On this week's MPU podcast, Kevin interviews his fiancée, Jessica Wallraff, about what it's like to be an international ballerina at the age of 16. It's a very personal and revealing look at the life of a young woman driven by her passions and talents, and how it led to his new novel, "Pas de Deux."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

Tiny Dancer: Jessica's Ballet Story (Ep. 340)

Real debate without the hate!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

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This week, the More Perfect Union hosts look at Gov. Kristi Noam's comments about shooting her dog, the effect of anti-Israel protests on the upcoming election, RFK Jr's potential impact on the November election, and how public opinion is shaped and moved.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

That Dog Don't Hunt (Episode 382)

On this week's More Perfect Union podcast, the gang looks at the potential ban of TikTok, the state of high-speed rail, pro-Palestinian protests and rising antisemitism on college campuses, and which celebrities the hosts would cast as attorneys in the Trump Trial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

Casting the Trump Trial (Episode 381)

Audio of the April 11, 1962 press conference in which President John F. Kennedy directly took on the executives of U.S. Steel for what he believed were unfair and undeserved price increases, which JFK felt would be inflationary and harmful to American consumers and national defense interests. Kennedy ultimately won the showdown when the company announced it was reversing the previously announced price hikes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

JFK vs U.S. Steel (audio clip)

This week the gang looks at the first two days of Donald Trump's criminal trial in Manhattan, how Congress is spending it's work days, the hot war between Israel and Iran, and the new TV game show, "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

Trump Trials: Take One (Episode 380)

This week, the MPU gang looks at Trump Bibles, the campaign cash race, NBC's Ronna McDaniel kerfuffle, the Gaza War, the Supreme Court hearing on mifepristone, and what Greg and DJ left out of last week's discussion about "Dune" remakes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-more-perfect-union--3292862/support.

Tiny Dancer: Jessica's Ballet Story (Ep. 340)

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