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Forecast: Tech and Politics in 2026

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First published

12/09/2025

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news commentary business politics

Duration

41 minutes

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Firewall with Bradley Tusk

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<p>Bradley makes 12 bold predictions about next year, focusing on the tidal wave of AI regulation hitting state legislatures, why electricity prices will soar and put incumbents in a major bind, the inevitable mishandling of mental-health chatbots, how all the politicians rushing to copy Mamdani's short-form videos are going to create one hell of a blooper reel, and much more. Plus, a strong recommendation for Season 2 of&nbsp;<em>Landman </em>and guest Cory Epstein reveals the one movie he auditioned for during his very short-lived stint as a child actor.</p><p>This episode was taped at <a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/podcasts/about-the-podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P&amp;T Knitwear</a> at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.</p><p>Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: <a href="http://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><p>Be sure to watch Bradley’s new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at <a href="https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk</a>.</p><p>Subscribe to Bradley's <a href="https://bradleytusk.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=598eec9b2f3796f83c63c4888&amp;id=f71bd48c53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> and follow Bradley on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/btusk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a> + <a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a> + <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@firewallpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.</p>

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