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The Iowa caucuses on Monday were a mess. Only 71 percent of precincts were reporting by late Tuesday night. Rick Hasen says, we’re just lucky this disaster happened early on. That means that election officials in other states have time to get it right.
Guest: Rick Hasen, author of “Election Meltdown”
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We are on to day three of the never-ending PTA meeting also known as the Iowa caucus and as of yet there is still no declared winner and the state’s Democratic party has not released 100 percent of the vote totals. We do a post-mortem on the event and look ahead to New Hampshire.
Today is the final day in the Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. We discuss the mental gymnastics Republican senators have gone through to admit Trump did wrong, but not wrong enough to convict.
And in headlines: Amazon drones, outsourcing the American dream to Finland, and blowing up the Tesla bubble.
The news to know for Wednesday, February 5th, 2020!
What to know today about the highlights and surprises from last night's State of the Union address, the impeachment trial's FINAL vote, and the highly-anticipated results in Iowa...
Plus: the Super Bowl victory parade leads to cancelled classes, Google's mistake, and is Disney+ about to dominate streaming?
Those stories and more -- in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
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Sources:
State of the Union: NBC News, Politico, Fox News, The Washington Post
Impeachment’s Last Day: CBS News, AP
Iowa Caucus Results: AP, ABC News, CNN, NBC News, FOX News
KC Chiefs Super Bowl Parade: Kansas City Star, USA Today
Girls & Women in Sports Day: WSF
More Macy’s Stores Closing: CNBC, USA Today, The Washington Post
Google Sent Wrong Videos: NBC News, The Verge
Messenger Kids Update: Engadget, Digital Trends
Air Purifying Headphones: Bloomberg, Engadget
Disney+ Doubles Subscribers: Cnet, Variety
Work Wednesday - Politics At Work: USA Today
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Starting February 19, we’re back with new stories about the brands you *think* you know. Tune in this season to learn about the women who paved the way for Marlboro’s most famous mascot, the red scare that changed M&M’s history, Spam’s double life in the U.S., and more!
On the Gist, Donald Trump slurred his way through the State of the Union.
In the interview, Mike talks with public education advocate Diane Ravitch about her most recent book, Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools. They discuss why she left the “dark side” of advocating for charter schools, and why schools should stop testing the children to death.
In the spiel, the acquittal of Donald Trump.
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In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are on the road again! This time, they're recording an episode answering Twitter questions from Y'ALL all while en route to eat and a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Rialto, CA with friend of the show, professional wrestler, and SoCal legend, Justin Morales! We're talkin' a little about food and a lot about Sam's recent heartbreaks and personal setbacks. By the way, after the meal, the Boys recorded ANOTHER podcast with Justin all about the movie 'Good Fellas' and you can hear that Thursday on the Patreon! These episodes are so good they're worth a stop, if nothing else just for some coffee and Uncle Grandpa's Fried Nighmare! Follow the show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Sam is @SlamHarter Carter is @Carter_Glascock Subscribe on Patreon for a Bonus Episode every week! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
On the Gist, the Iowa caucuses was created to disenfranchise babysitters.
In the interview, Mike talks with NPR’s Steve Inskeep about his new book, Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War. They discuss the ways in which the Frémonts navigated their world, and the modern currents found in their story.
In the spiel, the Iowa caucuses were a mess.
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We're on for a bonus pod talking about the bungled Iowa Caucus.