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The contrarian with an audience of millions and a father from Offaly on why he thinks wokeism can be a form of fascism
In case you forgot, you can be in your 50s and your parents can still fuck you up real good. The youths don't have a lock on that, okay? It's a shame that Alex and Cory have such a distaste for one another at the moment because both of their parents are psychotic in their own special ways, but psychotic nonetheless, and those two would have a lot to share after the events of "The Parent Trap."
ALISON BEARD: I'm Alison Beard. ADI IGNATIUS: I'm Adi Ignatius. This is HBR IdeaCast. ALISON BEARD: Adi, you are very familiar with both of the guests on today's show. One is a comedian and talk show host, Jimmy Fallon. The other is a marketing executive turned reality TV star, Bozoma Saint John. But what they have in common beyond TV is an expertise on how to create breakthrough moments for themselves, their offerings, and all of the brands that they're associated with.
Hasan asks whether Connor believes in democracy. No, Connor replies—he prefers autocracy, identifies as a fascist, idolizes General Francisco Franco, and believes free speech should be abolished after a Catholic nationalist ethnostate is actualized.
"We are not going to politicize anything today," David Ellison said, referring to reporters' inquiries about the alleged promise of $20 million in ads to Trump. His response left the assertion unresolved, indicating the company's intention to avoid any political discourse during the press conference.
The news landscape of 2025 is a battlefield of fact versus fiction. As generative AI floods social feeds with increasingly plausible but fake content, the need for credible, verified information has never been more urgent.
It's amazing how quickly it's moved from being a novelty to rapidly becoming part of the creative instinct itself. AI is a horizontal technology going across whole businesses.
When one poor schmo named Abdul is captured, he's obviously just cannon fodder shanghai'd from some marginal ethnic group or outlying territory. Asked by furious Ukrainian soldiers why he's attacked their homeland, he helplessly shrugs 'I don't know why we came here.'
