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After President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in March, there was widespread speculation that opposing his confirmation hearings could have political costs for Republican senators. But seven months later, it’s not clear how much the GOP’s continued obstructionism will matter to voters next month. On this episode, we discuss Obama’s handling of the Supreme Court vacancy with White House Counsel Neil Eggleston and Brian Deese, Senior Adviser to the President.

We also take a closer look at Peña Rodriguez v. Colorado, an important case about jury bias that was argued at the Supreme Court this week. Jeffrey Fisher, who represented the petitioner, joins us to explain why blatantly racist comments uttered by a juror in a criminal trial should invalidate that trial’s verdict. 

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Will Oremus on the unsustainable hype cycle of the smartphone industry.

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On this episode of Represent, Slate’s culture writer Aisha Harris and chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie discuss the very controversial awards season contender, Nate Parker’s the Birth of a Nation.

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-Aisha’s piece in Slate, “In the Birth of a Nation, Women Don’t Participate in Nat Turner’s Rebellion. History Tells Us Otherwise.”

-Former President George W. Bush at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

-Good Morning America: Birth of a Nation Star Nate Parker Speaks Out

-The 2003 film Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

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-Ebony: “Nate Parker on Campus Incident, Consent and Toxic Male Culture”

-Slate: “Nate Parker Seems Like He’s Had It With Talking About Rape”

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Jacob Weisberg talks to Slate's Michelle Goldberg about the latest sexual assault accusations reported against Donald Trump.

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On this episode of Represent, Slate’s culture writer Aisha Harris and chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie discuss the very controversial awards season contender, Nate Parker’s the Birth of a Nation.

Check out what we mentioned:
-Aisha’s piece in Slate, “In the Birth of a Nation, Women Don’t Participate in Nat Turner’s Rebellion. History Tells Us Otherwise.”
-Former President George W. Bush at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture
-Good Morning America: Birth of a Nation Star Nate Parker Speaks Out
-The 2003 film Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

For more Nate Parker rape allegation coverage we recommend:
-About Race podcast: Cold Empathy for Nate Parker with Roxane Gay
-Ebony: “Nate Parker on Campus Incident, Consent and Toxic Male Culture”
-Slate: “Nate Parker Seems Like He’s Had It With Talking About Rape”

Bonus: The 50 greatest movies by black directors.

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On The Gist, Jennifer Lawless details the reasons more women don’t run for elected office in the United States. Her research documents a decline in media bias against women running for House seats. Despite that, Congress is still overwhelmingly male. Lawless authored a book with Danny Hayes called Women on the Run: Gender, Media, and Political Campaigns in a Polarized Era. 

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John

Dickerson discuss the sexual assault allegations against Donald

Trump, the latest from WikiLeaks on Hillary Clinton and whether its

ethical to choose not to vote in this election.

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Allison and Dan dive deep into the mythology of killer clowns.  RJ Palacio, best-selling author of “Wonder,” stops by the studio to talk about her quest to spread kindness. And for the Slate Plus segment, Will Saletan discusses the futility of attempting to regulate his teenager’s bedtime.

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Osita Nwavenu on the one man whose absence from a Trump-friendly Los Angeles Times poll gave Hillary Clinton the lead. At least for this week.

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If you had to engineer the perfect wait time for a meal, how would you do it? On The Gist, Dan Pashman explains the art of anticipation as applied to food. Pashman is the host of WNYC’s The Sporkful. Check out his show’s new series on food, race, and culture: “Who Is This Restaurant For?”

In the Spiel, what should we call Trump’s former defectors? Undefectors? Reflectors?

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