Firewall

Updated: 25 Apr 2024 • 357 episodes
firewall.media

Politics, technology and the pursuit of happiness. Twice a week, Bradley Tusk, New York-based political strategist and venture investor, covers the collision between new ideas and the real world. His operating thesis is that you can't understand tech today without understanding politics, too. Recorded at P&T Knitwear, his bookstore / podcast studio, 180 Orchard Street, New York City.

Show episodes

What are the rules of financial success in today's economy? What small steps can you take now for big returns later? Scott Galloway answers these questions and a whole lot more as Bradley interviews him about his new book, The Algebra Of Wealth, in front of a sold out crowd at P&T Knitwear.  This episode was taped at P

65 min
00:00
01:05:37
No file found
23 Apr 2024 • EN

How to Make Social Change

Bradley is joined by guest cohosts Cory Epstein and Meaghan Collins and continues his how-to series with his tips for making social change. But before that, he discusses why Speaker Mike Johnson supported the foreign aid packages in Congress even if they're going to hurt his re-election and speakership. Plus, a debate

53 min
00:00
53:47
No file found

New York City, baby, New York City! Kevin Baker, author of the excellent new book "The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City" joins Bradley for a wide-ranging discussion on urban history and big-league folklore. This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcas

45 min
00:00
45:58
No file found

A glowing magazine profile of Jessica Tisch had some over-the-top moments, but there's no denying that New York City's sanitation commissioner is worth keeping an eye on. Plus, the 11 contenders for the 2024 Gotham Book Prize nominees, conjuring TV shows that make the world a better place, how to write a column and lif

49 min
00:00
49:34
No file found

Is there hope for Eric Adams' embattled administration? Bradley is joined by Nicole Gelinas, columnist for the New York Post and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, to talk about what a comeback could look like. Plus, she previews her forthcoming book about New York City's struggle to tame the automobile. Discuss

46 min
00:00
46:04
No file found
09 Apr 2024 • EN

Buying Sky High

Will giddy retail investors fall for late-stage start-ups with wildly inflated valuations? For the good of the venture-capital industry, let's hope not, says Bradley. Plus, he shares his advice on how  immigration could regain the popular support it should have, what it takes to be a good adjunct professor, and the sec

49 min
00:00
49:21
No file found