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America This Week

English, News, 1 season, 67 episodes, 1 day, 9 hours, 55 minutes
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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. taibbi.substack.com (https://taibbi.substack.com/s/america-this-week?utm_medium=podcast)
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America This Week, January 12, 2024: "Presidents, the Most Dangerous Game"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt explore the last throes of pre-election madness, recap the DeSantis-Haley unlikability Olympics, and review "The Most Dangerous Game." www.Racket.news
1/12/202430 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, January 05, 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt return from the holidays to discuss Claudine Gay's resignation, Trump's ballot battle, and Anton Chekhov's, "The Lady with the Dog" www.racket.news
1/5/202430 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, December 22, 2023: "Presidential FUBAR"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt talk Colorado, the Transition Integrity Project, and Kurt Vonnegut's unpublished gem, "FUBAR"www.Racket.news
12/22/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, December 15th, 2023: "Leave This Movie Behind"

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12/15/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, December 8th, 2023: "The Hawks Who Cried Wolf"

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12/8/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, December 1st, 2023 “Before the Congress”

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsOn the House hearing, giving up on Democrats, and “Before the Law” by Kafkawww.Racket.news
12/1/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, November 16th, 2023: "Emergency Election"

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11/17/202330 minutes, 30 seconds
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America This Week, November 10th, 2023:

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11/10/202325 minutes, 26 seconds
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America This Week, November 3rd, 2023: "How I Contemplated the Next PATRIOT Act"

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11/3/202330 seconds
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America This Week, October 13th, 2023: "Tragedy in the Middle East"

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10/13/202336 minutes, 38 seconds
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America This Week, October 6, 2023: "School of Crock"

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10/6/202337 minutes, 31 seconds
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America This Week, September 29, 2023: "The Tell-Tale Reich"

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9/29/202339 minutes, 52 seconds
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America This Week, September 22, 2023:

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9/22/202342 minutes, 51 seconds
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America This Week, September 15, 2023: "State Media's Coming-Out Party"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt take on White House journalism instructions, Ukraine's warning to "propagandists" abroad, jarring JFK assassination news, and Fritz Leiber's "Coming Attraction"
9/15/202338 minutes, 43 seconds
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America This Week, September 8, 2023: "Comedy is Not Pretty"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt on Bill Maher, "Strikeforce Suck," and the new era of comedy as narrative-enforcement. Also, "The Lottery of Babylon," by Jose Luis Borges
9/8/202334 minutes, 44 seconds
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America This Week, September 1, 2023: "There Will Be Censorship"

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9/1/202330 minutes, 6 seconds
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America This Week, August 25, 2023: "Normie Politics is Dead"

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8/25/202330 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 52: America This Week, August 18, "Indicted Hard With a Vengeance"

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8/18/202330 minutes, 6 seconds
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CAMPAIGN 2024 PREVIEW: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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8/11/202330 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 50: America This Week, August 4, 2023, "The Red-Headed Indictment"

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8/4/202330 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 49: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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7/28/202330 minutes, 7 seconds
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Episode 48: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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7/21/202330 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 47: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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7/14/202330 minutes, 6 seconds
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Episode 46: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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7/7/202330 minutes, 5 seconds
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Episode 45: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt avoid the Russia bait-bucket, discuss the Dem’s pathologizing of dissent, and read Mark Twain's "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"
6/30/202330 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 44: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsListen now | Walter and Matt discuss our love for communal panic, the Titan sub, Lab Leak and a new push against debate, the potential for billionaire grappling on TV, and Ray Bradbury's "Mars is Heaven"
6/23/202330 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 43: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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6/16/202330 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 42: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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6/9/202330 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 41: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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6/2/202330 minutes, 17 seconds
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Episode 40: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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5/26/202330 minutes, 14 seconds
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Episode 39: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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5/19/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 38: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsOn the Department of Homeland Security's creepy community-snitch role-playing exercise, plus Matt and Walter discuss "The Library of Babel" in a new feature
5/12/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 37: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsTake this Internet and shove it! Walter and Matt discuss the lack of anti-war voices, give up on ever repairing mainstream media, and endorse setting off for the digital forest, podcastsFor more: visit www.Racket.news
5/5/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 36: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news "ENEMY DUMB, EVIL" : Walter and Matt discuss Tucker Carlson's exit and the successful homogenization of the media landscape
4/29/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 35: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsArt by Daniel MedinaShare the Free Versions of ATW: Subscriber-only video below:
4/21/202330 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 34: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsListen now | Walter and Matt discuss the weirdness of Ukraine war reporting, the Discord leaker, and the blurring line between journalist and spy
4/14/202330 minutes, 14 seconds
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Episode 33: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsListen now | On Matt's recent MSNBC appearance
4/7/202330 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 32: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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4/1/202330 minutes, 19 seconds
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Episode 31: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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3/25/202330 minutes, 35 seconds
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Episode 30: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsVideo coming soon. Listen to subscriber-only audio in your podcast app: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/4519588148244-How-do-I-listen-to-episodes-on-my-podcast-app-
3/17/202330 minutes, 9 seconds
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Episode 29: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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3/11/202330 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 28: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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3/3/202330 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 27: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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2/25/202330 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 26: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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2/18/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 25: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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2/11/202330 minutes, 11 seconds
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ATW Episode 24: "All The President's Mice"

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2/4/202330 minutes, 50 seconds
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Episode 23: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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1/27/202330 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 22: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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1/20/202330 minutes, 18 seconds
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Episode 21: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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1/13/202330 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 20: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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1/6/202330 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 19: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWalter and Matt discuss the unfinished business of 2022
12/31/202230 minutes, 44 seconds
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Episode 18: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsArt by Daniel Medina.Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/4519588148244-How-do-I-listen-to-episodes-on-my-podcast-app-Share the free versions of ATW:
12/27/202231 minutes, 14 seconds
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Episode 17: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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12/16/202230 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 16: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsMake-up episode! Please excuse the rougher cut — we favored getting this out quickly.Art by Daniel Medina. Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app:https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/4519588148244-How-do-I-listen-to-episodes-on-my-podcast-app-Share the free versions of ATW:
12/12/202220 minutes, 21 seconds
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Episode 15: : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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12/3/202230 minutes, 26 seconds
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Episode 14 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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11/18/202230 minutes, 44 seconds
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Episode 13 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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11/12/202230 minutes, 10 seconds
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Episode 12 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsKeep an eye out for the written version of America This Week.Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/4519588148244-How-do-I-listen-to-episodes-on-my-podcast-app-
11/4/202231 minutes, 34 seconds
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Episode 11 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsKeep an eye out for the written version of America This Week.Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app: https://support.substack.com/hc/en-us/articles/4519588148244-How-do-I-listen-to-episodes-on-my-podcast-app-
10/28/202230 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 10 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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10/21/202230 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 9 : "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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10/14/202230 minutes, 12 seconds
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Episode 8: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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10/7/202230 minutes, 16 seconds
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Episode 7: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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9/30/202230 minutes, 15 seconds
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Episode 6: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsApologies for any quality issues, one of our hosts was on the road.
9/23/202230 minutes, 14 seconds
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Episode 5: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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9/17/202230 minutes, 24 seconds
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Episode 4: "America This Week," With Walter Kirn and Matt Taibbi

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9/9/202230 minutes, 13 seconds
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Episode 3: "America This Week," With Walter Kirn and Matt Taibbi

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9/2/202230 minutes, 15 seconds