Wishing for Democracy

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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On the Gist, the pursuit of power through SCOTUS. In the interview, Mike talks with radio presenter and author, Eric Weiner about his latest book The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons from Dead Philosophers. In it, Weiner opines on the philosophical giants from a place that offers one of the more pleasant environments to philosophize - the railroad. In this travelogue, Weiner discusses their life-enhancing poetry, and explains how their lives were in fact just like ours, except they had more time to think and write than binge on Netflix. In the spiel, the politicking around Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Email us at thegist@slate.com Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Margaret Kelley. 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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0:44.0	It's Monday, September 21st, 2020,
0:46.3	from Slated to the Gist I'm Mike Pasca.
0:48.8	Ruth Bitter Ginsburg has died,
0:51.3	and the Republicans have vowed to bring Donald Trump's nominee
0:54.1	to a vote for the wreath.
0:56.3	In the raging grief, loud voices on the left
0:58.8	have decided that the best strategy
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1:04.5	by packing the court, expanding it,
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