There’s Something in the Water

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On The Gist, what do Kim Jong-un’s letters and Shaquille O’Neal sneakers have in common? In the interview, you’ve likely heard of microplastics, but are they something to worry about? Maria Konnikova is here with answers in another round of “Is That Bullshit?”. Konnikova is the author of The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time. In the Spiel, and in New York City, even shutting down a subway train comes with delays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This program may contain explicit language.
0:02.9	Also, we have a newsletter coming out.
0:05.5	It's at slate.com slash just news,
0:08.8	now on with the possibly filthy show.
0:11.5	["Filthies Show"]
0:15.5	Thursday, January 3, 2019, from slate,
0:18.2	it's the gist I'm Mike Pesca,
0:20.5	acknowledged that it's a big news day,
0:23.2	China's center rocket to the moon, who knew?
0:26.0	Who knew that was still an aspiration of man?
0:29.2	Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as Speaker of the House,
0:32.2	a giant leap for a woman.
0:34.2	But of course, she did the same thing 12 years ago.
0:36.8	I was there for that one, by the way, same gavel.
0:39.3	The story I filed was,
0:40.6	how will a new democratic house affect the war in Iraq
0:44.9	and the surge?
0:46.2	How times have changed, have they?
0:48.6	But I was attracted, nay compelled, not by these stories,
0:53.6	but rather by a New York Times story,
0:56.2	written by Mark Lander and Maggie Haberman,
0:59.0	it was about how Donald Trump is very proud to show visitors
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