Mark Leibovich the Chief National Correspondent of the New York Times Magazine, author of This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America’s Gilded Capital, explains the subculture of the Washington village establishment, the shocking explosion of money in America’s political system, the problem with the Washington correspondence Dinner, how Chris Dodd became Hollywood’s top lobbyist and the importance of holding a mirror to the villages culture.

On The Better Half: medical device companies are making record profits, how the far right benefited from the government shutdown, Random Rush and your IMs.

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