Bonus SchadenFriday: How a Lefty Journalist Stumbled Into an ICE Job
16 January 2026

Bonus SchadenFriday: How a Lefty Journalist Stumbled Into an ICE Job

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She just wanted to report on an ICE recruiting session. She didn’t expect to get a job offer.


Guest: Laura Jedeed, journalist who wrote “You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof” for Slate.


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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.



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