Podbit · The Rest Is Politics
Rory Stewart discovered his grandmother's diary written almost exactly 100 years ago — a frank, racy account of her love life and thoughts on marriage in late 1920s London. The family didn't know it existed. It ends with her marriage to his grandfather, the act that eventually produced Rory himself.
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Rory Stewart plugs the hosts' interview with Malcolm Turnbull on the companion podcast 'Leading', framing the former PM as a centrist conservative he's come to admire. The question from listener Noah asks how significant Australia's new centrist party is and whether something similar could happen in the UK. The political landscape has shifted dramatically: One Nation, once written off because compulsory and preferential voting disadvantaged minor parties, is now polling Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister in some surveys. [1] — Alastair Campbell "One Nation polling Hanson as preferred PM: Some Australian polls now show Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister, reflecting the unexpe…" 34:54 The Liberal Party's appointment of Tony Abbott — a Turnbull nemesis — as honorary president signals a hard-right turn, and Alastair Campbell predicts current Liberal leader Angus Taylor won't survive, tipping former SAS officer and big-thinker Andrew Hastie as a future leader. Hastie, crucially, has 'declared war' on One Nation rather than trying to out-flank them from the right — a contrast to the pattern seen elsewhere.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party is now polling her as preferred prime minister in some surveys, while the Liberal Party has made Tony Abbott — a Malcolm Turnbull nemesis — its honorary president, signalling a hard-right turn. Meanwhile, a new centrist party inspired by the Teal independents is forming, and Andrew Hastie has declared war on One Nation rather than trying to outflank them.
Some Australian polls now show Pauline Hanson as preferred prime minister, reflecting the unexpected strength of the far-right One Nation Party.
Erin Brockovich describes data center expansion as 'a full-on assault' hitting communities across water, electricity, noise, air pollution, and land loss. She calls it the biggest bipartisan conversation she's seen in her 30-year career — and warns that tech companies didn't see the coming backlash.
Demanding an emergency fund balance on a first date is the wrong approach. What you're really looking for is someone with character, maturity, and a direction — not a perfect financial snapshot. You can build a budget in 20 minutes; you can't build character that fast.
The fear of not being financially ready to have children is almost always a failure to run the real budget. On $110K a year, you can afford a child. What you can't afford is the fantasy nursery, the bigger car, and staying home on one income without a plan.
You've already said enough. The enabling, the financial dysfunction, the fear it'll land in your lap — if you can't say yes with full confidence, the answer is no. Tell Mom to rent a cheap one-bedroom, sell her house, and buy a condo near the grandkids instead.
Bobby watching a father hold his baby triggered an existential moment: he and Andrew might be missing fatherhood. They priced out adoption ($40K–$70K private, $0–$2K foster care) and briefly considered adopting a child to timeshare like a condo.
In 1950, 60% of the world lived in extreme poverty. Today it's roughly 1 in 10. Capitalism and economic growth did that — nothing else has ever worked at scale. The challenge now isn't generating enough wealth; it's building the political will to distribute it.
The manosphere begins with genuinely useful advice — get fit, be ambitious, find a partner. But it rapidly devolves into dominance, misogyny, and crypto university grifts. The most famous manosphere figures are running $50-a-month Ponzi schemes, exploiting the very loneliness they pretend to cure.
Throughout human history, only 40% of men have ever reproduced. Romantic success has never been guaranteed — it has always required effort, self-development, and resilience. The incel movement's core lie is telling men they're owed something that no man has ever been owed.
The most common word Scott Galloway has heard in his life is no. That's not a failure — it's the mechanism through which great yeses are earned. For shy young men, the path forward is simple: approach people, accept rejection, repeat. Resilience to discomfort is the only real competitive advantage.
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