{"podcast":{"title":"The Chris Cuomo Project","slug":"the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136","podcast_index_feed_id":5588136,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/cuomoproject","website_url":"https://chriscuomo.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7001eb88-07a1-11ed-9785-6b7f69d42353/image/Chris_Cuomo_Project_cover_final.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Chris Cuomo","episode_count":444,"summary":"The Chris Cuomo Project is the official podcast of award-winning veteran broadcast journalist Chris Cuomo. Chris’ independent voice provides listeners with an up-close view of politics, global affairs, and American culture from a vantage point uniquely shaped by decades of insider experience. Every Tuesday, Chris presents his signature take on today’s pressing current events — and explores how these stories are being covered by all sides of the media — through in-depth interviews with newsmakers, tastemakers, and other influential figures. On Thursdays, Chris shares insights into subjects that deeply matter to him personally, and answers YouTube comments and listener phone calls. Free from the constraints of a traditional media organization, The Chris Cuomo Project is home to independents, free agents, and those who don’t fit nicely on one side or the other. Let’s get after it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T22:21:20.959288+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136"},"episode":{"title":"Trump Is Reagan’s Bizarro Twin","slug":"trump-is-reagan-s-bizarro-twin","published_at":"2026-05-21T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136/trump-is-reagan-s-bizarro-twin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD3500733900.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD3500733900.mp3","summary":"Chris Cuomo lays out the analogy he says explains this entire political moment: Ronald Reagan was Superman, and Donald Trump is Bizarro — the dark, distorted mirror image selling the same thing with none of the charm. Trump isn't original, Cuomo argues. He's running Reagan's playbook with all of the darkness and none of the optimism. Cuomo breaks down the structural parallels: the same supply-side economics, the same trickle-down promises that have never worked, and the same explosion of national debt — Reagan blew it up first, and under Trump the debt has now passed GDP for the first time in history. Where Reagan sold a shining city on a hill and played to the better angels, Trump sells anger, destruction, and outrage. Same pitch, opposite delivery — and Cuomo argues it's failing the same way it did in the Reagan midterms of 1982 and 1986. Drawing on his own family history — his father, Mario Cuomo, was the Democratic Party's most powerful answer to Reagan — Chris makes the case that the left won't beat Trump by matching MAGA's anger. The only thing that worked then and works now is being about better: better policies, real ideas on the chip economy, worker training, and small business, not just pointing out that the other side is corrupt. Join The Chris Cuomo Project on YouTube for ad-free episodes, early releases, exclusive access to Chris, and more: https://www.youtube.com/@chriscuomo/join Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to https://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad Get 15% off OneSkin with the code CUOMO at https://www.on…","meta_description":"Chris Cuomo lays out the analogy he says explains this entire political moment: Ronald Reagan was Superman, and Donald Trump is Bizarro — the dark, distor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2330,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136/episodes/trump-is-reagan-s-bizarro-twin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chris-cuomo-project-5588136/trump-is-reagan-s-bizarro-twin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}