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Episode — 2026-10-06: No theme tonight (stated on air): four different machines -- a pen register, a school-funding spiral, three payment clocks, an accreditor. Takeaway offered instead: ask which rung of the phone-record ladder. [5:00 AM · fixed]
Published 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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No theme tonight (stated on air): four different machines -- a pen register, a school-funding spiral, three payment clocks, an accreditor. Takeaway offered instead: ask which rung of the phone-record ladder. (5:00 AM · fixed render)
Segments:
1. Opening Ritual
2. Light Opener
3. Quick Hits A
4. Deep Dive #1 — The phone log
5. Medium #1 — Cornell, and who picks the prosecutor
6. Deep Dive #2 — France
7. Palate Cleanser
8. Medium #2 — Who accredits the accreditor
9. Medium #3 — The AI money that doesn't say AI
10. Deep Dive #3 — Three checks
11. Medium #4 — Election mechanics, with denominators
12. Quick Hits B
13. The Other Front Page
14. Whiteboard — The phone-record ladder
15. Closing