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We're going to turn today's page over to Sen. Mark Warner, who appeared on CBS after the network was the only one to broadcast Trump's rally speech on Thursday.  His segment is seven minutes. He’s wonderful.  And the context is even better.  Not just that he's on CBS, but that much of his comments are directed at CBS. I only wish he was as eloquent as Jon Ossoff or some others, but his passion and fury explodes through.  And though not eloquent, his facial expressions speak as clearly as Shakespeare.  He should never play poker.And what I liked, as well, was not just Warner’s facial expressions when Bari Weiss-hire Tony Dokupil was trying to “both sides” his questions, but also that Warner was not going to play the Dokupil’s game and get away with anything. I will say no more and let him speak for himself.

 


 
 

On this week’s Naked Lunch podcast, co-hosts Phil Rosenthal and David Wild welcome actress, director and passionate foodie Heather Graham.  As the show writes, “Graham discusses her journey from being the self-professed nerdy daughter of an FBI Agent to the stunning movie star in films from License To Drive to Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights to Bowfinger, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me to Hangover.”

 

By the way, not only was her father an FBI agent, but as she adds later, so extreme religious that he sent her a letter that said, "Now that Hollywood/Satan has claimed your mortal soul..."  Not surprisingly, she explains that she's estranged from her family.  Discussion of this comes in around the 25:30 mark.

 


 
 

On this "The Weekly Show" podcast with Jon Stewart, the guest is Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.  As the show writes, "As the Fed's new leadership navigates persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, Jon is joined by Austan Goolsbee to better understand how America's most powerful economic institution actually works. Together, they explore the Fed's origins and mandate, examine what the Fed can do as prices remain stubbornly high, and consider how the economic operating system Americans live within can work better for everyone. Plus, Jon takes listeners' questions about fact-checking Trump, understanding Fetterman, and farts!"


I'll add one thing.  In the User Comments someone wrote - "Ha, I have zero interest in this topic but I'm enjoying this because these two are so into it."

 

 

 
 
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Robert J. Elisberg is a political commentator, screenwriter, novelist, tech writer and also some other things that I just tend to keep forgetting. 

Elisberg is a two-time recipient of the Lucille Ball Award for comedy screenwriting. He's written for film, TV, the stage, has two sort-of best-selling novels, and was a regular columnist for the Writers Guild of America and Huffington Post.  Among his other writing, he's had a long-time column on technology (which he sometimes understands), and co-wrote a book on world travel.  As a lyricist, he is a member of ASCAP, and has contributed to numerous publications.

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