The “Our Patience Is Wearing Thin” Edition
The Biden administration’s vaccine rule, the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, and the new book from Woodward and Costa.
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Episode Notes
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Isaac Stanley-Becker for the Washington Post: “Top General Was So Fearful Trump Might Spark War That He Made Secret Calls to His Chinese Counterpart, New Book Says”
Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa
Susan B. Glasser for the New Yorker: “ ‘You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War’: Mark Milley’s Fight to Stop Trump from Striking Iran”
I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year, by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker
Here’s this week’s chatter:
Emily: Georgia Wells, Jeff Horwitz, and Deepa Seetharaman for the Wall Street Journal: “Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show”
John: Harlem Shuffle, by Colson Whitehead
David: “College Students Reported Record-High Marijuana Use and Record-Low Drinking in 2020, Study Says”
Listener chatter from James Evans: Verity Stevenson for CBC News: “In Facing Death, Concordia Neuroscientist Nadia Chaudhri Has Built a Lasting Legacy and Inspired Thousands”;
@DrNadiaChaudhri’s Twitter feed
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment John, David, and Emily discuss the contentiousness of daylight saving time.
Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.
Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.
