times insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at the new york times. in this podcast, andrew rosenthal, a times op-ed columnist, talks about the news <u+2014> the good, the bad and that which makes him mad. what is andrew rosenthal mad about this week? donald j. trump<u+2019>s rise, says mr. rosenthal, has provided a platform for some of the <u+201c>most appalling people in national politics,<u+201d> including newt gingrich (<u+201c>a narcissist, just like trump, with a history of treating women badly<u+201d>) who made news this week when he took jabs at the fox news anchor megyn kelly. <u+201c>with any luck,<u+201d> says mr. rosenthal, <u+201c>if hillary clinton is elected, we won<u+2019>t have to hear from newt gingrich again <u+2014> ever.<u+201d> bad news of the week: less than two weeks from the election, says mr. rosenthal, we are faced with all kinds of important issues we are not talking about; one of these is gun control, and mr. rosenthal has some thoughts about the issue and the second amendment. last, the good news. it comes from cleveland, where the indians, a team that has not won a series since 1948, played against the chicago cubs, which has not won since 1908. in a blast of poesy, mr. rosenthal, quoting his wife, mary beth, reflects on the contest of underdogs that is this year<u+2019>s world series, and pronounces baseball a game that is <u+201c>all about heart.<u+201d> plus, says mr. rosenthal, <u+201c>it<u+2019>s an american game, a great series, and it is not about the election.<u+201d> susan lehman is host.
good, bad and mad: andrew rosenthal on the news
susan lehman