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TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent is produced by WBAI 99.5FM Pacifica Radio New York. Join us as we take a deep dive on a different aspect of the Donald Trump administration in each episode.... more
FAQs about TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent:How many episodes does TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent have?The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.
January 26, 2017What is behind President Trump's unique speaking style? (George Lakoff)In the first-ever one-hour edition of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent explores the new President's unorthodox speaking style with George Lakoff, professor of cognitive science and linguistics at UC Berkeley's graduate program and takes your calls on whether you think Trump's manner of expressing himself is strategic....more59minPlay
January 19, 2017Is the Women's March on Washington Anti-Trump? (Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs)In this episode of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent explores whether the Women's March On Washington, the day after Donald J. Trump became the 45th President of the United States, is an anti-Trump protest with Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, youth initiative coordinator for the march and a member of the National Committee of organizers behind the Jan. 21 demonstration....more30minPlay
January 12, 2017What will Rex Tillerson's Senate confirmation look like? (Jennifer Steinhauer)On January 11, 2017, former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson began his confirmation hearings with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in order to become the 69th US Secretary of State. In this episode of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent takes a look at some of the controversy surrounding Tillerson's appointment, with New York Times Washington DC correspondent Jennifer Steinhauer....more28minPlay
January 05, 2017What could Jeff Sessions mean for the Justice Dept? (R.B Bernstein & Frank Deale)CUNY School of Law professor Frank Deale and lecturer in law and political science at City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership R.B Bernstein were two of 1,226 faculty members from 176 different law schools in 49 states that sent a letter to the Senate Committee of the Judiciary urging them to block Sen. Jeff Sessions's nomination for attorney general. In this episode of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent examines what effect Sessions could have on the Justice Department and talks to these two professors about why they decided to add their signatures to the letter....more25minPlay
December 29, 2016What will Indiana governor Mike Pence's role be as VP? (Jeet Heer)(12/28/16) In this episode, host Jesse Lent discusses what role Indiana governor Mike Pence may play in Donald Trump's administration as vice president with Managing Editor of The New Republic Jeet Heer. We also open the phone lines for our first-ever call-in, on the topic of what issues you'd like us to cover on TrumpWatch....more27minPlay
December 22, 2016What can undocumented immigrants expect from Mr. Trump? (Jonathan Blitzer)(12/21/16) In this week's TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent examines what the new administration will mean for undocumented immigrants. Our guest, New Yorker reporter Jonathan Blitzer, spoke to illegal aliens living in New York City for his recent article "Undocumented Immigrants Brace For The Trump Administration."...more30minPlay
December 15, 2016What will Trump's pick for EPA head mean for the environment? (Amy Harder)(12/14/16) In this episode of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent discusses what the President-elect's nominee for EPA head, Scott Pruitt, could mean for environmental policy in the US. Our guest is Amy Harder of the Wall Street Journal's Washington DC bureau....more30minPlay
December 08, 2016What will the new President mean for Muslims? (Arun Kundnani)(12/7/16) In the debut episode of TrumpWatch, host Jesse Lent examines what the new administration could mean for Muslims in the U.S. with Arun Kundnani, a scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library and author of the book "The Muslims Are Coming: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror."...more30minPlay
FAQs about TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent:How many episodes does TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent have?The podcast currently has 128 episodes available.