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August 17, 2020The virtual convention experiment
Democrats are going ahead with a mostly virtual convention, starting tonight. But how TV networks will cover the event, and how the millions of American voters watching it will react is still up in the air.
Plus, the Trump administration is eyeing another unproven coronavirus treatment.
And, Sheryl Sandberg shares some key takeaways from Lean In's new report on Black women in the workplace.
Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev, Jonathan Swan, and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
Go deeper:
The conventions' quantum leap
Trump eyes new unproven coronavirus "cure"
The state of Black women in corporate America
11 min
August 14, 2020Our reliance on unreliable data
How we measure our economic health depends on many things: not just evictions, bankruptcies or savings rates, but also lots of statistics. The problem is many of the economic metrics we're using like unemployment rate and GDP have become inaccurate during the pandemic.
Plus, Fortnite takes on Apple and Google.
And, and why smaller towns across America are confronting racism
Guests: Axios' Felix Salmon, Ina Fried, and Rashaan Ayesh
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

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The statistics crisis
Apple's antitrust fight turns Epic
George Floyd's death forces small-town America to confront racism
11 min
August 13, 2020The financial toll of the pandemic
The extra unemployment benefits have expired and the stimulus checks the government sent out have dried up. Now, a growing number of American families are struggling to stay afloat. Without more government aid, their dire financial situations will get worse.
Plus, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have a three-pronged approach to defeating Donald Trump.
And, news you can use about how to vote in your state.
Guests: Axios' Jennifer Kingson, Hans Nichols and Stef Kight
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

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Death spiral for consumers
Harris previews dual role in debut speech: Attacking Trump and humanizing Biden
When and how to vote in all 50 states
12 min
August 12, 2020The Biden-Harris chemistry test
Last night, Joe Biden made the most important decision in his campaign with a historic pick of Senator Kamala Devi Harris as his vice-presidential candidate.
But it’s the next 48 hours that are truly crucial for the campaign to prove they have the chemistry to win the presidency.
Plus, how the coronavirus has pulled the plug on college sports.
And, where to look for the best meteor shower of the year.
Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols and Jeff Tracy
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
PAC-12 and Big Ten postpone fall sports due to coronavirus
11 min
August 11, 2020Hong Kong's political freedom ends
It’s been about a month since the Chinese Communist Party forced a national security law on Hong Kong. This new law made it illegal for anyone anywhere in the world to promote democratic reform in the region.
Recent arrests of top media and political figures have made it clear that Hong Kong's relatively free political system is over.
Plus, the risk of space attacks against U.S. satellites is growing.
And, some hopeful pandemic parenting advice from Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Guests: Axios' Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, and Miriam Kramer and special thanks to Dr. Sanjay Gupta and the Asian American Journalists Association.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
Go deeper:
China's iron curtain descends on Hong Kong
The U.S. is at risk of attacks in space
11 min
August 10, 2020Indoor air is the next virus hot spot
There's growing evidence that coronavirus contaminated particles can hang in the air, possibly for hours. As more schools and businesses attempt to reopen, protecting the air in indoor spaces is becoming front and center in the fight to control the virus.
Plus, a reality check on President Trump’s executive orders.
And, the struggle to keep high school sports alive.
Guests: Axios' Bryan Walsh, Mike Allen and Kendall Baker.

Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].
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Indoor air is the next coronavirus frontline
The return of high school sports hangs in the balance
11 min
August 07, 2020The post-Covid city
It's too soon to know what downtown cities will look like after the coronavirus pandemic. What we do know is that no business will be spared. Both small mom and pops and big retailers will have to shut their doors and move away from dense city centers. That could mean landowners, consumers and retailers will have to work together to imagine the new iteration of the American city.
Plus, the more we learn about kids and the coronavirus, the riskier it seems to resume in-person schools.
And, the 2020 presidential election won't like anything we've ever seen.
Guests: Axios' Dion Rabouin, Caitlin Owens, and Sara Goo.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

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The next wave to hit Main Street
There's not much good news about kids and coronavirus
12 min
August 06, 2020The dangerous tech of nuclear war
On this day 75 years ago, the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Since the end of the Cold War, the threat of a nuclear attack has seemed far fetched. However, the rise of cyber hacks and artificial intelligence could disrupt the precarious balance between nations in the modern nuclear arms race.
Plus, what's at stake for Joe Biden as he narrows his choice for vice president to two candidates.
And, the latest coronavirus numbers from around the country.
Also, an introduction to Ceasar the No Drama Llama.
Guests: Axios' Bryan Walsh, Mike Allen and Sam Baker.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

Go Deeper:
How new tech raises the risk of nuclear war
Coronavirus hotspots begin to improve
11 min
August 05, 2020The conspiracy theory virus
The events of 2020 have created an online world where conspiracy theories are easy to spread and grow. One example of this is QAnon - once a far-right fringe conspiracy theory that pushes the idea that the deep state is trying to take down President Trump. But this theory has now moved away from the corners of the internet and into our political discourse.
Plus, how the pandemic could undo decades of progress for women in the workplace.
And, an update on the stimulus bill.
Guests: Axios' Stef Kight, Erica Pandey, and Alayna Treene.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

Go deeper:
QAnon's 2020 resurgence
Setting back a generation of women
12 min
August 04, 2020The vote by mail election
Voting by mail has become a controversial issue for President Trump's re-election campaign. He talked to chief political correspondent Jonathan Swan about his lack of confidence in the system in yesterday's Axios on HBO interview.
While Trump continues to sow fear around mail-in voting, the new Axios-Ipsos poll shows a partisan divide on the dangers of in-person voting.
Plus, how the U.S. is now playing by China's internet rules.
And, the rise in women-focused newsrooms.
Guests: Axios' Margaret Talev, Scott Rosenberg, and Sara Fischer.
Credits: "Axios Today" is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Carol Alderman, Cara Shillenn, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Naomi Shavin and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected].

Go deeper:
Exclusive: Trump stokes fears of election-night mail voting fraud
The U.S. is now playing by China's internet rules
Women-focused newsrooms rising
11 min

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