February 4, 2019 Episode-- Amy Davidson Sorkin on the NRA in NYC; Louis Menand on White Supremacy in the US; Sheelah Kolhatkar; plus us on plays and poems!

Dan and Eric discuss the February 4th issue of the New Yorker.  They talk about Amy Davidson Sorkin's long career at the magazine, and her piece on a supreme court gun rights case; Louis Menand's piece on the history of white nationalism in the USA; Sheelah Kolhatkar's article about whistle-blowers; and Sarah Larson's criticism of the new Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's classic play, "True West."  Plus, we talk about poetry by Brenda Shaghnessy!