Root for the Dummy

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2018

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, the Republican tax bill and insurance premiums. In the interview: a third-century monk, Paul Revere's horse, and Death himself … all are characters in humorist Simon Rich's latest book, Hits and Misses: Stories—and none are in on the joke. "I always related to the characters like Homer Simpson that knew less than they should," Rich says. "As a child those are the ones that I found more sympathetic and more rootable." In the Spiel, the unemployment numbers, and the lies we've told ourselves about the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Orlando.
0:01.6	The theme park capital of the world.
0:06.0	A holiday here always sounds good, right?
0:08.9	But with top-class eateries of every flavour
0:12.0	from the Best Burger to Michelin Dining,
0:14.8	trust us, it tastes even better.
0:18.7	Book now for 2024 with Virgin Atlantic holidays
0:23.0	and discover the best of Orlando.
0:25.3	At your local store, on the phone,
0:27.1	or at VirginHolidays.co.uk.
0:30.2	This podcast may have explicit content
0:32.3	and also has this implicit request.
0:35.0	If you follow me on Twitter, why not follow the gist at SlateGist.
0:44.0	It's Friday, November 2, 2018,
0:46.0	from Slate, it's the gist I'm Mike Pasca.
0:48.4	The caravan is overhyped.
0:50.1	The 14th amendment won't be repealed.
0:52.4	And the middle-class tax cut is as much a work in progress
0:55.6	as Trump, you as an Ivy League institution.
0:58.0	These lies have all been rebutted desperately fully,
1:00.8	exasperatedly, but what's the cost?
1:03.5	What's the cost to the conversation?
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