Air Date: 12-13-2024
The most important thing to understand about authoritarian governance is that it is neither efficient nor competent, contrary to the myth. The problem lies with the need to hire people based on their unquestioning loyalty rather than any kind of demonstrated ability to do the jobs they're tasked with. The results are, unsurprisingly, chaos.
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KEY POINTS
KP 2: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24
KP 3: A Slew Of A$$hole Nominations...- The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 11-15-24
KP 5: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24
KP 6: The Trump Trials... Cases Closed - Americast - Air Date 11-29-24
KP 7: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24
KP 8: Strongmen Mussolini to the Present - The Aspen Institute - Air Date 8-8-24
(54:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On why it's important to stay engaged
Don’t Let Donald Trump Drive You Into Internal Exile - NYTimes
DEEPER DIVES
(58:44) SECTION A: THE LINEUP
A3: MAGA 2.0 w Quinn Slobodian & Wendy Brown Part 2 - The Dig - Air Date 11-29-24
(1:27:56) SECTION B: THE PLAYBOOK
B1: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick Part 2 - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24
(1:52:28) SECTION C: GLOBAL REFERENCE
C1: Strongmen Mussolini to the Present Part 2 - The Aspen Institute - Air Date 8-8-24
(2:12:50) SECTION D: CRACKS IN AUTHORITY
D2: Trump goes off the deep end with Cabinet pick Part 3 - No Lie w Brian Tyler Cohen - Air Date 12-1-24
SHOW IMAGE
Description: Composite graphic of Trump giving the double thumbs up over black silhouettes of people in suits with the clown face emoji on their heads and “MAGA” on their chests.
Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Various images via Pixabay.
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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