see, obviously, what the algorithm does.

1:34.3

Like, you know, you're stuck in a Jessica Tarlev loop at this particular moment.

1:38.9

But because the social media companies have made it easy to monetize outrage and clicks.

1:46.5

You see Republicans pumping it up too, right?

1:51.1

Because they want to call me like an idiot.

1:54.2

So they're reposting it as well.

1:56.0

And then it's just going further and further, which I assume is not really what they want to do in general, but they want to

2:02.4

make money. So funding their kids' school tuition, too. Whenever I have a clip go viral, a couple

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