August can be a strange month, especially in a place like Washington. On one hand, things are slow. Congress goes on recess. People take vacations. On the other hand, kids head back to school. It’s peak political primary season. How different is it from other places? Brandon Wetherbee of Recommend If You Like magazine drops by to riff on the dog days, the Cubs’ microphone system, Michael Keaton, Dan Snyder and lost movies, among other topics. Show Notes: In baseball and in Congress, don’t ‘get carried off the field,’ Brady saysA bike, a suit and a dream: How I lost a race for Congress 50 years agoCheney facing GOP music in Wyoming primaryAt the Races: Surf’s down?Congress goes to the dogsFarewell, My Indigestion: Bidding Adieu to Restaurant AssociatesCongress resumes, Twitter swells
