@JackHitt

co-host, Uncivil podcast

Joined November 2011
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Pat Robertson died today which makes me very very sad — that Christopher Hitchens is no longer with us.
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Some great writing in the Washington Post today washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
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What’s so funny? Find out Monday when we’ll drop our 2 year follow-up interview with Jack Hitt! @JonathanMeiburg @JackHitt @ansonmount @branan_edgens youtu.be/1IK4WomFYTs

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Jonathan Meiburg of SHEARWATER is usually an exceedingly mature per...

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An astonishing, unlikely and unheard of history of sushi—so improbable and so American, lacking only, say, a harmonizing anthem by those sea shanty guys. nytimes.com/interactive/2021…
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How did we get to this place where trying to puzzle out the truth of just about anything is a sucker’s play? Turns out, it started with smog. businessinsider.com/conspira…

The roots of denialism

Industry has long profited by casting doubt on science. But how did conspiracy theories and lies come to supplant America's faith in reason and truth?

businessinsider.com
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Trump is an increasingly symbolic figure — Norma Desmond with the nuclear codes and sycophantic butlers in his ears on a West Wing Sunset Boulevard soundstage. nymag.com/intelligencer/2021…

Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He’s a ‘Fascist’

“The legacy of the Trump administration is going to be that the president sparked an insurrection and people died.”

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Today's read: Wild, Bourdainesque adventure about the mobile chefs feeding California’s firefighters—grill-side dramas amid disaster-swag merchants and flattering government performance reviews: “‘The food met contract standards,’ it gushed.” bit.ly/3nfYoke @ThatWinkler

If You Can’t Stand the Heat

How I became a cook at fire camp

theatlantic.com
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I’d heard there were some peculiar statues in the Serbian dominated parts of Bosnia, so before the plague, I went over there for what I thought would be an uneventful tour of the oddities vqronline.org/reporting-arti…
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Chenj and I worked on a note to so many of our Uncivil listeners which he just posted:
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This week’s Woman of the Week, @lisasandersmd—the physician behind the popular show, #DiagnosisNetflix—shares how she manages to teach, see patients, and write a world-famous @nytimes column. mmlf.co/2rdkYTA
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btw @radiolab ‘s most recent ep, on square dancing, “Birdie in the Cage,” pairs well with possibly my fave @uncivilshow ep of all time, “The Song.” Both beautiful delves into surprising histories w powerful reclamations 🎶🎵🎶 @catchatweetdown @JackHitt gimletmedia.com/shows/uncivi…
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#DemDebate2 Biden: I didn’t oppose busing. History:
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“Achomlishments” -- So his slurred speech is just sober pronunciation of his drunken spelling.
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Easter pageant fiasco? or sneak preview of final episode of GRR Martin’s Song of Fire and Ice?
Riley_English@Riley_English21 Apr 2019
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@JackHitt I saw this today and instantly thought of your "Fiasco" segment on This American Life: youtube.com/watch?v=VGSw2wJR… Warning: Video is funny but irreverent. Hopefully you will see it in the amusing light the poster clearly intended (well, from my POV).
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Classical Chenjerai:
Chenjerai.bsky.social@catchatweetdown4 Apr 2019
Recently, I ran into the Lucas Brothers in a museum on Full Frontal with Sam Bee. 👊🏾👊🏾😂 Here’s the full clip! m.youtube.com/watch?feature=… m.youtube.com/watch?feature=…
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Remember back in the 80s the Ted Knight-like publisher entering the newsroom in a suit of printed dollar bills? There were signs...
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Today's Snapple Fact: Number 8 of proposed Nixon impeachment charges: making “false or misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States…” WP Fact Checker: “In 730 days, President Trump has made 8,158 false or misleading claims…”
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I have to get some rest now. So tired of all the winning.
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There’s an even more persuasive argument than it wasn’t crickets: @ggreenwald @carlzimmer bit.ly/2VyUExS

The Real Story Behind the Havana Embassy Mystery

U.S. officials say dozens of diplomats in Cuba were felled by a sonic “attack.” But the likeliest culprit is far less futuristic—and much more terrifying.

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