The Rob Burgess Show

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 112th episode, our returning guest is Sarah Kendzior.

You first heard Sarah Kendzior on Episode 70, Episode 80, Episode 89 and Episode 99.

Sarah Kendzior is best known for her reporting on St. Louis, her coverage of the 2016 election, and her academic research on authoritarian states. She is currently an op-ed columnist for the Globe and Mail and she was named by Foreign Policy as one of the “100 people you should be following on Twitter to make sense of global events.” Her reporting has been featured in many publications, including Politico, Slate, The Atlantic, Fast Company, The Chicago Tribune, TeenVogue, and The New York Times.

Her new book, “The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America,” was published April 17 and is now a New York Times-bestseller.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 111th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104, Episode 105, Episode 106, Episode 107, Episode 108, Episode 109 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

If you listened to the last three episodes you heard us talk about the first nine episodes of “The Wire.” On this episode we'll be discussing up through Episode 3 of Season 3. So, consider this your blanket spoiler alert.

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Hello, and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 110th episode, our guest is Jonathan Weisman.

Jonathan Weisman is Deputy Washington Editor of The New York Times. He is the author of the novel, “No. 4 Imperial Lane,” which was a Chautauqua Prize finalist, Amazon Best Book of the Month and Great Group Reads Pick at the Women’s National Book Association. His latest book is “(((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump.” He has reported for The Baltimore Sun, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and others. He is the father of two teenage daughters, and lives with fellow writer Jennifer Steinhauer in Washington, D.C.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 109th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104, Episode 105, Episode 106, Episode 107, Episode 108 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

If you listened to the last three episodes you heard us talk about the first nine episodes of “The Wire.” On this episode we'll be discussing up through Episode 4 of Season 2. So, consider this your blanket spoiler alert.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 108th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104, Episode 105, Episode 106, Episode 107 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

If you listened to the last two episodes you heard us talk about the first two episodes of “The Wire.” On this episode we'll be discussing up through Episode 9 of Season 1. So, consider this your blanket spoiler alert.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 107th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104, Episode 105, Episode 106 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the fifth in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 106th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104, Episode 105 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

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You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 105th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103, Episode 104 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the fourth in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 104th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102, Episode 103 and Episode 82, also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the third in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book.

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The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com.

You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 103rd episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.

You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43, Episode 48, Episode 51, Episode 56, Episode 64, Episode 74, Episode 83, Episode 92, Episode 102 and Episode 82 (also featuring fellow regular guest Ash Burgess) of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashed left-wing political junkie. He has lived and worked in South Korea for over 10 years, trying to help the citizens of that great nation, hopefully, "talk pretty one day."

And if you haven’t started reading Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” consider this your official warning to start now. This episode is the second in a series in which Jonathan and I will break down the entire book. In the last episode we covered through Chapter 2. In this episode, we'll tackle Chapter 3.

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You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.

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Until next time.