Let's Talk About Rex

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2016

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

James Osborne writes about energy and politics for the Houston Chronicle. He's covered Rex Tillerson for years, yet they've never spoken directly. During his time as CEO of ExxonMobil, Tillerson has rarely granted interviews and only gives one press conference a year. For 15 minutes. Osborne says Tillerson has never really had to face the press—a luxury he'll be forfeiting if he's confirmed as secretary of state next year. In The Spiel, the media still doesn't know how to cover blue collar workers. Today's sponsors: 1-800-Flowers. To get beautiful bouquets starting at just $29.99, go to 1800Flowers.com on your desktop or mobile device, click the radio icon, and enter code gist. And by Stamps.com. With Stamps.com, you can buy and print official U.S. postage for any letter or package using your own computer and printer. For a four-week trial and a $110 bonus offer, go to Stamps.com, click on the microphone, and enter GIST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:37.8	It's Monday, December 12, 2016, from slated to the gist I might pass.
0:42.4	A scourge stalks the land. An evil, a ruddy horde of beef-fired
0:48.1	bros and jingle bell jerks. I speak of Santa Con.
0:51.4	This past weekend was New York City Santa Con.
0:54.4	Santa Con, not really a convention. Well, maybe they mean Con like Trump University was a con.
0:59.1	Now I remember four or five years ago when Santa Con was much less widespread and oppressive.
1:04.4	And I would see people dressed as Santa or elves.
1:07.8	And I didn't sense that we were then in the early stages of yet another childhood holiday ruined by adults.
1:13.8	See, back then, Santa Con could have gone the way of Halloween.
1:18.1	Everyone loves Halloween. It's participatory. It's creative.
1:22.0	It's a civic good in New York. The Greenwich Village, Halloween parade is a celebration of difference.
1:28.3	Santa Con is none of those things. It's stultifying. It's uniform. Literally.
1:33.5	There is a uniform. A Santa uniform. Santa Con didn't go the way of Halloween.
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