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I listen to a few podcasts focused on US politics: David Pakman (has a finance background, very level-headed in his viewpoints): https://davidpakman.com/

I Doubt It: https://dollemore.com/

I also listen to non-politics stuff: Factually: https://www.adamconover.net/

Dumb Dad Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dumb-dad-podcast/id146...

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I like David Pakman but feel like this type of political content needs to be consumed in far greater moderation and not on a daily basis. People that cover politics tend to hijack your brain with a lot of inconsequential events and information.

A good metric for me is probably something like: is this going to be important or relevant in a few weeks?

David Pakman had a podcast episode with Lex Fridman and even he recommends that you treat him as a small part of your media diet.

Absolutely agreed (and I do follow that advice). I throw this stuff on in the car when I'm dropping off the kid at school.

Still good to know what's going on day-to-day, albeit a bit more micro-level than not.

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