# Emptywheel Fridays with Marcy Wheeler

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Podcast: [The Nicole Sandler Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-nicole-sandler-show-1065430)
Published: 2026-04-03T18:29:37+00:00
Episode link: https://nicolesandler.com/4-3-26
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## Resource

Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me every Friday to discuss most of the news that you need to know about since we spoke the week before. Today, we began with the breaking news this morning that a US fighter jet was shot down over Iran. One of the two pilots had been rescued. The other was still missing when we finished recording at about 1pm Eastern. If anything happens to that missing pilot, it's Pete Hegseth's fault. As Marcy said, we must all call our congressional representatives and demand he be fired! And there's lots more... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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