Clarence Thomas wanted more money for SCOTUS, threatened to quit

Theory of Change Podcast With Matthew Sheffield

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Clarence Thomas wanted more money for SCOTUS, threatened to quit

Salon senior politics writer Amanda Marcotte joins Doomscroll

Matthew Sheffield

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Lisa Curry

Dec 20, 2023

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0:00 — Clarence Thomas wanted more money for SCOTUS, threatened to quit

05:12 — Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defaming Georgia election workers

09:10 — Republicans open "impeachment inquiry" into Joe Biden, despite admitting they have no actual evidence

13:55 — Trump doubles down on slur that unauthorized immigrants are "poisoning" Americans' blood

16:04 — Bullshit whack-a-mole and the Gish Gallop

20:18 — Senate staffer fired for filming gay sex scene in congressional office

21:41 — Fox and right-wing media loses their shit over Jill Biden's Christmas video

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Theory of Change Podcast With Matthew Sheffield

Lots of people want to change the world. But how does change happen? History is filled with stories of people and institutions that spent big and devoted many resources to effect change but have little to show for it. By contrast, many societal developments have happened without forethought from anyone. And of course, change can be negative as well as positive.

In each episode of this weekly program, Theory of Change host Matthew Sheffield delves deep with guests to discuss larger trends in politics, religion, media, and technology.

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