In the U.S., there are tons of ways to get where you're trying to go.

Unless you're talking about taking the train.

What's the state of high-speed rail here in the U.S.?

Non-existence and terrible.

That's this week on Explain It to Me.

New episodes every Sunday, wherever you get your podcasts.

There's a story sailors used to tell of mysterious rogue waves rising out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean.

But it was always just a story, until New Year's Day, 1995.

The Draupner Deep Sea Oil platform had been weathering a miserable storm for hours.

But then, suddenly, an 85-foot wave rose out of the sea. This wave was

impossibly steep, a nearly vertical wall of water as tall as a seven-story building. The first rogue wave

to ever be recorded.

But how do giant walls of water spring out of the ocean, seemingly out of nowhere?

This week on Unexplainable, the reality behind mythical rogue waves.

Follow unexplainable for new episodes every Wednesday.

Welcome to Raging Moderates. I'm Jessica Tarlov.

Scott's off for the month of August, but don't worry, we've got an incredible lineup of

guests filling in. And to kick off Scott-free August, we don't worry, we've got an incredible lineup of guests filling in.

And to kick off Scott Free August, we're starting strong with the one and only, Rajin Kajun himself. Welcome to the show, James Carville. It's so great to have you here. Well, thank you. I'm glad to be here. Thank you. Yeah, I'm so glad we could work this out. and I'm just going to get into it.

We are going to be talking about Kamala's return to the spotlight, Trump's

promise is made, promises broken, and the Sydney-Sweeney saga, which I'm going to try to make you interested in it from a culture war angle. Just when Democrats thought we could turn the page on 2024, the past is back in the spotlight. Kamala Harris is promoting a book about her short-lived presidential run and prepping for the midterms. Joe Biden is back on the speech circuit and Hunter Biden is during controversy on podcasts. As the party looks for fresh leadership, its most familiar faces keep stepping forward, complicating our reset. Meanwhile, in Texas, Republicans are escalating a redistricting battle with national implications.

Governor Greg Abbott is threatening to remove Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block

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