Summer Friday #5: Midterm Cram (ft. Asha Rangappa, Former FBI Agent) | Summer Book Club
Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast
NBC
4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2018
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
In a new edition of Midterm Cram, Late Night writer Sal Gentile and producer Henry Melcher interview former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa about the threat of Russian interference in the upcoming elections, as well as the historically unusual nature of the Paul Manafort trial. Her interview begins at 5:23. (This interview was recorded on August 10.)
Then at 35:30, hear summer reading recommendations from Awkwafina, Lester Holt, Phoebe Robinson, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jake Tapper.
All music by The 8G Band.
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| 0:00.0 | Wondery's new podcast, Disantel, |
| 0:03.0 | wades into the glorious mess of celebrity beef. |
| 0:06.0 | Each episode explores a different iconic celebrity feud, |
| 0:09.0 | and asks, |
| 0:10.0 | what does our obsession with these feuds say about us? |
| 0:13.0 | Follow Disantel, wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | You can listen to ad free on the Amazon Music or Wondery app. |
| 0:20.0 | Many involved in crypto saw Sam Bankman freed |
| 0:22.0 | as a breath of fresh air from the usual Wall Street buffs. |
| 0:25.0 | But in just one month, his crypto exchange would collapse. |
| 0:28.0 | From Bloomberg and Wondery comes Spellcaster, |
| 0:30.0 | a new six-part docuseries about the wild rise and fall of FTX |
| 0:34.0 | and its founder, Sam Bankman Freed. |
| 0:36.0 | Listen to Spellcaster on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | Hey everyone, this is Seth Meyers |
| 0:43.0 | and you're listening to the Late Night Podcast Summer Friday edition. |
| 0:50.0 | All summer long, our Summer Friday series |
| 0:52.0 | brings you fully original content produced just for the Late Night Podcast. |
| 0:56.0 | On this episode, you'll hear a new edition of Midterm Cram, |
| 0:58.0 | where late night staffers, Sal Gentil and Henry Melcher |
| 1:01.0 | interview former FBI special agent, Asha Rengapa, |
| 1:04.0 | about the threat of Russian interference in the upcoming elections. |
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