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Podcast: The Colin McEnroe Show
Episode: Never bring a cane to a knife fight and other lessons of Congress's chaotic week
Description: After 15 votes, Representative Kevin McCarthy is now speaker of the House of Representatives. This hour we talk about that election, its historical significance, and C-SPAN’s coverage of it. GUESTS: Joanne Freeman: The Class of 1954 Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University and the co-host of the American History and politics podcast “Now & Then.” Her most recent book is The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War Ben O’Connell: C-SPAN’s Director of Editorial Operations Aaron Rupar: Independent journalist and publisher of the “Public Notice” newsletter, covering U.S. Politics and Med...