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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Is Mexico’s new president beholden to her predecessor?

    Claudia Sheinbaum is the protege of Mexico’s current President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador, who’s critical of the U.S. How will she work with (or against) President Biden or a future President Trump?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 3, 2024 • 1 min read

    Claudia Sheinbaum is the protege of Mexico’s current President Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador, who’s critical of the U.S. How will she work with (or against) President Biden or a future President Trump?

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    ‘Antidote for cynicism’: Celebrating ‘The Soft Bulletin’ 25 years later
    1. 0:00Mexico elects its first female and Jewish president — Claudia Sheinbaum
    2. 8:20Is Mexico’s new president beholden to her predecessor?You’re reading this
    3. 17:13Who will make up the jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial?
    4. 26:15The thin science behind 6-feet COVID social distancing rule
    5. 34:43Flaming Lips offered ‘antidote for cynicism’ with ‘The Soft Bulletin’
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      David Frum

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    ‘Antidote for cynicism’: Celebrating ‘The Soft Bulletin’ 25 years later
    1. 0:00Mexico elects its first female and Jewish president — Claudia Sheinbaum
    2. 8:20Is Mexico’s new president beholden to her predecessor?You’re reading this
    3. 17:13Who will make up the jury in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial?
    4. 26:15The thin science behind 6-feet COVID social distancing rule
    5. 34:43Flaming Lips offered ‘antidote for cynicism’ with ‘The Soft Bulletin’
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