James Talarico’s record comes under the microscope as he describes his "favorite drag queen", Trump’s midterm cash blitz ramps up, plus Sen. Jon Husted, OPM Director Scott Kupor, and Arena founder Max Meyer to talk the midterms, America’s workforce, tech, and innovation. Learn more about Arena Magazine: http://arenamag.com/ruthless #RuthlessPodcast #Midterms #Tech 0:00:00 Intro 0:05:51 James Talarico’s Controversies Keep Getting Worse 0:08:30 Talarico Reveals His Favorite Drag Queen 0:14:59 Talarico’s Pastor Undercuts His Campaign Rebrand 0:22:07 Trump’s $138 Million Midterm Spending Blitz 0:23:41 The Senate Battlegrounds Getting a MAGA Inc. Cash Infusion 0:26:22 John Husted’s Fight to Hold Ohio’s Senate Seat 0:33:11 King of the Hill: Adam Kinzinger vs. Bill Kristol 0:43:09 Scott Kupor on Recruiting the Next Generation of Federal Workers 0:57:54 Max Meyer on Reinventing American Tech Journalism 1:06:40 How the Media Got SpaceX’s Early Rocket Launches Wrong 1:12:15 America’s AI and Technology Race With China