Tune in this week to hear the latest on the plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay. We’re also unpacking the Senate sex tape, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruling against Trump, and enjoying a fun new musical. Wretch on!

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47:05 Obsessions

59:47 Reader Mail

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Show Notes:

NYT: Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in Claudine Gay’s Work

CNN Business: Harvard president’s corrections do not address her clearest instances of plagiarism, including as a student in the 1990s

WFB: Fresh Allegations of Plagiarism Unearthed in Official Academic Complaint Against Claudine Gay

NBC News: Senate staffer alleged by conservative outlets to have had sex in a hearing room is no longer employed

Washingtonian: Horny on the Hill: Staffers React to the Sex Tape 

The Hill: Cardin ‘angry,’ ‘disappointed’ with ex-staffer after sex tape reveal 

Semafor: U.S. House quietly investigated separate sex tape scandal

WaPo: James Biden’s dealmaking caught on FBI tapes in unrelated Mississippi bribery probe 

NYT: Trump, Attacked for Echoing Hitler, Says He Never Read ‘Mein Kampf’

ABC: Speaker Mike Johnson and daughter were profiled attending 'purity ball' in 2015 German TV news segment

Rollingstone: ‘Gwyneth Goes Skiing’: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial as a Gonzo Musical

Obsessions:

AP News: 'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military's biggest scandals

WaPo: Opinion | The Supreme Court should toss the Colorado case 

Reader Mail: 

WaPo: Opinion | Was the Boston Tea Party an act of terrorism? It depends. 

Favorite Items: 

WSJ: Swimming Pools and Granite Countertops: How College Dorms Got So Expensive 

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