"It's hard to find a worse person than Raisi, to put it bluntly," recalls writer and war correspondent Hollie McKay who joins us to discuss the role of Iran's President Raisi and what his sudden death means for the future - of not only Iran but the Middle East. Hollie spent several weeks traveling in Iran in 2017 and shares some invaluable insight on the Iranian people ~ PLUS: How she noticed she was being followed...and an interesting anecdote on her trip home.

0:00: A quick reminder about Memorial Day

2:00: What a lost shoe taught us about the news.

5:00: The death of President Raisi - Iran's president and believed successor to the Supreme Leader.

7:30: Hollie McKay joins us with insight and perspective.

35:00: What to know about potential arrest warrnats from the International Criminal Court for top leaders of Hamas and Israel.

38:00: Latest on Capitol Hill before a district breather.

41:00: Presidential debates break with tradition and why this matters.

47:00: A new record holder: the oldest man in space fufills a mission several decades in the making.

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Interview with the head of Commission on Presidential Debates

Hollie McKay: Her latest work and her website

 

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