214 - w/Ben Dreyfuss "Another Dreyfuss Affair"
Dec 12, 2020•2 hr 18 min
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Episode description
Look, you asked for it. Fifth fan favorite (ed - we really don't understand you people) and Mother Jones editorial director Ben Dreyfuss (né Gould) is back. And the results are wonderfully shambolic. But seriously: make sure the kids are in bed before press play....
- Ben is "on leave" from Mother Jones
- Why Ben's editor blocked him on Twitter (and you should too)
- No ice in Hawaii, no avocados in Wisconsin
- The worst movie Ben's dad ever made (Or was it the best?)
- Why everyone in DC hates Facebook
- Why people read dumb articles on Facebook
- Ben starts a Substack. Obviously.
- What Ben learned about Donald Trump in the suicide ward
- Manipulating people on the internet
- And so much more...
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