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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Nina Turner on the Future of Progressive Politics, Plus - Why Networks Air Trump’s Pressers in Full

Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots, LLC

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner discusses the future of progressive politics in America after Sanders suspended his campaign. Katie and Matt learn about Biden’s fig newton affinity, and discover some of the most creative DIY protective-wear that people have developed during the pandemic. Also, Taibbi's take on the real reason news networks have been airing Trump's Covid-19 press conferences in full. Hint: Money Merch link: https://teespring.com/stores/useful-idiots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

All right, welcome to Usefuliti. It's on Matt Taibi.

0:09.4

I'm Katie Halper. Matt, you look like Paul Schaefer combined this. I don't know who.

0:14.1

I was thinking of this more as a G-Loving special sauce type of thing, but it could be anybody.

0:20.3

Yeah. Look, when you're a bald man, you got to experiment with different kinds of head care.

0:24.8

I see. I guess so.

0:26.4

I actually, I have a sleep hat now. You know, those things like the, you know, the eye and my

0:30.9

stocking and he and his cap, you know, like, I do. I absolutely have one of those. Why?

0:35.8

I wear it at night. It's funny.

0:38.3

Your kids, your family laugh?

0:40.1

Yes, they laugh. My kids laugh every time I wear it.

0:43.0

How long has this gag been going on?

0:45.4

A couple of weeks, it's like, it's a COVID development. You know, you start to order weird stuff online

0:50.9

because what else? What else? Are you going to be doing during this time?

0:55.2

So it's not COVID resistant or anything. It's just for fun.

0:59.0

No, it's just a stocking cap with a long, funny ball on it.

1:04.2

That's really funny.

1:05.3

Yeah, it's very funny. So how are you doing psychologically during this whole thing?

1:08.8

I'm okay. It's really weird. Again, I feel very distant from all of it.

1:12.9

Yeah, I'm just struggling. Let's just say the upside to this whole era is elusive to me.

1:19.6

I think we know we are going to find at the end of this, when this is all over, that

1:24.7

we're learning a lot about things that aren't good, you know, like driving and highway deaths

1:32.0

and spending not as much time with our families and...

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