The mass demonstrations against police violence and racism have ignited a debate about transformational change, Republican and military leaders start to abandon Trump, and the President celebrates double-digit unemployment. Then Los Angeles District Attorney candidate George Gascón talks to Tommy about progressive criminal justice reform.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes listener questions, and talks about how she's navigating a global pandemic as well as the ongoing protests and unrest following the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man who died after an officer knelt on his neck.
On today’s episode of The Breakdown, we introduce the Breakdown Brief - a look at three key topics in bitcoin and crypto. Today, the Brief covers:
Brave browsers auto adding ref links to Binance.us
The disconnect between Wall Street and crypto when it comes to inflation expectations
A 2018 Pentagon war game including bitcoin
Our featured interview is with Jake Hanrahan, founder of Popular Front - a podcast and independent media company covering underreported and irregular conflict with “no frills, no elitism.” Jake was previously an embedded reporter with Vice and has covered conflict in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Ukraine and elsewhere.
In this conversation, Jake and NLW discuss:
Why Jake left Vice and decided to build an independent journalism project
Why the mainstream media isn’t bad because of some political conspiracy, but because its business model doesn’t allow it to understand how real people are experiencing issues
How the protests are being (mis)covered around the world
Why American protests are going global
What he learned covering protests in Hong Kong last year
What situations people should be paying attention to around the world that they’re not right now
Zach Messler, marketing consultant to B2G & B2B technology companies, joins the show to discuss best practices around positioning your message and understanding your audience. We also discuss why, when it comes to marketing, conventional wisdom is out the window.
Some Minneapolis lawmakers vow to disband the city's police force. The officer charged with second degree murder in the death of George Floyd is set to make his first court appearance. New York City takes a first step toward a coronavirus comeback. Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, June 8, 2020.
Far beyond America’s shores demonstrators are calling for justice in their own countries. It’s an awkward time for America’s allies, and a fortuitous one for its rivals. Labour-market swings during recessions are normally a measure of male employees’ moves—but not this time. And why the video-games industry is raiding its own back catalogue.
“You really shouldn’t date people who go in thinking, ’This person has good bones but they’re a fixer-upper.’”
This week, we complete our Jessica Simpson book club with the appearance of a new man who triggers some old anxieties. Digressions include Dolly Parton, mom jeans and a forgotten Hollywood power couple. We talk about “Garden State” longer than we intended. Mike finally gets to tell the octopus story, which he thinks about all the time.
Kate and Jaime discuss contributors to injustice--doctrines that encourage (or at least immunize) racial profiling and police misconduct-- with Fred Smith Jr, associate professor at Emory University School of Law. They also discuss some recent court news and recap a few opinions.
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