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EPISODE · Oct 12, 2016 · 33 MIN

THE GHOST OF TWOoOoOoo DEBATES with Jamelle Bouie

from Says Who? · host Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker

Subscribe on iTunes here. We are also available on most podcatching platforms, so you can listen to us however and wherever you like! After living through the leaked Trump tape and the second debate (not to mention the VP debate that feels like a million years ago but was actually a week ago), Maureen and Dan try to get out of covering the election, but a spectral visitor brings sets them back on task. The ghost that visits them is nowhere near as terrifying as reality, as the Republican party splits with Trump and the second debate goes completely off the rails. Thankfully, Maureen and Dan are joined by Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine, and a political analyst for CBS News. Jamelle joins Says Who straight from landing in New York after being at the debate--where he lived to tell the tale. Join us this week, as we dig into the dynamics of an election turned upside down and where we go from here. As chief political correspondent for Slate, Jamelle Bouie writes nearly daily about the campaign. Read his thoughts here.. In addition, you can catch him regularly sharing his thoughts on CBS News. Our ghost was played by Amber Benson, actress, director, producer, and writer. She played Tara on the hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her most recent book is The Last Dream Keeper: An Echo Park Coven Novel. The theme music to the Stars Hollowcast was performed by Josh Kantor, the organist for the Boston Red Sox. Have questions for your friends at SAYS WHO? Tweet us at @sayswhopodcast. We love questions. Your Intrepid Hosts: Maureen Johnson and Dan Sinker Our awesome theme is courtesy of Ted Leo. Says Who's Logo was made by the one and only Darth Says Who is made possible by you, through your support of our Patreon at patreon.com/sayswho

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After living through the leaked Trump tape *and* the second debate (not to mention the VP debate that feels like a million years ago but was actually a week ago), Maureen and Dan try to get out of covering the election, but a spectral visitor brings sets them back on task. The ghost that visits them is nowhere near as terrifying as reality, as the Republican party splits with Trump and the second debate goes *completely* off the rails. Thankfully, Maureen and Dan are joined by Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine, and a political analyst for CBS News. Jamelle joins Says Who straight from landing back in New York after being at the debate--and he lived to tell the tale. Join us this week, where we dig into the dynamics of an election turned upside down and where we go from here.

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