Ignorance and Power (with Jon Meacham)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Politics, News, Society & Culture, Government

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned, “Ignorance and Power,” Preet answers listener questions about whether President Trump can legally destroy records during the transition period and whether he can issue pardons in secret. Then, Preet is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham to talk through this historical moment in presidential politics, the importance of decency, and his new podcast, “It Was Said,” which looks back at some of the most memorable speeches in American history. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/ignorance-and-power-with-jon-meacham/ To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider at: CAFE.com/Insider Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a weekly newsletter featuring analysis by Elie Honig, and features by CAFE staff: CAFE.com/brief And if you haven’t already, listen to a sample from this week’s episode of the CAFE Insider podcast for free at CAFE.com or in the Stay Tuned feed. As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is produced by CAFE Studios. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Senior Audio Producer: David Tatasciore; Audio Producer: Matthew Billy; Editorial Producers: David Kurlander, Sam Ozer-Staton, and Noa Azulai. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.9	From Cafe, welcome to stay tuned. I'm Pripyraara. Donald Trump will be a watchword and a warning
1:07.2	about unchecked power, the threat of demagoguery and to quote James Baldwin. Baldwin went
1:16.3	to a trope that ignorance allied with power is the most dangerous of things.
1:23.3	That's John Meacham. He's a Pulitzer Prize winning historian and presidential
1:28.8	biographer whose latest book is His Truth is Marching On. John Lewis and the Power of Hope.
1:35.1	Meacham has a lot of projects in the works. He's the host of It Was Said, a new podcast
1:39.7	from cadence 13 that breaks down some of the most iconic American speeches. He's also
1:45.0	the subject of an upcoming HBO documentary, The Soul of America, which debuts on October
1:50.0	27th. He joins me this week to talk about this historical moment in presidential politics.
1:56.3	That's coming up. Stay tuned. Let's get to your questions. This question comes in an
2:09.1	email from Nora who writes quote, I was wondering if outgoing presidents and their staff
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