1.15: Celestial Navigation (with Jay Carney)

Jul 20, 2016

Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney joins Josh and Hrishi to discuss the main character's secret plan to fight inflation, press briefings gone wrong, flawed behavior when interacting with police officers, the risky game and potential cover-up in the episode, discrepancies in closed captioning and scripts, challenges and responsibilities of being a press secretary, ranking past press secretaries, and CJ's qualities as a press secretary.

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

Analyzing the Framework and Storytelling of the Episode

05:07 • 22min

26:45 • 2min

Risky Game and Potential Cover-up

28:47 • 6min

Discrepancies in Closed Captioning and Scripts

34:58 • 19min

Challenges and Responsibilities of Being a Press Secretary

53:44 • 18min

Ranking Past Press Secretaries and Discussing the Changing Role of the Job

01:11:54 • 2min

Discussion on CJ's qualities and advertisement for radio topia fundraiser

01:13:30 • 2min