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The current state of the 2020 election

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

The gang is all back. This week, Jay, Seth, Grant, and Park talk about the 2020 election. Specifically:

  • The current polling
  • The latest on Biden’s potential running mate
  • How the press will treat Biden once it gets into crunch time
  • The problems with mail-in voting and the warnings of election malfeasance by Trump and the Democrats

Also, baseball season started and the guys talk about what they think and if any of them like the digitized crowds that Fox is inserting into stadiums that are actually empty.

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The public school reopening wars

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

No magazine this week but there is still plenty to talk about!

The guys first dive headfirst into the debate about reopening public schools. As is typical of our culture, it turned into a political battle with President Trump wanting schools across the nation to open up and unions decrying the idea of doing so (with the help of Democratic politicians who do what the unions want) unless it is “safe.”

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The Bari Weiss Effect

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

In this episode, the guys keep it simple, discussing Bari Weiss’s departure from the New York Times. She quit and wrote a scathing open letter, detailing the reasons for her resignation. Also discussed is Andrew Sullivan’s departure from New York Magazine, with both stemming from what looks like intolerance from not only readers but staff members who increasingly are hostile to points of view that do not align with their own.

It has implications for those publications but the business of journalism overall. Will the guardians of these institutions stand up and say, “That’s enough!” or will they allow a bunch of Jacobins to control the editorial content?

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Mt. Rushmore and cancel culture

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

After a week off, the crew is back and have an in-depth conversation about:

  • Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech and the media’s awful portrayal of it
  • Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s characterization of the speech is a total lie
  • Cancel culture and the goofy claim it doesn’t exist and what the future holds

There is no magazine this week, so the guys will talk about their top picks in the next issue!

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Josh Hawley slams Bostock decision and it’s Google vs. The Federalist

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

There is an in-depth discussion this week covering three issues that broke just this week

First, the guys talk about the SCOTUS Bostock decision regarding Title VII of The Civil Rights Act, Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion, and whether or not it was the court writing legislation instead of interpreting the law.

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Defund The Police and the New York Times Caves

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

** Note that at the 10:33 mark we had some technical difficulties noted with a record scratch and we began recording again as best we could where we left off

In the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd, a “Defund The Police” movement has emerged. Some argue it doesn’t really mean to defund but others are buying into the idea of getting rid of police departments as if it will be a net positive. The guys discuss issues surrounding it.

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America In Turmoil

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

It’s something when there is worse news than over 100K people dying of a virus and 40 million people filing for unemployment in the last several months. Add protests, both peaceful and violent to the mix resulting in millions of dollars in property damage, injuries, and death. The guys take a 50,000 view of the protests and also discuss what stands out the most and good, if any, will come of it.

They also discuss news items that aren’t getting covered due to the protests.

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Mask culture wars and Twitter goes fact-checker

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

It was one thing when people argued over ventilators and lockdowns. But naturally, a culture war had to arise out of the coronavirus, and wearing masks is it. Who should wear them and when? Should the government mandate it and for how long? Also, is it right to shame people who choose not to wear one?

Links to the stories Park mentions:

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Reopening absurdities and Ronan Farrow under the lamp

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

There’s no magazine for the Memorial Day weekend but the guys from Mag Men are still around. In this episode, the group discusses the sometimes absurd and makes-no-sense reopenings and how its confusing. There’s also the criticism of keeping parks, tennis courts, soccer fields and hiking trails closed.

Also up for discussion is Ben Smith’s piece in the New York Times about Ronan Farrow and how resistance journalism gets a pass when the writers are misleading or get something wrong.

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The Flynn repercussions, SCOTUS and more stimulus

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

Everyone is here and the guys have a long discussion about the Michael Flynn case and the dropping of charges by the Justice Department. It’s a mess and even those critical of Trump and Flynn are not thrilled with how this played out, including the co-hosts.

The Democrats want to see Trump’s financial documents. Trump refused and now the Supreme Court will make the decision. Is it legitimate or nothing but a means to embarrass Trump?

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Political happenings outside of the coronavirus

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

With all the news still going on about the coronavirus, the guys decided to discuss several issues that aren’t directly related to the pandemic.

First up is the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare. The Trump administration relaxed the rules for having to provide them for employees and appeals court stopped it. The Supreme Court took up the issue. Also, the Super PAC called The Lincoln Project released an ad called, “Mourning in America,” a take on Ronald Reagan’s famous reelection ad from 1984, except this one is a direct shot at President Trump, who didn’t take it very well. The guys also discuss Josh Hawley’s op-ed in the New York Times calling for the abolishment of the World Trade Organization.

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Biden assault allegations; Justin Amash for president?

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Hosted by Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

It’s a coronavirus free episode! I mean, it’s mentioned but only in the context of other discussions. Grant was MIA for this episode, it was just the Three Amigos.

Joe Biden finally dealt directly with the sexual assault allegations made against him by Tara Reade. He appeared on Morning Joe and likely was not expecting such a tough interview. He didn’t look good, but it also wasn’t terrible and now the rest of the press can leave it alone.

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Re-opening the economy

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

It’s been several weeks and so much has changed. Instead of discussion continued lockdown, states are beginning to talk about getting people back to work. The guys discuss the pros and cons and what people will choose to do, outside of whatever permission they’re getting from Governors and state legislatures.

There’s also a long discussion about the press and its treatment of the Tara Reade sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden and how it differs from the coverage of Brett Kavanaugh.

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Coronavirus: The economic impact

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

With 10 million people filing unemployment claims in March, and 6.6 million of those in the final week of the month, the coronavirus’s economic impact begin to rumble around the country. The guys discuss what can be done, what the political impacts for Trump and Biden will be and what’s going to be the best way to get out of it and get the country back on track.

With everyone in a state of quarantine, the group discusses what they’re watching, listening to and what video games they’re playing (if any) as well as how they’re getting their sports fix.

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Coronavirus relief bill, pandemic economic politics and the 2020 campaign

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

The coronavirus disruption continues and so the guys from Mag Men who were all home again, practicing social distancing, doing the show via Skype.

As the episode was recording, Senate Democrats and Republicans agreed in principle to a $2 trillion coronavirus relief/stimulus package. The guys discuss if it will do any good and if there will need to be another down the road.

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Coronavirus Gets Real and Joe Biden Seems Invincible

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

What people hoped was something that might not get all that bad — got bad. The coronavirus has created a lot of disruption and that includes the guys from Mag Men who were all home, practicing social distancing, and recorded this episode via Skype.

The guys talk more about the steps getting take to combat the virus, the stimulus package that is under debate and the ramifications it will have for business and industry as well as what will work best for people in the form of direct payments to help keep the economy afloat.

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Super Tuesday II and Coronavirus Politics

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Hosted by Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

The guys talk about Super Tuesday II and what it means for Bernie Sanders’ campaign as well as the general election. We also get into a little of Biden’s showdown with a voter in Michigan.

The gang then goes on to discuss Coronavirus and how “the elites” at CPAC are fine with telling members of Congress and VIP’s who came into contact with an attendee diagnosed with coronavirus but are leaving the plebs in the dark. Also, the politics of coronavirus and what it means for Trump’s reelection bid and also the health of the economy overall.

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Super Tuesday Results and the campaign ahead

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Hosted by J. Grant Addison, Jay Caruso, Park MacDougald, Seth Mandel

Welcome to the debut episode of Mag Men, the Washington Examiner Magazine Editors podcast. The show features Executive Editor, Seth Mandel, Managing Editor Jay Caruso, Deputy Editor J. Grant Addison and Life & Arts Editor Park MacDougald.

  • Please forgive us for some of the sound issues. We’re in the process of making it sound a whole lot better.

On today’s episode, the group discusses the Super Tuesday results and what it means for both Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. They also take a look at what could happen in the future and possible VP choices. They also talk about some conservatives’ affinity for Sanders and whether that’s just part of a plan to prop him up or genuine regard for his candidacy.

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That Sethany Show #25

The One With the Weird Metric System Fight

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Hosted by Bethany Mandel, Seth Mandel

Seth and Bethany discuss the state of the media in light of major mess ups and layoffs in the last weeks, and then had a strange fight about the metric system.

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That Sethany Show #24

Is The Shame Mob Coming For You?

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Hosted by Bethany Mandel, Seth Mandel

Seth and Bethany discuss the media’s missteps over the weekend on BuzzFeed’s Cohen story and the MAGA boys, and the general mob mentality that has emerged in our society.

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