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    The Sweet Smell of Survival

    The Sweet Smell of Survival

    FromThe Gist

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    The Sweet Smell of Survival

    FromThe Gist

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    Length:
    33 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 14, 2014
    Format:
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    Today on The Gist, RAND Corp. political scientist Jonah Blank puts Obama’s visit to Myanmar in context. Then, the harrowing prison story that inspired Jon Stewart’s directorial debut, Rosewater. The film is based on the memoir Then They Came for Me by our guest journalist Maziar Bahari. For the Spiel, the Gruber gaffe.

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    Released:
    Nov 14, 2014
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    Slate's The Gist with Mike Pesca. A daily afternoon show about news, culture, and whatever else you'll be discussing with friends and family tonight.