America This Week

Nov 01 2024 103 ep. 31 mins 753

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

Nov 01 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsThe 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."

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

Oct 18 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsKamala 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.

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

Oct 11 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsDid 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

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

Oct 04 2024 30 mins

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

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

Sep 27 2024 30 mins

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

Sep 20 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsDonald 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

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

Sep 13 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsRemembering 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

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

Sep 06 2024 30 mins

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

America This Week, August 30, 2024: "The Campaign Rebrand"

Aug 30 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsUpside-down world keeps spinning as the blues campaign on a border wall. Also, a fascinating inspiration for a pop culture classic: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" by Delmore Schwartz

America This Week, August 8, 2024: "100th Episode Special: Oligarchy in the UK"

Aug 09 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsSir Keir Starmer goes full Minority Report; White House Misinformation Kids caught talking shop. Plus, "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson