Dr. Seuss Uncanceled. Plus, Listener Mail.

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker break down the Dr. Seuss controversy that has resulted in six of his books no longer being published. They discuss this news in relation to cancel culture and how it’s being covered in the media (3:45). Then Listener Mail, where they answer your questions about 'New York Times' columnist David Brooks, sports gambling, the bad headline debate, and more (26:40). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of The Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained Pun-Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Bakari Sellers Podcast tackles the most pressing current events through conversations
0:04.3	and interviews with high profile guests.
0:06.5	Building upon his experience in South Carolina government and politics and his experience
0:10.3	as a lawyer, sellers will talk to his guests about all topics from the world of politics.
0:14.9	Check out the Bakari Sellers Podcast on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:19.4	David, after the Wall Street Journal editorial board took a swipe at Donald Trump, Trump
0:28.2	replied in a statement, nobody cares much about the Wall Street Journal editorial anymore.
0:35.7	What I want to know is, do you care about the Wall Street Journal?
0:40.3	Yes, I carry very deeply and because I know, or if Jason Gaye is listening to this,
0:45.2	I carry even more so.
0:47.2	First of all, I just want to make a comment.
0:49.5	I used to have a boss, a grand old man of a certain age.
0:54.8	He was 70 plus at the time.
0:57.0	We had this running riff in the office because you would go into his office and be like,
1:02.2	hey, how's it going?
1:03.2	You'd have a good conversation.
1:04.4	You'd go in several times a day.
1:05.8	He's very warm, very joky, very collegial.
1:09.4	At some point in the day, you would receive a memo that had been dictated by him at some
1:14.6	point in the between the times you would have a wonderful conversation where he just ripped
1:18.7	you to shreds for three pages and his assistant is typing it up as you're just slapping
1:24.0	them on the back.
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