So This Just Happened #009: Jim Jordan is a horrible person who's horrible at his job

Theory of Change Podcast With Matthew Sheffield

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So This Just Happened #009: Jim Jordan is a horrible person who's horrible at his job

Being the party of chaotic bullies is finally catching up to Republicans

Matthew Sheffield

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Kali Holloway

Oct 20, 2023

House Republicans continue to be in a hilarious disarray which is also illustrative of larger historical and philosophical trends

Timecodes

01:51 — Jim Jordan is horrible and horribly incompetent

12:21 — Republicans can't pick a speaker because they're "individualists" instead of conservatives

19:13 — Elon Musk says he wants to charge $1 per year to use Twitter

22:08 — Musk's politicized removal of fact-checking is allowing disinformation about the Israel-Hamas war to proliferate

27:22 — Far-right people haven't realized that society doesn't need to debate basic things

31:01 — Fox sports commentator uncorks conspiracy theory about tap water

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Theme song

Easy Lover: “The End of Our Deceit”

Lyrics and Vocals by Kali Holloway

Music by Jeremy Wimmer

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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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