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Episode — 2026-10-21: A number is only as good as the person who had nothing to gain by making it: a fabricated polling firm that ended a Senate campaign and was caught by three researchers reading metadata; a $25B fine built out of a violation count the state assembled itself; a 238-page university self-audit that reached no conclusion; and a free-speech group that canceled a panel on free speech. [4:00 PM]
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A number is only as good as the person who had nothing to gain by making it: a fabricated polling firm that ended a Senate campaign and was caught by three researchers reading metadata; a $25B fine built out of a violation count the state assembled itself; a 238-page university self-audit that reached no conclusion; and a free-speech group that canceled a panel on free speech. (4:00 PM render)
Segments:
1. Opening Ritual
2. Light Opener
3. Quick Hits A
4. Deep Dive — What Putin Got for Free
5. Medium — Forty-Three Million Counts
6. Deep Dive — The Ruler Was a Prop
7. Palate Cleanser
8. Medium — Which Kind of Study
9. Deep Dive — The Audit That Cleared Itself
10. Medium — Closing Argument Watch
11. Quick Hits B
12. The Other Front Page
13. Whiteboard
14. Closing