America This Week
Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
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
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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
May 3, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, May 3, 2024: Gaza, Columbia, and More, in "I&P"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt finally talk about a long-avoided subject. Plus, John Updike's "A&P"
Apr 26, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, April 26, 2024: "The Magic Weekend"
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Apr 19, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, April 19, 2024: "To Build a Surveillance State."
Investigative journalist Brandy Zadrozny and tech executive Katherine Maher discuss online disinformation, digital rights, and the 'right to knowledge'. The podcast delves into the fallout from a senior editor's resignation at NPR, the creation of satirical persona Titanium McGrath, and the evolving governance in the digital age.
Apr 12, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, April 12, 2024: "NPR's Greatest Hits."
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsMatt and Walter dive into NPR editor Uri Berliner's comments, then review some of the most curious NPR stories of late. Also: "Jackals and Arabs" by Franz Kafka
Apr 5, 2024 • 31min
America This Week, April 5, 2024: “The Nine Billion RFK Answers Ignored”
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsIf CNN spends an hour interviewing Robert F. Kennedy and doesn’t hear his answers, did it happen? Walter and Matt discuss. Plus “The Nine Billion Names of God.”www.Racket.news
