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On The Gist, why the Oscars matter to the future of Hollywood. We discuss the ideas behind #OscarsSoWhite with Slate’s Aisha Harris and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans. Aisha recently wrote “Why Creed’s Best Picture Snub Matters” and Eric Deggans is the author of Race-Baiter. For the Spiel, scary Trump supporters.

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Hanna Rosin, Noreen Malone, and Aisha Harris discuss single women as the new political class, teens and sexting, and Kesha.

 

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On The Gist, Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker explains Sigmund Freud’s lasting contributions to psychiatry and castration anxiety everywhere. She’s the author of The Confidence Game. For the Spiel, we dive into whale news from around the globe. 

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In this episode of Slate's podcast about campaign history, John Dickerson explains how Ronald Reagan almost became Gerald Ford’s vice president and vice-versa. This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter order code WHISTLESTOP at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace—Build it Beautiful. And by CNN’s riveting six-part documentary Race for the White House, an original mini-series that digs deep to reveal the most controversial tactics and game changing strategies used throughout presidential elections in American history. Race for the White House premieres Sunday, March 6 at 10 p.m. ET, only on CNN. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts, and more. Start your 2-week free trial at slate.com/podcastsplus. Email: [email protected]

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Julia Turner, Dana Stevens, and Stephen Metcalf discuss the Netflix series Love, the Oscar nominated documentary Amy, and cultural criticism.

 

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On The Gist, Adam Davidson explains why he’s rarely enthusiastic about any politicians. How does he feel about experimentations with the American economy proposed by Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders? He’s a columnist for the New York Times Magazine and co-host of the podcast Surprisingly Awesome. For the Spiel, Oscars so blah.

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Ethan Canin is the author of two short story collections (Emperor of the Air & The Palace Thief) and a number of novels including his latest, A Doubter’s Almanac. On today's show, Ethan discusses one of his favorite lines in literature (4:30), the state of contemporary fiction (14:30), and why he believes America has yet to learn how to teach English (23:00). Plus, Ethan reflects on the influence of Raymond Carver on writers of his generation (28:00), the types of characters he tends to consider in his work (31:00), and why he’s trying to do "the difficult thing." (41:00)A Doubter’s Almanac is available now by clicking here.

 

Topics mentioned:

A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin

Emperor of the Air by Ethan Canin

Dreams of My Father by Barack Obama

The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin

“A Silver Dish” by Saul Bellow

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow

Tenth of December by George Saunders

City of Thieves by David Benioff

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

Cathedral by Raymond Carver

The Collected Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever

America, America by Ethan Canin

For Kings and Planets by Ethan Canin

“When Einstein Was Wrong” by Jonah Bromwich

Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman

Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth

The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies

“Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff

Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin

A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin

People mentioned:

Ethan Canin

Barack Obama

Joe Fassler

Harold Bloom

David Foster Wallace

Mark Leyner

Scott Fitzgerald

Raymond Carver

Tess Gallagher

Gordon Lish

Michael Chabon

Alice Munro

Shakespeare

Danielle Steel

Elwood Reid

Martin Amis

Philip Roth

William Kennedy

 

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss SB Nation's piece on rapist and ex-football player Daniel Holtzclaw. They also delve into the science of fatigue, and ESPN's Bonnie D. Ford joins to discuss Rio's polluted waters in advance of the 2016 Olympics.Facebook: facebook.com/HangUpAndListenEmail: [email protected] notes at www.slate.com/hangup

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On The Gist, an important update on the Brexit. Then, William Galston joins us to discuss the practical considerations for executing a Bernie Sanders agenda. Can it be done from the executive branch alone? Galston is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings, and a regular columnist for the Wall Street Journal. For the Spiel, why does Morning Joe hate Marco Rubio?

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