Listen "Bad Actors"
Episode Synopsis
From the Department of Homeland Security’s new disinformation board to maskless White House Correspondents’ Dinner guests catching Covid—after years of berating others for failing to wear masks—to the New York Times taking a baseless swing at Elon Musk, Mary Katharine and Vic are blasting bad actors today.
Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
07:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
07:30 - Segment: Now It Can Be Told
07:45 - David Leonhardt of the New York Times reports—after two years—how virtual learning has failed America’s students
18:10 - American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten is unsure of who’s responsible for the learning and mental health crises caused by… virtual learning…
25:31 - The New York Times takes a big ol' swing at Elon Musk (who brought his sweet mother to the Met Gala!)
32:36 - A follow-up on the "super spreader" White House Correspondents’ Dinner
38:09 - Senators pepper Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with questions about his newly tapped head of disinformation, Nina Jankowicz
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Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
07:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
07:30 - Segment: Now It Can Be Told
07:45 - David Leonhardt of the New York Times reports—after two years—how virtual learning has failed America’s students
18:10 - American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten is unsure of who’s responsible for the learning and mental health crises caused by… virtual learning…
25:31 - The New York Times takes a big ol' swing at Elon Musk (who brought his sweet mother to the Met Gala!)
32:36 - A follow-up on the "super spreader" White House Correspondents’ Dinner
38:09 - Senators pepper Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with questions about his newly tapped head of disinformation, Nina Jankowicz
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