The "Very Windy" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined once again by <em>Lawfare</em> executive editor Natalie Orpett! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>“A Mess in Texas”: Texas’s Republican governor has <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/21/john-scott-texas-secretary-state-elections-trump/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">appointed</a> one of President Trump’s former election lawyers as Secretary of State. Are Trump’s supporters planning to steal the next election, or are Democrats’ concerns overblown?</li><li>“In Mother Russia, Bear Poke You”: A Russian spy agency is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/25/us/politics/russia-cybersurveillance-biden.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">still trying</a> to penetrate U.S. networks, despite clear warnings of repercussions from the United States. Is the Biden administration’s strategy failing? And what should it do instead?</li><li>“Chain of Fools”: The worst of the global pandemic may be behind us, but the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/business/shortages-supply-chain.html?referringSource=articleShare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">disruptions to the global supply chain</a> are still piling up. Has the drive for an integrated global economy hit its high water mark?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Quinta urged listeners to get their flu shot; Alan celebrated his favorite kitchen unitasker,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KN4WJT1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the spaetzle maker</a>; Scott recommended rewatching&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/saturday-night-live-94218485-ec4e-4e58-9c8c-2acadcb2371c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the first season of Saturday Night Live</a>&nbsp;for a phenomenal snapshot into mid-1970s culture; and Natalie put on her tourism board hat to sing the virtues of her home city of Chicago.</p><p>Be sure to visit our show page at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lawfareblog.com/" rel="noope