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A Show That Watches the Cops Nov 16, 2016

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Dan Abrams is the host of Live PD, a new A&E show that follows police officers, in real time, as they interact with people in cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma and Bridgeport, Connecticut. Abrams says the show is different from Cops—it captures all of the moments in a police officer's watch, not just the most sensational. But it has also come under fire for questions about privacy and the complicated issues of embedding with a police force. In the Spiel, we look at President Obama's claim that the arc of history is progressive.

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The Liberal Hegemony of Pop Culture Nov 15, 2016

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New York Times columnist Ross Douthat says the culture has changed drastically in America over the past five years. Daily Show alumni have taken over late night, late night comedy has taken a strongly liberal tinge, and companies like Apple have taken a stand on issues like transgender bathroom bills. He thinks this cultural shift has helped alienate many of the people who supported Donald Trump. Douthat wrote about the liberal hegemony of pop culture in a September column, "Clinton's Samantha Bee Problem."In the Spiel, what resistance should look like in the face of President Trump.

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This Is Your Brain on Political Correctness Nov 15, 2016

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Trigger warning: Scrutiny of safe spaces ahead. Jonathan Zimmerman discusses the political-correctness fever sweeping the nation's elite college campuses. Zimmerman is the author of Campus Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know.

In the Spiel, blinded by a baccalaureate.

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The Fault in Our Polls Nov 13, 2016

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Did the polls lead us astray in this election, or did we simply fail to heed everything they were telling us? FiveThirtyEight senior political writer Harry Enten says the lesson of 2016 is familiar to any close observer of politics: "There are no permanent majorities."

Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, puts the 2016 election in historical context. Zelizer hosts the Politics & Polls podcast produced by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

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Solidarity, Sister? Nov 12, 2016

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It's a rare Saturday Gist, as the show's post-election interview blitz continues:

New York Times columnist Gail Collins explains what we tend to forget about the way women vote, and NPR's David Folkenflik ponders the media problems exposed by the presidential race and its surprise outcome.

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The Autopsy Nov 12, 2016

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On The Gist, another double feature.

Evan Osnos explains what Trump's first term might look like, based on reporting he did before the election for the New Yorker.

Reid Wilson, who covers down-ballot politics for the Hill, surveys the Republican gains in statehouses across the country.

For the Spiel, some introspection. And keep an eye on this feed for more interviews over the weekend.

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More Rock, Less Talk Nov 10, 2016

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The Gist isn't serving up a Spiel today—too many questions, too few answers. Instead, Mike puzzles through the day with a few friends of the show:

Jacob Weisberg reacts to the chants of "not my president." Weisberg is the chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group and the host of Trumpcast.

The New Yorker's Adam Davidson expects a poorer country and world under President-elect Donald Trump. He outlines the range of possible economic changes.

John Dickerson, moderator of Face the Nation on CBS, delves into the details of Hillary Clinton's loss. Dickerson is also a political columnist for Slate and author of Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History.

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It's Morning in Trump's America Nov 09, 2016

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On The Gist, things are getting dark, but at least the show isn't going dark, which is more than we can say for our friends at the Radio Free GOP podcast. Host Mike Murphy, a longtime GOP strategist and Trump critic, says the show will go on hiatus in light of the election result.

Plus, the New Yorker's Adam Davidson explains the link between the presidential election and confusion in the financial markets.

For the Spiel, a clarifying idea from Slate's Election Night Watch Party featuring author and journalist Virginia Heffernan.

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Jamelle Bouie Sums It Up Nov 08, 2016

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Jamelle Bouie has written about the deep, ugly divides in America that have surfaced during this presidential campaign. In the final hours of election day, Slate's chief political correspondent approaches the idea of national unity after the most unruly campaign in modern history. Bouie was recently named the breakout star of the 2016 campaign by the Poynter Institute for Journalism.

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The Myth of the Hard-Luck Trump Voter Nov 07, 2016

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Much of the 2016 presidential campaign media coverage has cast Trump fans not as bigoted, but "economically disaffected." As Slate's Michelle Goldberg reports, for many supporters, that's far too charitable. Goldberg has been reporting on issues like sexual assault and feminism in the Republican Party throughout the campaign. She argues 2016 might turn many women off to the idea of running for president, even if the glass ceiling is broken.

In the Spiel, the final Trump Anxiety Hotline (we hope).

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