Saving Putin’s Face (Robert Wright & Mickey Kaus)

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News & Politics, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.7 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Did Jeff Zucker resign over business or pleasure? ... Bob: “The new Cold War almost became official today” ... A grand solution to the Ukraine crisis ... George Soros predicts the downfall of Xi Jinping ... Is the killing of ISIS’s leader really a big deal? ... Are we headed toward one metaverse or many? ... Joe Rogan for president? ... Mickey: It’s wrongheaded for the left to focus their animosity on the unvaccinated ... Is Democrats’ commitment to free speech softening? ... The power plays surrounding Stephen Breyer’s retirement ... Parrot Room preview: More Spotify, Bob and Mickey risk cancelation over Whoopi Goldberg, more Jeff Zucker, Howard Cosell, QAnon, corporatism and undemocratic institutions, Democrats lose their majority in the Senate, so what if Mark Zuckerberg gets another $200 billion, waiting for Biden’s Sister Souljah moment, the Biden crime plan, the electoral count plan, Mickey gets transgressive about Joe Burrow, the Washington football team gets a new name, the NFL’s resurgence, why can’t carbon cleaners end the climate crisis, and mail-in voter fraud ...

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast from Blogging Heads TV.
0:09.6	Hey, Mickey.
0:12.1	Oh, hey, Bob.
0:13.3	Mickey, Mickey.
0:14.5	Did I wake you up?
0:15.6	This is a bad time, Bob.
0:17.2	I'm sorry.
0:19.1	I'm in a strange situation here in bed. Oh, you're in bed. Is there anybody with you?
0:25.1	I'm afraid there is, Bob. It's a bad time for me to confess this, but...
0:33.6	But you're alone in bed? I'm not alone in bed, Bob. I have a companion.
0:39.0	It's the parrot.
0:40.4	Are you pleasuring your parrot, Mickey?
0:42.7	Are you about to pleasure your parrot?
0:44.0	We've had a long working relationship, Bob, but it's recently transformed it to something
0:49.1	more.
0:50.5	And I should have notified human resources.
0:54.0	Did it change? Did the relationship change during COVID? It's not. and I should have notified human resources, but...
0:54.3	Did it change?
0:55.5	Did the relationship change during COVID?
0:58.0	It changed during COVID, yes.
0:59.9	We became much closer and, you know, I'm so sorry.
1:06.1	I'll do anything you want to save my job.
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