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Episode 19: Action and Ownership

9/18/2017

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​Harrison Tassopoulos discusses Colin Kaepernick's NFL protest and its fallout with us.  Also on this episode: Trump's decision to rescind DACA and Hobby Lobby's inadvertent purchase of looted antiquities.
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Episode 12: Going It Alone

6/12/2017

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Kari and Amy fly solo this week and discuss: What is the political and environmental impact of Trump's withdrawal of the US from the Paris Accord?  And, what is the intention behind Jeff Sessions' new policy guidance on criminal justice?
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NYTimes: Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord
Mike Bloomberg: Americans don’t need Washington to meet our Paris commitment

NYTimes: Attorney General Orders Tougher Sentences, Rolling Back Obama Policy
​CATO: Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty
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Episode 9: Dani and/or Mark Zuckerberg for Congress

5/1/2017

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Congressional candidate Danielle Pellett joins us for a heavy science topic: are liquid fluoride thorium reactors the future of energy policy?  Also, what happens when women legislate and is Mark Zuckerberg considering a political run?
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Dani for Congress
She's Running Podcast

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YouTube: Liquid Fluorine Thorium Reactors in Five Minutes

Rutgers CAWP: American Female Officeholders in 2017
​NPR: It's The No. 1 Country For Women In Politics — But Not In Daily Life
​NYT Opinion: What Happens When Women Legislate
The Atlantic: Would Electing More Women Fix Congress?

Buzzfeed: Selling Mark Zuckerberg
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Episode 8: We Forgot a title

4/17/2017

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Kristen returns! We debate decisiveness vs. analysis, the alt-right's backlash again Trump, and what was behind Pepsi's disastrous ad?
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WaPo: Trump’s puzzling blame-Obama statement on the Syria tragedy
WaPo: Obama issues Syria a ‘red line’ warning on chemical weapons

Slate: Why the Alt-Right Hate Trump's Syria Strike
NyMag: After Trump’s Syria Air Strikes, the Alt-Right Is Not Alright

WaPo: Pepsi shows how America loves to erase black women
SNL: Pepsi Commercial
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Episode 7: Too Many Trumps

4/3/2017

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​Topics with Nel Fedorov: Is Ivanka Trump's White House position nepotism and does it matter?  Is Trump's position on NATO logical?  And we question Donald "the deal-maker" given AHCA's failure in the House.
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SNL: Complicit

Independent: Donald Trump 'printed out fake £300bn Nato invoice and handed it to Angela Merkel'

The Atlantic: The Real Story of Obamacare's Birth

WaPo: Jennifer Garner urges Congress to fund early-childhood education
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Episode 5: Prosecutorial Misconduct

3/15/2017

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With Jim Kingman, Amy and Kari ask: How should the US support trade school education? How exactly does constitutional originalism work? And how can Trump's VOICE proposal help us think about crime statistics and reporting overall?

*Apologies for the late release this week. Editing issues and life in general got in the way this time around.
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NPR: Originalism: A Primer On Scalia's Constitutional Philosophy
WaPo: Neil Gorsuch, Antonin Scalia and originalism, explained

Fortune: Thousands Want Wall Street’s Fearless Girl Statue to Become Permanent
Change.org: Make Wall Street's Fearless Girl Permanent
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Episode 4: Amy's mirror Image

3/7/2017

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Reid Baker guests as we discuss Calexit and wonder if secession is ever a reasonable proposal. Amy asks why conversations about privilege annoy certain people and how can we communicate more productively? Last, can we defend Trump's so far frequent use of Mar-a-Lago as president?
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NYTimes: ‘White Privilege’ Essay Contest Stirs Up a Connecticut Town
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Bill O'Reilly

WaPo: ‘Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women’: Emma Watson tells off critics of revealing photo
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Episode 3: Our First republican

2/28/2017

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NASA made a cool discovery, but was it worth our taxpayer dollars? HSAs look to play a big role in Republicans' retooling of healthcare so what are they and do we like them? And can we defend Trump's approach to the press?

Teresa Peterman brings our first true Republican perspective.
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WSJ: The Tax-Smart Way to Use Health Savings Accounts
WaPo: People could save a lot of money on health care—if only they knew how to use health savings accounts
NTYimes: Republicans Want You in a Health Savings Account. So Now What?

WaPo: CNN, New York Times, other media barred from White House briefing

Extra Newsfeed: A Spell to Bind Donald Trump and All Those Who Abet Him: February 24th Mass Ritual
​Big Think: Want to Be Zen as F*Ck? Try Rage Yoga.
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Episode 0: The Test Episode

2/9/2017

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Kristen Lega joins as Amy & Kari's first guest in our test episode of Fun Facts.  We discuss Trump's proposed spending cuts to the NEA, free speech in public schools, and international reactions to Trump's election.
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WaPo: Trump reportedly wants to cut cultural programs that make up 0.02 percent of federal spending
The Hill: Trump team prepares dramatic cuts
Scientific American: Novel Finding: Reading Literary Fiction Improves Empathy
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