We talk to Megan Garber of The Atlantic about the new era of scamming, what it means for our society, and the status of reality television.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The New Era of Scamming with Megan Garber 
• Outside of Politics: Reality Television

 

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We were delighted to talk to Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan while at the DNC last week. Plus, we discuss the shifting attitudes about the labor movement in America.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Shifting American Views on Labor
• Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota

 

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Sarah and Beth have had some time to process their week at the DNC and changes in the presidential race, including RFK Jr dropping out and endorsing former president Donald Trump.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Reflections on the DNC
• Republican Presidential Politics: RFK Drops Out, Family and Personal Lives
• Outside of Politics: Swearing and Cussing

 

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Sarah and Beth have been at the DNC all week, having a great time and some amazing conversations with elected leaders. We're sharing some of those with you today.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Former Governor Jennifer Granholm
• Senator Debbie Stabenow
• Live from the DNC with Mayor London Breed and A’shanti Gholar

 

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We’re at the DNC Convention in Chicago this week, so it felt like the perfect moment to look back at the last time the convention was in Chicago - a truly historic year. There was no better person to discuss that with than James Traub, author of the biography of Hubert Humphrey that Sarah loved.

 

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It's the start of the school year! We're delighted the kids are back in school and excited to be discussing several hot discussion topics in the education world, mainly, the idea of school choice.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Free School Lunches and Tampons in Bathrooms
• School Choice with Jon Valant 
• Outside of Politics: Pop Girl Summer

 

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This is our final episode of the Summer Nuanced Life Reboot, and we're sharing a very poignant conversation with our longtime listener, Kelly Kaufman. Kelly reached out to us after her daughter died suddenly from an asthma attack last March. Her story of grieving with her community and how friends, strangers, and even Hasbro have wrapped her family in love was so potent that we asked her to join Sarah and Beth to talk about her experience in her own voice and words.

 

*This episode contains a conversation about the loss of a child

 

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Sarah and Beth discuss the future of the conservative movement reflected in Project 2025, Tim Walz as VP pick, and the Paris Olympic Games.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• 2024 Presidential Race
• Project 2025
• Outside of Politics: The Paris Olympics

 

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There’s so much to celebrate about the older members of our communities, particularly within our own families. In this episode, Sarah talks to her grandmother about her life and Beth commemorates her beloved Grandmother Joy.

 

*This episode contains conversation about pregnancy and miscarriage.

 

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Sarah and Beth talk about tension around the world with developments from Bangladesh to Israel, the Veepstakes, and their takeaways from summer travel.

 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Global Hotspots
• Vice President Harris’s Veepstakes
• J.D. Vance and his comments about “Cat Ladies”
• Outside of Politics: Sarah and Beth’s Summer Travel

 

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