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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - He Got a Pardon. Now He’s Administering Them.

For a long time, Brandon Flood kept his criminal history quiet - he worked in the Pennsylvania state government, and didn’t want his former convictions to detract from his career success. But now, that history makes him uniquely suited for his new job as secretary of the state’s Board of Pardons. How did he go from submitting his own pardon application - to one year later, leading the body that helps make those clemency decisions? This episode was originally posted in April.

Guest: Brandon Flood, Secretary of the Pennsylvania state Board of Pardons.  

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - How Pelosi Holds the Line on Impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s political philosophy is an elegant one: If you want to do something bold, you must follow public sentiment, not lead it. Now why can’t House Democrats seem to shape public sentiment? And what makes them so afraid to cross their caucus leader?

Guest: Rachael Bade, Congress reporter for the Washington Post.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - Strange Alliances on the Supreme Court

It’s June, which means it’s the season of highly anticipated Supreme Court rulings. We’re taking a look at two cases that shook up the typical partisan fault line on the bench. How did conservative and liberal justices find themselves making unusual alliances on double jeopardy and racial gerrymandering?

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate’s courts correspondent.

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - For Women’s Soccer, An Elusive Goal

At the Women’s World Cup this year, the U.S. players talk about living in a “bubble” -- thinking of nothing but the game, eschewing any distractions. What looms outside that bubble is their lawsuit against their federation for gender discrimination, and it’s already shading the reactions to their games.

Guest: Nancy Armour, sports columnist for USA TODAY. 

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks.

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