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Trading Graham Platner's downfall | Curt Mills + Iran

Episode Summary

Alex Keeney and Brian take on a packed show: the USMNT’s latest collapse, Graham Platner’s implosion in Maine, what it means for Democrats’ Senate hopes in 2026, and the prediction markets moving around Senate control. Then, Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, joins Eventual for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump’s Iran options, the odds of a nuclear deal, uranium enrichment, the Strait of Hormuz, MAGA foreign policy, China, AI regulation, data centers, and the early 2028 presidential field. Also on the show: what we’re watching this week, Congress doing nothing, inflation, Odd Lots, Neera Tanden, and whether Britain has gone bonkers again. Topics include: USMNT fallout Graham Platner and the Maine Senate race Democrats’ 2026 Senate path Susan Collins and Senate control markets Trades to watch this week Curt Mills on Iran, Trump, and foreign policy Iran nuclear deal prediction markets China, AI, and data center politics JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Gavin Newsom, and AOC in 2028 Oracle of the Week Guest: Curt Mills — Executive Director, The American Conservative Follow Curt Mills: https://x.com/CurtMills Follow Joe Weisenthal: https://x.com/TheStalwart Follow Neera Tanden: https://x.com/neeratanden/status/2071... Sponsored segment: Includes a Polymarket ad read. Disclaimer: Eventual is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this stream should be understood as financial, legal, investment, gambling, or trading advice. Prediction markets involve risk, and viewers are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and platform rules in their jurisdiction. Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more politics, markets, and probability.

Episode Notes

Alex Keeney and Brian take on a packed show: the USMNT’s latest collapse, Graham Platner’s implosion in Maine, what it means for Democrats’ Senate hopes in 2026, and the prediction markets moving around Senate control. Then, Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative, joins Eventual for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump’s Iran options, the odds of a nuclear deal, uranium enrichment, the Strait of Hormuz, MAGA foreign policy, China, AI regulation, data centers, and the early 2028 presidential field. 

Also on the show: what we’re watching this week, Congress doing nothing, inflation, Odd Lots, Neera Tanden, and whether Britain has gone bonkers again. 

Topics include: USMNT fallout Graham Platner and the Maine Senate race Democrats’ 2026 Senate path Susan Collins and Senate control markets Trades to watch this week Curt Mills on Iran, Trump, and foreign policy Iran nuclear deal prediction markets China, AI, and data center politics JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Gavin Newsom, and AOC in 2028 Oracle of the Week 

Guest: Curt Mills — Executive Director, The American Conservative 

Follow Curt Mills: https://x.com/CurtMills F

ollow Joe Weisenthal: https://x.com/TheStalwart 

Follow Neera Tanden: https://x.com/neeratanden/status/2071... 

Sponsored segment: Includes a Polymarket ad read. 

Disclaimer: Eventual is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this stream should be understood as financial, legal, investment, gambling, or trading advice. Prediction markets involve risk, and viewers are responsible for complying with all applicable laws and platform rules in their jurisdiction. Like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more politics, markets, and probability.