This week, J is joined today by contributors Rena Karefa-Johnson and Matt Ruby to discuss the recent attempted mail bombings of Trump critics, the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and whether President Trump’s rhetoric makes him responsible for others’ actions

Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J discuss the recently released movie, Burning, directed by Lee Chang-dong and starring Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, and Jeon Jong-seo.

And we have an exclusive early listen to a performance by Adeline Hotel from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session.

Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.

00:00 - Intro

01:20 - START /// Trump’s Rhetoric & Responsibility w/ Rena Karefa-Johnson + Matt Ruby

03:12 - At what point does someone's rhetoric (and/or policies) make them responsible for other peoples' actions? / defining responsibility

07:07 - A white man killed two black people in Kentucky then said “whites don’t kills white”

09:18 - “They both talked about the same thing, and one of them is violent and one of them is the President and that’s f*cking weird.”

11:49 - Trump as accelerant (a recurring theme) / Actual white supremacist or opportunist?

15:53 - If you want to be a leader, you have to take the good with the bad / underlying societal problems

19:39 - “Extraordinarily violent assertions of white supremacy, especially at places of worship, are not new.” / “This is white terrorism that has been happening in this country for a long time more than this is Trumpism.”

23:48 - Trump represents an obnoxious, virulent minority / “We should all make t-shirts that says ‘white people are fine’ and just move on with our lives.”

27:00 - Bringing it back, is Trump responsible for others’ actions? / Donald Trump as Michael Scott? We’re all Dunder Mifflin? /// END

29:39 - “Solid Love” (BTR Live Studio, 2018) - Adeline Hotel

34:40 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Burning’

36:20 - Movie Chat: Jacqueline Soller + J. McVay (spoiler alert)

52:54 - John Knefel // Homeland Security’s Border Threat

54:52 - Outro / Credits

55:40 - Finish.