Acquitted

Episode #34

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil reflect on the Senate’s acquittal of Donald Trump, the intersection of politics and sports at the Olympics and the NBA, and what the widespread power outages in Texas teach us about the future of climate change.

Some articles related to this week’s episode:

• “It’ll Do” by David Frum in The Atlantic

• “Impeachment’s Over. Bring On the Criminal Investigations.” by Michelle Goldberg in the New York Times

• “Opinion: Can the world’s democracies really take part in the Beijing Olympics — while genocide is taking place?” by the Editorial Board of The Washington Post

• “Opinion: Mark Cuban had it right the first time. Sports should stop playing the anthem.” by Mike Wise in The Washington Post

• “A Glimpse of America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids” by Brad Plumer in The New York Times

• “The Texas grid got crushed because its operators didn’t see the need to prepare for cold weather” by Will Englund in The Washington Post