America This Week

Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
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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

  1. 1 NOV

    America This Week November 1, 2024: "The Celebrated New York Times Election Week Hit Job"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The New York Times teams with David Brock's Media Matters to smash records for editorial mendacity. Plus, Mark Twain's great take on fraud, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

    31 min

  2. 18 OCT

    America This Week, October 18, 2024: "For Kamala Harris on Fox, Hot Seat or Catbird Seat?"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber.

    31 min

  3. 11 OCT

    America This Week, October 11, 2024: "After the Edit"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Did something just get broken in a 60 Minutes interview that won't easily be fixed? Walter and Matt discuss. Plus, "After the Ball," by Leo Tolstoy

    31 min

  4. 4 OCT

    America This Week, October 4, 2024: "Biden's Hurricane Katrina?"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Elite America responded with sympathy to the revelations of Hurricane Katrina. Is it the same this time? Also, "My First Goose," by Isaac Babel

    30 min

  5. 27 SEPT

    America This Week, September 27, 2024: "How to Tell a True Nuclear War Story"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Link Here: Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Previews of America This Week: Watch ATW on YouTube below:

    31 min

  6. 20 SEPT

    America This Week, September 20, 2024: "The Blood of the Apparent Martyrs."

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combine to move us several steps closer to Walter's prediction of the first drone assassination for a tweet. Plus, "The Blood of the Martyrs," by Stephen Vincent Benét

    31 min

  7. 13 SEPT

    America This Week, September 13, 2024: "Goodbye, My Rights"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Remembering 9/11, the architects of the War on Terror, and the state of emergency just renewed this week. Plus, "Goodbye, My Brother" by John Cheever

    31 min

  8. 6 SEPT

    America This Week, September 6, 2024: "Hall of Political Mirrors"

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter calls a scandal. Russiagate is exhumed again. Walter explains weasels, both the human and actual kind. Also, "Sredni Vashtar," by Saki.

    30 min
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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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  • Creator
    Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Matt Taibbi
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