The Waves: Why All The First Ladies Want to Be Jackie O

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🗓️ 10 August 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On this week’s episode of The Waves, former Buzzfeed reporter and current Scamfluencers host, Scaachi Koul is taking over hosting The Waves for the next few weeks. This week she’s digging deep into the life of First Lady hopeful, Casey DeSantis. Scaachi is joined by Washington Post reporter, Ruby Cramer. Ruby wrote a masterpiece on Casey DeSantis, “Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis.” They get into why Casey DeSantis scares Scaachi, how to properly make fun of Ron’s wife, and why the Ron and Casey two-some is so exclusive. In Slate Plus: continuing our And Just Like That…recap with episode 9. If you liked this episode, check out: Your Period Deserves Respect Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Scaachi Koul, Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected]. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Waves, Slate's podcast about the terror of gender, feminism, and today,
0:15.4	the allure of First Lady nostalgia.
0:18.4	Every week we talk about what fresh hell is being unleashed on the girls and the gays,
0:22.4	the bays and thems, and anyone else similarly committed to a society free of cis male dominance.
0:28.4	Suffice to say, this is no mojo doja casa house.
0:32.5	I'm Sachi Cole, and I'll be your guide for the next few weeks in this local motion through
0:36.6	our current dystopian commotion.
0:39.2	You might recognize my voice if you're a scamful insurer's listener, or if you heard
0:42.8	me crying under the statue of Liberty replica in the Midtown Manhattan Margaritaville.
0:48.2	I don't know why, but there's one particular photo of Casey DeSantis that always makes
0:53.6	me laugh.
0:54.9	We've probably heard a fair deal about 43 year old Casey in the last few months as
0:59.2	the wife of Florida governor Ron DeSantis.
1:02.4	Casey has been steadily transitioning her public persona from television anchor to gubernatorial
1:07.1	spouse and now to First Lady in waiting.
1:10.9	Ron is running for president, second only in the Republican primary to some Gibroni who
1:14.7	got indicted on four felony charges relatively recently.
1:18.7	So there's a decent chance that we could soon be living in a world with a First Lady
1:23.4	Casey, or shall I say Mama Casey?
1:27.9	But winning the fight in Florida is just the beginning.
1:31.3	We must protect parents' rights and the innocence of our children.
1:35.9	We must restore sanity in our society.
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