Bureaucracy Gone Wild
Tom Bevan, Phil Wegmann and Emily Jashinsky discuss the NSA sex chat story, the FBI "honeypot" story, and the IRS leaker story. They also talk about the backlash to Jake Tapper's new book about the cover up of Biden's mental fitness and the larger story of the media's lost credibility. Next, Tom interviews Matt Podgorski, pollster from M3 Strategies, about his new survey showing Brandon Johnson with a 6.6% approval rating. And lastly, Carl chats with Jonathan Rauch, a writer for The Atlantic, about the implications of Trump's second-term personnel choices.
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Tom Bevan, Phil Wegmann and Emily Jashinsky discuss the NSA sex chat story, the FBI "honeypot" story, and the IRS leaker story. They also talk about the backlash to Jake Tapper's new book about the cover up of Biden's mental fitness and the larger story of the media's lost credibility. Next, Tom interviews Matt Podgorski, pollster from M3 Strategies, about his new survey showing Brandon Johnson with a 6.6% approval rating. And lastly, Carl chats with Jonathan Rauch, a writer for The Atlantic, about the implications of Trump's second-term personnel choices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com
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