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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

Rick Wilson & Peter S. Canellos

Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News

4.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson joins us to discuss the escalation in Iran and how it’s affecting life in America. Politico’s Peter S. Canellos joins us to talk about his new book, Revenge for the Sixties: Sam Alito and the Triumph of the Conservative Legal Movement.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.5

Hi, I'm Molly JongFast, and this is Fast Politics, where we discussed the top political headlines with some of today's best minds.

0:12.9

And Gallup has found that China tops America's approval rating for the first time ever, as our leadership saw its approval rating drop 8% to 31%.

0:27.3

We have such a great show for you today. Lincoln Project Zone Rick Wilson joins us to discuss

0:33.1

the escalation in Iran and how it affects life in America.

0:38.7

Then we'll talk to Peter S. Canellos about his new book, Revenge for the 60s, Samuel

0:44.8

Alito and the triumph of the conservative legal movement.

0:48.2

But first, the news.

0:49.6

Molly, every time Mr. Trump talks about Christianity, we all can sense even those of us who are lifelong atheists that he has no idea what he's talking about.

0:59.1

He's never bothered for one second to even learn how to fake this.

1:02.3

But then as well, he skips church on Easter.

1:05.4

But what does he tweet on Easter?

1:06.9

Praise me to Allah.

1:08.6

All right.

1:09.2

So I woke up at 7.30 and was like, I will pretend to sleep till 8 o'clock.

1:13.7

I get on my phone and I see Tuesday will be power plant day and bridge day all wrapped up in one comma in Iran.

1:22.2

There will be nothing like it.

1:23.9

Explanation point.

1:24.8

Explanation point.

1:25.7

Open the fucking comma, straight, you crazy fox,

1:30.1

or you'll be living in hell, just watch explanation point, praise be to a la, period,

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