Wednesday's press conference with President Trump turned into a mess and Roshini Rajkumar is talking about it all hour with plenty of input from listeners. Was Trump in the wrong? Did Jim Acosta step over the line? How should our media and public figures treat one another so they can both be cordial and work together?
Dean Phillips joined Roshini Rajkumar after his victory over incumbent Erik Paulsen in the 3rd district congressional race. Phillips shares thoughts on several topics including campaign financing, partisan politics in Washington and term limits for members of congress.
Roshini Rajkumar comes back after carrying a portion of President Trump's press conference with thoughts on his message and tone in the speech along with some listener input. Later, Dean Phillips joins to talk about his victory in the 3rd district congressional race.
Professor Bill Doherty from the U of M joins Roshini Rajkumar in studio for two segments to discuss how we can regain our civility when it comes to politics and our daily discourse with each other. We also have some more election conversation leading up to a press conference from President Trump.
Roshini Rajkumar begins the show with a recap of some election results from Tuesday and thoughts about the race for governor in Minnesota. She also talks to the newly elected sheriff of Hennepin County Dave Hutchinson.
Roshini Rajkumar and producer Dave Harrigan play a little game with the voting ballot. Taking several of the races statewide and the congressional districts, they make their picks against the 'political point spread!'
Dolly Chugh, author of The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias joins Roshini Rajkumar to talk about bias. They discuss how whether we are aware of our biases or not, they can greatly impact our lives and the lives of those around us.
Roshini has another hour dedicated to the election with more input from listeners with calls and texts about their experiences at the polls today. After that, we make some picks in the Minnesota electoral races against our 'political point spread.'
Roshini Rajkumar hosts today. She's talking election for the first half of the hour with calls and texts from listeners who have already been out to vote. Later, Roshini talks with author Dolly Chugh about bias and how it impacts us on several levels whether we realize it or not.
Roshini Rajkumar continues taking calls from voters to get their experiences on Election Day and also talks with St. Olaf Professor Christopher Chapp to find out what he is learning while out with students doing some exit polling.