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Firewall with Bradley Tusk

Politics, technology and the pursuit of happiness. Twice a week, Bradley Tusk, New York-based political strategist and venture investor, covers the collision between new ideas and the real world. His operating thesis is that you can"t understand tech today without understanding politics, too. Recorded at P&T Knitwear, his bookstore / podcast studio, 180 Orchard Street, New York City.

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36:35

Is the World Ready for Electric Planes?

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2023/11/16

When your business is in the air, you want to move fast and *not* break things — ever. Kyle Clark, the founder and chief executive of the aerospacestart-up Beta Technologies, talks to Bradley about their extraordinary machines and how they intend tointroduce them into everyday life.Mentioned in today's episode:Electric Planes, Once a Fantasy, Start to Take to the Skies, The New York Times (11/3/23)This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast

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53:08

How Biden Regains His Footing

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2023/11/14

Stop trying to convince Americans the economy is better than they feel, says Bradley. Stop being outraged by Trump's lack of human decency. Biden Nation should zero in on the sliver of undecided voters between the haters and the believers, the people who just want a competent president. Plus, why the emerging case against Mayor Adams still lacks existential risk for him.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an

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36:18

Where is My Mindfulness?

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2023/11/09

Sharon Salzberg, a legend in the world of meditationand mindfulness, joins Bradley to discuss finding connection and kindness in distressing times — and why even shehas difficulty tearing herself away from doomscrolling.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and be sure

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42:40

OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT lands today!

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2023/11/07

How do supremely busy people find time for their passion projects? Bradley explains the long, hard and rewarding road to the publication of his first novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT which comes out Tuesday Nov. 7 at select indie bookstores across the country. Plus [34:19], he says the latest trouble around Mayor Eric Adams is very far from a political death spiral, but stay tuned.RSVP to the OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT release party in NYC, or buy from a local indie bookstore near you. Full list of

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30:34

How to Get Marjorie Taylor Greene to Scream at You

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2023/11/02

DavidHogg, a survivor of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, decided that electing young people into office is the most effective way to change the laws that have made such tragedies a fixture of American life. Bradley talks to the founder of Leaders We Deserve about how to take the heat from unhinged opponents and channel into a movement.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your

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48:10

Tyranny of the Minority

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2023/10/31

In the late 1960s, RichardNixonpopularized the term "silent majority." Drawing from the pro-Hamas rallies, the mass shooting in Maine and the House Speaker debacle, Bradley updatesNixonwith a phenomenon he calls "tyranny of the minority." Plus, Bradley discusses his theory of "minimal viable suffering," assesses the impact of Dean Phillips challenging Biden in the Democratic primaries, reflects on the death of actor Matthew Perry and casts dissenting votes on recentoutput from Martin Scorsese and

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32:02

The Rising Price of Air

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2023/10/26

Jonathan Dockrell is a multifaceted man of the future, an Emergent Ventures winner, and CEO/co-founder of SkyTrade — a company that enables property owners to charge for the use of their air space. He also writes a Substack called Where’s My Flying Car? Two weeks before the release of his debut novel, OBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT, Bradley talks to to Jonathan about when and how flying cars could actually become a part of our daily lives. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New

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44:59

Hamas and the American Far Left

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2023/10/24

The events over the past few weeks may have you asking, "Why do somany young Americans seem to support terrorism against Israel?" Bradley and Meaghan Collins, his chief of staff at Tusk, discuss the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses and elsewhere.Plus, Bradley makes the case for the creation of a city manager for New York and proposes a set of rules for pedestrians to return sanity (and speed) to our sidewalks.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New

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35:58

A New Day in Israel

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2023/10/18

As Israelis steady themselves after the Hamas attack and gear up for the next phase of the conflict, Bradley talks to his good friend Michael EisenbergofAleph, a Tel Aviv-based venture capital firm, about how a stronger society can emerge from the trauma.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow

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31:20

The Morality of Supporting Israel at War

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2023/10/17

Bradley assesses his own convictions as an American Jew reacting to the attack on Israel and the larger questions it raises.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter + Linkedin, and visit the Firewall website.

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31:12

Save The Kids, Ban Brokers Fees

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2023/10/12

As the youngest member of the New York City Council, Chi Ossé asks different questions than most of his peers — such as: Why do you have to pay a compulsory brokers' fee to rent an apartment? Bradley talks to Ossé about how making the city more attractive and accessible to young people can make it better for everyone.Read Bradley's recent NY Daily News op-ed in support of banning brokers fees.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast

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46:01

Out of the Fire and Into the...?

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2023/10/10

Deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had a very bad week but in five or ten years, could it feel like the best thing that ever happened to him? Plus, why the media giving us what we want is not actually what we want and a quick appraisal of emerging tech investors.But first, Bradley opens with three quick thoughts on the outbreak of war in Israel.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts

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26:08

The AI of The Deal

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2023/10/05

Ever had a deal get stuck in the mud during contract negotiation with endless redlines and ballooning legal fees? Turns out there's a fix for that.Bradley talks to Jim Wagner, co-founder and CEO of The Contract Network,an AI-powered contract collaboration platform that helps stakeholders close dealsquicklyand easily.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode:

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41:11

The Starbucks Misadventure

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2023/10/03

Every New Yorker knows the feeling of discovering that in most of America, you just can't do simple things like walk .2 miles to get a cup of a coffee. Bradley tells his tale of woe. Plus, whatwe learned from Mayor Adams' no-show during the flood, how Lina Khan is taking on Amazon and why Sam Bankman-Fried'sparents are probably no better or worse than any parents.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email

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37:32

"There Are Going to be A Lot of Winners"

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2023/09/28

If and when the media industry recovers its footing, what will it look like? Bradley talks to Jon Kelly, founder and CEO of Puck, which just celebrated its second anniversary, about the great opportunity that lies between the plodding behemoths and the lonely, on-their-own Substackers.

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44:27

New Yorkers Are in a Foul Mood

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2023/09/26

But how much of that is the Mayor's fault? Chris Coffey, head of Tusk Strategies, sits down with Bradley for their regular check-in on city politics. Plus, Bradley proposes Bush v. Gore as the greatest political tragedyof our times; Chris offers a surprising alternative theory.

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01:12:02

Buying Back Your Baby

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2023/09/21

Starting with $750 in their pockets, Roy and Bertrand Sosa built Netspend into a billion-dollar business and had an exit beyond their wildest dreams. Then they bought it back! Bradley talks to them about what they want Netspend to be when it grows up. Plus, as part of our bonus double-feature, he asks Martina Larkin ofProject Liberty about what it takes to build a better Internet.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording

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38:01

Big Five-Oh

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2023/09/19

If there's one thing Bradley's learned from being alive for 50 years, it's to stop torturing himself about his flaws and shortcomings and mistakes — and to use writing as a way to work out what he thinks. A candid conversation about his essay entitled "Reflections at 50."This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.mediaSubscribe to Bradley's weekly

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25:48

Beautiful Disasters

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2023/09/14

Alexis Rockman is an artist who paints giant, beautiful and often disturbing scenes of environmentaldestruction. Bradley talks to him about what happens when art and reality collide. "I've made plenty of paintings that I certainly wouldn't want to live with," says Rockman, "and somehow miraculously sold."This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode:

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44:32

Introducing The Cocaine Store...

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2023/09/12

Why stop at weed? With New York electing not to enforce the law, says Bradley, there's never been a better time to jump into the drug business. More seriously, he also considers the loneliness epidemic, what it would take to change the political inputs for the White House on the migrant crisis, the Elon Musk biography and a great new book about longevity.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your

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