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Hey, this is Peter Kafka. I'm the host of Channels, a podcast about technology and media and how they're both changing all the time. And this week, I'm trying to figure out how Donald Trump is changing the media in Washington and the courtroom and in the boardroom. On to help me figure it all out is Sarah Fisher, the excellent Washington-based media reporter for Axios.
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I just can't wait till I'm single again and I dress up for Halloween. I'm going to dress up as Southwest Airlines and fuck a bunch of people.
Hi, everyone. This is Pivot from New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Kara Swisher. Happy belated St. Patrick's Day, Scott Galloway, even though you're Scottish.
So I went out and got fucked up, went into the URL and the guy next to me says, wow, he's uncircumcised. I'm like, nope, that's just the wear and tear.
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