

The Realignment
The Realignment
The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore this with thinkers, policymakers, and more.
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Sep 30, 2022 • 47min
294 | Steve Case: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places Are Building the New American Dream
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.Reboot Conference in Miami: Visit rebootconference.org to learn more and use code “TheRealigmentPod” for $50 offREALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comSteve Case, co-founder of America Online (AOL) and Revolution joins The Realignment to discuss his new book: The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places Are Building the New American Dream, what he has learned about America's jobs landscape visiting 43 cities on his Rise of the Rest Tour, and how communities outside coastal America benefit from a level playing field.

Sep 29, 2022 • 49min
293 | Saagar & Marshall: Nord Stream Leak Origins + How Should We Deter Nuclear Conflict?
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.Reboot Conference in Miami: Visit rebootconference.org to learn more and use code “TheRealigmentPod” for $50 offREALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comSaagar and Marshall discuss the debate over the origins of the Nord Stream leak/sabotage, Europe's energy challenges moving into winter 2022-2023, and the best ways to deter the use of a nuclear weapon/escalation given Russia's "referendums" in eastern Ukraine.

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Sep 27, 2022 • 41min
292 | Scott Galloway: America Adrift - The Story of the U.S. Through 100 Charts
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comScott Galloway, author of Adrift: America in 100 Charts, Professor of Marketing at NYU, and podcast host, returns to The Realignment to discuss why he believes America is on the brink of massive changes that will reshape the economy and disrupt the middle class.

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Sep 22, 2022 • 49min
291 | Geoffrey Cain: Should TikTok Be Banned or Independently Spun-Out?
Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the show: https://realignment.supercast.com/.Geoffrey's Testimony: https://lincolnpolicy.org/2022/testimony-of-geoffrey-cain-to-the-u-s-senate-committee-on-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs/REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comGeoffrey Cain, Lincoln Network Senior Fellow in the FACET program and author of The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey Into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future, returns to The Realignment to discuss his recent Congressional testimony about the national security threat posed by TikTok, the state of U.S.-China tech relations, and how the U.S. government should approach the app, even if straight a ban isn't on the table.

Sep 21, 2022 • 27min
Teaser | Marshall & Saagar Supercast Subscriber Q&A: Personal Bias, American Dynamism, Ukraine's Offensive, Book Recs, and More...
WANT TO LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SUPERCAST: https://realignment.supercast.com/Marshall and Saagar answer Realignment Supercast subscriber Q&A from our ask-me-anything page.Subscribers to The Realignment's Supercast help us monetize the show, submit questions for Q&A episodes, listen to exclusive content, and more.

Sep 20, 2022 • 58min
290 | David Phillips: The War for the Soul of the Navy Seals, Recruitment Shortfalls, and the Military's Afghanistan/Iraq Hangover
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comDavid Phillips, author of Alpha: Eddie Gallagher and the War for the Soul of the Navy SEALs and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times national correspondent, joins The Realignment to discuss scandals within the Navy Seal community, the U.S. military's problem meeting recruitment goals, and whether today's struggles rhyme with the aftermath of the Vietnam War?

Sep 16, 2022 • 52min
289 | Jonathan Darman: How FDR, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan Realigned America
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comJonathan Darman, author of Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President and Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America, joins The Realignment to discuss how FDR, LBJ, and Ronald Reagan became transformational presidents (for good and for ill), the role of individuals vs. institutions in shaping the country, and how personal struggles can transform leaders.

Sep 15, 2022 • 52min
288 | Michael Tomasky: Why Progressive, Middle-Out Economics Will Succeed Neoliberalism
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comMichael Tomasky, Editor of The New Republic and Editor in Chief of Democracy, joins The Realignment to discuss how progressives are reimaging economics to confront the neoliberal era's failures, why rising inequality and upward distribution is the central challenge facing America, and how the Biden administration's agenda reflects an emerging economic consensus in the Democratic Party.

Sep 13, 2022 • 29min
287 | Jack Detsch: Will Ukraine's Counteroffensive Change the Course of the War?
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comJack Detsch, Foreign Policy's Pentagon and National Security Reporter, joins The Realignment to discuss the results of Ukraine's new eastern counteroffensive, why Russian forces are struggling on the defensive, the impact of winter, and what the status quo through 2023 could look like.

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Sep 9, 2022 • 59min
286 | Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to Global Domination - Mark Bergen on How YouTube Got to Billions of Daily Views
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comMark Bergen, technology reporter and author of Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube's Chaotic Rise to World Domination, joins The Realignment to discuss why YouTube flies under the radar in the big tech conversation, how the company addressed free speech and election challenges, and how it upended the media industry.


