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It was all sofun, said Jacob Weisberg, the host of SlatesTrumpcast,during a recent episode.
It was a comedy that played out on a national stage.
He may well be right, though I wouldnt know.
Its addictive for the right kind of casual history nerd.
Its smart in its composition.
The podcast unfolds somewhat chronologically, with each episode dropping listeners in various spots across the timeline.
Slow Burnhas a pleasantly simple and deliberate construction.
It should be noted thatSlow Burnisnt just a solid exercise in the history podcast genre.
(And those dont even touch the weirder ones.
If you might dream it, the internet provides.)
Set against all those options,Slow Burnmakes for a refreshingly satisfying peer.
That is not to say I feel completely good about the podcast.
Sure, the parallels are fascinating to observe, but do they really extend beyond descriptive observation?
Do they actually provide any value in interpreting how this moment will end?
That seems more wrong than true.
The answer, of course, is contingent on whether we survive it all.
Here in the present, we wake every morning to a giant shitstorm of our own.
For a broad cross-section of people, tomorrow is an uncertainty that variates based on the hour.
Will there be a nuclear war with North Korea?
Will we still have a free press?
Will the system of checks and balances be corrupted irreversibly?
Will the electoral maps be gerrymandered into oblivion?
I only hope we make it through to the point when we can find the fun.
Then again, Sean Spicer hiding in the bushes was pretty fucking hilarious.
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