Ezra Klein: America At Its Breaking Point

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New York Times journalist and political commentator Ezra Klein joins Trevor to discuss the ‘the room where it happens’ — is there an actual room? Who has access? And is Ezra a card-carrying member? If you haven't already.... Subscribe to the channel here: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTrevorNoah Or follow the podcast on your other favorite platforms... SiriusXM - Apple Podcasts - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnApplePodcasts Spotify - https://bit.ly/WhatNowOnSpotify 00:00 – Why We Record in a Gray Box 01:05 – Why Trump Survives Scandals 02:30 – Politics as Wrestling 03:40 – How Trump Broke the News 05:16 – “This Is the Worst Political Moment” 08:08 – The Year America Lost Its Rules 09:59 – Trump Has No Bottom 12:20 – Can We Still Find Optimism? 12:30 – The Room Where It Happens (Or Doesn’t) 15:05 – Ezra’s Accidental Start in Politics 19:07 – Howard Dean, Blogs, and the “Yelp” 22:03 – Why Ezra Fled Campaign Life 26:00 – Realizing He Was a Journalist 29:37 – How Vox Changed the News 36:51 – Why People Need Context, Not Headlines 38:50 – “The Medium Is the Message” (Still True) 41:07 – Trump, Twitter, and Authenticity 43:46 – Why the Media Can’t Adapt Fast Enough 49:17 – Who Gets to Tell the News? 54:26 – What Stories Deserve the Front Page? 57:21 – Did Journalism Die Chasing Profits? 1:02:27 – The News Becomes a Fight Club 1:03:23 – What Tokyo Can Teach America 1:05:41 – Distribution Is Broken 1:08:16 – Could AI Save the News? 1:10:24 – Out-Nic’ing the AI 1:12:34 – Pascal’s Wager… for Robots 1:13:29 – Teaching AI to Be Kind 1:15:38 – When America Sneezes, the World Catches Tariffs 1:19:37 – What’s Wrong with the Democrats? 1:24:10 – Trump’s Cruel Story vs. Liberal Silence 1:26:15 – Why Trump Feels “Authentic” 1:30:23 – Populists vs. Pragmatists 1:31:29 – Politics of Affordability in New York 1:32:23 – Why Democrats Look Afraid 1:34:51 – The Secret of Trump’s Strength 1:36:00 – Ezra on Israel, Gaza & Genocide 1:47:09 – When Journalism Gets Personal 1:52:47 – Ezra’s Book Abundance Explained 2:06:27 – The Real Obstacles: Corporations vs. Rules 2:11:08 – Housing Fatalism vs. Building Abundance 2:17:41 – Why the Left Must Demand Competence 2:19:17 – The Cycle of Political Disappointment 2:22:42 – The Case for Trying