Midterms Massacre, Woke 2.0, Fan Fiction
This week on Freed Up, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi conduct a postmortem on the 2026 midterm elections and react to how various members of the GOP have responded to the blowout, Vice President J.D. Vance in particular. Next, the boys consider whether these results suggest a vibe shift (Woke 2.0?) before pivoting to cultural commentary, with Christian offering a full-throated recommendation for The Death of Stalin (2017).
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0:00—2026 midterms postmortem
10:05—Vance blames the Iran war for the Republican wipeout.
15:36—Robby’s fantasy novel
19:44—Where do Democrats go from here?
26:37—Electoral demographics
31:28—Ballot initiatives
37:15—Our system is not working for young people.
41:08—They/them pronouns and Woke 2.0
46:26—Kalshi vs. Nate Silver
49:30—The Three Musketeers
51:53—Christian loves The Death of Stalin (2017).
1:04:51—Robby is going to Taiwan and Japan.
1:06:20—Fan fiction
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Source: https://reason.com/podcast/2026/11/05/midterms-massacre-woke-2-0-fan-fiction/
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