Jesse confronts Katie with the results of some good ol’ fashioned southern-fried investigative reporting, Katie asks Jesse about his $5,000-dollar-per-plate Christmas gala in D.C., and Katie talks about the very strange and disturbing tale of Ben Garrison, racist (?) cartoonist. (If you’re a Primo and want to discuss this episode, click here.)
Show notes/Links:
New edition of Hal Herzog’s book!: https://www.amazon.com/Some-Love-Hate-Eat-Second-dp-0063119285/dp/0063119285/
Cockburn: https://spectatorworld.com/life/cockburn-cruises-dc-christmas-party-scene-breitbart-reason-singal/
Original spoofed cartoon: https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F819e1e5d-9823-4fb3-be3c-f98dc76e782e_435x640.png
An actual Garrison cartoon. Note the characteristically understated symbolism and dense layers of allusion:
Garrison’s 2014 blog post explaining his problem: https://archive.md/mpFii#selection-253.115-253.937
The happy merchant: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-02/4/11/enhanced/webdr02/enhanced-17159-1423068265-32.jpg
2017 Wired coverage: https://www.wired.com/story/ben-garrison-alt-right-cartoonist/
Uhhhh getting genuinely problematic: https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2019/07/cartoon-e1562781719760-640x400.jpg
Lead image: Asheville, the moment Jesse’s pants were first charmed off.
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