It's Way Too Early for the Horse Race

<p>We all need to stop worrying about who the Democrats will nominate in 2028, <a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/p/does-it-really-matter-who-the-2028" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">argues</a> Bradley. Unless it's someone from the far Left, the main candidates are essentially interchangeable — structural conditions, not the picayune distinctions between them, will determine the outcome. Plus, Bradley and Hugo discuss what makes life worthwhile, trade basketball stories, and discuss why starting a band might be the answer to everything that ails us.</p><p>Discussed on today's episode:</p><p><a href=" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/22/opinion/band-music-community.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Start a Band, Even if You’re Terrible</a>, by Hugo Lindgren, <em>The New York Times </em>(03/22/26)</p><p><a href="https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/scene-creation-engines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Sweden punches above its weight in music</a>, by Henrik Karlsson (03/21/23)</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1981/07/20/the-web-of-the-game" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Web of the Game</a>, by Roger Angell, <em>The New Yorker</em> (07/13/81)</p><p>This episode was taped at <u><a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/podcasts/about-the-podcast-studio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P&amp;T Knitwear</a></u> 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: <u><a href="http://[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></u>.</p><p>Subscribe to Bradley's <u><a href="https://bradleytusk.us13.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=598eec9b2f3796f83c63c4888&amp;id=f71bd48c53" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a></u> and follow Bradley on <u><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/btusk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linkedin</a></u> + <u><a href="https://bradleytusk.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Substack</a></u> + <u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@firewallpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a></u>.</p>