Dissecting the Actions of Mohammad bin Salman | Damage Control (Ep. 543)

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2018

⏱️ 42 minutes

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The Ringer’s Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs get together to talk about the spate of potential explosive devices sent to prominent Democratic figures this week (2:14) and how the right-wing media immediately tried to spin it (12:55). Then, they cover the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and how it might affect the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia (21:17). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, this is Sean Fennese, I'm the Editor-in-Chief of the Ringer and host of the Big Picture
0:05.2	podcast.
0:06.2	Oscar season is ramping up, and so is the Big Picture.
0:09.6	That's why we're moving out of Channel 33 and into our own feed.
0:12.3	We're going to keep bringing you more banter about this year's Oscar contenders and more
0:16.4	deep conversations with the filmmakers behind them.
0:19.0	So to hear more from your favorite directors and the movie-obsessed staff of the Ringer,
0:22.7	subscribe to the Big Picture on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	I'm Justin Charity.
0:49.0	I'm Kate Nev.
0:50.0	Welcome to Damage Control on the Channel 33 Network, a podcast where we unpack what upsets,
0:55.3	excites, and divides us in popular culture.
0:59.0	So let's get started.
1:00.0	This is a tough week in a lot of respects.
1:03.9	The Saudis murdered a Washington Post columnist.
1:07.2	Weeks ago, the Turks are raising hell in response, but so far the Trump administration seems
1:12.2	to be standing quietly by the Saudi crown prince, Muhammad bin Salman.
1:17.9	We're going to talk about his strange, sorted role in this emerging diplomatic crisis.
1:23.8	But first, there's a developing news story that we're going to talk about.
1:27.8	There might be new information coming out after we record this podcast.
1:31.9	What we do know right now is that someone tried to kill billionaire liberal donor George
1:37.2	Shoros with the pipe bomb, and then pipe bombs and explosives were sent to the Clintons
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