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The Gist

Meghan Daum's Problem With Everything

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, Gordon Sondland testified before Congress. In the interview, Meghan Daum is here to talk with Mike Pesca about her new book The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture Wars. They discuss toughness versus sensitivity, age differences, and how we should appreciate the confusion of this time more. In the Spiel, a dodeca-antentwig. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:40.8

It's Friday, October 18th, 2019 from slate. It's the Giesti Mike Pesca.

0:45.7

Gordon Sunderland, I like saying that name, doesn't sound American.

0:49.9

Gordon Sunderland testified before Congress today. He was America is America's ambassador to the EU.

0:57.8

And he provided before his testimony a transcript of what he was going to say.

1:02.4

So we know what he said. He blamed Rudy, but noted that he did not initially realize,

1:07.9

or I'm going to say likely couldn't grasp exactly what Rudy was up to.

1:12.2

Quote, I did not understand until much later that Mr. Giuliani's agenda might have also included

1:17.5

an effort to prompt the Ukrainians to investigate vice president Biden or his son

1:22.3

or to involve the Ukrainians directly or indirectly in the president's 2020 reelection campaign.

1:27.6

He also cited for his mentorship, Mike Pompeo quote,

1:33.1

my work was consistent with longstanding US foreign policy objectives.

1:36.8

Indeed, very recently, Secretary Pompeo sent me a congratulatory note that was doing great work.

1:46.7

These are his words. And he encouraged me to keep banging away.

1:52.6

Lovely. I think Ambassador Sunderland was worried that the banging might soon become more like a

1:59.2

clanging as in cell doors. So he decided to come clean. Well, as clean as he could, given that by

2:05.7

his own word, he was tasked by the job of advancing administration objectives and those objectives.

2:12.5

We know now include pressuring the Ukrainians to investigate American politicians.

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