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May 7

1h 40m

About Spirit Airlines and the US-Germany...

Andrew Heaton, Jen Briney, Justin Robert Young

About this episode

The gang discusses the closure of Spirit Airlines, which shuttered over the weekend following several bankruptcies, a failed merger with JetBlue, spiking oil prices, and a general frustration from flyers for decades. Which one of these factors played the largest role in the death of Spirit? They discuss. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is continuing to shrink its footprint in Europe, with another 5,000 troops set to leave Germany behind. Is it time for Europe's defense to be more Europe-centric, or is this the US once again abandoning allies under Trump?

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:17:26 - Spirit Airlines

00:47:43 - US-Germany Pullout

01:05:21 - Emails

01:34:54 - Wrap-up

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