America This Week

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news [https://www.racket.news?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Pundits throw a fit over a settlement, and the legend of Luigi Mangione expands. Plus, "Damn!" by Charles Portis

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news [https://www.racket.news?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] The suspect in the United Health CEO murder becomes a "folk hero" through preposterous means. Also, "The Elephant" by Slawomir Mrozek

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news [https://www.racket.news?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus, the "Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news [https://www.racket.news?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] The New York Times teams with David Brock's Media Matters to smash records for editorial mendacity. Plus, Mark Twain's great take on fraud, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news [https://www.racket.news?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber.