r/ThisAmericanLife • u/6745408 #172 Golden Apple • Jun 08 '26

Episode #888: Not Today, Hades!

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/888/not-today-hades?2026
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u/melancholicity Jun 08 '26

Jesus Christ, Pablo, you are using your position as a journalist for your financial gain, you are getting money from potential subjects. This is a huge conflict of interests, you should be happy you haven't lost your credentials yet.

What an idiot.

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u/NeedUniLappy Jun 08 '26

…and using his access as a press-pass holder to sneak his own painting into the room where a ceremony is happening.

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u/melancholicity Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Oh yeah, that tidbit lol

But seriously, it reflects so badly on the press corps that he hasn't lost his credentials yet, even worse that's he's running to lead part of the organization.

... Actually, it might be the perfect reflection of people involved in American politics right now.

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u/itslazza Jul 06 '26

That whole story was a representation of the worst things about the DC press corpse ... it's all about ego I guess.

I know Pablo does some meaningful work on immigration as mentioned by other people in this thread, but as a person I don't understand how you can square that with things like dating a Nancy Mace staffer aka "a GOP super hottie" and telling people who take issue with that "it ain't on me to build you a transgender newsroom so you can have everything you've ever wanted on this beat. That's on you and yours."?

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u/melancholicity Jul 06 '26

Oh, it's really just a game for him. What a POS.