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4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Politicians and pundits on the right are eager to pin rising rates of inflation on President Biden — but that misses the bigger picture. Plus, how scaremongering over 'critical race theory' is impacting elections, school boards and classrooms. And, how the stories we tell about our present shape what's possible for the future, from paid parental leave to immigration policy and beyond.

1. John Cassidy [@JohnCassidy], staff writer at The New Yorker, on the real story behind the inflation numbers. Listen.

2. Adam Harris [@AdamHSays], staff writer at The Atlantic, on what the elections can and can't tell us about the impact of 'critical race theory' scaremongering, and why the debate over race has landed in schools. Listen.

3. Alan Jenkins [@Opportunity1], professor at Harvard Law School and co-founder of the Opportunity Agenda, on how powerful stories, effectively communicated, have shaped what's possible for the future. Listen.

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0:00.0	Hey, on the media listeners, this is OTM correspondent Michael Loneser.
0:05.2	This week's show is coming up in just a second.
0:08.8	But first, let me your year for like a moment.
0:12.1	It's time for Onba Media trivia!
0:20.3	With me today is Ona Media's intern, Jowaria Wright.
0:24.1	Jowaria, welcome.
0:25.1	Hi, thanks for having me.
0:26.8	Okay, Jowaria, I'm going to ask you three trivia questions.
0:29.9	And if you're able to get at least two correct, you will win.
0:33.9	A hat, hand-crochet by the one and only, Brick Ladsdon.
0:38.9	How's that sound?
0:39.9	I don't own a single hat, so I would love to be christened with Brick's hat.
0:44.9	Okay, first question.
0:46.9	Who was the original host of On the Media?
0:51.9	A, Brian Lair, B, Alex Jones, C, Rex Burlington,
0:58.9	or D, Satirius Johnson.
1:02.9	Huh, I'm just going to go with D, Satirius Johnson, because I like the name.
1:09.9	Ooh, Jowaria, I'm sorry to say that is incorrect.
1:13.9	Oh, no.
1:14.9	The right answer was B, Alex Jones.
1:18.9	Wow, not that Alex Jones ate different Alex Jones.
1:22.9	Okay, presumably so, yeah.
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