The Hiatus

"The Morning Meeting," "2WAY Tonight," and "Next Up" are all off next week...

Remember: My three programs ("The Morning Meeting," "2WAY Tonight," and "Next Up") will all return after Labor Day.

Have a wonderful end of summer.

Don’t wish me a grandl vacation — I will be using the time to continue to build up the 2WAY business with my colleagues.

In the meantime, catch up on what you missed:

Maxwell’s interview release, Dems’ 2028 strategy, and Powell hinting at a rate cut… Matthew Bennett from Third Way, independent journalist Lyndsay Keith, and California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stephen Cloobeck joined me on “2WAY Tonight.”

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“The Group Chat” latest episode:

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“Random Offense” with Ethan Strauss returned with former NBA executive and Meadowlark Media podcast host Amin Elhassan.

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On “Real America,” Bridget dove into the debate over the state of education in America.

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Michael Moynihan was joined by former police officer Peter Moskos to discuss his new book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City's Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop, on “The Moynihan Report.”

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“NEXT UP”

I opened the show with my reported monologue on why Gavin Newsom is so misunderstood — and why his “Three A’s” set him apart as a top 2028 contender.

Please set aside what you think you know about the Golden State topper and hear me out.

Former Senator Mark Pryor then joined me to break down the Democratic Party’s structural challenges, from donor defections to grassroots organizing.

And Michael Caputo closed the program with a powerful story of battling cancer and cancellation at the same time — and why he believes America must put the fight against cancer at the center of its health agenda.

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Programming Note: See You September 2!

“2WAY Tonight” and “The Morning Meeting” will be taking the briefest of hiatuses. We’re off next week for the Labor Day holiday. We’ll be back on Tuesday, September 2nd at 9a ET for “The Morning Meeting” and then at 6p ET for “2WAY Tonight.”

Vote Now for 2WAY’s SXSW 2026 Panel

Help us spread the word about the importance of audience participation in the future of media.

The 2WAY team is participating in the 2026 SXSW PanelPicker with our proposed session: “Challenges & Opportunities of Building a New Form of Media,” which is now live and open for community voting.

The SXSW PanelPicker is the public voting platform that helps decide which sessions make the festival lineup, with community input carrying real weight for who makes it on stage. Your vote can help bring this important conversation to the stage, where we’ll explore how new media platforms can reinvent engagement, elevate public discourse, and create a smarter media future.

Our goal is to dive deeper into how interactive media formats can rebuild trust and draw in disengaged or underserved audiences while hammering home the importance of giving viewers a voice in the narrative is key to reinventing media and public discourse.

Voting closes, tomorrow, August 24 — Vote for the Panel → VOTE HERE

(Voting instructions: Click the heart if you think it should be accepted for SXSW 2026.)

Podcasts Likes No Other

“The Morning Meeting” and “2WAY Tonight” are now also available as audio podcasts on major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.

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“The Morning Meeting”

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“2WAY Tonight”

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The Politics of Retribution

The endless cycle of power, payback, and prosecution…

From the FBI raid on John Bolton to Bill Pulte’s pursuit of Fed Governor Lisa Cook, we broke down the politics of justice and its critics. Larry O’Connor, Dan Turrentine, and I shared our thoughts on all this and more on a new episode of “The Morning Meeting.”

TODAY

“Random Offense” with Ethan Strauss returns LIVE at a new time — 2:00pm ET — with former NBA executive and Meadowlark Media podcast host Amin Elhassan.

Watch LIVE by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.

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Stephen Cloobeck, former CEO of Diamond Resorts International and Democratic candidate for California governor, joins independent journalist Lyndsay Keith and me on “2WAY Tonight” — LIVE at 4pm ET on the 2WAY Zoom, then streaming on YouTube at 6pm ET.

Watch LIVE by Zoom at 4pm ET here.

You can watch it on YouTube at 6pm ET here.

“NEXT UP”

I opened the show with my reported monologue on why Gavin Newsom is so misunderstood — and why his “Three A’s” set him apart as a top 2028 contender.

Please set aside what you think you know about the Golden State topper and hear me out.

Former Senator Mark Pryor then joined me to break down the Democratic Party’s structural challenges, from donor defections to grassroots organizing.

And Michael Caputo closed the program with a powerful story of battling cancer and cancellation at the same time — and why he believes America must put the fight against cancer at the center of its health agenda.

Please download, subscribe, and share wherever you consume podcasts.

Apple:

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YouTube:

Vote Now for 2WAY’s SXSW 2026 Panel

Help us spread the word about the importance of audience participation in the future of media.

The 2WAY team is participating in the 2026 SXSW PanelPicker with our proposed session: “Challenges & Opportunities of Building a New Form of Media,” which is now live and open for community voting.

The SXSW PanelPicker is the public voting platform that helps decide which sessions make the festival lineup, with community input carrying real weight for who makes it on stage. Your vote can help bring this important conversation to the stage, where we’ll explore how new media platforms can reinvent engagement, elevate public discourse, and create a smarter media future.

Our goal is to dive deeper into how interactive media formats can rebuild trust and draw in disengaged or underserved audiences while hammering home the importance of giving viewers a voice in the narrative is key to reinventing media and public discourse.

Voting closes August 24 → VOTE HERE

(Voting instructions: Click the heart if you think it should be accepted for SXSW 2026.)

Podcasts Likes No Other

“The Morning Meeting” and “2WAY Tonight” are now also available as audio podcasts on major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.

Please download, subscribe, and share!

“The Morning Meeting”

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“2WAY Tonight”

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The Fed’s Summer Camp

S5E35: “The Morning Meeting” at 9:00am ET today

“THE MORNING MEETING” DAYBOOK

FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025

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TODAY

* “The Morning Meeting” is LIVE at 9am ET with Dan, special guest host Larry O’Connor, and me.

* Amin Elhassan, former NBA executive and current Meadowlark Media podcast host, joins Ethan Strauss on “Random Offense” LIVE at 2:00pm ET.

* Stephen Cloobeck, Democratic candidate for California governor, joins independent journalist Lyndsay Keith and me on “2WAY Tonight” — LIVE at 4pm ET on the 2WAY Zoom, then streaming at 6pm ET on YouTube.

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Join us this morning LIVE at 9am ET for “The Morning Meeting.”

Watch LIVE at 9:00am ET this morning by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.

Please share the links above with your circles and invite them to be a part of “The Morning Meeting.”

And please subscribe to our YouTube channel here.

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“Random Offense” with Ethan Strauss returns LIVE at a new time — 2:00pm ET — with former NBA executive and Meadowlark Media podcast host Amin Elhassan.

Watch LIVE by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.

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Stephen Cloobeck, former CEO of Diamond Resorts International and Democratic candidate for California governor, joins independent journalist Lyndsay Keith and me on “2WAY Tonight” — LIVE at 4pm ET on the 2WAY Zoom, then streaming on YouTube at 6pm ET.

Watch LIVE by Zoom at 4pm ET here.

You can watch it on YouTube at 6pm ET here.

“NEXT UP”

I opened the show with my reported monologue on why Gavin Newsom is so misunderstood — and why his “Three A’s” set him apart as a top 2028 contender.

Please set aside what you think you know about the Golden State topper and hear me out.

Former Senator Mark Pryor then joined me to break down the Democratic Party’s structural challenges, from donor defections to grassroots organizing.

And Michael Caputo closed the program with a powerful story of battling cancer and cancellation at the same time — and why he believes America must put the fight against cancer at the center of its health agenda.

Please download, subscribe, and share wherever you consume podcasts.

Apple:

Spotify:

YouTube:

Vote Now for 2WAY’s SXSW 2026 Panel

Help us spread the word about the importance of audience participation in the future of media.

The 2WAY team is participating in the 2026 SXSW PanelPicker with our proposed session: “Challenges & Opportunities of Building a New Form of Media,” which is now live and open for community voting.

The SXSW PanelPicker is the public voting platform that helps decide which sessions make the festival lineup, with community input carrying real weight for who makes it on stage. Your vote can help bring this important conversation to the stage, where we’ll explore how new media platforms can reinvent engagement, elevate public discourse, and create a smarter media future.

Our goal is to dive deeper into how interactive media formats can rebuild trust and draw in disengaged or underserved audiences while hammering home the importance of giving viewers a voice in the narrative is key to reinventing media and public discourse.

Voting closes August 24 → VOTE HERE

(Voting instructions: Click the heart if you think it should be accepted for SXSW 2026.)

Podcasts Likes No Other

“The Morning Meeting” and “2WAY Tonight” are now also available as audio podcasts on major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.

Please download, subscribe, and share!

“The Morning Meeting”

Apple:

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“2WAY Tonight”

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DAYBOOK, all Eastern Time unless otherwise noted

DONALD TRUMP

JD VANCE

No known public events at this writing.

CONGRESS

The House and Senate are out until September 2.

TEXAS

11:00am: The Texas Senate is meeting to consider the Republican-led redistricting bill, the last step before the bill reaches Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

THE FED

10:00am: Fed chair Jerome Powell delivers remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Economic Policy Symposium.

RNC

10:15am: The Republican National Committee gathers for its summer meeting in Atlanta, where members will elect the next party chair.

GALLEGO

8:30am: U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego is the featured speaker at the latest installment of “Politics & Eggs,” a joint initiative of The New England Council and The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.

ABREGO GARCIA

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is expected to be released from a Tennessee jail while he awaits trial on federal human smuggling charges.

C-SPAN

From the great Robin Newton:

ESSENTIAL READING/VIEWING

Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be released from jail Friday. Here’s what to know (AP)

Congress is set to receive the first batch of Epstein files. It's not likely to quell the drama. (Politico)

“The Morning Meeting” topics:

* Ukraine.

* The Fed.

* Redistricting.

* Epstein.

* Gotham City mayoral.

* The Gang of 500 versus Donald Trump.

* Winners and losers of the week and what to look for this weekend.

2WAY TODAY

Tweet Slap

The many opinions about Gavin Newsom...

The Newsom–Trump social media war, redistricting battles, crime in DC, the Harris book, the Sams memory, and more — with Aaron Parnas of The Parnas Perspective and California GOP strategist Rob Stutzman on “2WAY Tonight.”

“NEXT UP”

I opened the show with my reported monologue on why Gavin Newsom is so misunderstood — and why his “Three A’s” set him apart as a top 2028 contender.

Please set aside what you think you know about the Golden State topper and hear me out.

Former Senator Mark Pryor then joined me to break down the Democratic Party’s structural challenges, from donor defections to grassroots organizing.

And Michael Caputo closed the program with a powerful story of battling cancer and cancellation at the same time — and why he believes America must put the fight against cancer at the center of its health agenda.

Please download, subscribe, and share wherever you consume podcasts.

Apple:

Spotify:

YouTube:

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“The Group Chat” is back!

FRIDAY

“The Morning Meeting” with Dan Turrentine, Larry O’Connor (filling in for Sean Spicer), and me is LIVE at 9am ET. Join us as we break down the biggest stories of the day and answer your questions.

Watch LIVE by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.

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“Random Offense” with Ethan Strauss returns, joined by reporter and director Amin Elhassan, LIVE at a new time — 2:00pm ET.

Watch LIVE by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube LIVE here.

Vote Now for 2WAY’s SXSW 2026 Panel

Help us spread the word about the importance of audience participation in the future of media.

The 2WAY team is participating in the 2026 SXSW PanelPicker with our proposed session: “Challenges & Opportunities of Building a New Form of Media,” which is now live and open for community voting.

The SXSW PanelPicker is the public voting platform that helps decide which sessions make the festival lineup, with community input carrying real weight for who makes it on stage. Your vote can help bring this important conversation to the stage, where we’ll explore how new media platforms can reinvent engagement, elevate public discourse, and create a smarter media future.

Our goal is to dive deeper into how interactive media formats can rebuild trust and draw in disengaged or underserved audiences while hammering home the importance of giving viewers a voice in the narrative is key to reinventing media and public discourse.

Voting closes August 24 — Vote for the Panel → VOTE HERE

(Voting instructions: Click the heart if you think it should be accepted for SXSW 2026.)

Podcasts Likes No Other

“The Morning Meeting” and “2WAY Tonight” are now also available as audio podcasts on major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.

Please download, subscribe, and share!

“The Morning Meeting”

Apple:

Spotify:

“2WAY Tonight”

Apple:

Spotify:

Now Playing: “Next Up”

Ahead, Aaron Parnas of The Parnas Perspective and Republican strategist Rob Stutzman join me on “2WAY Tonight”...

“NEXT UP”

I opened the show with my reported monologue on why Gavin Newsom is so misunderstood — and why his “Three A’s” set him apart as a top 2028 contender.

Please set aside what you think you know about the Golden State topper and hear me out.

Former Senator Mark Pryor then joined me to break down the Democratic Party’s structural challenges, from donor defections to grassroots organizing.

And Michael Caputo closed the program with a powerful story of battling cancer and cancellation at the same time — and why he believes America must put the fight against cancer at the center of its health agenda.

Please download, subscribe, and share wherever you consume podcasts.

Apple:

Spotify:

YouTube:

TONIGHT

Aaron Parnas of The Parnas Perspective and Republican strategist Rob Stutzman from California join me for a conversation like no other on “2WAY Tonight” LIVE at 6pm ET.

Watch LIVE by Zoom here.

You can watch it on YouTube here.

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“The Moynihan Report” with Michael Moynihan returns for a conversation with Larry Charles, author of Comedy Samurai LIVE at 7pm ET.

Join LIVE and interactive on Zoom here.

Watch it LIVE on YouTube here.

Vote Now for 2WAY’s SXSW 2026 Panel

Help us spread the word about the importance of audience participation in the future of media.

The 2WAY team is participating in the 2026 SXSW PanelPicker with our proposed session: “Challenges & Opportunities of Building a New Form of Media,” which is now live and open for community voting.

The SXSW PanelPicker is the public voting platform that helps decide which sessions make the festival lineup, with community input carrying real weight for who makes it on stage. Your vote can help bring this important conversation to the stage, where we’ll explore how new media platforms can reinvent engagement, elevate public discourse, and create a smarter media future.

Our goal is to dive deeper into how interactive media formats can rebuild trust and draw in disengaged or underserved audiences while hammering home the importance of giving viewers a voice in the narrative is key to reinventing media and public discourse.

Voting closes August 24 — Vote for the Panel → VOTE HERE

(Voting instructions: Click the heart if you think it should be accepted for SXSW 2026.)

Podcasts Likes No Other

“The Morning Meeting” and “2WAY Tonight” are now also available as audio podcasts on major podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify.

Please download, subscribe, and share!

“The Morning Meeting”

Apple:

Spotify:

“2WAY Tonight”

Apple:

Spotify: