I'm Ben Nadefaffrey, host of the history show The Last Archive, and I want to tell you about a new series we're running in our feed.

It's called The Dead Line. Six essays written and read by Jill Lepore,

the New Yorker writer, American historian, and founding host of our show.

These are incredible essays on everything from the history of Cryogenics to the Silicon Valley

Gospel of Disruption.

And at the end of each essay, I interview Jill about her craft as a writer.

You can listen on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcasts.

Welcome in everybody, Wednesday. podcasts. right now. Clay taking a day with his family. Happy Juneteenth everybody. I know it is a federal holiday. But I am working and you are listening whether you're working or taking the day off. I appreciate you being here. We have a lot to discuss a lot to dive into together

I've got some updates for you on the presidential debate that's going to happen next week.

I know that it is a cliche to say that this is the most important election of our lifetime. I think this is the most important election of our lifetime.

I think this is the most important presidential debate.

As a standalone issue, I don't think you'll ever find a more important presidential

debate than this one just because of what is

riding on it. I think Democrats recognize Joe Biden is a uniquely weak and

lacking in cognition, energy and ability candidate.

And this is their chance to try to turn this, to begin to turn this around in the public mind at least enough that they can squeeze out some kind of

come from behind victory. I come from behind victory for an incumbent president.

It's certainly not the position you want to be in.

The White House cancelled a meeting with Israel because of a Netanyahu video where he talked

about Biden delaying at some level Biden delaying

munitions and weapons going to Israel. We've got that.

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