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Current Affairs

#26: Standardized Litmus Tests

Current Affairs

Current Affairs

Comedy, Government, News, Culture, Politics

4.4645 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2019

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

The Current Affairs panel discusses the recent addition of the "adversity score" to the SAT, determines the appropriate abortion litmus test for the left, and goes around sharing things that made them glad and mad in the past month.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From Studio H3 in the Current Affairs World Headquarters in New Orleans, Louisiana, it's Current Affairs, your ear's finest hour of politics and culture.

0:11.0

My name is Nathan J. Robinson. I am the editor-in chief, and I am today your temporary fill-in substitute host, replacing the irreplaceable Pete Davis, who is currently indisposed,

0:25.6

although we don't actually know what Pete is doing, I don't think.

0:29.1

So does anyone have any guesses as to what Pete is doing?

0:32.7

We never know. He's a man of mystery.

0:34.5

Likely building communities or talking to his neighbors, though.

0:38.0

He's on the moon.

0:38.8

Yes.

0:39.2

I could see him organizing a really cool demonstration at a local daycare.

0:43.3

Oh, my God.

0:44.7

It would be adorable, wouldn't it?

0:46.8

You'd be so good at that.

0:48.4

I bet kids love Pete.

0:49.9

Whatever it is, sure to be wholesome.

0:52.6

Tonight, on the program, we are going to discuss adversity scores.

0:58.5

We're going to figure out whether disadvantage can and should be quantified.

1:03.1

We are going to discuss whether it is possible to remain a leftist while being pro-life

1:09.7

and the litmus tests that there may or may not be for being included in the big tent of the left,

1:16.7

and we are going to each share our best and worst of the week.

1:21.4

I would like to introduce now our panel.

1:25.1

First with me here is Current Affairs Amusements Editor

1:29.4

and now incoming managing editor, Miss Lita Gold.

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