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The Mooch reveals all. The financier-turned White House Communications Director-turned MAGA foe tells Carlo what Trump's actually thinking, and why he's possibly the worst person to be President of the United States. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/_pQGvhI4Kb4Anthony Scaramucci:  @therealanthonyscaramucci  | https://x.com/Scaramucci?lang=en0:00 – Intro1:50 – "Nobody is friends with Trump"2:57 – Why smart people fall for Trump5:28 – Trump showed no empathy6:19 – "If I don't go back, I'm going to jail"7:38 – How Trump hoodwinked his voters8:22 – How the U.S. got pulled into Iran war11:21 – How Trump was sold on the war13:01 – Can we survive Donald Trump?14:22 – Trump's team of mirrors17:30 – Will Trump send ground troops?22:10 – Obama's Iran deal vs. Trump's approach24:23 – The Jared Kushner guardrail34:20 – Liberation Day one year later40:28 – Pentagon's propaganda reels43:47 – Citizens United is today's Plessy v. Ferguson46:19 – The American Dream is impaired, not dead49:04 – America's 80-year reset cycle explained52:25 – How to actually fix America- - - - - - - - - - - - -Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHeListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1600/id1860634203If you enjoy The 1600, consider rating us five stars on your favorite podcast platform, giving us a like or subscribing here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2a35q7eyzkfoIusBzdH4HwSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rich Logis wanted out of MAGA. He tells Carlo how he did it, and how he's helping others do the same. Leaving MAGA: https://leavingmaga.org/ | https://www.youtube.com/@LeavingMAGA/videos One Betrayal Too Many: https://linktr.ee/onebetrayaltoomany0:00 – Intro01:50 – Why Rich Logis Left MAGA07:27 – COVID & “Mass Psychosis”09:02 – Why Rich Supported Trump14:30 – Never Admit You’re Wrong18:10 – Is MAGA Over?22:59 – Admitting You Were Wrong32:49 – Is MAGA Addictive?41:20 – What Comes After MAGA?- - - - - - - - - - - - -Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHeListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1600/id1860634203If you enjoy The 1600, consider rating us five stars on your favorite podcast platform, giving us a like or subscribing here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2a35q7eyzkfoIusBzdH4HwSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Economist Justin Wolfer joins Carlo to take the economy's temperature as Trump's war in Iran shakes markets and hits Americans' wallets. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tYFh5U73sWcJustin Wolfers: https://www.youtube.com/jjwolfers/videos | https://x.com/JustinWolfersGet more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHeListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1600/id1860634203If you enjoy The 1600, consider rating us five stars on your favorite podcast platform, giving us a like or subscribing here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2a35q7eyzkfoIusBzdH4HwSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Broadcasting titan and veteran war correspondent Geraldo Rivera shares his insight on what's going through Donald Trump's mind as he launches another unpopular regime change operation in Iran. From Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio to the president himself, Rivera debriefs Carlo the on the administration's wartime psyche. Geraldo Rivera: https://www.geraldo.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealGeraldoRivera/videos 0:00 Intro0:33 Geraldo Rivera joins The 16000:53 What are we fighting for? 2:43 What Trump is thinking5:30 Geraldo's relationship with President Trump7:11 Are we underestimating Pete Hegseth?8:39 What Geraldo likes about Hegseth10:20 Did Trump miss his window for Cuba? 11:40 Cuba's misery12:56 Does regime change in Cuba make sense? 15:15 Geralo's reaction to Obama's Cuba policy16:00 Cuban diaspora's influence17:07 Geraldo meets Fidel Castro 18:00 What will reign Trump in? 21:49 Can Trump win back Latinos?23:12 Which Democrat can win Latino voters in 2028? 27:00 Can Rubio win in 2028? - - - - - - - - - - - - -Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHeListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1600/id1860634203If you enjoy The 1600, consider rating us five stars on your favorite podcast platform, giving us a like or subscribing here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2a35q7eyzkfoIusBzdH4HSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carlo examines how Trump wages war and makes policy when markets aren’t open to feel the pain — and how some lucky traders are profiting off of the chaos.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/CvyTSt6nZvA- - - - - - - - - - - - -Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHeListen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-1600/id1860634203If you enjoy The 1600, consider rating us five stars on your favorite podcast platform, giving us a like or subscribing here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2a35q7eyzkfoIusBzdH4HwSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Glenn Greenwald and Carlo look under the hood at the U.S.-Israel relationship, discuss who's winning the war with Iran and explain how the neocon right has become the preeminent censor of free speech.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/JMUlMQVKwSgGlenn Greenwald: https://greenwald.substack.com | https://www.youtube.com/@GlennGreenwald/videos Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the 1600.beehiiv.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

TikTok creator and brand consultant Eugene Healey joins Carlo to dissect the death of the "millennial brand," and why aspirational marketing isn't resonating with Gen-Z's anxious economic outlook. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Co8jUK0r9LwFollow Eugene: https://www.tiktok.com/@eugbrandstrat | https://eugenehealey.substack.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 Carlo tries to make sense of the consent-manufacturing machine (or lack thereof) of Trump's war in Iran. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matt Stoller of BIG joins Carlo to talk monopolies, anti-trust and the big tech rollups that are saddling consumers with higher prices and less purchasing power — and how Donald Trump is making it all worse. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJbsiKs77FzYrlHIxQDl5AxWjR4tgN1rThe BIG Newsletter: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of The 1600 podcast, Newsweek’s Carlo Versano interviews Memphis mayor Paul Young, whose local initiatives, reforms, and approach to cross-party cooperation provide a common-sense model for governing in the Trump era.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Adler joins Carlo to talk the Nuestra América Convoy, a flotilla launching on March 21 to deliver crucial humanitarian aid to Cuba amid a U.S. "siege," and cautions against a Trump-style-regime-change excursion on the island nation. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/e3PCDtiEQB8Nuestra América Convoy: https://nuestraamericaconvoy.org/Follow David: https://x.com/davidrkadlerSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carlo is joined by Nick Kristof of the New York Times to discuss his reporting on the public education breakthrough happening in the Deep South.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/MqVizleVyB4Read Nick Kristof’s article, “These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling:" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/red-states-good-schools.htmlSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Bolton served under four GOP administrations. He's been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. But now that President Trump has initiated a regime-change war in Iran, Bolton is sounding the alarm.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/XDMmWnjBeOUSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What does blowback look like? Noah Kulwin joins Carlo to offer a historical framework for the moment the U.S. finds itself in Iran. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/GIAWhUq3KaQBlowback: https://blowback.show/Follow Noah: https://x.com/nkulw?lang=en | https://www.instagram.com/nkulw/?hl=enSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Are we taking Trump's Iran war seriously? Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi tells Carlo why we're not anxious enough about the president's latest conflict in the Middle East.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/usld2INqMrQFollow Trita: https://x.com/tparsi | https://quincyinst.org/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As the United States and Israel strike Iran, Carlo quizzes Tom O’Connor, Newsweek’s Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy, on what America really wants from this conflict, how the war might play out, and the situation on the ground.Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Does anyone want what big tech is selling? Ed Zitron is back to talk AI and its lack of political constituency. Plus: Ed's impeccable Trump impression. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/RKwK7qrBz8gFollow Ed: wheresyoured.at | betteroffline.comSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carlo analyzes the growing drumbeat for war with Iran, while President Trump simultaneously works for peace in Gaza. Could he actually pull it off? Could Trump’s “Board of Peace” be more than a scam? We discuss why there is one element of the organization that the media keeps missing, and which could be cause for optimism. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbPLliuUDsESubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carlo speaks with Empathy AI founder Ángel Maldonado for a philosophical conversation about AI, its capacity to reason and how young people can use it as a tool for their own creativity.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/dK3XiUOcCi4Empathy AI: https://empathy.ai/Learn more about Molly vs. The Machines: https://mollyvsthemachines.com/ Project Gutenberg: https://projectgutenberg.empathy.ai/library/discoverSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carlo dives into the world of prediction markets — and the outlook doesn't look too good. "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets" author Nick Hartland joins The 1600 to break down this latest bid for your attention (and your money).Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/kp9GVnL2FuURead "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets:" https://triptk.substack.com/p/odds-are-the-new-oracle-decodingFollow Nick Hartland: https://x.com/sundaygatoradeSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.