AI Futures Project executive director Daniel Kokotajlo joins Sean for an extended debate over one of the biggest questions surrounding artificial intelligence: could increasingly powerful systems eventually surpass human control? Kokotajlo warns that leading AI companies are pursuing systems capable of recursive self-improvement and argues that superintelligence could create unprecedented concentrations of power or even threaten humanity. Sean challenges whether any international agreement could realistically contain the technology, particularly one dependent on cooperation with China, while questioning the political and corporate interests surrounding the new wave of AI warnings.

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With 49 days until Election Day, Sean examines the growing controversy over artificial intelligence and asks whether warnings about superintelligence reflect a genuine technological threat or a political campaign taking shape around AI. He points to potentially transformative uses in medicine and research while questioning proposals for international regulation involving China and Europe. Sean also turns to the midterms, arguing that control of Congress matters beyond individual candidates and debating whether frustrated Republican voters should prioritize the broader direction of government when they cast their ballots.

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God bless those we lost and those who had to live on without them. 

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Sean sits down with longtime Fox News colleague Trace Gallagher as both prepare to mark three decades at the network. Trace shares stories from his unusual path into broadcasting, including professional water skiing, early career mentors and the lesson that authenticity matters more than trying to imitate someone else. The conversation then turns to how dramatically the political and media landscape has changed over those 30 years, before Sean revisits Abdul El-Sayed’s relationship with Hasan Piker and looks ahead to the emerging Marco Rubio and J.D. Vance conversation for 2028.

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Mark Halperin joins Sean to assess a midterm landscape that remains remarkably difficult to predict with only 50 days remaining. They examine the Republican advantage in campaign cash, Elon Musk’s potential spending, improved GOP voter registration and turnout operations, weak Democratic candidates in several key races and a donor class that has yet to fully engage. Halperin also explains why public polling may be especially unreliable this year and walks through the House and Senate contests most likely to determine control of Washington.

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With just 50 days until Election Day, Sean examines new polling showing nearly two-thirds of Democrats identifying as supporters of the Democratic Socialists of America and argues that the stakes extend far beyond individual candidates. He breaks down the races that could determine control of Congress, then turns to the growing political fight over artificial intelligence, contrasting warnings from Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and former Anthropic insiders with concerns that slowing American development could hand China a technological advantage. Sean also tracks James Talarico’s shifting positions as Democrats enter the final stretch of the campaign.

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Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik joins Sean to reflect on how music can preserve the memory and meaning of September 11th. John looks back on performing at the Concert for New York City, the firefighters and families who inspired him, and why his song “Tuesday” remains a plea to never let the lessons of 9/11 fade. Sean and John also discuss the rise of anti-Semitism, threats to Western civilization, and why remembering the courage of first responders and Flight 93 is about more than history. It is a reminder of what America must still be willing to defend. :::

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Sean honors the heroes whose courage on September 11th continues to shape America 25 years later. Frank Siller shares the story of his brother Stephen, who strapped on his firefighter gear and ran through the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel toward the World Trade Center, ultimately giving his life to help others. Sean also looks at the continuing mission of Tunnel to Towers and speaks with former Secret Service agent Patrick Sullivan about the airport-security vulnerabilities uncovered before 9/11 and the lessons that still matter today.

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On the 25th anniversary of September 11th, Sean reflects on the worst terrorist attack on American soil and the extraordinary courage that followed. He remembers the firefighters, police officers, first responders, and ordinary citizens who ran toward danger while warning that the evil confronted that day has not disappeared. Sean connects the lessons of 9/11 to today’s threats from terrorism, Iran, border security, and what he sees as a consequential fight over America’s role in defending freedom and Western civilization.

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