How the shutdown could pierce the bubble

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🗓️ 2 October 2025

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Washington may not agree on much at the moment, but there’s a broad consensus on at least one thing about the federal shutdown: There is, at this moment, no end in sight. Today, it’s all but certain that Republicans and Democrats will continue to lob barbs — and subpar memes — at one another. Meanwhile, outside the Beltway, Americans will feel the day-to-day consequences of an unfunded government. Playbook’s Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns discuss the state of play. Plus, President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal faces an uncertain future, while Trump’s military push into major cities looks to continue.

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0:00.0	Today on the Playbook podcast, it's day two of the government shutdown and we're asking,
0:11.2	does any of this really matter?
0:13.6	Donald Trump's MAGA military is soon to be deploying to Portland and other cities around the US,
0:18.8	and we're watching to see whether the proposed ceasefire
0:21.6	in Gaza really is going to play out. Good morning. This is Jack Blanchard. And I'm Dasha Burns. It is
0:30.0	Thursday, October 2nd. And this is the Playbook podcast. How you doing, Dasha? Nice to see you.
0:35.4	Good morning. Buckled up for however long this thing goes,
0:38.9	my friend. Well, we know it's definitely going to go longer than today because the Senate will not
0:43.7	be voting today on any possible deal to end this shutdown because today is Yom Kippur, but we are going
0:49.3	to see them vote tomorrow on essentially the same thing they've been voting on for the last couple of weeks,
0:54.6	and it doesn't feel like we're anywhere near a deal yet. We did start to see a few members of
0:59.9	Congress from the two parties actually talking to each other yesterday.
1:03.0	How novel!
1:04.4	Good start, but I don't think there was enough of them to actually make any difference.
1:08.4	No, no, I don't think so. I mean, look, I have people chirping in my ear from all over right now saying this is going
1:14.6	to be over in two days to this is going to go on for weeks.
1:18.1	Some people say months.
1:19.5	I mean, and everyone is out there talking right now.
1:21.6	I mean, you saw senators and representatives just blasting the airwaves all day yesterday.
1:28.7	I imagine we're going to see similar today.
1:31.6	This is a war of words at this point.
1:34.7	There is one person enjoying all this, and that is Russ Vote.
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