The Jackpod: From June 6, 1944 to January 6, 2021 -- How did America get here?
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.2 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty traces how the politics of revenge triumphed over the politics of remedy in the years between D-Day and the attack on the U.S. Congress. This special episode was recorded in front of a live audience at WBUR CitySpace.
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| 0:00.0 | Funding for this podcast comes from Math Works, creators of Mat Lab and Simulink software, |
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| 0:11.0 | com. Work's dot com. I'm Magna Chakru Barti and this is the jackpot where on point news analyst Jack Beaty helps us connect history, literature, and politics in a way that brings his unique clarity to the world we live in now. Yeah, |
| 0:40.0 | Yes, |
| 0:40.0 | Yes, Yeah. |
| 0:44.0 | Yes. Whooo! |
| 0:47.0 | Okay. |
| 0:48.0 | Okay. |
| 0:49.0 | Okay. |
| 0:50.0 | Well, Jack, as we just heard, we have the special pleasure for this episode to hear your wisdom |
| 0:56.5 | live and in person along with this terrific packed house at W-B- City Space. So hello there Jack. |
| 1:05.8 | Hello, Magna and hello to our audience. |
| 1:09.6 | You know, one of the good things about being from Boston and being from a large Irish family is |
| 1:15.5 | that I have a substantial and extensive cousinage and they're all here Joey and Billy I haven't seen you but you know third cousin counts and it's nice to have you all here |
| 1:29.2 | Keep it in the family. |
| 1:31.2 | Everyone who has beady's last name raise your hand. |
| 1:34.0 | I know there are at least two. |
| 1:35.0 | See, Jack, no, no. |
| 1:36.0 | And then not all your family members. |
| 1:38.0 | Okay, so here we are for this special live event |
| 1:41.0 | and we are at episode 41. So what's your headline? From June 6 |
| 1:47.4 | 1944 to January 6, 2021. How did America get here? |
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