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Jon Lovett and his co-hosts have gathered millions of politically engaged listenersâânerds,â Lovett calls themâto âPod Save America,â âLovett or Leave It,â and other podcasts. But Lovett is more worried about voters who no longer get a steady stream of reliable political coverage at all, as local news outlets wither and platforms like Facebook downplay the sharing of news. âThe vast majority of people do not know about Joe Bidenâs accomplishments,â he says. âWhen they say to a pollster that this is not someone they view as being up to the job, theyâre not . . . understanding how he performed in the job so far.â Lovett shares the widespread concerns about Bidenâs apparent aging, but notes that his performance remains effective, whereas, âin Trump, the reverse: he is more energeticâI think the threat of federal jail time sharpens the mind!âbut by all accounts is emotionally, psychologically, and mentally not up to the job.â Plus, the writer Brontez Purnell talks about his journey from go-go boy to author, and his provocative new memoir, âTen Bridges Iâve Burnt.â âMemoir is fiction,â he tells Radio Hourâs Jeffrey Masters. âI donât care what anyone says.â
âPod Save Americaâ âs Jon Lovett on Trump: âThe Threat of Jail Time Sharpens the Mindâ
The co-host of the popular show explains how the withering of the media and the threat of political violence are warping the Presidential campaign, and what Bidenâs team needs to do.
For Brontez Purnell, âMemoir Is FictionâI Donât Care What Anyone Saysâ
The author of âTen Bridges Iâve Burntâ and other books talks with Jeffrey Masters about his journey from go-go boy to Renaissance man.
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