Firewall with Bradley Tusk How to Stand Up to a Bully
Jan 27, 2026
Hugo Lindgren, longtime producer and on-air contributor, joins the conversation. They riff on the 12 Gotham Book Prize finalists and notable memoirs. They debate Mark Carney’s framing of Canada in a zero-sum world and unpack Trump's tactics, from Greenland to ICE. They also dig into why Kristi Noem holds a cabinet role, shifts in Senate strategy, the law school application surge, and a bit of personal chatter.
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Quant Thinking Improved A Golfer
- Hugo Lindgren tells the story of golfer Max Grazerman and his quant-trader father.
- The piece shows how analytical and behavioral coaching can convert talent into elite performance.
Staten Island Makes The List
- Bradley notes Garbage Town is the first Gotham nominee set entirely on Staten Island.
- He highlights jurors' appreciation for Ravi Gupta's strong first novel.
Canada's Abundance Mindset
- Mark Carney framed Canada as a cooperative global power that rejects zero-sum geopolitics.
- He contrasted Canada's abundance mindset with what he described as America's growing zero-sum posture under Trump.
