"Deep in Bizarro World" (with John Avlon)

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News, Society & Culture, Politics, Government

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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John Avlon is an author and a Senior Political Analyst at CNN. He was previously editor-in-chief at The Daily Beast and has written books about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Preet and Avlon discuss why he remains optimistic about the country’s future, how history can be used as a lens to understand the present, and whether we need a third political party in the U.S. Plus, Preet answers listener questions about the search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago and what it means for a potential prosecution of Donald Trump. In the bonus for CAFE Insiders, Avlon explains why he believes we need a Marshall Plan for 2022 and the similarities between Joe Biden and the fictional television character, Ted Lasso. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/deep-in-bizarro-world-with-john-avlon/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.4	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.3	I do not believe that at the end of the day that people will look back upon this hoax
0:15.5	this attempt to defraud the United States and overthrow our democracy as anything but
0:20.0	what it is, which is a demagogic disgrace to our democracy.
0:28.4	That's John Avalon.
0:30.0	He's a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN, where he appears daily on the Network's
0:34.1	Morning Program New Day.
0:36.2	Avalon spent his career at the intersection of politics and journalism.
0:40.1	He's written several books advocating for political centrism, but more recently, he's
0:44.2	turned his focus to history, publishing works about some of America's most consequential
0:48.6	presidents.
0:49.6	He's also chronicled the rise of the extreme right wing in our own time, from the Tea Party
0:54.6	to Trump.
0:56.0	We discuss why Avalon remains optimistic that the country can be united.
0:59.9	The enduring legacy of George Washington's farewell address, and whether we need a third
1:04.1	political party in the US, that's coming up, Stay Tuned.
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