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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What does it mean to 'feel your oats?'

    Over the weekend, President Trump attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI. That came after he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. News commentators have talked about Trump “feeling his oats.”

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 19, 2018 • 1 min read

    Over the weekend, President Trump attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the FBI. That came after he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. News commentators have talked about Trump “feeling his oats.” We find out where that phrase comes from.

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    California case: free speech v. abortion rights
    1. 0:00Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the Trump campaign
    2. 11:20Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian in Arizona
    3. 17:00Supreme Court to hear California case pitting free speech against abortion rights
    4. 25:50Survivalist upbringing to an Ivy League education
    5. 44:10What does it mean to 'feel your oats?'You’re reading this
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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    California case: free speech v. abortion rights
    1. 0:00Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the Trump campaign
    2. 11:20Uber self-driving car kills pedestrian in Arizona
    3. 17:00Supreme Court to hear California case pitting free speech against abortion rights
    4. 25:50Survivalist upbringing to an Ivy League education
    5. 44:10What does it mean to 'feel your oats?'You’re reading this
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand