February began with a bang! Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs won their first championship in Super Bowl 54, in which quarterback Patrick Mahomes was given the MVP award. Several big deals went down on trade deadline day in the NBA, each having the possibility to shake up the standings after the all-star break. Finally, the XFL had its opening weekend, featuring four games over Saturday and Sunday. The new professional football organization had a strong start, but critics believe the success won’t last. We cover all that and more today on an exciting episode of TrueSports! As always, we close the show with Agree to Disagree and Swenson’s Games of the Week.

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Roughly 12 million students in California and Texas use social studeis textbooks from the same publisher. The books credit the same authors, but the content diverges in ways that reflect the deep partisan divide in our country. Justin and Lance unveil how students are getting taught differently.

Tags: tsou, education, school, textbooks, politics, democrat, republican, federal, california, texas, history, america, freedom, justin weller, lance jackson

The United States spent 3.65 trillion dollars on health care in 2018. Despite the astronomical spending, evidence suggests that the U.S. performs worse than some other countries in various areas. Justin and lance speak with Joe Minarik, former Chief Economist of the Office of Management and Budget for the Clinton administration, discuss the best direction for American healthcare.

tags: healthcare, tsou, economy, politics, republican, democrat, america, taxes, competition, justin weller, lance jackson, Joe Minarik, policy, medicare, obama care

A recent survey found that for organizations that are profitable, a move from no female leadership to at least 30% representation was associated with an increase of 15% in net revenue margins. Janice Ellig, CEO of Ellig Group and advocate for gender parity, joins Justin and Lance to discuss what challenges women face today.

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Facebook’s CEO posted an apology and action plan to address the Cambridge Analytica data issue. Will this make your information secure and are you safe even if you delete your Facebook profile?

The Supreme Court has been a huge issue since Justice Scalia died very suddenly almost one year ago and now the man for the job has been nominated. Will the Democrats confirm him or will they put up a fight?

Alex and Cam give the show the duo treatment this week as they binged Luke Cage all the way through and get into characters, themes, race and so much more on a jam packed show.