The Traitor.

At zero hour.

Editor’s Note: The News Items Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and Stitcher. Individual episodes become available at around 5:45pm (ET), Monday through Thursday. Past episodes remain available forever. Rebecca Darst is my co-host. Her website — Investable Universe — is here. It’s about “the global market of things.” This aft…