Topic: Catch The Gaffe

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Episode 676 1:53:46 - 1:57:03

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Catch the Gaffe, David Brooks

In a "Catch the Gaffe" segment, New York Times columnist David Brooks is caught using the contradictory filler phrase "yeah, no." The hosts analyze the evolution of the phrase as a diminutive version of "you know" or a way to signal a transition in thought. They conclude that such linguistic fillers are becoming increasingly common in political commentary.