America Is Broken

Federalist Radio Hour

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🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Christopher Bedford, executive editor at The Common Sense Society, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss what sparked the erosion of American society and the breakdown of its essential institutions.

Read “The Year America’s Basic Systems Started To Crumble” here: https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/06/the-year-americas-basic-systems-started-to-crumble/

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0:00.0	We're back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.
0:20.7	I'm Emily Gisinski, culture editor here at the Federalist.
0:23.2	As always, you can email the show at radioatthepederalist.com, follow us on Twitter at FDR LST.
0:28.4	Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcasts as well.
0:31.6	Today I'm joined by Christopher Bedford.
0:33.6	Of course, once again, executive editor over at the Common Sense Society.
0:37.7	Chris, welcome back.
0:38.8	Lucky you.
0:39.8	I know.
0:40.8	Even better, we have a live audience because we're here in the middle of the Federalist
0:44.4	newsroom and Molly is planning the heckle.
0:46.8	We have people at the Federalist confirmed working.
0:51.3	Yeah, everyone's working really hard, we can tell.
0:58.6	We're also weighing in firmly on the debate that David and Molly weighed in on yesterday,
1:03.4	which is we're pro-heckling, whether it's the state of the union, whether it's stand-up
1:07.8	comedy, heckling is the society's relief valve.
1:11.2	Yeah, it's the rabble.
1:12.2	I wouldn't do it.
1:13.2	I wouldn't do it.
1:14.2	I wouldn't do it, but it's a part of the ecosystem.
1:17.6	You wouldn't?
1:18.6	Listen, we need mosquitoes, we need hecklers.
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