Why Does The 2024 Election Feel So Fake? - Krystal Ball

Krystal Ball is the co host of Breaking Points, a political commentator and a podcaster. Politics has changed a lot over the last 4 years, and even more compared to a decade ago. And yet everything feels unreal, kind of like a pantomime. So, do elections even matter any more? Expect to learn if breaking stories have any real impact, whether Elon Musk is even influential in this election cycle, if Kamala is a change candidate or have incumbent legitimacy, the role of podcasts in deciding the future of America, if the polls are underestimating Trump, how the left has a complicated relationship with God and much more… - 00:00 Do Stories Matter in Politics? 07:29 Is Roe v Wade a Central Issue in This Election? 14:28 Kamala’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Appearance 24:54 Vance’s Views on the 2020 Election 28:21 How Politically Influential is Elon Musk? 32:58 The Danger of Social Media Becoming More Siloed 38:01 Left-Leaning Bias in Legacy Media 43:19 Should Kamala Be Treated as an Incumbent? 47:53 Incentivising Candidates to Say Nothing of Substance 54:37 Obama Criticising Black Men For Not Supporting Kamala 1:09:17 The Left’s Relationship With God 1:15:38 Where to Find Krystal Ball - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Oct 26, 20241h 16mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 26, 2024
Duration: 1h 16m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Krystal Ball is the co host of Breaking Points, a political commentator and a podcaster. Politics has changed a lot over the last 4 years, and even more compared to a decade ago. And yet everything feels unreal, kind of like a pantomime. So, do elections even matter any more? Expect to learn if breaking stories have any real impact, whether Elon Musk is even influential in this election cycle, if Kamala is a change candidate or have incumbent legitimacy, the role of podcasts in deciding the future of America, if the polls are underestimating Trump, how the left has a complicated relationship with God and much more… - 00:00 Do Stories Matter in Politics? 07:29 Is Roe v Wade a Central Issue in This Election? 14:28 Kamala’s ‘Call Her Daddy’ Appearance 24:54 Vance’s Views on the 2020 Election 28:21 How Politically Influential is Elon Musk? 32:58 The Danger of Social Media Becoming More Siloed 38:01 Left-Leaning Bias in Legacy Media 43:19 Should Kamala Be Treated as an Incumbent? 47:53 Incentivising Candidates to Say Nothing of Substance 54:37 Obama Criticising Black Men For Not Supporting Kamala 1:09:17 The Left’s Relationship With God 1:15:38 Where to Find Krystal Ball - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Chris Williamson
host
Krystal Ball
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Krystal Ball, Why Does The 2024 Election Feel So Fake? - Krystal Ball explores krystal Ball Unpacks Fake-Feeling 2024 Election, Media, and Masculinity Krystal Ball and Chris Williamson explore why the 2024 U.S. election feels like a hollow, vibes-driven spectacle rather than a substantive democratic contest. They argue politics is trapped in a meta‑story centered on Donald Trump, with real policy debates crowded out and only a tiny slice of swing‑state voters actually being targeted. The conversation ranges across the distortions of the Electoral College, the impact of Roe v. Wade’s repeal, the corruption and incentives of both mainstream and independent media, and the growing role of billionaires like Elon Musk. They also examine gender and class dynamics—how men, working‑class voters, and disillusioned audiences are drifting rightward amid identity politics, economic precarity, and a collapsing trust in institutions.

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