Can We Please Talk?

Mike & Nick on the rising tensions between Russia & the Ukraine, as award-winning national security & intelligence reporter at Foreign Policy, Amy Mackinnon joins the pod to break down the latest, plus we examine the Brian Flores class action suit against the NFL and hear from someone who is working with the league on helping to spark change.

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Mike & Nick with the latest on Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement, Spotify & Joe Rogan's recent statements about his content, plus presidential historian & author Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky joins the pod to grade President Biden's first term, explain our nation's long history with misinformation, and break down her latest book 'The Cabinet'.

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Mike & Nick on President Biden's recent one year in office presser, a statistical breakdown of the highs and lows, plus later in the program, Dr. Paul Offit, an attending physician over at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia & an advisor on the FDA committee, joins the pod to discuss the latest Omicron news, vaccine hesitancy, and how to actually "do your own research."

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Mike & Nick with the latest on voting rights legislation passing at the federal level, Kyrsten Sinema's "good" point on the filibuster, plus former State Department spokesperson & Fox News contributor Marie Harf joins us to discuss what the Democrats need to do from a messaging standpoint in the 2022 midterms & beyond.

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Mike & Nick discuss America's decades long problem with mass shootings. Joining them is noted sociology professor at UNC-Greensboro, Dr. Steven Cureton. Dr. Cureton has written books on mass shooter profiles, particularly analyzing the data, trends, and profiles behind school shooters. To read Dr. Cureton's work on this subject, visit - https://bit.ly/3HOmkWy

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In this episode, we look back at the events that unfolded in our nation's capitol on January 6th, 2021. We hear remarks from President Biden on the anniversary, plus hear from different guests that have been on the program that have covered January 6th, reported on it, or have worked in key government positions to help defend our democracy.

Featured in this episode (in order) - historian Professor Eric Foner, fmr. NSA communications specialist & BNC morning show anchor Mike Hill, fmr. advisor to VP Pence Olivia Troye, Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly, fmr. FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi, MSNBC anchor & host of 'American Radical' podcast Ayman Mohyeldin.

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As 2021 winds down, we look back at some of the topics and guest interviews from this past year, the love (and the hate) in our inbox, plus a preview of topics & guests coming up in 2022.

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Mike & Nick break down the latest Jan. 6th committee news, plus later in the program, MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin & producer Preeti Varathan join the show to talk about their gripping five-part podcast series ‘American Radical’, that examines how capitol rioter Roseanne Boyland wandered down the path of misinformation & disinformation, ultimately culminating in her death in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6th.

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Mike & Nick with the latest on the devastating tornado that hit Arkansas & Kentucky, CA Gov. Gavin Newsom's "new" idea, and a work zoom call you don't want to join. Plus NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz joins the show to discuss all the latest news happening in the education world.

To donate to the victims in Kentucky, visit - https://secure.kentucky.gov/formservices/Finance/WKYRelief

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Mike & Nick discuss the recent school shooting in Oxford, MI, as former FBI Assistant Director & NBC News contributor Frank Figluzzi joined the pod to help break it all down. Plus later in the program, we examine the Peng Shuai saga happening in China.

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