Hey, this is Tamer Keith. I cover the White House. This is Miles Parks. I cover voting and this is Elena Moore

I'm a producer on the podcast and we just ran three miles in the capital challenge

Race it's a running race. There were members of Congress here. There were members of the judicial branch here

There are members of the media here and most of them ran faster than me and me and me

But we survived and now we're going back to our day jobs and this podcast was recorded at

It is 129 pm on Thursday, September 30th, 2021

Things may have changed by the time you hear this. All right. Here's the show

I recognize those voices. I'm impressed three miles as far it is very far. I don't I don't run anywhere me neither

I

To get a story

Yes, and when I when I've done that I end up very winded so congrats to our colleagues

Hey there is the NPR politics podcast. I'm a Shorosco. I cover the White House. I'm Carrie Johnson National Justice Correspondent

And I'm Nina Tottenberg. I cover the Supreme Court the Supreme Court term begins next week

so

let's talk about

The makeup of the court right now and

Why we expect this term to be a big deal?

There is a six to three conservative majority and it seems like at this point

That majority is

Ready to make their mark

Do you feel like that Nina? Well, they've teed up a list a menu as it were of big social issues

Massive social issues that are on the courts docket this term to be decided and that includes abortion guns

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