Month: October 2020

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What A Day - Take It Espy

Former Congressman and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy is running for Senate in Mississippi, hoping to be the first Democrat to represent the state in the Senate in over thirty years. He’s nearly tied with his opponent, incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde Smith, who’s previously joked about “public hangings” and held up the legacy of Confederate soldiers.

We talk to him about his race, Trump’s refusal to renounce White supremacists, the Supreme Court, and how the pandemic is impacting Mississippians.

And in headlines: California establishes path to reparations for slavery, fires in Brazil’s tropical wetlands, and Trump’s White House gives the go-ahead to cruise ships.

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Short Wave - Want To Dismantle Racism In Science? Start In The Classroom

Some of the most prestigious scientists in history advanced racist and eugenicist views. But why is that rarely mentioned in textbooks? Today on the show, we speak with science educators building an anti-racist perspective into their curriculum and seeking to make the science classroom more inclusive.

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How Rep. Debbie Lesko Is Fighting For the Rights of All Women

Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., is a powerful voice for conservative women across America.

Lesko, the only female member of the House Freedom Caucus, joins “Problematic Women” to explain how she is working to defend women’s sports from the agenda of radical LGBTQ groups.

Lesko also share her own journey into the pro-life movement and why she fights to protect the lives of the unborn. 

We also cover these stories: 

  • The Senate Judiciary Committee questions James Comey, the former FBI director, about his knowledge of the beginning stages of the Russia investigation. 
  • Senator Tim Scott says he believes the President misspoke when he did not directly condemn white supremacists during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate. 
  • Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky, asks for more time before releasing the recordings of the grand jury during the Breonna Taylor hearing. 

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The Gist - Dastardly Debate

On the Gist, there were a great many missteps last night on the presidential debate stage, but despite the rhetorical slips, Biden stayed on his feet to glide past Trump.

In the interview, Mike and Slate’s national correspondent, Will Saletan, recap the first presidential debate. They dissect the prep and implemented strategies of both the Trump and Biden camps, the gratuitous exchanges between the two candidates, Chris Wallace’s performance as moderator, and how to curb the electoral nightmare scenarios looming on the horizon.

In the spiel, Donald Trump did not say, "Yes!" when asked if he repudiated white supremacy. But was it because he wouldn't do it, or was it because he has the inability to articulate?

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