The Moynihan Report

Semafor co-founder & editor-in-chief (and host of the Mixed Signals podcast) sits down with Michael to talk about the blurred lines between media & politics, the "disgraceful" coverage of the so-called Epstein files, the rise of the individual content creator, the NYC mayoral race and much, much more!Check out the Mixed Signals podcast.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(01:17) Epstein Coverage(08:36) Media and Politics(17:12) Independent Media(27:34) Media Bias(28:39) Local News(29:50) New York Politics(35:31) Trump Era(43:00) Buzzfeed(49:40) Future TrendsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is joined by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who last week highlighted a discrepancy in documents making reference to “over one thousand” victims of Epstein’s abuses.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(01:21) Epstein Reactions(04:02) Ken Klippenstein's Investigation(08:29) Conspiracy Politics(09:19) Pam Bondi(10:37) Media Coverage(15:55) Government Secrecy(17:13) Legal Maneuvering(18:44) MAGA(26:14) Conspiracy Theories(28:08) Trust Issues in American Politics(32:08) Democratic Party(41:26) Financial Mysteries(47:46) ConclusionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is joined by music historian and author of the new Talking Heads biography, “Burning Down The House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock.”Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(01:10) Evolution of Talking Heads(05:24) The Ramones(07:13) Backgrounds(12:50) 70s Culture(15:51) New York Scene(17:18) Evolution of Pop(25:12) Cultural Appropriation(30:54) New Sounds(31:52) Band Tensions(36:10) David Byrne's Genius(40:39) Legacy(49:13) Writing Biographies(01:00:01) ConclusionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan talks with automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin: the man who’s brought the Yugo to America and is back with a new EV he says will be made entirely in the USA.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(04:38) Early Ventures(10:38) The Yugo Story(18:35) Building the Bricklin(26:55) Current Ventures and Philosophy(31:56) The Car Business Strategy(34:50) EVs and Future Trends(38:05) Handling Criticism(39:35) Elon Musk and Tesla(48:00) The New Car Project(55:45) Desert Island DiscsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael is joined by professional matchmaker and CEO of Modern Love Club, Amy Van Doran to talk about dating & relationships in the 21st century.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(01:44) Matchmaking(06:01) Dating Apps(09:42) The Modern Love Club(19:55) Dating in the Digital Age(29:36) Modern Dating Challenges(31:31) Impact of #MeToo(36:28) Loneliness Epidemic(40:29) Dating Tips(48:41) Q&A(59:27) ConclusionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grab your beverage of choice and fire up your modem because we are joined by Ethan Strauss (host of 2WAY’s own ‪@RandomOffenseTV‬)Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Intro(05:34) WNBA(11:28) California Politics(12:17) New York Politics(29:36) Future of the Democrats(34:35) Jihad(39:00) Social Media Wars(42:06) Republican Foreign Policy(55:19) Identity Today(58:05) Q&ASubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Times of Israel’s senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur joins The Moyihan Report to talk about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, what Hamas has been up to while the world’s gaze was fixed on Iran, and he even wades into the NYC mayoral primaries.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Trump's Statements(07:51) History of US-Israel Alliance(11:21) Iran's Role in the Middle East(22:03) Iranian Regime Stability(26:14) Ideological Battles(33:43) Western Media(38:39) Israeli Far-Right (40:15) Gaza(47:29) Zohran(57:20) AMASubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A lively debate between the hawkish Eli Lake (The Free Press) and the decidedly non-interventionist Justin Logan (Cato Institute) on what, as Donald Trump says, "we" should do about Iran. Get ready for a spirited conversation about Israel, Iran, the bomb, and more detail about the JCPOA that you thought possible. PLUS: Stick around to the end for another installment of "Ask Moynihan Anything" on the subject of preparing for journalistic interviews. Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube(00:00) Iran's Intentions(10:42) Israel's Actions(16:58) History and MAGA Ruptures(25:08) Debate(36:48) Israeli Intelligence(39:03) JCPOA(41:08) Risks of Intervention(51:13) ReflectionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roya Hakakian, author of "Assassins of the Turquoise Palace" joins Michael to talk about the past, present and future of Iran.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube(00:00) Life in Iran(16:59) Iran's Global Reach(22:59) Khomeini's Rise(33:21) Arab Societies(40:30) Regime Change(49:35) US Intervention(01:02:22) Viewer QuestionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Douglas Murray, author of "On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the future of Civilization" sits down with Michael to discuss support for Hamas, Joe Rogan, and profoundly unserious people. PLUS: stick around to the end for the premiere of Michael’s new 2WAY segment: “Ask Moynihan Anything.”Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Christopher Hitchens and Israel(13:18) Joe Rogan(24:41) Comedians(31:54) The Outrage Machine(35:32) Cynicism and Nihilism(42:40) Firsthand Reporting(47:48) Horrors of War(57:26) Conclusions(1:00:03) Ask Moynihan AnythingSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TrueAnon co-host Brace Belden joins Michael Moynihan for a conversation that is sure to cover more ground than a preacher on Sunday morning.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube(00:00) Epstein(15:00) AI Revolution(27:41) Protests(36:08) Marxism(47:58) Rent Control(52:23) Wealth and Taxes(1:00:55) QuestionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Gillespie, Editor-at-Large of Reason joins The Moynihan Report to talk about where all the libertarians have gone.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:54) Elon's Troll(03:31) Libertarian Moment(08:08) 70s Freedom(11:06) Tariffs(16:48) Agony of Abundance(23:20) Populism(29:58) Culture War(37:33) Amanpour's Fear(48:26) Big Takeaways(56:32) QuestionsSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael sits down with legendary sports journalist Mark Kriegel to talk about one of the most iconic and divisive sports figures of our time: Mike Tyson. Kriegel's new book, "Baddest Man: The Making of Mike Tyson" is out now.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTube.(00:00) Mike Tyson(01:05) Writers & Boxing(05:13) Tabloid Culture(10:15) Tyson's Psyche(21:15) Public Torment(28:20) Enduring Fascination(35:05) Political Milieu(41:24) Fan Questions(50:15) Tyson's StorySubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Visual artist and comics creator Ari Richter talks about Jewish identity, antisemitism, historical memory, and his book "Never Again Will I Visit Auschwitz: A Family Memoir of Trauma & Inheritance."(00:00) Introduction and Motivation(01:28) Family and Identity(05:59) Antisemitism Experience(18:23) Book and Process(37:51) Current Issues(46:41) Future and Impact(57:48) Closing RemarksSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan is joined by Jeff Jarvis, a veteran journalist, media critic, and professor best known for founding Entertainment Weekly and for his commentary on the future of journalism, the internet, and free speech.(00:00) Mass Media(20:59) Conservatism(25:30) Race(34:12) Democrats(38:41) Identity Politics (46:02) Fascism(49:47) QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thursday night we're joined by documentary filmmaker Nick August-Perna whose film Tell Them You Love Me explores the controversial relationship between a professor and a nonverbal man, and was rejected by leading film festivals before rising to the top of Netflix's documentary charts.Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivia Reingold of The Free Press returns to The Moynihan Report for a wide-ranging and freewheeling discussion of all that never-ending maelstrom that is the news.(00:00) Biden (21:14) Democrats(29:43) Epstein(38:04) Conspiracies(43:45) Taylor Lorenz(49:02) Jeanine Pirro(53:30) QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan sits down with artist, internet culture writer, and host of the Doom Scroll Podcast Joshua Citarella to dissect the extremely online politics of Gen Z, the emergence of a right wing counterculture, and what he sees as the overturning of the neoliberal order. Plus... Sam Altman's silver bowling ball.(00:00) Intro(02:14) Youth Politics(08:38) Manufacturing(17:32) China(24:33) Gen Z(28:26) Trumps Return(39:32) Media(47:08) QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan is joined by the man that Newsweek once called the most influential rabbi in America: David Wolpe. He's an author, columnist, and last but not least, he is the Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple.(00:00) Harvard(11:58) Theo Von(19:37) Israel(33:10) God(39:58) Paganism(46:41) QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who ever thought a conversation about the Trump administration’s record on free speech could be such fun? We did! That’s why we teamed up with our friends at FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) to put together a panel of exceptionally smart people from across the political spectrum, invited a couple hundred of our closest friends, and pressed record.What transpired was… pretty fascinating! Press play and you’ll meet:Nico Perrino: Executive Vice President at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) https://www.thefire.org/Lee Rowland: Executive Director at the National Coalition Against Censorship https://ncac.org/David Kaufman: Editor and Columnist at the New York Post https://nypost.com/author/david-kaufman/Charles Fain Lehman: Fellow at the Manhattan Institute https://manhattan.institute/And last but not least, your host Michael Moynihan–who guides the conversation through the Colombia protests & student deportations, the federal defunding of Harvard, and the administration’s pressure on law firms. Plus, a litany of great questions from the audience.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Israel-Palestine(21:26) Harvard(39:24) Law Firms(43:21) Deportation(57:12) Audience QsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former VICE correspondent Thomas Morton joins The Moynihan Report to talk about "It's Not Funny Anymore" a CBC-produced documentary about Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.(00:00) Intro(02:59) Gavin McInnes(11:28) Racism(21:59) Proud Boys(24:26) Vice(39:09) Culture Shift(42:48) Favorite Piece(46:42) QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan is joined by New York Times reporter Clay Risen, author of "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America. Plus, Michael shares footage from his recent trip to Poland, where he visited the Communist planned city of Nowa Huta.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro(05:15) Red Scare(14:15) Hollywood(21:31) New York Times(23:29) American Communism(25:18) Culture War(32:51) The Blacklist(44:29) Journalism (46:17) Class Traitors(51:53) Harry Dexter WhiteSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everything you wanted to know about free speech but were afraid to ask! Michael Moynihan is joined by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's Will Creeley for an episode-length Q&A session on all things free speech.TICKETS TO OUR VILLAGE UNDERGROUND EVENT: shop.comedycellar.com/product/2wayfire/If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro(06:35) Mahmoud Khalil(12:58) Harvard (21:17) Antisemitism(33:13) Law suits(39:38) Cancel Culture(45:49) Hate Speech(52:05) January 6thSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan sits down with the great Sam Harris: neuroscientist, philosopher, bestselling author, and host of the Making Sense podcast.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Losing Friends(10:22) Elon Musk(14:56) Effects of Twitter(17:37) Free Speech Absolutism(22:46) Joe Rogan(27:05) Woke v MAGA(33:58) Trump’s Foreign Policy (40:55) Tariffs and Corruption(44:42) Experts and Institutions(54:02) Common Sense Governance(56:36) Third Parties--Subscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan is joined by nonfiction storyteller and documentarian Jon Ronson, author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Psychopath Test, and more.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Cancel Culture(10:27) Alex Jones(14:53) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith(21:06) Culture Wars(29:49) How to Spot a Psychopath(33:50) Journalism (40:40) Conspiracy Theories(49:38) Hollywood and America(55:59) The Debutante(01:05:51) Woke Right(01:14:25) Russell BrandSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's open swim day on The Moynihan Report, and Michael Moynihan is talking to 2WAY viewers on topics from Ukraine to El Salvador, from Douglas Murray to Dave Smith, and from Taylor Lorenz to Luigi Mangione.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro(07:14) Trump-Bukele Oval Office Meeting(12:30) Luigi Mangione(13:13) Vinny: the US budget is a mess(22:27) Growing up watching Firing Line(25:28) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith(33:50) Taylor Lorenz(47:02) Andrew Sullivan cancels trip to UK(56:28) Ukraine(01:12:37) How to talk to people without arguingSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Sullivan of The Weekly Dish joins Michael Moynihan on The Moynihan Report to talk about the unraveling of the republic.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro (03:05) Authoritarianism Today(06:47) Trump's Retaliation (09:06) Monarchical Power (11:43) Cult-Like Support (14:33) Trump’s Need for Supplication (19:07) Death of Journalism (22:14) MAGA Cheerleaders (28:23) Conspiracism (34:03) Trumpism vs Conservatism (36:01) Dem Failure and Biden’s Decline (41:46) Audience QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do so many people across the country believe Luigi Mangione is a hero? Michael Moynihan talks about that with Olivia Reingold, a staff writer at The Free Press whose recent reporting delves "Inside the Cult of Luigi Mangione"If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Tariff Mayhem(11:46) Infiltrating the Luigi Cult(16:08) Manifesto Review(21:21) America’s Healthcare Crisis(24:31) Female Fandom(26:31) Risks of Journalism (36:51) State of Jounalism(42:05) BLM and Radical Chic(48:01) Venerating the Villain(53:31) Luigi’s TrialSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Moynihan talks about the "Liberation Day" tariffs and the triumph of conspiracy politics with his Fifth Column co-host Kmele Foster, and Gerald Posner–author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00:00) Liberation Day (00:02:59) The New Global Economy (00:10:17) MAGA Conspiracism(00:16:54) Gerald Posner on the Deep State (00:19:10) Antisemitism, Zionism, and Internet Conspiracy Culture (00:27:22) The CIA, Overclassification, and the Kennedy Files (00:35:57) MLK, RFK, and the Legacy of Government Secrecy (00:45:59) Audience Q&A: Zionism, Language, and Persistent MythsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ethan Suplee is an American actor and podcaster born in Manhattan in 1976. He's known for his roles in American History X, Blow, Remember the Titans, John Q, The Wolf of Wall Street, and several Kevin Smith films. He also played Frankie in Boy Meets World and Randy Hickey in My Name Is Earl. Suplee hosts the podcast American Glutton, where he discusses his 20 years of weight loss and gain, sharing his diet and what worked and didn't. Ethan opens up to Michael Moynihan about Hollywood, Heroin and Heroic Body Transformations on The Moynihan Report.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Obesity, Drugs, and Fame(10:24) Family(14:09) Weight Loss Journey(21:26) Morality of Hollywood(29:34) Career Highlights and Playing the Nazi(34:13) How to Get Fit(39:22) Addiction and Recovery(49:56) Parenting AdviceSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of The Moynihan Report, Michael Moynihan talks about the Signal "war plans" leak with former U.S. Representative and Iraq War veteran Peter Meijer, and investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro: Signalgate(09:10) Peter Meijer on Information Security(19:10) How Serious was the Leak?(23:30) Trump’s Foreign Policy(32:30) Ken Klippenstein on Goldberg’s Reporting(43:30) Declassifying Government Secrets(50:20) US Grand Strategy(58:36) State of the GOP and the DemsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Laura Delano is a writer, speaker, and consultant, and the founder of Inner Compass Initiative, a nonprofit organization that helps people make more informed choices about psychiatric diagnoses, drugs, and drug withdrawal. She is a leading voice in the international movement of people who’ve left behind the medicalized, professionalized mental health industry to build something different. Laura works with individuals and families around the world who are seeking guidance and support for the withdrawal journey and life post-psychiatry. Laura joins Michael Moynihan to discuss the state of mental health and psychopharmacology today.If you want to keep up with the latest free speech battles and victories, join FIRE’s free newsletter at: https://www.thefire.org/moynihan(00:00) Intro: Laura Delano(10:20) Depression and Suicide Attempt(18:41) Drug Controversy(31:22) Psychiatry and Pills(36:54) Societal Struggles(44:30) Ozempic(50:30) Medical Skepticism(56:15) The Myth of Mental IllnessSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Moynihan Report is an in-depth 1-on-1 interview program broadcast live from 2WAY’s New York studio on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-5pm EST.Join us for the PREMIERE EPISODE, recorded Thursday, March 20th with Anthony Weiner.Hosted by Michael Moynihan (The Fifth Column, VICE News), the show centers around lively conversations with the most influential people in culture, politics, media, and beyond–not just to unpack their opinions on current events, but to better understand what makes them tick. Each episode also includes the opportunity for Michael and guests to engage with the live at-home audience via the 2WAY platform.The Moynihan Report is proud to have the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) as its official launch partner.FIRE is the nation's leading defender of fundamental rights, and supports the value of free speech for all Americans.Please consider donating to FIRE at http//www.thefire.org/joinfireAnd sign up for FIRE's excellent newsletter here: https://www.thefire.org/news/subscrib...Intro music: "Snake Oil Salesman" by ‪@BadBreakMusic‬(00:00) Intro: The Moynihan Report(09:35) Anthony Weiner on Overcoming Scandals and Addiction(19:46) Prison Time and Fatherhood(28:40) Trump and the Democrats Today(41:51) Audience Questions(45:08) Hillary Clinton Email Scandal and the 2016 Election(51:15) Israel and Antisemitism(1:00:20) Connor Fitzpatrick on Mahmoud Khalil and Free Speech(1:09:55) Audience QuestionsSubscribe to The Moynihan Report on YouTubeSubscribe to the YouTube! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.