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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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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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Selected Links: 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
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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Promoted Links: Dani for Congress She's Running Podcast Topic Links: 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
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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Selected Links: 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
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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Selected Links: 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
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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Selected Links: 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
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?
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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Selected Links: 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.
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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Selected Links: 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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