740 - Crank About Creeping feat. Ben Terris (6/12/23)

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🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re joined by journalist Ben Terris, who’s been sort of shadow-programming the show recently with his pieces on Sean McElwee, Diane Feinstein’s staff, Tommy Tuberville’s advisors and questions about Tim Scott’s virginity. We discuss Trump’s federal indictment over the “boxes hoax,” and the growing feeling that ol’ Donny might possibly maybe finally be kind of fucked. Then we talk to Ben about his new book “The Big Break,” and learn more about all the McElwee-esque DC creeps, weirdos and gamblers he’s come to know investigating the world of post-Trump Washington. You can find Ben’s book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ben-terris/the-big-break/9781538708057/?lens=twelve

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0:00.0	music
0:21.7	music
0:33.7	well i mean then you do this for a living uh... i know i don't feel it's
0:36.8	enjoyed the party but like
0:38.8	i that was like what four or five years ago now and i feel like my soul still
0:42.7	hasn't recovered from being in the same room and like not
0:45.3	not wearing my finest suicide vest to that party
0:48.8	kudos to you for uh... weathering the storm for the uh... the rest of us here
0:52.4	yeah i mean i'm not exactly a war reporter but you know it's uh...
0:56.2	you see things way worse than that
0:58.4	way worse uh...
1:00.9	well this is what i guess i should uh... introduce uh... you and the guest
1:04.6	for today we're talking to a uh... bonafide uh... dc reporter we're talking to
1:08.9	been terrorists of the washington post
1:11.9	about uh... his new book the big break
1:14.4	the gamblers party animals and true believers trying to win washington
1:17.7	well america loses its mind
1:20.4	uh... been it's great to have you on the show because you basically been
1:23.3	programming uh... this show for the last couple months like i feel like half of
1:27.4	the articles he talked about has been
1:29.2	have been you know your byline whether it's uh...
1:32.0	shan michelle we uh... the guy smoking weed and i in fine science office uh... the
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