Rebecca Traister on John Fetterman, His Recovery From a Stroke, and the Media

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🗓️ 13 October 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Bryan is joined by New York magazine writer Rebecca Traister to dive into John Fetterman’s Senate race in Pennsylvania after experiencing a stroke. They break down the health condition of Fetterman, discuss how he's recovering, talk through his status in the current Senate race, and weigh in on a journalist’s responsibility when covering the health of a politician and/or a public figure. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Rebecca Traister Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.6	Hello media consumers, welcome to Pressbox final edition, Brian Curtis of The Ringer Here, along
0:36.8	with producer Erica Cervantes.
0:39.3	There is a big and important Senate race going on in Pennsylvania, Democrat John Federman
0:44.7	versus Republican Mehmet Oz.
0:47.2	In May, Federman had a stroke four days before the primary.
0:50.8	He's recovering, but his recovery has become a thing of interest for the media, for the
0:55.4	Oz campaign and for Democrats who are anxious to hold on to the Senate.
1:00.1	Rebecca Tracer interviewed the candidate and wrote a great story about all these things
1:03.3	in New York magazine this week called The Vulnerability of John Federman.
1:07.7	Rebecca, welcome to the press box.
1:09.4	I'm happy to be here, thanks.
1:12.0	Let's back up to the early part of this campaign before John Federman's stroke for people
1:16.7	who didn't follow his career.
1:18.3	What kind of figure did he cut in Pennsylvania politics?
1:22.4	Well he was a guy who had attracted a lot of media attention and had been singled out
1:27.0	as really unusual and it's very interesting.
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