Hello, Lincoln Project listeners. My name is Whitney and I am Rick's right hand at the organization,

as well as the executive producer of the Lincoln Project podcast. I'm on the other side of the

table today because Rick is out sick and we are re-releasing an episode that is incredibly

topical and applies to everything you saw and heard this week with all of the hearings.

We are re-releasing an episode with the fabulous Brian Tyler Cohen and it hits on the glaring

hypocrisy between the GOP's patriotic talk and their counterintuitive

actions. So please listen to the episode and enjoy and look forward to Rick being back in the

saddle next week. Thanks so much. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped, and battle

hard. There is not a liberal America and a conservative America. There is the United States

of America. Good night and good luck. Hey folks, welcome back to the Lincoln Project podcast. I am joined by my friend today, Brian

Tyler Cohen. You have met him. You have seen him. You've seen him on YouTube. You've seen him on

television. You have read his work. And now you get a chance to read a tremendous new book he's

putting out called Shameless. Republicans deliberate dysfunction in the battle to preserve democracy.

And Shameless is a word that applies to today's MAGA GOP better than almost any other.

So, Brian, with that, I'm so glad to have you on the podcast.

Tell us about the, I always ask this question.

What's the origin story are you writing this book?

And tell us about it.

So I think the thing that was most important for me was we hear so much, whether it's through

polling, whether it's through Republicans themselves, about all these virtues that they have.

We still hear that they're the party of family values, that they're the responsible stewards of

the economy. And yet none of the actual metrics,

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