Hey listeners, Allison here.

Can you do that?

Is still on holiday break this week?

But we went into our four-year long archive

to bring back an episode with themes

that we really think resonate with the state

of the country's politics today.

We originally published this episode in October of 2016

during the debate over Brett Kavanaugh's appointment

to the Supreme Court.

It looks at what happens to the perceived independence

of the Supreme Court when confirmation processes

devolve into partisan battles.

Since two years ago, when this episode originally aired,

we now have a conservative majority Supreme Court

with three justices appointed during this presidency.

And that court is weighing in on major decisions related

to the 2020 election and so much more.

So it's interesting to listen back now to our deep dive

into the evolving relationship between politics

and the judiciary.

Here's our episode from October 2018.

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