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Published: July 12, 2023, 1:38 p.m.

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Hello from Honolulu!\\xa0

It\\u2019s just us this week, trading places: Tammy is home in humid Brooklyn, and Jay is on the road, visiting family in Hawaii! (6:00) First, we discuss the planned release of 500 swimming pools\\u2019 worth of radioactive(?) wastewater from Fukushima, which has spurred lousy takes from Beltway types and a run on salt in South Korea. (19:10) Next, we look at Vivek Ramaswamy\\u2019s long-shot candidacy for President and try to discern what the entrepreneur brings to a flailing Republican Party.\\xa0

In this episode, we ask:\\xa0

Was \\u201cMad Men\\u201d a good show?\\xa0

How does the Fukushima conversation serve as a barometer for China\\u2013Japan\\u2013South Korea relations?\\xa0

Is Trumpism analogous to Modi-ism?\\xa0

Are we doomed to have an amoral, debate-brained candidate in every Republican primary?\\xa0

For more, dig into:\\xa0

* Regional reactions to the wastewater plan at Fukushima\\xa0

* Images of Vermont\\u2019s floods and the proximate climate apocalypse\\xa0

* Sheelah Kolhatkar\\u2019s jealousy-inducing profile of Vivek Ramaswamy for The New Yorker

* DeSantis\\u2019s jump-the-shark hate ad

* Our May ep about the American Prospect\\u2019s Tucker Carlson piece (and its backlash): Karaoke soft power + left media cowardice\\xa0

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