web01.fireside.fm Tue, 19 May 2026 22:47:04 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Increments - Episodes Tagged with “Maga” https://www.incrementspodcast.com/tags/maga Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0800 Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. en-us episodic Science, Philosophy, Epistemology, Mayhem Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani Vaden Masrani, a senior research scientist in machine learning, and Ben Chugg, a PhD student in statistics, get into trouble arguing about everything except machine learning and statistics. Coherence is somewhere on the horizon. Bribes, suggestions, love-mail and hate-mail all welcome at incrementspodcast@gmail.com. no Philosophy,Science,Ethics,Progress,Knowledge,Computer Science,Conversation,Error-Correction Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani incrementspodcast@gmail.com #99 - Debating Trump in Good Faith (w/ Don Robinson) https://www.incrementspodcast.com/99 424789b1-0b11-46e4-b08f-852fb76d8940 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0800 Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani full Ben Chugg and Vaden Masrani A civil debate about Trump, MAGA, immigration, wokeism, and culture with a Trump symapthizer 2:09:51 no <p>Ben is hesitant to talk too much about politics on the podcast. So, naturally, we're having a political debate. We have on a pseudonymous guest to talk Trump, MAGA, and what's wrong with the left and the right. </p> We discuss <ul> <li>Trump's politics as trial and error </li> <li>The dynamics of MAGA </li> <li>ICE activity in Minnesota </li> <li>Illegal immigration</li> <li>Would Popper have supported Trump?</li> <li>What does "incrementalism" mean in politics? </li> </ul> Socials <ul> <li>Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani</li> <li>Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link</li> <li>Become a patreon subscriber <a href="https://www.patreon.com/Increments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>. Or give us one-time cash donations to help cover our lack of cash donations <a href="https://ko-fi.com/increments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here</a>.</li> <li>Click dem like buttons on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_4wZzQyoW4s4ZuE4FY9DQQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube</a> </li> </ul> <p>Cross the border into the increments discord and hit us up at <a href="mailto:incrementspodcast@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">incrementspodcast@gmail.com</a>. </p> Trump, MAGA, politics, immigration, incrementalism Ben is hesitant to talk too much about politics on the podcast. So, naturally, we're having a political debate. We have on a pseudonymous guest to talk Trump, MAGA, and what's wrong with the left and the right.

We discuss

  • Trump's politics as trial and error
  • The dynamics of MAGA
  • ICE activity in Minnesota
  • Illegal immigration
  • Would Popper have supported Trump?
  • What does "incrementalism" mean in politics?

Socials

  • Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani
  • Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link
  • Become a patreon subscriber here. Or give us one-time cash donations to help cover our lack of cash donations here.
  • Click dem like buttons on youtube

Cross the border into the increments discord and hit us up at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.

Support Increments

]]> Ben is hesitant to talk too much about politics on the podcast. So, naturally, we're having a political debate. We have on a pseudonymous guest to talk Trump, MAGA, and what's wrong with the left and the right.

We discuss

  • Trump's politics as trial and error
  • The dynamics of MAGA
  • ICE activity in Minnesota
  • Illegal immigration
  • Would Popper have supported Trump?
  • What does "incrementalism" mean in politics?

Socials

  • Follow us on Twitter at @IncrementsPod, @BennyChugg, @VadenMasrani
  • Come join our discord server! DM us on twitter or send us an email to get a supersecret link
  • Become a patreon subscriber here. Or give us one-time cash donations to help cover our lack of cash donations here.
  • Click dem like buttons on youtube

Cross the border into the increments discord and hit us up at incrementspodcast@gmail.com.

Support Increments

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