The Tara Palmeri Show

Robert Wolf — former UBS Americas chairman and Obama economic adviser — is back for another weekly fireside chat with Tara, and the numbers are brutal. GDP collapsed to half a percent, the CPI came in at 3.3%, and gas prices spiked 21% in a single month — the largest increase since 1967. Robert breaks down why stagflation is no longer a hypothetical, how the Iran war is creating an energy shock that's driving every indicator in the wrong direction, why Buy Now Pay Later is becoming a trap for younger Americans, and what it would actually take for the economy to recover. Plus: Kevin Hassett gaslighting on Fox, Iran potentially making $57 billion a year off a Strait of Hormuz toll, and Tara's Gen Z producer says no one coming out of college has jobs. See the report: https://substack.com/home/post/p-193724546 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane — fresh off leaving CBS News to go independent — joins Tara for his first appearance on The Red Letter. They cover the DOJ's credibility crisis under acting AG Todd Blanche (who said "I love you" to the president on national TV), the Epstein files stonewalling, Pam Bondi dodging her congressional deposition, RFK Jr.'s new podcast and the measles surge, Trump framing the Iran war as a holy war, and a 25-point Democratic swing in Marjorie Taylor Greene's former district that signals real trouble for Republicans heading into the midterms. Scott McFarlane is a veteran investigative journalist who spent 25 years covering the Justice Department and Capitol Hill, most recently at CBS News. He recently launched Scott McFarlane Reports as an independent outlet. 0:00 – Intro: Scott McFarlane goes independent after 25 years in network news 1:44 – Why indie media feels more authentic than legacy TV 2:32 – The DOJ has become the president's personal law firm 3:50 – Todd Blanche says "I love you" to Trump on national television 4:58 – The Epstein files: DOJ credibility crisis and survivor exposure 7:19 – Will a whistleblower ever release the full Epstein files? 10:45 – RFK Jr. launches a podcast — and Scott can only last six seconds of it 12:17 – Measles surging as vaccination rates drop 3% since 2020 14:34 – West Virginia's legislature gridlocked over vaccine requirements 17:15 – MAGA base is upset: Trump over-promised and under-delivered 19:53 – JD Vance and Kushner head to Islamabad — can anyone take this seriously? 20:52 – Invoking God to justify war: "you're begging for trouble" 23:04 – Georgia special election: 25-point Democratic swing in deep MAGA country 25:48 – The future of independent journalism and closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tara Palmeri Joins Abby Phillips to discuss why the Iran War is the last straw for some of core of Trumps base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Conway — once a Republican who cried tears of joy when Trump won in 2016, now a Democrat running for Congress in Manhattan — joins Tara to make his case for a third impeachment of Donald Trump. The former Federalist Society member and ex-husband of Kellyanne Conway argues this time is different: with a Democratic Senate setting the rules, a real trial with live witnesses could finally expose the corruption. They get into why he thinks impeachment can work now, how he'd pursue the Epstein files if elected, his evolution from Reagan Republican to registered Democrat, and Trump's accidental confession that the Iran conflict is a war he never got Congress to authorize. 0:00 – Cold open: "Does America have the appetite for a third impeachment?" 2:13 – Ad break 3:03 – Why Congress needs lawyers who can cross-examine, not give speeches 5:58 – Epstein: should they drag the lawyers back to testify on the Jane Doe settlement? 8:33 – The DOJ cover-up: Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer, withheld files, and malfeasance 12:54 – Impeach, remove, legislate safeguards — then document everything 13:07 – But impeachment hasn't worked before — why is this time different? 15:08 – A real Senate trial with live witnesses, not political speeches 16:47 – "Give them JD Vance" — Conway says Vance could be impeached too 18:09 – Won't impeachment talk activate Trump's base? 23:07 – The race: Conway vs. Jack Schlossberg in New York's 12th 24:49 – Political dynasties vs. fresh faces — the Democratic Party's best moments 27:09 – Substance vs. brand: Schlossberg is a TikTok star, Conway is a litigator 28:02 – The polls: Schlossberg 25%, Conway 16%, Undecided 33% 29:23 – "Why am I a Republican?" — Conway's ideological journey since 2018 35:14 – Roe v. Wade: Conway's position and the Women's Health Protection Act 39:36 – Trump calls the war a "military operation" — Conway says that's a confession 42:16 – Audience comment: a conservative looking for a label that fits his ethics 42:53 – Outro and thanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices