The Cambridge Analytica Whistle-Blower; The Making of Brett Kavanaugh; Behind the Mueller Report; There's a New Apple in Town

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 10, 2019

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower from inside Cambridge Analytica, and author of Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America, talks about his new book, promising revelations about partisan data misuse.
  • James B. Stewart, a columnist at The New York Times, staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of Deep State: Trump, the FBI, and the Rule of Law, draws on documents and interviews with FBI, Justice Department, and White House officials to tell the story of the Trump administration vs the Mueller investigation.
  • This week marks the one-year anniversary of Bret Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Justice, and the start of the new session. New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly talk about his life and his confirmation process and their new book, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation
  • Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful, describes how the apple industry manufactures apple varieties, and introduces a new apple on the market (20 years in the making). Plus other food related news, and your calls on your favorite (and least favorite) fall food traditions.

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