America This Week
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Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. www.racket.news
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Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. www.racket.news
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Recent Episodes of America This Week
America This Week, September 6, 2024: "Hall of Political Mirrors"
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Walter calls a scandal. Russiagate is exhumed again. Walter explains weasels, both the human and actual kind. Also, "Sredni Vashtar," by Saki.
Episode • 6 September 2024 • 30m and 24s
America This Week, August 30, 2024: "The Campaign Rebrand"
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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
Episode • 30 August 2024 • 30m and 10s
America This Week, August 8, 2024: "100th Episode Special: Oligarchy in the UK"
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Sir Keir Starmer goes full Minority Report; White House Misinformation Kids caught talking shop. Plus, "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson
Episode • 9 August 2024 • 30m and 9s
Podcast Audio ATW Live: Recapping Tim Walz Rollout
How close did Swami Walter Kirn come to predicting coverage of the Tim Walz-a-ganza?
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Episode • 7 August 2024 • 1h, 25m and 30s
Podcast Audio for ATW Live on Monday: "Quiet Skies"
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
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Episode • 6 August 2024 • 1h, 43m and 27s
America This Week, August 2, 2024: "Pornitics"
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Just like porn sites, political parties quickly identify your thing and send you to the right room. Also, "The Overcoat," by Nikolai Gogol
Episode • 2 August 2024 • 1h, 3m and 26s
America This Week, July 26, 2024: "The Fall of the House of Biden"
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Walter and I scramble to unwrap the collapse of one presidential campaign, and the fact-suppressing coronation of another. Also, "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar Allan Poe
Episode • 26 July 2024 • 30m and 30s
America This Week, July 4, 2024: "Incident in Mediaville"
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Episode • 5 July 2024 • 30m and 30s
America This Week, June 28, 2024
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In this episode of America This Week, Walter and Matt discuss the release of Julian Assange and the implications for press freedom. Plus, Anton Chekhov's "The Bet".
Episode • 28 June 2024 • 30m and 30s
America This Week, June 21, 2024: "Cheap Fakes and Real Mind Games"
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Walter and Matt discuss Karine Jean-Pierre, Joe Biden, and the slow death of objective reality. Plus, "The Door," by E.B. White
Episode • 21 June 2024 • 30m and 30s
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