Bush 'Gaffe'; Wiretap USA; Buffalo Shooter IS The GOP; Brian Hochman, Talia Lavin | MR LIVE 5/19/22

Emma hosts Brian Hochman, associate professor at Georgetown University, to discuss his recent book The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States. Then, Emma is joined by journalist Talia Lavin to discuss her recent piece in Rolling Stone "The Buffalo Shooter Isn’t a ‘Lone Wolf.’ He’s a Mainstream Republican".

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