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As President Trump calls for Republicans to “nationalize” voting processes, sources say the president was actively involved in an FBI raid on election offices. The Rafah border crossing opens to some Gazans desperate to flee. And inside a Las Vegas home, authorities discover what they say might be a dangerous biological lab.
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My motivation for this episode is personal. One of my resolutions this year is to spend more time hosting and to make those gatherings more meaningful.
I think a lot of us wish we had better social lives and a stronger feeling of community around us. But it’s hard. We’re busy, we’re tired, and social planning and hosting can feel like just more work. So I asked Priya Parker on the show to help.
Parker is the author of “The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters” and a wonderful Substack, Group Life. She’s also a conflict resolution facilitator. And she just thinks about gathering and hosting in a different way from anyone else I’ve ever met. For her, it’s about more than just throwing a great dinner party; it’s about how we build community across differences, all the way up to how gathering can help create a better politics. The way Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign thought about community and built community among its volunteers was partly based on her work and advice.
This episode is a bit of a break from politics — but also not. Because pulling the people we love closer and spending more time together rather than alone are as essential as any political or civic discipline could be right now.
This conversation contains strong language.
Mentioned:
In Defense of Politics by Bernard Crick
I And Thou by Martin Buber
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
“Adorable Little Detonators” by Allison P. Davis
“The Accused” by Katie J.M. Baker
“The Black Thought Project” by Alicia Walters
“Zohran’s Smile” by Anand Giridharadas
Book Recommendations:
The Politics of Ritual by Molly Farneth
On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
BoyMom by Ruth Whippman
Talk to Your Boys by Christopher Pepper and Joanna Schroeder
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Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.
Guest: Heather Schwedel, staff writer at Slate, author of “Unfortunately, I Have to Recommend You See Melania”.
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Located in the Papantla municipality of the Mexican state of Veracruz, El Tajín is a UNESCO World Heritage site but a lesser-known tourist destination and national symbol. The Indigenous Totonac residents of the region know well that the site’s relative absence from discussions of global archaeology and heritage belies a century of wide-ranging labor, extractive industries, and commodity exchange.
In the Shadow of El Tajín: The Political Economy of Archaeology in Modern Mexico (U Nebraska Press, 2025) tells the story of how a landscape of ancient mounds and ruins became an archaeological site, brings to light the network of actors who made it happen, and reveals the Indigenous histories silenced in the process. By drawing on the insights of Indigenous Totonac peoples who have lived and worked in El Tajín for more than a century, Sam Holley-Kline explores historical processes that made both the archaeological site and regional historical memory. In the Shadow of El Tajín decenters discussions of the state and tourism industry by focusing on the industries and workers who are integral to the functioning of the site but who have historically been overlooked by studies of the ancient past. Holley-Kline recovers local Indigenous histories in dialogue with broader trends in scholarship to demonstrate the rich recent past of El Tajín, a place better known for its ancient history.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that all federal officers in Minneapolis will now wear body cameras. She also said the program would expand nationwide "as funding is available." The push for body cameras is a key Democratic demand to end the partial government shutdown. It also comes on the heels of major concerns over DHS immigration tactics. In January alone, two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Minnesota. Radley Balko has been covering law enforcement misconduct for decades. We spoke to him about how federal immigration enforcement's actions feel different – and what worries him most.
And in headlines, Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify before Congress about their ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, RFK Jr. announces an initiative to address homelessness and substance abuse in eight unspecified cities, and the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens – potentially offering hope for thousands of Palestinians.
Show Notes:
Crypto exchange Coinbase has become the face of the crypto industry as the Trump administration prepares to decide the future of finance. WSJ reporter Amrith Ramkumar explains why Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is at the forefront of the growing chasm between crypto firms and big banks. Plus, WSJ reporter Angus Loten discusses why a disgruntled employee could be your company’s biggest cyber threat. Belle Lin hosts.
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The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe just held an event to commemorate 25 years since the landmark legislation outlining a historic co-stewardship agreement between the tribe and the National Park Service in Death Valley. The tribe’s name is on the entrance sign to the park. At the same time, the Trump administration is calling for the removal of informational plaques in the visitor center that tells the tribe’s story. The sign’s removal is one of almost 20 at National Park sites around the country, including Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, the site of the allied tribes’ decisive victory over George Armstrong Custer and U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment. We’ll talk to tribal representatives about how the information in National Parks was developed and what message removing it sends.
GUESTS
Dorothy FireCloud (Rosebud Sioux Tribe), retired assistant director of Native American affairs for the National Park Service
Otis Halfmoon (Nez Perce), retired National Park Service employee
Mandi Campbell (Timbisha Shoshone), tribal historic preservation officer for the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
Gheri Hall (Blackfeet), co-director of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office for the Blackfeet Tribe
Break 1 Music: This Land (song) Keith Secola (artist) Native Americana – A Coup Stick (album)
Break 2 Music: Wahzhazhe (song) Scott George (artist) Killers of the Flower Moon Soundtrack (album)
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Brian #1: django-bolt : Faster than FastAPI, but with Django ORM, Django Admin, and Django packages
Michael #2: pyleak
@pytest.mark.no_leaksBrian #3: More Django (three articles)
Michael #4: Datastar
Sent to us by Forrest Lanier
Lots of work by Chris May
Out on Talk Python soon.
Datastar is a little like HTMX, but
The single source of truth is your server
Events can be sent from server automatically (using SSE)
yield SSE.patch_elements(
f"""{(#HTML#)}{datetime.now().isoformat()}"""
)
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Joke: Pushed to prod