Ep.35: B and P are for Protesting the Bullshit of Russiagate (Plus Chs. 9 and 10 from Book 4 of "The Teacher and the Tree Man")

18/05/2020 1h 16min Temporada 1 Episodio 35

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Episode Synopsis

We're back with another episode focusing on bullshit because, well, we are talking about American politics here. In particular, Russiagate. This episode uses two pieces of media for its focus, both featuring the indomitable rabble-rousing journalist with a ton of integrity, Matt Taibbi. First, you will hear the voice of Aaron Mate, who is also an excellent journalist, as he appears on Taibbi and Katie Halper's wonderful Useful Idiots podcast, as they discuss one of the many aspects of Russiagate that is just so laughable. In this case, Russian troll farms and memes of Jesus consoling a boy about yanking the willie too much. Then, after some of my reflections on that, we turn a bit more serious as I read Taibbi's recent piece for his Substack blog. Now, I've put the link in here, hoping that you may be able to read this one, but also hoping that if you liked it, you'd consider subscribing to it for $5 a month as I do. Then, we go back to that podcast, this time on the scary global implications of focusing on Russiagate and not on the real relationship Trump has with Putin, which could get us all into trouble. After that, I talk about why I focus on the lack of integrity in the media and end with an anecdote about how cheap-ass media owners are from my own brief career as a newspaperman. And last, as always, two chapters, in this case, chapters 9 and 10 from book 4, of my novel, "The Teacher and the Tree Man," which, as you'll hear is still on sale for the low price of $5 but not for much longer. So what are you waiting for, enjoy the podcast and as you do, buy the book already!


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