Andy Zaltzman Is Back at Exactly the Right Time

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

For years, Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver took on the powers that be in their influential podcast The Bugle. But the show went on hiatus in 2014 when Oliver became the host of HBO's Last Week Tonight. Now, Zaltzman is rebooting the show at a most opportune moment for satire. "It's like throwing the javelin of truth into the swamp of corruption," says Zaltzman. "But javelins in swamps don't always work out." For the Spiel, a Lobstar of the Antentwig. Today's sponsors: Wunder Capital. Earn up to 8.5 percent annually while diversifying your portfolio, curbing pollution, and combating global climate change. Create an account for free at WunderCapital.com/gist. Wunder Capital: Do well and do good. Green Mountain Coffee. Green Mountain Coffee is passionate about making a smoother tasting cup. Try it today with code TRYGMC. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Friday, February 17th, 2017, from Slate, it's the gist I might pass
0:09.1	alive from La Guardia Terminal B because we're going to.
0:14.1	Florida.
0:16.9	We're going to.
0:19.1	Florida.
0:21.1	Florida.
0:22.1	All right, great.
0:25.1	Where are we going?
0:26.1	Florida.
0:27.1	Could you say it on my...
0:29.1	Florida.
0:29.9	We're going to Florida.
0:31.6	So I have some Floridian content here up top at the top of the show, but I do have to
0:35.3	note that that icy blue-eyed bald-pated scar-faced gentleman who Donald Trump had apparently
0:43.4	tapped to head the National Security Council after Mike Flynn was jettisoned, Robert
0:49.7	Hardward.
0:50.7	He said no.
0:51.7	And the reason he said no, reportedly, is he wanted his own staff rather than the person
0:57.2	or people that they had there.
0:58.9	And they have almost no staff at the NSC, but who they have is Katie McFarlane.
1:03.4	And she, Donald Trump knows her because she used to be on Fox all the time.
1:07.5	Remember during the campaign when Donald Trump said, oh, the generals, I know them from
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