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This was a deep look into the shiny Trump empire where if you scratch the golden surfaced, it's plywood everywhere. I recommend reading the transcript.

CRAIG: The power of repetition of that opening scene in "The Apprentice" can never be underestimated. And in some ways, I think it's the greatest political commercial of all time. And I think that that image then fueled his rise to the White House. I think a majority of Americans believed what they saw, that Donald Trump was a successful billionaire in New York who had come back from adversity and had built an empire from nothing because over and over, it was repeated, year after year, on that show.

@fsinn @heidilifeldman

IMHO: unpacking roots of modern NRA is critical. From 1871 to 1970 it was about hunting & marksmanship.

This is a fantastic and important #NPRFreshAir archive episode on history of the #NRA (Audio + Transcript from 2011)

Guest: Robert Spitzer, author of the book "The Politics of Gun Control" published by the
Congressional Quarterly Press (fifth edition)

"The History And Growing Influence Of The NRA”
https://freshairarchive.org/segments/after-tucson-shootings-nra-again-shows-its-strength

#NPR #Guns
#USPoli #GunBan
#GunViolence

“How Parking Explains The World”
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/08/1174771693/how-parking-explains-the-world
cc: @asymco

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#Micromobility

Catching up with #NPRFreshAir and suspect this interview of Octavia Butler would be of interest to people here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sci-fi-pioneer-octavia-butler/id214089682?i=1000590198796

#scifi