Susanne Posel, host of This Week Again, joins us to discuss Fani Willis, attempts to remove access to abortions federal-wide, and when different romance movies have very different ideas on womanhood.

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We bring you the news of a judge ruling that Fani Willis can remain on Trump’s election case.

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Randy Fertel, author of Winging It: Improv’s Power & Peril in the Age of Trump joins us to discuss the history of improv, how politicians use improv in every aspect of their career, and how appeals to emotions often prove more results than logic.


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Five News Stories For March 14th, 2024

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Steve Phillips, author of How We Win the Civil War: Securing a Multiracial Democracy and Ending White Supremacy for Good, joins us to talk the roots of white supremacy, the ongoing civil war, and "an existential battle between those who wish to make America a multiracial democracy and those clinging to the concept that this is fundamentally a white nation."

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Five News Stories For March 13th 2024

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We speak with comedy duo Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler - The Good Liars - who have over ten years of guerrilla political comedy experience. Their new podcast is "The Good Liars Tell the Truth"

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John Rothmann, host of Around The Political World, joins us to talk about the lack of fact-checking in modern politics, Biden's new corporate tax proposal, and that ex-Trump advisor Peter Navarro is ordered to report to jail this month.

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We're joined by Ben Burgis, author of "Nationize Greyhound" for a discussion on nationalizing the bus line, how Greyhound stations have changed over time, and how change can be implemented to better improve our buses.

Read the "Nationize Greyhound" article here: "A publicly owned intercity bus service with dedicated highway lanes could do for travelers what the US Postal Service does for letters and packages: let them criss-cross the country cheaply and quickly at their own convenience."

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Jennifer Jewell, author of What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds, joins us to explain the many significances of seeds. We discuss seed patents, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, and how to recognize the impact of seeds and greenery in your life.

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Note: This is a reupload of an episode originally aired 10/09/23.

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