
Gabe Fleisher is the creator and writer of “Wake Up To Politics,” an email newsletter that reaches more than 45,000 readers every weekday. He is also a recent graduate of Georgetown University who turned his newsletter from a part-time endeavor into his full-time job. Gabe joins host Amy Laburda and Palisades Hudson president (and former journalist) Larry Elkin to discuss the state of journalism in 2024. Their wide-ranging conversation also touches on partisanship, Substack, an 1898 shipwreck, the collapse of Arthur Andersen, how a high school junior scooped Bill de Blasio’s presidential run, and much more.
Show Links:
“Wake Up To Politics”: https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/
Image of Dorothy Dix’s column “The Selfishness Of Men”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dorothy_Dix_1898_The_Selfishness_of_Men.jpg
Gabe on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” in September 2017: https://youtu.be/_zwFjy9GOKQ?si=VoBm3C3PViXspKCw
“1,000 True Fans” by Kevin Kelly: https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
Note: Gabe mentions a Sept. 10 live stream with Chris Cillizza. Substack video is in its early stages, so currently there is not a way to watch a live stream after the fact.