I'm Ryan Grimm. Welcome to Deconstructed and today I'm excited to be joined by my friend

investigative journalist David Serota, founder of the Lever, who's here to talk about his new podcast.

David, thanks so much for joining me.

Thank you, thanks for having me.

And so the podcast is called Master Plan.

Let's play a little clip from it, then when we get into it.

When you wake up in the morning and see the recent headlines about the Supreme Court,

a judicial decision sparking a political eruption, I'm guessing you feel overwhelmed and bewildered.

The Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wave.

Well, it's terrifying.

I don't know what's next.

You hear about the court helping corporations trample your longstanding rights.

This is a sweeping decision by the Supreme Court to overturn the Chevron precedent.

What this does is it ends 40 years of regulating big business.

You hear about the justices, making it literally legal to bribe

politicians. In a six to three opinion the court ruled that gifts to public

officials can only be considered illegal bribes if they're given before the

official act.

Seems like every few months the Supreme Court makes it easier and easier to bribe government

officials.

You even hear about the Supreme Court actually declaring that the President does not have to follow the law.

It's the first time the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents can be

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