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Episode — 2026-10-03: the purse has two doors -- who gets to open it (a dormant Medicare fund, a war paid by reprogramming, research money moved) and who gets to see who filled it (university donor names); both fail the same way: when nobody outside can check which door is in use, the argument runs on labels (slush fund, dark money) -- and the whole episode started with cereal. [5:00 AM]
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the purse has two doors -- who gets to open it (a dormant Medicare fund, a war paid by reprogramming, research money moved) and who gets to see who filled it (university donor names); both fail the same way: when nobody outside can check which door is in use, the argument runs on labels (slush fund, dark money) -- and the whole episode started with cereal. (5:00 AM render)
Segments:
1. Opening Ritual
2. Light Opener
3. Quick Hits A
4. Deep Dive — The Slush Fund
5. Medium — The Referee Problem
6. Deep Dive — The Meeting Nobody Announced
7. Palate Cleanser — Faster, Please
8. Medium — The Waiver
9. Medium — Four Thousand
10. Deep Dive — The Names
11. Quick Hits B
12. Medium — Monday's First Case
13. Medium — The Grade Comes Tomorrow
14. Medium — Two Thermometers
15. Medium — The Duty of Care
16. The Other Front Page
17. Whiteboard — Three Verbs
18. Closing