going to respond

i think it's a little too early to tell because the story is like continuing to evolve or devolve depending on how you look at it the polling data from the new york times suggests that she's still on the lead against troy jackson i'm not sure when that poll was taken i'm not sure what was in the mix but this story is gaining more and more legs and let's be honest here If there is a credible investigative group in America, the most credible is ProPublica, Callie.

Not only does it have the receipts, but it gives its investigative reporters time and ammunition in order to actually make sure that their work product is something that will be valued.

And the most important word is trusted.

And let's also remember that one of the reasons why we don't really know about this is that when Donald Trump got into office, he eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams that were handling public corruption.

So they've been looking into this for years.

And then just when they were really ready to sort of move on this, it disappeared.

It's one of those things that kind of shakes the etch-a-sketch a little on where people are landing politically.

And then we'll continue after that.

I'm going to start with an opening, but the opening is actually written by my first guest.

And I read it and I thought, you know what? I'm going to both honor you, Egberto, and I'm also going to read what you wrote because I want everyone to hear every word.

Why Dolly Parton's relationship with Whitney Houston explains her love in Black America.

Dolly Parton's death at 80 closes an extraordinary American life, but the reaction to her passing reveals something more interesting than celebrity nostalgia.

Parton belonged culturally to people who did not necessarily listen to country music, live in Appalachia, or share the politics often associated with rural Tennessee.

black america's affection for her offers a powerful example the whitney houston story helps explain why parton wrote i will always love you in 1973 nearly two decades later houston recorded the song for the bodyguard her performance turned an already successful country composition into one of the defining popular recordings of the modern era Because Parton retained her songwriting rights, Houston's success produced millions in royalties for her.

And Dolly did.

Why are we doing this on a Sunday, Arnie?

So I was sitting in my car, and I had NPR on, and David Remnick does a New Yorker.

And while I had heard this candidate bits and pieces before, I never heard this long-form interview, and I was out of my mind.

I was like, the first person I had to call was you, Egberto.

I'm like, "Egberto, Egberto, go listen to this." So everyone, this is how I posted it on Facebook as well as on Blue Sky.

Okay? I wrote, "I just listened to the Senate candidate in Michigan on NPR.

I urge you, I beg you to listen and share it." David Remnick, all right? He, this is the, the guy at, uh, at The New Yorker, is a thorough, tough, the operative word is tough, interviewer.

Mm-hmm.

Why are we doing this on a Sunday, Arnie?

So I was sitting in my car and I had NPR on, and David Remnick does- worker.

And while I had heard this candidate bits and pieces before, I never heard this long form interview and I was out of my mind.

I was like, the first person I had to call was you, Egberto.

I'm like, "Egberto, Egberto, go listen to this." So everyone, this is how I posted it on Facebook as well as on Blue Sky, okay? I wrote, "I just listened to the Senate candidate in Michigan on NPR.

I urge you, I beg you to listen and share it.

David Remnick," all right? He, this is the, the guy at, uh, uh, The New Yorker, "is a thorough, tough," the operative word is tough, "interviewer.

Mm-hmm.

Why are we doing this on a Sunday, Arnie?

So I was sitting in my car and I had NPR on and David Remnick does worker.

And while I had heard this candidate bits and pieces before, I never heard this long-form interview, and I was out of my mind.

I was like, the first person I had to call was you, Egberto.

I'm like, Egberto, Egberto, go listen to this.

So everyone, this is how I posted it on Facebook as well as on Blue Sky, okay? I wrote, I just listened to the Senate candidate in Michigan on NPR.

I urge you, I beg you to listen and share it.

Your thoughts.

Whoa, that's

good.

This might be the drink of the summer.

Find them in the coffee aisle and make it yours.

The question of our democracy and all the issues of affordability and climate change and healthcare We've argued for a few years about which of these to put forward first is if you can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

But we're in a position now where we have to really defend our democracy in a very practical way on the ground.

Just because the Supreme Court doesn't believe in the rule of law, I'm not quite affected that way.

I think the rule of law is all we have that protects us as tattered and as in terrible shape as it is.