Claire Gordon

Well, on podcasts making you like people you dislike, I wanted to ask this question from David Lieberman, because I know that you have thoughts about this. He writes, I find your hosting of insiders in the MAGA Trump world extremely enlightening. I would be much less informed without it.

Well, on podcasts making you like people you dislike, I wanted to ask this question from David Lieberman, because I know that you have thoughts about this. He writes, I find your hosting of insiders in the MAGA Trump world extremely enlightening. I would be much less informed without it.

At the same time, your treatment of these insiders as representatives of just one more segment of opinion, while no doubt an admirable model of open-mindedness, Cast the current political scene as normal in a way that it isn't. Normalizing MAGA, normalizing Trump by having certain people on the show. Do you have any thoughts on that and that charge?

At the same time, your treatment of these insiders as representatives of just one more segment of opinion, while no doubt an admirable model of open-mindedness, Cast the current political scene as normal in a way that it isn't. Normalizing MAGA, normalizing Trump by having certain people on the show. Do you have any thoughts on that and that charge?

You don't wear glasses on YouTube.

You don't wear glasses on YouTube.

I think that's the definition of open-minded.

I think that's the definition of open-minded.

Last question on politics from Matthew Davidoff. I've heard you argue very convincingly against the filibuster. Now we're set to have a Trump-controlled or Trump-friendly majority in all three branches. Has your opinion changed at all?

Last question on politics from Matthew Davidoff. I've heard you argue very convincingly against the filibuster. Now we're set to have a Trump-controlled or Trump-friendly majority in all three branches. Has your opinion changed at all?

Moving on from politics. No more politics. This question from Matt Holmes. That was great. What are the things you enjoy about being a father? The context is he's 33. He's never had the desire to have kids.

Moving on from politics. No more politics. This question from Matt Holmes. That was great. What are the things you enjoy about being a father? The context is he's 33. He's never had the desire to have kids.

He says that he's listened to three of our episodes on the topic of children, and he heard the things that you said about the way children are wonderful, your son is the nicest person to you, all this touching stuff, but still can't see how the pros outweigh the cons for his life. But it seems like he really actually just wants to be persuaded. He says, I want to be wrong. Please help.

He says that he's listened to three of our episodes on the topic of children, and he heard the things that you said about the way children are wonderful, your son is the nicest person to you, all this touching stuff, but still can't see how the pros outweigh the cons for his life. But it seems like he really actually just wants to be persuaded. He says, I want to be wrong. Please help.

Well, I get the framework of just if you've never had that kind of conviction or it's always been muddled, it's more than, oh, crap, I'm at the age where I need to make a decision. Can someone just nudge me?

Well, I get the framework of just if you've never had that kind of conviction or it's always been muddled, it's more than, oh, crap, I'm at the age where I need to make a decision. Can someone just nudge me?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Final question before rapid fire round. It's been a long year. It's been a weird year. Many ups, many downs. What is something significant you've changed your mind about this year?

Final question before rapid fire round. It's been a long year. It's been a weird year. Many ups, many downs. What is something significant you've changed your mind about this year?