Tom Nichols on JD Vance, Biden, Trump, & More!

Tom Nichols, staff writer for The Atlantic, returns to the pod to discuss...

-- Whether Joe Biden should go
-- Who should replace Biden if he goes
-- What to make of Trump picking JD Vance as his running mate
--The cult of masculinity
-- The notion that God protected Trump from being assassinated
-- And MUCH more!

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[thomaswagnerjr]

Tom Nichols =Russian history and timeless movie references! I'm in.

[davidvincent]

Fellow Shepherdstown resident here. Matt Lewis & Tom Nichols? I'm buying.

[terryarmstrong]

Trashcan Man is Tom's best cultural reference to date.

[terryarmstrong]

The next few weeks are going to feel like a few years.

[BighomieRich]

Tom….my man.. thank you for saying what I’ve been thinking and snacking down this false equivalency

[curtisevans]

The basic problem with Biden is he is too old and frail for a second term. And telling people they should vote for him anyway cause Trump isn't working.

[reddituser]

How convenient that Tom Nichols psychologized Vance into the most cynical possible rationale for his change of position on Trump.

[Tony-dkbp]

America has become totally about image. I noticed it first talking hold in the 80's and was actually taken aback by it. Thank Madison Avenue.

[Tony-dkbp]

Great show, not boring at all.Thanks!

[phemykadri]

Isn’t the bigger question whether there’ll even be fair elections if DJT were elected in 2024?🤣

[phemykadri]

Does DJT give dad vibes? Feels more like the crazy uncle everyone’s laughing at 😂

[spiritofseventysix]

Nutty... Biden had a remarkably sound first term... you're joking 🙃

Goodbye 👋

[clownhands]

You have 2 seconds, lose the intro bumper, open with a highlight clip

[alazydaisy]

It's called mixing political speeches with entertainment performances!

[Beerman]

People occasionally remark about how lucky Trump is but other than Bill Maher I don't remember a lot of people really digging down into how lucky this guy has been his whole life. Far beyond "dancing between the raindrops." It's really pretty incredible if you go all the way back to taking all his father's money because his brother was fucked up and go from there. It's really pretty amazing.

[alazydaisy]

It was said in private vs public like when Harris called Biden racist!

[Tony-dkbp]

If Matt is correct about the Macho thing, and I think he is, than how could Harris have a chance?

[GruntforStallone]

Hell yeah!!! I’m a huge fan of Tom Nichols

[alazydaisy]

You guys survived a Trump presidency just fine.

[amandavellake]

Excellent discussion. On last point, bread and circus