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797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking

797: What I Was Thinking As We Were Sinking

Update: 2024-06-2323
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It's funny the things that go through your head during a disaster.

  • Prologue: Host Ira Glass has fallen off his bike a number of times at this point. He reflects on what goes through his head as he’s going down. (2 minutes)
  • Act One: Producer Ike Sriskandarajah revisits a maritime disaster that left an impact on a group of friends from his youth. What he learns forever changes their impressions of that day. (23 minutes)
  • Act Two: When to leave Twitter is a question lots of executives faced when Elon Musk took over the company — those who weren't immediately fired, anyway. We hear an insider’s account from the man who ran Trust & Safety at the company, until he couldn’t stand it anymore. (28 minutes)

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Comments (19)

Phil DeGrave

When Julian assange was asked why he didn't drop all the dirt on President Trump he replied "because there isn't any". Facts.

Jun 26th
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Wrecked the triggered Maga with facts.

Trump on trial for rape. I hope this doesn't cause shrieks of -bewildered horror from those too obedient to acknowledge it. 🤭☺🤤😫 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!D. ------o... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Check out the loser scrolling like an LOSER with no life! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Apr 30th
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MAGA in chaos, humiliated by surrender

He's been shrieking non-stop ever since he said "Trump indictments = 0" But then Trump was indicted on 34 counts. Then...his favorite...Tucker Carlson was surprise fired. 😱😭😭 Whoops. 🤭 No one is surprised that someone (Ronald McDonald Trump) that couldn't reach 50% approval on his best day lost his next election. 💁‍♀️🧑‍🎓 4/28/23 Trump still has the lowest low, lowest high and lowest average since...1940. Sorry. Whoops. 😋 Trump is the current record holder for worst president approval. https://news.gallup.com/poll/328637/last-trump-job-approval-average-record-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/329384/presidential-approval-ratings-joe-biden.aspx Lowest approval for Biden is 38% Lowest for Ronald McDonald Chump was 34%  You see...34 is a lower number than 38. 👩‍🏫👨‍🎓 So Trumps approval is (4/28/23) lower. The worst disapproval Biden has so far is 56% with some indifferent. Trumps worst disapproval was 62% right after he pathetically tried to cling to the presidency. You see...56 is a lo

Apr 28th
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