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The World's Greatest Deliberative Body Or A Bunch Of Bored White Guys Playing With Fidget Spinners?

Chief Justice John Roberts House managers and the President's counsel early Wednesday for using language beneath the dignity of the world's "greatest deliberative body." This, after Senator Susan Collins she felt went against Senate rules of decorum.

Speaking of decorum, and while House managers made their case for impeachment. Enough of this !

This week, Slate's Dahlia Lithwick says we're in a in our political conduct; law professor Lara Bazelon implores House managers to (senators in with the White House won't listen); and Washington Post correspondent Philip Bump brings us the "."

Also this hour: the fourth edition of Factoids with Chion Wolf.

Please note: The podcast version of this week's episode is fully 66 seconds longer than the radio version, and every one of those 66 seconds is filled with more of The Jay Sekulow Band (which, you'll find, is a real thing). You are welcome.

GUESTS:

  • - The Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale and the author of 19 books
  • - Professor of law at the University of San Francisco School of Law, contributor to Slate and Politico Magazine, and the author of Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction
  • - A correspondent for The Washington Post
  • Rebecca Castellani - A music writer for the Red Hook Star Revue
  • - Writes about the courts and the law for Slate; host of the podcast Amicus
  • Chion Wolf - A producer, photographer, and announcer at º£½Ç»»ÆÞ Radio

Email us your questions at pardonme@ctpublic.org.

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Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
Jonathan is a producer for ‘The Colin McEnroe Show.’ His work has been heard nationally on NPR and locally on º£½Ç»»ÆÞ’s talk shows and news magazines. He’s as likely to host a podcast on minor league baseball as he is to cover a presidential debate almost by accident. Jonathan can be reached at jmcnicol@ctpublic.org.
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.

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