Greetings from Read Max HQ! We’re back with another episode of [Untitled Read Max Audio Property]. This week, The Intercept’s Sam Biddle and Read Max’s Max Read discuss:

* The hottest group chat in the galaxy: “Houthi PC small group.” What is the worst thing about this chat? What were the discussions with The Atlantic’s lawyers like? Is Sam more of a Michael Waltz or a J.D. Vance?

* The “Abundance Agenda”: What distinguishes the program articulated in Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book from the techno-optimism of Marc Andreessen? What can we salvage from the idea of “abundance”? Which was the best arcology in Sim City 2000?

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Articles discussed in the podcast

* “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans,” Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic

* “Am I the J.D. Vance of My Group Chat?,” Katie Notopoulos, Business Insider

* “The Abundance Agenda: A Review,” Matt Breunig, People’s Policy Project

* “The Abundance Doctrine,” Mike Konczal, Democracy

* “I Want to Believe in Abundance,” Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg

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