The Gist

Gov. Chris Christie’s time in the national spotlight has been full of bloopers. But no goof appears as consequential as his call to cancel the ARC project, halting construction of an additional train tunnel between New Jersey and New York City. WNYC’s Matt Katz explains why Christie killed ARC.  In the Spiel, Chris Christie and the fat-man theory of optics.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices