Tangle - Have an easy fast...

Starting point is 00:00:00 Based on Charles Yu's award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural who dreams about a world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web, his family's buried history, and what it feels like to be in the spotlight. Interior Chinatown is streaming November 19th, only on Disney+. The flu remains a serious disease. Last season, over 102,000 influenza cases have been reported across Canada, which is Chinatown is streaming November 19th, only on Disney+. yourself from the flu. It's the first cell-based flu vaccine authorized in Canada for ages six months and older, and it may be available for free in your province. Side effects and allergic reactions can occur, and 100% protection is not guaranteed. Learn more at flucellvax.ca.

Starting point is 00:01:00 From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening, and welcome to the Tangle podcast, the place we get views from across the political spectrum. Some independent thinking without all that hysterical nonsense you find everywhere else. I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and we're in a little bit of an odd day today. Today is Yom Kippur. This is the holiest holiday of the Jewish year. And like millions of other Jews today, I will be abstaining from eating and drinking, among many other prohibitions, like bathing or sexual relations or wearing leather shoes. There's lots of interesting stuff in ancient religions. That means no food and no coffee for me. It also means no work. that lead up to Yom Kippur, Jews are supposed to spend the eve of Yom Kippur, which began at sundown last night, and the entire day today in prayer and meditation. So I'm violating that a little bit right now by getting up early to get this podcast recorded. It's a time of atonement,

Starting point is 00:02:16 not just with God, but among friends and family. And tonight, prayers will close with the ritual blowing of the shofar, the ram's horn, which is a tradition many people are familiar with that happens after sundown. If this is your first time listening to the Tangle podcast, I apologize. It's pretty unusual for me to take a day off in the middle of the week. You can read yesterday's newsletter or listen to yesterday's podcast with links in today's episode description. There's also a preview of a newsletter that we published a few weeks ago. That's one of our most popular newsletters ever. There's a link to that in today's episode description. You will run into a paywall if you're not a paying subscriber. So just a heads up, it's a preview. In years past, I've managed to get ahead of the holidays,

Starting point is 00:03:00 the high holidays around this time. So I could take a day off without listeners or readers noticing. But this year has just been wild. It's been really demanding. There's obviously a ton of stuff going on. We're in the middle of the midterm season. And we also had this big launch of the advertising stuff last week. And I'm just been kind of underwater, really, working hard, which I love. But I just wasn't able to get a couple of days ahead so I could avoid taking today off. So tomorrow we'll be back here with your standard podcast. We'll be covering the voting rights case that was argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. So there's a little preview of what's coming tomorrow. If you are someone who observes Yom Kippur, I wish you an easy fast. If you'd like

Starting point is 00:03:42 to read more about the holiday, there's also a link to that in today's episode description. I get a lot of questions whenever I talk about Judaism and stuff like that in the newsletter or the podcast. So there's a quick, easy way for you to read for five minutes and learn about something a lot of people are doing today in this country and across the world, obviously. Also, since today's kind of a weird day, I just want to say this is a great day to help us out. You could use today's brief intermission to spread the word about Tangle. As many of you know, we are running a charity drive this month and maybe longer. We're going to see how it goes. Hopefully it goes well and we'll keep doing it. Readtangle.com slash give. Anyone who signs up for free for our newsletter under that URL, readtangle.com slash give. Anyone who signs up for free for our newsletter under that URL,

Starting point is 00:04:27 readtangle.com slash give, will trigger a $1 donation to Meals on Wheels or No Kid Hungry. So that link, readtangle.com slash give, it's in the episode description. If you just share it on social media and your friend signs up for the newsletter, then a dollar is going to go to charity. We're putting aside some of our advertising budget to see what kind of growth our readers can spur. I'm really excited about this. I hope you think about doing it. And if you've already done that or you want to support us in a different way, obviously,

Starting point is 00:04:58 it's always a great time to become a paying subscriber of Tangle. ReadTangle.com slash membership. Thank you for the understanding. We'll be back here tomorrow. Before we go, as always, some quick hits. First up, Twitter says it is planning to close the deal to sell the company to Elon Musk after receiving an offer, avoiding a potential trial. Number two, former President Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago search case, arguing an appeals court lacked the jurisdiction to remove them from

Starting point is 00:05:36 the special master. Number three, North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan, the first such launch since 2017. The US, Japan, and South Korea conducted their own military drills in response. Number four, the United States committed an additional $625 million to Ukraine, bringing the total aid provided close to $17 billion so far. And number five, the United States national debt surpassed $21 trillion for the first time. All right, that is it for our quick hits. That is it for our podcast. Like I said, we'll be back here tomorrow, same time. Thank you all for understanding in advance. I really appreciate it. And once again, an easy fast to those of you who are partaking. We'll see you tomorrow. Have a good one. Peace.

Starting point is 00:06:31 Our podcast is written by me, Isaac Saul, and edited and produced by Trevor Eichhorn. Our script is edited by Ari Weitzman, Sean Brady, and Bailey Saul. Shout out to our interns, Audrey Moorhead and Watkins Kelly, and our social media manager, Magdalena Bokova, who designed our logo. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet75. For more from Tangle, subscribe to our newsletter or check out our website at www.readtangle.com. We'll be right back. this year with DoorDash. Don't want to holla do the most? Holla don't. More festive, less frantic. Get deals for every occasion with DoorDash. Based on Charles Yu's

Starting point is 00:07:29 award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural who dreams about a world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently

Starting point is 00:07:39 becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web, his family's buried history, and what it feels like to be in the spotlight. Interior Chinatown is streaming November 19th, only on Disney+. The flu remains a serious disease. Last season, over 102,000 influenza cases have been reported across Canada, which is nearly double the historic average of 52,000 cases. What can you do this flu season? Talk to your pharmacist or doctor

Starting point is 00:08:04 about getting a flu shot. Consider FluCellVax Quad and help protect yourself from the flu. It's the first cell-based flu vaccine authorized in Canada for ages six months and older, and it may be available for free in your province. Side effects and allergic reactions can occur, and 100% protection is not guaranteed.

Starting point is 00:08:21 Learn more at flucellvax.ca.

Tangle - Have an easy fast...

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