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Comedian Rivers Langley is back in his hometown in Alabama for the rest of 2020 and a bit of 2021. Also, there's a global pandemic still happening. This podcast is him catching up with his funny friends; sometimes on the phone, sometimes socially-distanced outside. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #120. Our very special guest today is a longtime friend of the show, comedian and musician Rick Wood! Rick just put out a brand new music album called 'Feral Hearts' with his band The Earth Satellites. It's available now on all streaming platforms, go give it a listen and then follow Rick on all forms of social media @RickW00d! Listen to Carter Glascock's new album 'The Crystal Pistol' now streaming on all platforms! Music at the end is "Material Child" by The Earth Satellites
A recent article in The Cut discusses allegations of sexual abuse which were made based on "recovered memories." Regardless of the truth or falsity of the accusations, the science of memory may have been very badly represented in this article, to harmful effect. Carrie of Oh No Ross and Carrie breaks it down for us! Complete with a Satanic Panic tie-in.
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The many dangers of the lame duck that gave rise to our "Bullets Dodged" series raise the question - do we really need a lame duck period at all? Akhil and Andy recall the "secession winters" of the past and how 2020 shared aspects of all of them; and of course, we have suggestions for how to solve it. As for Lisbon, this is not the first episode of ours that references "Casablanca..."
On the Gist, we rush to Limbaugh’s judgment.
In the Interview, political and media historian, Brian Rosenwald, joins Mike to talk about Rush Limbaugh’s rise to popularity in conservative media, his power as a voice and entertainer in talk radio, the influence he had on the Republican party, and who is primed to carry his torch over the AM dial or in podcasting. As a national broadcaster, Limbaugh developed a political perspective over his career that to the left perpetuated harmful ideas, and to the right, uplifted and championed their values. Limbaugh was awarded the presidential medal of freedom February 4, 2020, and died February 17, 2021 of complications from lung cancer at 70 years old. Rosenwald is editor of Washington Post’s Made By History blog, scholar in residence at the Partnership for Effective Public Administration and Leadership Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States.
And we give up the spiel to keep talking to Rosenwald about the aftermath of Limbaugh.
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