This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Supreme Court decision requiring that government funding for private schools include religious ones, the January 6th hearings, and dissension at progressive organizations.

Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Jack Goldsmith for The New York Times: “Prosecute Trump? Put Yourself in Merrick Garland’s Shoes.”
John Dickerson for Slate: Whistlestop podcast: “The Mulligan Letters”
Ryan Grim for The Intercept: “Elephant in the Zoom”

Here are this week’s chatters:
John: “Watergate Trial Records Digitized For 50th Anniversary of Watergate”
Emily: Agnes Callard for The Boston Review: “Against Persuasion”
David: Hustle

Listener chatter from Cyrus Farivar: Tim Folger for Scientific American: “Record-Breaking Voyager Spacecraft Begin to Power Down”

Be sure to tune into Emily’s conversation with author Keri Blakinger on her new book, Corrections in Ink, on Gabfest Reads on June 26, 2022. 

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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.
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