Progressive U.

Progressive U.

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Progressive U. episodes

  • A Storm's A'Coming, Baby
    Jack and Rachel discuss the YUGE Stormy Daniels news and Trump's YUGEly awful speech to the National Rifle Association.
    Further Reading:
    https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/donald-trump-speech-nra/index.html
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    18 min
  • World War III
    Jack and Rachel discuss the shooting Nashville, World War III, and another instance of our idiotic President shooting himself in the foot.
    Further Reading:
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
    https://www.vox.com/2018/4/25/17263644/israel-bombs-syria-strikes-iran-war-conflict-map
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/in-travel-ban-case-supreme-court-considers-the-president-vs-this-president/2018/04/22/f33f1edc-44cb-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.76bd622efdd3
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    26 min
  • Long, Boring, and Important
    In this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss the release of Former FBI Director James Comey’s memos, CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, and Senator Claire McCaskill’s uphill battle to hold onto her Senate seat.
    Further Reading:
    https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/us/politics/20180419-james-comey-memos.pdf
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/us/politics/comey-memos-trump-justice-department.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pompeos-critics-offer-grudging-praise-for-north-korea-meeting/2018/04/18/857f505c-430d-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.8d065dd15f80
    https://www.vox.com/2018/4/17/17221324/missouri-senate-claire-mccaskill-josh-hawley-2018
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    27 min
  • Interview with Civic TN
    Jack and Rachel sit down with Kelley Elliott of Civic TN, an organization trying to change the culture around voting in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
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    ProudVoter.org
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    22 min
  • Purposely Late
    Jack and Rachel discuss Paul Ryan, Syrian missile strikes, James Comey's book, and the mystery client.
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    20 min
  • Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
    In this episode, Jack, Rachel, and Kaile discuss the tragic shooting at the YouTube headquarters in California, a new college affordability bill, and 2018 Senate prospects.
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    Further Reading:
    https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/us/youtube-hq-shooting/index.html
    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/20/17124080/brian-schatz-debt-free-college-plan-senate
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/texas-ted-cruz-orourke-senate.html
    https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/05/tennessee-us-senate-2018-poll-phil-bredesen-marsha-blackburn/485649002/
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    24 min
  • Interview with Congressional Candidate Dr. Joshua Williams
    Jack and Rachel sit down with Dr. Joshua Williams, a clinical psychologist and congressional candidate in Tennessee's 2nd district. They discuss the minimum wage, environmental policy, health care, and more.
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    23 min
  • Interview with Teen Vote Knoxville
    Jack and Rachel sit down with members of Teen Vote Knoxville, an organization trying to get the voting age lowered to 16 and advocating automatic voter registration.
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    https://teenvote.wixsite.com/teenvote
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    16 min
  • Interview with State Senate Candidate Jamie Ballinger
    Jack and Rachel sit down with Jamie Ballinger, a lawyer running for State Senate in Tennessee's 7th district, encompassing Farragut, Fourth and Gill, Downtown, and more. They discuss guns, right-to-work laws, and more.
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    21 min
  • A Vine Reference?
    On this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss attacks on Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' striking op-ed on gun reform, and the 2020 census. They also make some exciting personal announcements.
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    Further Reading:
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/29/laura-ingraham-savaged-for-taunting-parkland-activist-over-college-rejections/?utm_term=.132436e9ec3a
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/john-paul-stevens-repeal-second-amendment.html
    https://www.vox.com/2018/3/28/17168772/second-amendment-stevens
    https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/3/27/17169812/vox-sentences-us-census-citizenship
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    19 min

About Progressive U.

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Progressive U. is a political podcast hosted from the perspective of college-aged progressives to present a younger viewpoint on the news. Rachel, Jack, Nina, and Kaile offer opinions on the latest…