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The current world order is fragile, and President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself to be sensitive, antagonistic, and gleeful about turning existing dynamics upside-down. How could this affect the United States’ role in defusing international conflicts? Dan De Luce, chief national security correspondent for Foreign Policy magazine, runs through a few scenarios. “The executive branch has expanded dramatically,” said De Luce. “We are a long way from where we were when this country was founded and the president has enormous power in foreign policy.” For the Spiel, the big headlines of 2017. 

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Mike Pesca has today's three things: 1) Hillary Clinton points a finger at Vladimir Putin's grudge, 2) A vocabulary lesson, and 3) Someone rescued baby Jesus and the police are not amused. 

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Garry Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion and Russian pro-democracy leader, about Vladamir Putin's meddling in our election and America's response.

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On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris dives into the new TBS series Search Party, with show creators Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers. And talks Issa Rae’s long-awaited HBO series, Insecure with Jezebel staff writer, Kara Brown.

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-Aisha talks “Insecure” on the DoubleX Gabfest

-Damon Young on Insecure’s revolutionary (and real) depictions of young black people having sex

-Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations

-Very Smart Brothas: Charlamagne is Basically Every Ciara-Hating Twitter Nigga

-Jamilah Lemieux & Amber Phillips talk discuss race, gender and media representation on The Breakfast Club

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Last summer, the Supreme Court stopped North Carolina from using a strict voter ID law that would likely disadvantage Democrats and “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.”

Now, the court is facing two more restrictive voter laws that could seriously change American elections. Rick Hasen covers the wild world of election law on his blog. He joins Mike to discuss the new cases, and other ways that Republican-governed states have tried to suppress turnout.

For the Spiel, a Pesca family musical postcard for the holidays.

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the appointment of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be Secretary of State and the possibility that Russian hackers could be responsible for the results of the Presidential election. Ta-Nehisi Coates joins in to discuss his recent essay “My President Was Black.”

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Mike Pesca has today's three things: 1) A successful birth after an ovarian-tissue transplant, 2) The U.K. approves babies from three DNA-parents, and 3) Kokomo lifts its ban on pinball. 

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Hanna Rosin, June Thomas, and Noreen Malone discuss what Trump's cabinet means for women, how self care has evolved over the years, and "mom" as a complement.

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Jon Stewart had a rough time hosting The Daily Show. By 2015, he hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in years. Exposure to Fox News had taken a toll. Writer Chris Smith chronicles Stewart’s reign in a new oral history, which looks at the comedian’s broader impact on political culture. 

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Mike Pesca has today's three things: 1) Scientists rush to save climate data, 2) Philippines Rodrigo Duterte boasts of his kills, and 3) Trousergate in Great Britain. 

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