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Left and right populism almost came together many times to oppose globalization. Now that Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" are here, minds have changed. Why? Also "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Has NPR turned over a new leaf? What really happened with Chatgate? Matt and Walter discuss all this, the Alien Enemies Act, and Flannery O'Connor's classic, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The JFK Files don't unmask a killer, but they do reveal a spy state out of control. Plus, "The Golden Bird," by the Brothers Grimm
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Faced with collapse, the Luftreich - the international elite consensus - fights back. Also, "The Main Death,' by Dashiell Hammett
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news With video appearances by Jon Stewart, Jen Psaki, an EPA official caught on tape, and a 990 form or two. Which set of lawbreakers is ahead? Plus, "The Fatalist," by Mikhail Lermontov
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Tulsi Gabbard confirmed. Plus, "Angel Fire," by our own Walter Kirn
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter attends the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. hearings. We discuss highlights and (mostly) lowlights. Also, "Dark-Brown Dog," by Stephen Crane
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Undoing the Great American Cluster$&%k? Also, “Alyosha the Pot” by Lev Tolstoy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news A historically peculiar presidency ends on an oddly half-assed note. Plus, the chilling "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate Braverman
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Los Angeles is in flames, and California's leaders seem helpless, unmasking a generation of public investment in non-essential services. Also, "On Guard," by Evelyn Waugh
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Pundits throw a fit over a settlement, and the legend of Luigi Mangione expands. Plus, "Damn!" by Charles Portis
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The suspect in the United Health CEO murder becomes a "folk hero" through preposterous means. Also, "The Elephant" by Slawomir Mrozek
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus, the "Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The New York Times teams with David Brock's Media Matters to smash records for editorial mendacity. Plus, Mark Twain's great take on fraud, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Did something just get broken in a 60 Minutes interview that won't easily be fixed? Walter and Matt discuss. Plus, "After the Ball," by Leo Tolstoy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Elite America responded with sympathy to the revelations of Hurricane Katrina. Is it the same this time? Also, "My First Goose," by Isaac Babel
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combine to move us several steps closer to Walter's prediction of the first drone assassination for a tweet. Plus, "The Blood of the Martyrs," by Stephen Vincent Benét
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter calls a scandal. Russiagate is exhumed again. Walter explains weasels, both the human and actual kind. Also, "Sredni Vashtar," by Saki.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Upside-down world keeps spinning as the blues campaign on a border wall. Also, a fascinating inspiration for a pop culture classic: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" by Delmore Schwartz
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An update on a story that mainstream outlets seem to have decided not to touch, about Air Marshals being assigned to conduct surveillance on Tulsi Gabbard under the Quiet Skies program This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
