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Today on “The Choice” podcast from NYT Opinion, former Vice President Joe Biden visits the Times boardroom for his interview. The editorial board pushed him on reparations, his support of the Hyde Amendment and getting his public option through the Senate. Plus: Hagar the Horrible, Haight-Ashbury and a push-up competition.

In a follow-up bonus episode, found below, the board deliberates the interview with Mr. Biden. They question whether he understands the anger of the moment, and his selective invocations of the Obama administration. Then, board member Lauren Kelley gives an explainer of the Hyde Amendment, Joe Biden’s electoral baggage around it and why this is the most precarious moment for reproductive rights since 1973.