Tangle Live
The Future of California
A Civil Debate Covering Issues from Sacramento to D.C.
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 8PM
This discussion is presented without an intermission.
Tangle is an award-winning media organization that covers the biggest politics stories in the U.S. by summarizing arguments from the right, left, and center (then "Tangle’s take").
Tangle News is independent, non-partisan, and subscriber-supported, with a newsletter read by over 400,000 people in 55+ countries across the world, and a podcast that reaches hundreds of thousands of listeners every month. Their supporters are made up of conservatives, liberals, independents, and those who don't identify with any political tribe.
Isaac Saul is a political journalist and the founder of Tangle News, an independent, non-partisan, subscriber-supported media company that highlights the best arguments from the right and left on the news of the day. Saul grew up in Bucks County, PA, one of the most politically divided places in America, and built Tangle with the hope of creating a news source trusted by everyone, regardless of their political affiliations. In 2005, he was named a Top 50 Creator Model Journalist by Project C, a weekly newsletter about the practice and business of independent creator journalism.
Kmele Foster is Tangle's editor-at-large. He also serves as a partner at Freethink, a digital media company focused on the people and ideas changing our world, and a member of the board of directors at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is a regular contributor to various national media programs and co-hosts a syndicated media commentary podcast, The Fifth Column. In addition to his work in media, Foster has previously co-founded ventures in technology, communications, and consumer goods.
Alex Thompson is a national politics correspondent for Axios, CNN contributor, and co-author of The New York Times No.1 bestseller Original Sin. He also won the White House Correspondents’ Association award for overall excellence in White House coverage for his reporting on President Joe Biden and the 2024 election. He was previously a White House correspondent for POLITICO, where he created the West Wing Playbook newsletter.
Ana Kasparian is a political commentator and journalist who is best known as the executive producer and host of The Young Turks (TYT). While her work for TYT spans nearly two decades, Kasparian also reports for Real Clear Investigations and is a host for Her Take, a popular women's political panel show. Kasparian's sharp analysis and outspoken views on politics, media, and social issues can be found across multiple outlets, including CNN, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time and more.