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The Gist

Journalists Aren't Activists

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On the Gist, Joe Biden and the New York Times. In the interview, Maria Konnikova is back for another episode of "Is That Bullshit?" This time she and Mike tackle whether or not we're currently experiencing the latest mass extinction event. We may not have noticed, but the insects certainly have. In the spiel, the difference between journalism and activism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The following recording may contain explicit language.

0:02.8

I can't get more explicit than May.

0:05.6

Let's just say it may.

0:07.1

It's Friday, January 17th, 2020, from slate,

0:14.7

it's the gist on Mike Pesca,

0:17.1

and Daniel Patrick Moynihan

0:19.6

did not start the crack epidemic.

0:21.7

He probably didn't even use crack.

0:24.3

A hazelnut to clarify,

0:26.0

because I'm meeting with the New York Times editorial board,

0:29.0

the board thought it necessary to correct any impression

0:33.9

that Joe Biden may have given

0:36.6

that Daniel Patrick Moynihan,

0:38.2

the longest serving senator in the history of New York State,

0:41.6

gave us all crack for that my friends would be whack.

0:46.6

Here now, I shall read the transcript

0:49.4

of Joe Biden's interview with the New York Times editorial board.

0:53.4

Biden, I made a big mistake in the criminal justice side

0:55.8

when I, it's easy to forget now,

0:57.0

but when all of a sudden, crack was introduced

0:59.3

as a great threat to the United States of America,

1:01.3

and the guy who did this is a great guy,

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