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The episode discusses the expanding Iran war, U.S. missile shortages, conspiracy theories surrounding Dr. Anthony Fauci, and recent developments in medication abortion and FDA restrictions.

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the expanding Iran war and what it means for Trump that news of U.S. missile shortages is leaking from the inside, the blend of conspiracy theory and Rand Paul's personal umbrage that drove the show trial of a Senate hearing with Dr. Anthony Fauci, and various developments that brought medication abortion and FDA restrictions back to the news this week. Here are this week’s chatters:   Emily: Julia Lurie for Mother Jones: Me, Myself, and IUDs   John: Space Daily: Astronauts returning from six-month missions describe a persistent 'observer' sensation — the feeling of watching their own lives from a half-step outside the frame, weeks after they're back on the ground   David: Jill Lawless for The Associated Press: Glen Hansard, Irish musician who won Oscar for ‘Once,’ dies in motorcycle crash ; Once (2007) Trailer HD | Glen Hansard | Markéta Irglová (YouTube); RTÉ News on YouTube: 'Fairytale of New York' played at Shane MacGowan's funeral ; City Cast: Your City Could Be Better (podcast); Eli Sabin for New Haven   Listener chatter from Craig Kujawa in Washington, D.C.: Barbershop Harmony Society…

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