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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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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
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We had a surprisingly involved conversation on spoons and their ilk before our recording this week. Please enjoy until we release Episode 7 next week.
With Ben Anderson we ask what's the right way to do LGBT representation and how well did Disney manage it in their update to Beauty and the Beast? Also, how can we be more aware of living and working in accessible places for people with different abilities? Finally, following last week's Irish state visit, how much do the "little things" matter when it comes to international diplomacy?
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The Daily Beast: Beauty and the Beast’s Big Gay Nightmare Polygon: Beauty and the Beast’s openly gay character is a poor tribute Movie Pilot: Why Disney's First Gay Character In 'Beauty & The Beast' Is An Insult To LGBT People WaPo: Ewan McGregor jokes about ‘Beauty and the Beast’ controversy: ‘There is a lot of gay sex in this cartoon’ Zach Anner and the Quest for the Rainbow Bagel WaPo: Trump’s proverb, Paul Ryan’s ‘despicable’ pint and other St. Patrick’s Day mishaps The Guardian: St Patrick's Day: Trump's 'Irish proverb' provokes derision on the web The Hill: Trump appears to ignore Merkel request for handshake BuzzFeed: This Rescue Dog Made So Many Mistakes On This Agility Course And He Looked So Happy The Whole Time NYTimes: Populists Appear to Fall Short in Dutch Election, Amid High Turnout
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
If you're still trying to make the case that the federal government should support the arts, try using the argument that persuaded Reid. (No, sadly it has nothing to do with Amy's ideas.)
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.
This week with Maggie Ong'ele we discuss: dating in the age of Trump, the iconography of Beyoncé, and did Millennials sabotage Hillary?
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NPR: When Dating In The Era Of Divisive Politics, Both Sides Stick To Themselves Bitch Media: Black Venus Rising Washington City Paper: Who You Calling a Bama? Remezcla: Followers of the Yoruba Faith Reflect on the Impact of Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade’ WaPo: Trump team narrowing search for State Department’s No. 2 official Hindenburg World Radio Day She's Running Podcast
Topics this week: Can we justify American CEO pay versus our minimum wage? Coke used consumer data collection to develop a new flavor of Sprite. And is education making liberals dumb? Also Amy effuses love for her friends so I guess that's our Valentine's Day tie-in.
Kristen Lega guests again in our first official episode.
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Selected Links: NYTimes: Why Are the Highly Educated so Liberal? Big Think: How Too Much Education Can Result in Ignorance HBR: The Dangers of Confidence HBR: Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?
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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