Hey, what next listener. I've got something a little special for you since it is the Juneteenth holiday.

One of my favorite slate podcasts, the narrative history show Slow Burn, has a new season out, and it could not be more timely.

It's about Justice Clarence Thomas's unlikely journey to the Supreme Court.

Thomas is one of the most powerful figures in America today, of course. Nearly every issue of

national consequence has his fingerprints all over it, from gun rights to affirmative action.

And I got to tell you, host Joel Anderson really hits it out of the park in this one.

You're going to want to subscribe to the show. But because you're here, we have the first episode for you, just to give

you a little taste of what you're going to get. All right, here's Joel. A quick warning.

This episode has language that listeners may find offensive.

Oh, okay. I'm going to let these cars pass me so I can drive slow.

So this is, yeah, this is Pimp Point.

Pinpoint, Georgia is a tiny place, just about a mile from end to end, and it's easy to miss from the highway, hidden by all the marshes and oak trees. Oh, man, I love the Spanish moss. I do love Spanish moss, but that's

not why I was there. Man, they got a little turnout. Yep, see, birthplace, the Supreme Court? I want to

take a picture of that real quick. In pinpoint, Clarence Thomas' family ties still run deep.

You can smell the salt water.

But when I visited there a couple months ago, nobody was all that excited to talk about him.

Mr. Haynes?

Hello?

Some folks didn't answer their doors,

but if you did speak with me in their front yards,

Mr. Fember?

That's me.

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