Tony and Kevin do a catch up episode on the news and going-ons of life. It’s been too long!

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* Fake News pitch to Rachel Maddow

* Ajito–one of the best Japanese restaurants in the Bay Area

 

Richard Lui, news anchor of NBC News and MSNBC, shares his amazing life story, career, and thoughts on journalism and the fourth estate.

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* One of 50 Sexy People in TV — Richard Lui

 

Re-introducing some of our favorite interview segments from the past 24 episodes, this episode is a mash-up of our “greatest hits” from five amazing guests: Jennifer 8 Lee, Punya Krishnappa, Ronnie Cho, Kiran Ahuja, and Chris Lu. Enjoy!

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* Episode 6: Jennifer 8 Lee

* Episode 7: Punya Krishnappa

* Episode 12: Ronnie Cho

* Episode 17: Kiran Ahuja

* Episode 21: Chris Lu

 

Kathy Ko Chin, the President and CEO of Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, joins the podcast to talk about the current healthcare debate, especially as it pertains to the Asian-American & Pacific Islanders community. We also pick up on the issue of Trump’s fake voter fraud panel led by Kris Kobach. 

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* Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

* Which states are refusing to give Trump voter data?

* The negative implications of Trump’s voter fraud (ahem suppression) panel

 

Simon Tam of The Slants joins the podcast to talk about life story, music, and of course their victory at the Supreme Court that allows them to trademark their band’s name. We also talk about the highlights (really lowlights) of the latest healthcare reform bill in the Senate.

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* The Slants

* Simon’s Op-Ed on Repurposing Racial Slurs (NY Times)

* Coverage of The Slants SCOTUS victory (NY Times)

* Coverage of The Slants SCOTUS victory (Rolling Stone)

* Who Wins and Who Loses in the Senate Healthcare Reform Draft Bill (NPR)

 

Leah Cowan, Director of Mobilization for Common Sense Kids Action and a field campaign veteran, joins the podcast this week to talk about her incredible rise in the world of campaign politics and share her passion fighting for better parental leaves for our families and kids. We also share our thoughts on gun control, in light of the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Alexandria, VA and San Francisco, CA.

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* Common Sense Kids Action

* Republicans Attack Democrats About Rep. Scalise’s Shooting

* Democrats Call for Gun Control while Republicans Continue to Defend Gun Rights

 

Chris Lu, former Deputy Secretary of Labor and Cabinet Secretary in the Obama White House, joins the podcast to talk about important issues of disparity within the Asian-American and Pacific Islanders community (and how the Trump administration policies are not making things better). We also talk about the Comey testimony.

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Episode Links:

* Chris Lu’s Op-Ed on Asian-American and Pacific Islanders issues in the Trump era

* Full Transcript and Video of the Comey Testimony

 

Taking a break from guest interviews this week to talk about Paris, Hillary at Recode, CA34 special election, Asian cooking, and of course…covfefe!

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* Leaving Paris Accord will not bring back coal jobs; here is why

* Get smart fast on the CA34 special election

* Josh Hendler’s smart writing on the DNC data operation and what needs to be improved

 

Gary Locke, former Governor of Washington, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and U.S. Ambassador to China, joins the podcast to cap off our final episode of Asian-American & Pacific Islanders Heritage Month and shares stories from his incredible journey in public service. We also talk about a week worth of important news, as well as some bantering about the special election in Montana and the upcoming special election in Georgia’s 6th District.

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* Why Trump’s 2018 budget proposal is bad for the opioid addiction epidemic

* FCC Net Neutrality

* Trump budget’s 2 trillion dollar mystery

* Young Jared is in trouble

* Bernie Sanders’s support for Rob Quist

* Montana’s demographics (not that favorable to Democrats)

* GA-06 has 9% Asian-Americans!

* Jon Ossoff’s appeal to Republicans

 

Parita Shah, former Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation of the Obama administration and former VP at APCO Worldwide, a global public relations consulting firm, joins the podcast for our 3rd episode to celebrate Asian-American Heritage Month. We also chat about Net Neutrality and Robert Mueller. It’s Mueller Time in America.

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* White House tries to invoke ethics rules to limit Robert Mueller’s investigation (probably to protect Jared Kushner)

* ICYMI–Trump obstructs justice by asking Comey to stop investigating Flynn (before he fired Comey)

* Get Smart Fast on Net Neutrality (Part 1)

* Get Smart Fast on Net Neutrality (Part 2)