The Made-for-TV President

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, Bolton is out. In the interview, New York Times TV critic James Poniewozik is here to talk about his new book about Trump and television. He and Mike discuss how the increasing variety of television networks and the boom of reality TV led to Trump, and his similarities to the classic anti-hero trope. Poniewozik's new book is Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America. In the Spiel, mass shootings and mental health. Want to see a special episode of The Gist live in New York? Get your tickets here! Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	The following recording may contain explicit language.
0:33.0	I can't get more explicit than May.
0:35.8	Let's just say it may.
0:41.2	It's Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 from Slated to the Gisdai Mike Pasca.
0:46.0	John Bolton never seemed to be a great match with the sensibilities of our president, Donald Trump,
0:51.3	except for two factors.
0:53.3	One, Bolton angered liberals and two, he was on Fox a lot.
0:57.9	What am I saying?
0:58.9	That's the only qualification for a high profile job in this administration.
1:02.9	Alas, that job has come to an end.
1:05.5	And the successor to HR McMaster, who is the successor to Michael Flynn, is now available for comment
1:12.7	on the judge Janine show once more.
1:16.0	There were a few things about Bolton that clearly irked Trump.
1:20.2	One, Bolton's actually quite smart.
1:22.6	Two, he knew how to expertly navigate a bureaucracy.
1:26.7	Three, he really is pro-war.
1:30.2	Not just into belligerent talk as Trump is, not just into the fiery, furious, verbiage
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