Chris and Jim are joined in this first episode of 2025 by old friend of the podcast, author and journalist Sasha Abramsky. Sasha talks a little bit about the situation in LA which he visited at the weekend (see his photo essay for The Nation here). We then move on to think about the state of the Democratic Party and the US in general in the last few days before the inauguration of Trump.Me and Chris plan to talk again on Tuesday night, in the aftermath of the inauguration. If you enjoy this episode, be sure to like and subscribe to catch our episodes as soon as they are uploaded.Follow us on Bluesky and Substack

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