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“Ratings to die for.”

Pod Save America

Pod Save America

News, Politics

4.587.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The United States becomes the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump blames everyone but himself for the bungled response, and public health officials persuade him to abandon his Easter deadline. Then PBS's Yamiche Alcindor talks to Jon L. about covering the Trump White House during this crisis.

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0:00.0

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:20.1

Welcome to PodSave America, I'm John Fabra.

0:22.4

I'm John Loveitt.

0:23.4

I'm Tommy Vittor.

0:24.6

On today's pod, Loveitt talks with PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Elcindor.

0:29.0

Before that, we'll talk about America's new position as the epicenter of this global

0:32.9

pandemic.

0:34.2

Trump's impulse to make it all about Trump and how all of this might reframe what we talk

0:39.0

about in the 2020 election.

0:41.3

But first, love it.

0:42.3

How was the show this week?

0:44.1

Another big crowd.

0:47.6

The applause in my mind was deafening, John.

0:49.7

The, uh, no, we had, uh, we did our first episode from the couch.

0:53.8

Steven Merchant, Cara Swisher, Beck Bennett, all were incredibly funny, incredibly

0:58.9

smart guests.

0:59.9

Uh, we spoke to some listeners about their weird new hobbies and all in all.

1:04.6

I'm going to say, love it or leave it.

1:07.2

Yet another huge success.

1:09.0

Fantastic.

1:10.0

Fantastic.

1:11.0

Um, a few other quick notes.

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