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  • 38. Fighting Wildfires: What Its Like on The Front Line

    Wildfires have been on the news every day since the beginning of the fire season. 

    In this week's episode, we delve into the logistics behind wildfires and the risk that firefighters face when facing them head-on. We talk to Fire Chief Sam Digiovanna about his experiences in the field and about what he thinks about the deadly wildfires on the West Coast.

    Recorded on Thursday, October 8th, 2020

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    23 min
  • 36. College Students on COVID-19 And How They Are Adapting To Learning In A Pandemic

    In this week's episode, we talk to college students from the University of Southern California, Vanderbilt University, and Skidmore College about their experiences with COVID-19, like how school has changed, choice of attending parties, and navigating relationships as a college student. Aiden Merrill-Skoloff, Marisa Kim, and Mehak Rajpal share their adapted learning habits at their different colleges.

    Recorded on Thursday, September 24th, 2020

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    27 min
  • 35. LA Policeman Speaks Out: Ambush Shootings & Public Opinions Of Cops

    "Nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop,” LA police Sergeant Brian Churchill said.  In this week's episode of THE LATEST, we talk to LA police Sgt. Brian Churchill. Churchill discusses recent ambush shootings, the public opinion of police during this time, and what safety means to the police force.

    Recorded on Friday, September 18th, 2020

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    32 min
  • 34. Remembering 9/11 and How To Help Your Children Cope With Traumatic Events

    On the anniversary of 9/11, we discuss how to help children cope with trauma with host of the parenting skills podcast Raising To Rise’s Guy Michlin. Michlin shares his search for strategies to raise happy, successful and kind children. He also shares his guide for parenting through COVID-19

    Recorded on Friday, September 11, 2020

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    32 min
  • 33. LA Unified School District Board Member on how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated problems

    Los Angeles County Schools are currently running the nation’s largest food bank and providing hundreds of thousands of computers with hotspots to students. This started when schools first closed in March.

    Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest public school system in the country, but it doesn’t just educate nearly 700,000 students. It provides a social safety net to the 82% of students who live in poverty and 18,000 homeless students.

    On this week’s episode of THE LATEST PODCAST, LAUSD board member Nick Melvoin discusses how the pandemic has exacerbated problems that already existed within L.A. County and how they were able to take action to address these problems.

    33 min
  • 32: RNC Recap: “Are you better off now than you were 4 years ago?” & Hidden Meanings Behind Trump’s Set Design

    It’s another episode of agreeing to disagree. 

    We welcome back Conservative writer Larry Jarvik from TheLatest.com and progressive political communications professor Keri Thompson of Emerson College to discuss the latest in politics this week: The 2020 Republican National Convention.

    Recorded on Thursday, August 27th, 2020

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    25 min
  • 31. Commentators Square Off On the DNC, Kamala Harris and Race Relations

    "I cringe with both of them," Emerson Professor Keri Thomson says regarding Presidential Candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, after the Democratic National Convention.

    On this episode of THE LATEST PODCAST, a Trump supporter and a Biden delegate discuss the convention, Kamala Harris and race relations in America. Conservative Larry Jarvik is a writer for TheLatest.com, while progressive Keri Thompson is a professor of political communication at Emerson College in Boston.

    The 2020 Democratic National Convention has come to an end, and the Republican National Convention begins Monday, Aug 24. 

    Recorded on Thursday, August 20th, 2020

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    Fact-Checking Links: 

    https://reason.com/2020/08/18/bernie-sanders-just-gave-joe-biden-a-very-expensive-wish-list/

    https://thelatest.com/story/6-raised-dnc-campaign-12812972

    https://thelatest.com/story/wage-made-dnc-kids-12809950

    30 min
  • 30. Allan Lichtman Explains His 2020 Presidential Prediction From The Keys To The White House

    Distinguished Professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the outcome of every presidential election since he created his 13 “keys” to winning the White House in 1981.

    After announcing his prediction that former Vice President Joe Biden will win the 2020 election in a New York Times Opinion piece, we describe each key and why it predicts the election.

    This past week, Biden announced Kamala Harris as his VP- Lichtman says how this choice may or may not affect the election.

    Recorded on Friday, August 7th, 2020

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    36 min

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