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🗓️ 28 July 2024
⏱️ 71 minutes
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It's a politics-only episode, because we've got a big subject: It's time to say goodbye to your favorite American president, Joe Biden. We welcome back Branko Marcetic to tally #46's successes and failures—and do a vibe check on the Democratic Party following the ouster of its standard-bearer. PLUS: Branko reports on the Republican National Convention.
"Joe Biden Wanted This" by Branko Marcetic - https://jacobin.com/2024/07/biden-2024-dropout-gaza-legacy
"How Joe Biden Became a Steadfast Israel Defender" by Branko Marcetic - https://jacobin.com/2024/07/joe-biden-israel-support-history
"Never Forget How Many Times the Liberal Establishment Saved Biden’s Arse" by Luke Savage - https://novaramedia.com/2024/07/23/never-forget-how-many-times-the-liberal-establishment-saved-bidens-ass/
"Why Biden finally quit" - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/why-biden-dropped-out-00170106
Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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0:00.0 | Well buddy we are in the we are now in like the top I don't know |
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0:18.8 | for our listeners. |
0:19.8 | Yeah, well, you know, actually a friend of mine in New Zealand at one point sent me a message of a few years ago. |
0:25.8 | He was like, oh, you know Will Sloane? |
0:27.5 | You know, he knows your film criticism. |
0:30.5 | But he was like, I've never heard him talk about politics. |
0:32.4 | Oh, wow, well, Oh, uh-huh. |
0:33.4 | Well, well, well, Sloane, the toast of Auckland. |
0:35.6 | I've said at Auckland. |
0:36.6 | Luke, does that ever happen to you? |
0:38.2 | Do people ever say to you? |
0:39.6 | Oh, do you know will Sloane? |
0:41.1 | I don't know he has a podcast, but I follow him on letterboxed. |
0:44.1 | Well I've no I've never heard that most times people know you from the |
0:48.0 | podcast but who's that guy who's riding your coat tails Luke? |
0:51.6 | Well welcome back to Michael and us everyone. |
0:55.0 | I'm Luke Savage with me as always. |
0:58.0 | Will Sloane, hello. |
0:59.0 | And joining us, official Michael and us, Joe Biden correspondent, your friend and mine, it's Branko Markitich. |
1:06.2 | Welcome back, Bronco. |
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