Thirty Years Ago: Macarena, Pagers And Beanie Babies
We start the final full hour with a trip back to 1996: Macarena at No. 1, pagers, Beanie Babies, old gas prices, home prices and the Super Nintendo-PlayStation-Sega era. That nostalgia leads into the 60 Minutes report on data centers, where we focus on electricity demand, water use, promised jobs and the costs nearby residents may end up carrying. The White House media dispute returns when the lack of normal TV-pool coverage leaves presidential video without usable audio. We debate what the episode says about press access, audience trust and whether the fight is crowding out other issues…
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