The “Will The Carroll Verdict Hurt Trump?” Edition
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Platz discuss E. Gene Carroll's Donald J. They discussed his $83.3 million victory over Trump. Events that shaped relations between Israel and Palestine from 1920-1948. and Billionaire Tech Tyranny with The Atlantic's Adrienne LaFrance.
Here are some notes and links to this week's program:
Eric Lach for New York. The Nine Regulars called on Donald Trump to shut up and pay.
Monica Hesse for The Washington Post Is Trump Really Sexist? Or is there something worse?
Maggie Haberman and Shane Goldmacher for The New York Times. Trump's PAC has spent nearly $50 million on legal fees in 2023.
Erik Larson for Fortune and Bloomberg. Much of Trump's money is at stake. Gene Carroll and the $450 million double penalty in New York trading fraud.
CBS News. Face the Nation and Emily Tillett. Nikki Hale on the Trump accusers. The woman who accused someone of "needing to listen" and "talk".
Gabriela Abdul-Hakim for ABC News. Tim Scott Says Voters Don't Care About Trump Smears, Ignore Haley's 'Incendiary' Attacks
Dietrich Knaut for insurance magazine. Sandy Hook diner Alex Jones wants to reconcile with his family and escape bankruptcy
Emily Bazelon for the New York Times
Adrienne LaFrance Atlantic. The rise of technological authoritarianism
Ezra Klein told The New York Times that the leading ideologue of Silicon Valley's elite had a strange idea.
Stephen Levy for Wired's tech billionaires who yearn for tech optimism
Jonathan Taplin for Vanity Fair. How Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg, and Andreessen, Four Billionaire Tech Oligarchs, Are Creating an Alternative Autonomous Reality
Lisa Desjardins and Jonas Anderson for PBS NewsHour. Lawmakers have criticized executives at big tech companies for failing to protect children.
The dictator's learning curve. William J. Dobson in the International War for Democracy
Here is this week's discussion.
Emily: The fight to save the city.
Giovanni: Bee; By Toulouse Olonipa and Liz Goodwin for The Washington Post. If the Senate passes a deal, Biden has promised to "close" the oppressive border, and Jacob Bogag and Jeff Stein;
David: Visual Arts, St Albans School; John Busby to Attorneys. LSU students put it all on display as the top models. "This is very brave of you." and Kim McGill at Unity. The real truth. El Camino's artistic model inspires students to represent humanity in all its forms.
Listener chat with Jay Lloyd in Louisville, Kentucky. Eric Berger for Ars Technica. What happens if an astronaut says he's not coming back?
In this week's bonus Slate Plus episode, David, John and Emily discuss Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story and MAGA's crazy message: You need to take a break. See Mariana Alfaro for The Washington Post. Why Trump's MAGA Republican Movement Doesn't Like Taylor Swift and Ross Doughty for The New York Times Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, and the Problem of Right Wing Distortion.
In his final Gabfest reading, John spoke with Brad Stuhlbarg about his book How to Work in Excel When Everything Changes, Including You.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Julie Huggen
