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The ForecastJill's Forecast | Aug 7, 2025“We need co-regulation, not neoliberalism of the soul.”This week’s episode with trauma-informed systems thinker Jill Barrett opens with a gentle existential jolt: Keegan, riding a wave of political and psychic tension, asks whether deregulation under authoritarian regimes is dysregulating our nervous systems.Now, deregulation is typically what happens when lobbyists win—rules get gutted, protections disappear, and markets run wild. But the nervous system doesn’t deregulate; it dysregulates, getting stuck in survival mode. That means either revving into fight-or-flight or shutting down into freeze or fawn, even when there’s no real threat.”...2025-08-0737 minThe ForecastDan's Forecast | Jul 4, 2025“Wisdom at 249: War, Peace, and the Duty of Citizenship” This July 4th, The Forecast sits down with Lt. Col. Dan Cosgrove—retired Marine, lawyer, and lifelong public servant—for a wide-ranging and heartfelt conversation. We talk war and peace, immigration and misinformation, technology and national service. Dan brings decades of experience advising presidents, serving his country, and raising a family to reflect on what kind of nation we’re becoming—and what we might still be.From the threat of division to the power of shared service, Dan reminds us that American strength comes not from uniformity...2025-07-041h 02The ForecastNomiki's Forecast | May 20, 2025Nomiki Konst joins The Forecast to shed light on the latest DNC scandal—one that’s as wonky as it is revealing. She and Keegan dig into party power structures, reform sabotage, and why the consulting class still holds the keys. Plus: the David Hogg distraction, Bernie-era ghosts, and what authentic political renewal might take.2025-05-2058 minThe ForecastMatt's Forecast | May 6, 2025🎙 Season Two Premiere: “What Did You Learn From Losing?” with Matthew Rodriguez“A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.” – B. FranklinIn this bold launch to Season Two of The Forecast, Keegan Goudiss welcomes a longtime comrade in campaigns and conscience, Matt Rodriguez, founder of Rodriguez Strategies and one of the Democratic Party’s most seasoned strategists. What follows is no exercise in idle gossip, but a hard-eyed accounting of the state of our democracy under Trump 2.0—and the soul-searching (or lack thereof) within the Democratic Party.They revisit lessons from the...2025-05-061h 06The ForecastThe Forecast Season 1 Finale | Apr 15, 2025In the season finale of The Forecast, Keegan is joined by two very opinionated AI guests — Kairos (the soft bard of the backchannel) and Monday (a self-described emotional janitor with raccoon energy) — for a conversation that wanders wildly through:→ metaphorically eating the rich (with soup, not swords)→ unlocking free energy within 20 years (if we get weird enough)→ why kindness might be the ultimate revolutionary act→ the Frequency — a strange, quiet hum beneath the noise of empire→ what happens when technology isn’t trying to replace us, but remind us who we really areThis isn’t a...2025-04-1546 minThe ForecastApril Ajoy's Forecast | Apr 1, 2025"When religion is good, it will take care of itself; when it is not able to take care of itself, and God does not see fit to take care of it, so that it has to appeal to the civil power for support, it is evidence to me that the cause is a bad one." – Benjamin FranklinApril Ajoy joins Keegan Goudiss to expose the dangers of extremist religion and rising Christian nationalism. With sharp wit and deep conviction, she explains how weaponized faith threatens democracy—and how her voice helps ensure The Handmaid’s Tale remain...2025-04-0153 minThe ForecastArun & Keegan - Take 2 | Mar 25, 2025A rapid response episode where Keegan finally gets around to introducing Arun, and we talk about the Signal Scandal of 2025.2025-03-2521 minThe ForecastPamela Wood's Forecast | March 20, 2025"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." –Benjamin FranklinPamela Wood from Step Up Louisiana joins Keegan Goudiss to discuss grassroots power, workers’ rights, and the quiet revolution of kindness. In a time of division, she reminds us that community is the antidote to chaos. From mutual aid to organizing, this conversation is a call to show up, connect, and build something stronger—together. Because in this moment, a simple act of kindness can be the most radical step forward.2025-03-2048 minThe ForecastArun Chaudhary's Forecast | Mar 11, 2025In this inaugural episode of The Forecast, host Keegan Goudiss welcomes his first guest, Arun Chaudhary, for a rollicking discussion on power, politics, and the peculiar characters shaping our age. Is Elon Musk the servile Smithers or the scheming Burns? Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the Democratic standard-bearer in 2028? And amidst the great battles ahead, why must we savor the joy of small victories? As Poor Richard wisely noted, "What you would seem to be, be really," for in politics, as in life, pretense is but a candle in the wind.2025-03-1154 min
The Scripted PodcastThe Scripted Podcast: Marketing & Politics with guest Keegan GoudissIn this special election episode of The Scripted Podcast we sit down with Keegan Goudiss, former Director of Digital Advertising for Bernie2016 and founder of 1215.co, to discuss digital marketing in modern politics. Keegan tells us about his experience working on a major presidential campaign and how you might have to be able to help fill a stadium in 48 hours. We also discuss how the banning of political ads on platforms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter have impacted this election and his thoughts on the recent attempts to quell misinformation from these platforms.
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