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America This Week Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
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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.
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America This Week, June 7, 2024: “America’s Grand Inquisitor”
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Now 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”
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America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, Episode 91
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America This Week, May 24, 2024: "Life on Polarized Mars"
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America This Week, May 17, 2024: "Delusion, Not Just Once A Year"
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A 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." -
America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law
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Walter and Matt discuss the New York Times and Canada's Online Harms Act. Plus, "The Story-Teller," by Saki.
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America This Week, May 3, 2024: Gaza, Columbia, and More, in "I&P"
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Walter and Matt finally talk about a long-avoided subject. Plus, John Updike's "A&P"