America This Week
Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. www.racket.news
Latest episodes
Jul 26, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, July 26, 2024: "The Fall of the House of Biden"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and I scramble to unwrap the collapse of one presidential campaign, and the fact-suppressing coronation of another. Also, "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar Allan Poe
Jul 5, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, July 4, 2024: "Incident in Mediaville"
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Jun 28, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, June 28, 2024
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsIn this episode of America This Week, Walter and Matt discuss the release of Julian Assange and the implications for press freedom. Plus, Anton Chekhov's "The Bet".
Jun 21, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, June 21, 2024: "Cheap Fakes and Real Mind Games"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt discuss Karine Jean-Pierre, Joe Biden, and the slow death of objective reality. Plus, "The Door," by E.B. White
Jun 14, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, June 14, 2024: "Elections and Dragons"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsMatt and Walter play a new election preparedness role-playing game produced by the CIA's venture capital arm (Racket story to come), and discuss Guy De Maupassant's "The Necklace"
Jun 7, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, June 7, 2024: “America’s Grand Inquisitor”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsNow that jailing political opponents is a norm, does America think freedom is overrated, and authority be celebrated? Also, Walter and Matt discuss Dostoyevsky’s “Grand Inquisitor”www.Racket.news
May 31, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, Episode 91
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May 24, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, May 24, 2024: "Life on Polarized Mars"
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May 17, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, May 17, 2024: "Delusion, Not Just Once A Year"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsA wild backlash against a poll underscores the neverending cycle of mad delusions that American pop culture has become. Plus, Heinrich Böll's my-how-relevant "Christmas Not Just Once a Year."
May 10, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt discuss the New York Times and Canada's Online Harms Act. Plus, "The Story-Teller," by Saki. Www.Racket.news
