Episode 417: Olivia Nuzzi

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 5:18 p.m.

b'Olivia Nuzzi is the White House correspondent for\\xa0New York.\\u201cI don\\u2019t think that, broadly speaking, this a group of redeemable people. \\u2026 But I do think there is tremendous value, in this first draft of history, trying to understand why the fuck they are like this. \\u2026 There is value in understanding why these people are like this because they are the reason why we are here in this situation. And I think it\\u2019s a [question] that historians will try to answer years from now. \\u2026 I view my job as providing fodder for that.\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to\\xa0Mailchimp\\xa0and\\xa0SAIC\\xa0for sponsoring this week\'s episode.\\n\\nShow notes:\\n\\n\\xa0\\n@Olivianuzzi\\nNuzzi on Longform\\nNuzzi\'s archive at\\xa0New York\\n13:00\\xa0"The Final Gasp of Donald Trump\\u2019s Presidency"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Nov 2020)\\n24:00\\xa0"Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus Want You to Know They\\u2019re Actually Friends"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Feb 2017)\\n25:00\\xa0"My Private Oval Office Press Conference With Trump, Pence, Pompeo, and Kelly"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Oct 2018)\\n25:00\\xa0"How John Kelly Failed to Tame the West Wing"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Dec 2018)\\n25:00\\xa0"The Chaotic, Desperate, Last-Minute Trump 2020 Reboot"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Aug 2020)\\n36:00\\xa0"The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump\\u2019s Right-Hand Woman"\\xa0(GQ \\u2022 Jun 2016)\\n39:00\\xa0"An Anonymous Republican on Power vs. Contempt for Trump"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Oct 2020)\\n56:00\\xa0"Listen to Children Who\\u2019ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border"\\xa0(Ginger Thompson \\u2022 ProPublica \\u2022 Jun 2018)\\n1:06:00\\xa0"Does Governor Andrew Cuomo Have His Nipples Pierced?"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Apr 2020)\\n1:08:00\\xa0Nuzzi\'s archive at\\xa0The Daily Beast\\n1:08:00\\xa0"The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event"\\xa0(New York \\u2022 Oct 2020)\\n\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'