Segall and Coates sounds like a law firm

I asked my friends and legal experts Eric Segall and Laura Coates to join me to talk Impeachment.

Eric Segall Ashe Family Chair Professor of Law at GA State University. He is also the author of Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Originalism as Faith

Laura Coates CNN Legal Analyst, Host of the Laura Coates show on SiriusXM Urban View  

Author of

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT: A Constitutional Guide to Policing the Police

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I some how kept adding guests to today's episode so I can’t narrow it down to just one question

Joining me today are legal expert Elie Mystal of the Nation Magazine on the first day of Senate Impeachment

Dr Ibram X Kendi of American University on his book How to be an Anti Racist

John Donvan of Intelligence Squared Debates previewing their next debate on Nuclear Energy where the motion is It’s Time to Expand Nuclear Power

And lastly I invited my wife down in to the studio to talk about teenagers and their soul destroying relationships with their mobile device

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Today's question is

What is the state of play in American politics ?

I haven't been talking that much general politics on the podcast because there is so much great analysis out there but I do love to follow it and of course I think it's very important. There are certain analysts and political scientists whose takes I like to get and Dr Jason Johnson is one of my favorites. We had a great chat and I look forward to having him on more. 

Jason is the politics editor at TheRoot.com  and MSNBC Contributor and Politics / Journalism Professor @morganstateu

 He can be found on Twitter @DrJasonJohnson.

After my conversation with Jason I get a much different and less professional take on Trump, Obama and the current race for the democratic nomination from my Dad. We had a really great talk and I love getting and sharing his perspective on things. 

Do you know what #BlackGirlMagic is? That is the question I opened my conversation with Chloe Hilliard with. 

I worked with Chloe at Gotham Comedy Club last weekend and she was amazing. I was really impressed with her performances and I was psyched to get her on the show. We had a great conversation about race, socio economics and body image. Def get her new book

From her new book F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me

By the time Chloé Hilliard was 12, she wore a size 12—both shoe and dress—and stood over six feet tall. Fitting in was never an option. That didn’t stop her from trying. Cursed with a “slow metabolism,” “baby weight,” and “big bones,”—the fat trilogy—Chloe turned to fad diets, starvation, pills, and workouts, all of which failed.

Realizing that everything—from government policies to corporate capitalism—directly impacts our relationship with food and our waistlines, Chloé changed her outlook on herself and hopes others will do the same for themselves.

The perfect mix of cultural commentary, conspiracies, and confessions, F*ck Your Diet pokes fun at the all too familiar, misguided quest for better health, permanent weight loss, and a sense of self-worth.

https://www.chloehilliard.com/

https://www.instagram.com/chloe_hilliard/

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Hey Awesome Person

Today's question is the same as the last episode. 

Have you ever thought about running for Congress?  My guest is Evelyn Farkas and she is running.

The daughter of refugees who fled communist Hungary, Evelyn Farkas grew up in Chappaqua. She has dedicated her life to public service — strengthening America’s national security and defending democracy.

For nearly three decades, Evelyn has represented our country defending democracy, advancing human rights, fighting terrorism, and working towards nuclear non-proliferation. She has been a foreign policy leader in the Defense Department, Senate Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Marine Corps University’s Command and Staff College. She ran a congressional commission focused on keeping weapons of mass destruction out of the hands of terrorists. She worked in Bosnia just after their bloody war and has advised former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her time as a U.S. Senator.

As Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Obama, Evelyn was responsible for U.S. policy toward Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. After the 2016 election, she stood up to conservative media to publicly denounce President Trump’s corrupt ties to Russia.

I really liked talking with her and I think you will like listening to this conversation.

https://evelynforny.com/

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Hey Y'all 

I spent 2 weeks thinking about running for congress. Then I read about Mondaire Jones and decided he was better than me. Now there are at least 10 people running for this seat here in NY-17 and I won't be one of them. They are all very relieved. 

Mondaire came by my house and we had a great talk.  It starts at 10 mins in when I'm done setting it up. I really like him and on wednesday you can hear my interview with another candidate running against him, Evelyn Farkas. 

After my talk with Mondaire at 50:45 I had my wife Valerie Vendrame join me in the solar powered home studio and we talked about why I didn't run and how to cope with life in "the suck" 

Check her out on the internet

http://truyouyoga.net/

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Today’s question is how can we prevent gun violence in American?

Igor Volsky is founder and the Director of Guns Down America. Igor has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, Fox Business, Fox News, and CNBC television, and he has been a guest on many radio shows. His work on gun violence prevention has appeared in USA Today, U.S. News and World Report and the Orlando Sentinel, among others.  In 2011, Forbes named Igor one of their top “30 under 30” in Law & Policy. At Guns Down, he sets the overall strategy and leads our outreach efforts.

Also I talked about how awesome my wife is Val's Website

Guns Down America

Igor's Book

@IgorVolsky

During my 14 years at SIRUSXM I interviewed lots of big name actors, comedians and celebrities. Most of them were pretty boring in conversation. Others were thoughtful and hilarious but Henry Winkler always stood out to me. He was kind and generous and when he learned that SIRIUSXM cancelled my show and contract he wrote an amazing tweet honoring my talent. I will never forget that.

We talked about how to bounce back from failure and rejection as well as what brings him joy in his life. I asked him about his adult friendships and how he sees what is happening in America and the world. It's a fascinating and inspiring conversation and I think you will really love it.

Follow him on Twitter  @hwinkler4real

Here are his Hank Zipzer book series

Alien Superstar

Barry on HBO 

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Last week I heard from several listeners saying they missed the show on such a consequential news day. So I spent the weekend reaching out to some of your favorite foreign policy and national security experts.

President Trump whose last job was "game show host" ordered the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Soleimani was the head of Iran's elite Quds military force and one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic. He is now a dead man being celebrated and unifying Iran in a way very little else could. Also Iraq just voted to kick us out. Awesome. That was only a 6 Trillion dollar waste.

The President Started a war so I decided to reach out to some of the smartest foreign policy and national security experts I know: 

Andrew Bacevich 

Robyn Wright

Richard Haass

Ali Soufan

Trita Parsi

Matt Gallagher

Aaron David Miller

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Since World War III is trending as a result of President Trump ordering an influential military leader in Iran assassinated I reached out to my Foreign Policy / National Security friends and got their take.

This is a preview. The full episode drops Monday Jan 6

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