#190- Eric Hovagim: The New American Dream

Eric Hovagim is an American content producer, industrial engineer and political commentator who, in his own words, moved to China in late 2025 to escape "the American Century of Humiliation”.  He worked in New York City, producing a handful of videos that helped get Zohran Mamdani elected mayor in 2025.  Recently, Eric has been producing content for popular commentator, Hasan Piker.  He was previously also part of a climate-policy think tank in the US and an engineer on the Hyperloop team.  Today, we talk about why Eric is here in China and what he hopes to learn.  He shares his frustrations with the state of affairs in the US and the crisis of the American dream.  He argues the need for revolutionary change and optimism as we talk about what he’s observing in China that he could one day bring back to America.  We also talk about societal fear, AI concerns, Eric’s self-identification as a socialist and what annoys him about being here.  We share plenty of laughs in an otherwise serious discussion, and we might also have offended all French people.  _________________ 下载节目文字版: Episode Transcripts ____________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! 小红书: THD The Honest Drink Follow Us On IG: @thehonestdrink_ Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Find us on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, 小宇宙, 喜马拉雅, 网易云音乐, 小红书, Bilibili or anywhere you get your podcasts.