The Times’ Mamdani Story, David Foster Wallace Revisited, and Josh Dawsey on the 2024 Election

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David discuss The New York Times‘ story on Zohran Mamdani and what the point was of running their “scoop,” obtained in a hack of Columbia University records; new info on the Epstein files that suggests there are in fact no files; and new contenders for “Worst Question Ever Asked at the White House” (7:15), before revisiting David Foster Wallace’s 2006 piece on Roger Federer titled “Roger Federer as Religious Experience” (22:25). Next, Bryan is joined by The Wall Street Journal‘s Josh Dawsey to discuss his new book, 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America, cowritten with Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf (41:25). Finally, David and Bryan reconnect in the wake of the new Superman film to discuss Clark Kent the journalist, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline (1:09:10)!

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Guest: Josh Dawsey
Producer: Kye Crichton