Sarah and Beth discuss the Michigan case against the mother of a school shooter as well as a variety of political debacles from the week.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The Nevada Primary & Caucus
• The Failure of the Immigration Negotiations
• The Attempted Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
• What’s Happening in Court This Week
• Michigan Mom Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in School Shooting Case
• Outside of Politics: Sarah’s New Substack

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Sarah and Beth discuss Latin American strongmen, reformers, and elections. Plus, this year's Grammy awards and performances.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Latin America: Elections and Political Trends
• Outside of Politics: The Grammys

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Sarah and Beth identify the various problems at the southern border and what is keeping us from solutions.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• The Southern Border & Immigration Issues
• The Political Roadblock to Immigration Solutions
• Outside of Politics: Scruffy Hospitality

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Sarah and Beth discuss Trump's defamation case, international crises and conflict, and the pop culture phenomenon of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's real-life rom-com.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• E. Jean Carroll Awarded $83.3 Million Dollars in Second Trump Defamation Case
• Escalating Tensions in the Middle East
• The Ongoing War in Ukraine
• Outside of Politics: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

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A lot of reporting is stating that the Republican primary for president is over and Trump has it sown up. Is that true? Sarah and Beth discuss the results of the New Hampshire primary and what may happen from here.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• New Hampshire Primary Results
• What Comes Next for the Campaigns
• Outside of Politics: Oscar Nominations

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Sarah and Beth discuss Trump's 2024 calendar and the DOJ Critical Incident Report from Uvalde.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• DeSantis Drops Out of the Presidential Race
• Trump’s Legal and Electoral Questions
• The Uvalde Report
• Outside of Politics: A Different Approach to Scheduling

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State legislatures are often the laboratory for American democracy in the sense that they birth lots of legislative experiments. Today, we're looking at a wide range of laws from both blue and red states that are taking effect this year and how they may impact you.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• New Laws: What a Crappy Idea
• New Laws: It’s About Time
• New Laws: Old-Fashioned Good Work
• New Laws: Interesting Experiments
• Outside of Politics: Teaching Cursive Handwriting

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57,000 Iowa Republicans voted for Donald Trump in the Iowa Caucus. Sarah and Beth discuss whether or not we should be concerned.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Iowa Caucus Results
• Outside of Politics: Snow Days and Winter Weather

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The Iowa Caucus is on Monday, so we're devoting the episode today to discussing if it will actually make a difference in the GOP primary race and what it's like on the ground in Iowa.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• NY Times Focus Group Iowa
• Inside the Iowa Caucuses with Dr. Andy McGuire
• Outside of Politics: The Crown

Visit our website for complete show notes and episode resources.Sarah and Beth process reporting on the SCOTUS's overturning of Roe v. Wade and the impact on pregnancy care in America.

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Sarah and Beth process reporting on the SCOTUS's overturning of Roe v. Wade and the impact on pregnancy care in America.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• Reporting on the Supreme Court’s Dismantling of Roe v. Wade
• The Life-changing Fallout of Abortion Bans in Pregnancy Care
• Outside of Politics: Football as Our Shared Experience

UPCOMING SPEAKING EVENTS

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