It Could Happen Here - King Trump Yells at Congress

Garrison, James, and producer Sophie discuss Trump’s first joint congressional speech declaring WOKE dead, and the lackluster response from Democrats.

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https://www.npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-s1-5318104/trump-joint-address-congress-takeaways
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/nx-s1-5318102/trump-joint-session-al-green-protest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/05/january-littlejohn-donald-trump/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/05/trump-social-security-fraud-claims/81508815007/

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CBS News Roundup - 03/05/2025 | World News Roundup Late Edition

President Trump gives a month reprieve on tariffs on Big Three U.S. automakers. 80-thousand jobs to be cut at Veterans Affairs. U.S. suspends some intelligence sharing with Ukraine. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.

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1A - Nnedi Okorafor’s ‘Death Of The Author’ Explores Art And AI

Nnedi Okorafor is back on 1A.

And this time, the award-winning speculative fiction author is turning her eyes and her pen from the stars to a story a little closer to reality. But not by much.

"Death of the Author" is her latest novel. It's a book within a book that follows the story of a Nigerian author who publishes a work of science fiction that ends up affecting things far beyond her lifetime. Okorafor's book grapples with the relationship between art and artificial intelligence and the question of who controls a story.

We sit down with the author to talk about these themes and more.

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The Gist - Veteran Diplomat Charles Kupchan Holds Out Hope For a Peace Deal in Ukraine

Charles Kupchan, former European affairs specialist in Obama’s White House joins us to discuss whether a viable security agreement could be brokered that meets Ukraine’s needs without granting them everything they want. Kupchan isn’t entirely pessimistic—but he’s also not holding his breath.

Plus, Trump’s address to Congress was filled with signature moments: a ripped-up protest sign, a joke about annexing Greenland, and a reading of what he deemed an appropriately deferential letter from Zelensky. But in The Spiel, we break down a different highlight—the section where Trump rattled off supposed cost-saving measures, taking aim at everything from Burmese scholarships to circumcision programs in Mozambique.


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Amarica's Constitution - Sinking the Unitary Executive – Special Guest Steven G. Calabresi

President Trump continues to wield the ax in a manner consistent with Unitary Executive theory.  The question is, is it also consistent with the Constitution, and with the various statutes on the books that are at odds with that theory?  Professor Calabresi returns for more discussion of this crucial question; in this episode, Akhil is pressing a number of challenges to the theory.  Among these is an important example from the early Republic, which indeed followed soon after the Decision of 1789, which is so heavily relied upon by proponents of the unitary executive.  History, text, structure  - all come together in a lively debate.

Consider This from NPR - Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.

A hundred minutes he used to lay out his agenda, his grievances and what he argued are the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office.

This all came during his "joint address" to Congress — the State of the Union that's not a State of the Union.

Since Trump returned to office in January, there's been little room left for democrats to make their case to the American people.

Democratic moderates think they have an answer for Trump 2.0. What does their playbook look like?

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Consider This from NPR - Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.

A hundred minutes he used to lay out his agenda, his grievances and what he argued are the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office.

This all came during his "joint address" to Congress — the State of the Union that's not a State of the Union.

Since Trump returned to office in January, there's been little room left for democrats to make their case to the American people.

Democratic moderates think they have an answer for Trump 2.0. What does their playbook look like?

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Consider This from NPR - Can democrats find their way out of the wilderness?

A hundred minutes — that's how long President Trump had the floor — literally — last night.

A hundred minutes he used to lay out his agenda, his grievances and what he argued are the accomplishments of his first six weeks in office.

This all came during his "joint address" to Congress — the State of the Union that's not a State of the Union.

Since Trump returned to office in January, there's been little room left for democrats to make their case to the American people.

Democratic moderates think they have an answer for Trump 2.0. What does their playbook look like?

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - What It’s Like To Be Fired By The Trump Administration

The U.S. Forest Service recently fired over 3,000 employees across the country. Twelve come from Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, a preserved grassland in Will County, Illinois. Reset sits down with Abbey Hays, Siobhan Solkowski-Peacy and Erick “Iggy” Ignaczak, three terminated employees to unpack how they’re feeling, how Midewin’s programs have to adapt and how this is harming conservation efforts in Illinois. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.