Trump Wore Pajamas
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Stormy Daniels’s testimony in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial; marijuana rescheduling; and the media’s role and responsibility in defending democracy. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Josh Gerstein for Politico:Stormy spoke. Trump fumed. Jurors were captivated – but also cringed. Ivana Saric for Axios:Status of Trump’s criminal cases Li Zhou for Vox:Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means. Sam Tabachnik for The Denver Post:Black market marijuana grows are popping up faster than law enforcement can take them down. But is legalization the cause? John Ingold for The Colorado Sun:What have we learned about the arguments for and against legalized marijuana in the past 10 years? Nathaniel Meyersohn for CNN:The dark side of the sports betting boom C-SPAN:President Biden Remarks at White House Correspondents’ Dinner Ben Smith for Semafor:Joe Kahn: ‘The newsroom is not a safe space’ Dan Pfeiffer for Message Box:Why Biden Won’t Do a New York Times InterviewandA Response to the Editor of the New York Times Matthew Yglesias and Brian Beutler for the Politix Podcast:The Times, They Aren’t A Changin’ Charles Homans for The New York Times Magazine:Donald Trump Has Never Sounded Like This Eli Stokols for Politico:The Petty Feud Between the NYT and the White House Here are this week’s chatters: Emily:Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justiceby David S. Tatel John: Gina Kolata for The New York Times:Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness David: Randy Yohe for West Virginia Public Broadcasting:W.Va. Gubernatorial Campaign Attack Ads Vilify Transgender ChildrenandKyndall Cunningham for Vox:The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar feud, explained Listener chatter fromJustin and Katie in Columbus, Ohio: Keziah Weir for Vanity Fair:The Vatican’s Secret Role in the Science of IVF. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk withEmily Lawler, Detroit Free Press. See Emily Lawler for the Detroit Free Press:Voters’ voices in Saginaw County;John Wisely:Legal troubles don’t dampen Trump enthusiasm as he visits Michigan;andPaul Egan:As Trump visits, Michigan bellwether Saginaw County is feeling its political juice. See also Arpan Lobo:Michigan lawmaker says ‘illegal invaders’ landed at DTW. They were NCAA basketball teams. In the latestGabfest Reads, John talks with David E. Sanger about his new book,New Cold Wars: China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West. Email your chatters, questions, and comments [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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