Gabfest Reads Why America Is Spiritually Broken and How to Fix It

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Jun 20, 20261:01:19News & Politics

Emily Bazelon interviews Senator Chris Murphy about his new book Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America . Murphy argues that Trump is not the root cause of America's political...

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