Former Miss Idaho, Elizabeth Prelogar, shares her experiences preparing for the Supreme Court. Topics include the removal of McCarthy as Speaker of the House, the surprising origin of Rock Paper Scissors, the role of the Solicitor General, panda diplomacy, and amusing news stories.
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar discusses her experience as Miss Idaho and how it has prepared her for the Supreme Court.
Notable news topics discussed in the podcast include Nobel Prize winners in Medicine and the largest healthcare strike in history by Kaiser Permanente employees.
Deep dives
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for breakthrough vaccine
Two scientists who laid the groundwork for the vaccine won the Nobel Prize in Medicine
Kaiser Permanente employees start largest healthcare strike
75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente started the biggest healthcare strike in history
Pandas recalled from zoos in diplomatic tension
China withdrawing pandas from Western zoos as a response to rising tensions
Dolphins use pufferfish to get high
Dolphins have figured out how to provoke pufferfish to release a psychedelic toxin for recreational purposes
Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Maz Jobrani, and Roy Blount, Jr, to talk about how being named Miss Idaho prepared her for the Supreme Court