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The Hard Work of Change and Crises with Governor Gretchen Whitmer May 29, 2020

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Topics Discussed:

George Floyd
100,000 American Deaths
Governor Gretchen Whitmer

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Episode Resources:

Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing (Huff Post)
As Mayor Frey calls for officer's arrest, violence intensifies in Minneapolis (Star Tribune)
Campaign For Professional Policing
What We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis (The New York Times)
How Amy Cooper and George Floyd represent two versions of racism that black Americans face every day (The Washington Post)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launches investigation into Midland dam failures (Bridge)
Whitmer among lawmakers sharing stories about rape in abortion debate (The Detroit News)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan stay home order to June 12 (Detroit Free Press)

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Women in Leadership During a Crisis (with Swanee Hunt) May 26, 2020

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Topics Discussed:

America's Return to Space
Joe Biden
Andy Beshear & Kentucky Protests
President Trump and the 2020 Election
Women Leaders and Pandemics (with Swanee Hunt)
Outside of Politics

Episode Resources:

Battling COVID-19: How Women’s Leadership Saves Lives (Women's eNews)
NASA to launch astronauts to space station from US soil for the first time in a decade (CNN Business)
SpaceX's Crew Dragon set for final key test before astronaut launch (CNN Business)
Meet the NASA astronauts who will fly on historic SpaceX mission (CNN Business)
Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ about black voters’ choices (AP)
In unprecedented times, Andy Beshear has done what's right for Kentuckians (Courier Journal)
Did Social-Distancing Measures in Kentucky Help to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve? (Gatton College)
Beshear hung in effigy as Second Amendment supporters rally at Capitol ahead of Memorial Day (Courier Journal)

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Organizing and Mobilizing Voter Turnout (with Swing Left) May 22, 2020

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Topics Discussed:

Flooding
Hong Kong
Georgia Canceled Election
Obamagate
Swing Left

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Episode Resources:

Beth's Nightly Nuance on the Georgia special election (Pantsuit Politics)
China to impose sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, bypassing city’s legislature (The Washington Post)
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Laws, Tightening Its Control (The New York Times)
The media is helping Trump turn the bogus ‘Obamagate’ into the 2020 version of Clinton’s email (The Washington Post)
Obamagate was the worst crime ever committed and here is what it was (The Washington Post)

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But Where Does the Money Come From? May 19, 2020

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Topics Discussed:

Breonna Taylor Death (1:08)
Public Service and Compliments (12:02)
Where Does the Money Come From? (15:05)
Outside of Politics (43:24)

Episode Resources:

Breonna Taylor Was Always Essential (Rolling Stone)
Louisville postal inspector: No ‘packages of interest’ at slain EMT Breonna Taylor’s home (WDRB)
Family sues after 26-year-old EMT is shot and killed by police in her own home (CBS News)
'No-knock' searches plus stand-your-ground laws: A deadly combo for civilians and police (USA Today)
Family seeks answers in fatal police shooting of Louisville woman in her apartment (The Washington Post)
The Trump administration has recently moved to oust 4 government watchdogs. Here they are. (USA Today)
The government whistleblower who says the Trump administration's coronavirus response has cost lives (60 Minutes)
The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money (The New Yorker)
House Democrats unveil their $3 trillion coronavirus relief package (Axios)
US is `printing' money to help save the economy from the COVID-19 crisis, but some wonder how far it can go (USA Today)
The US...
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Kids and Covid-19 May 15, 2020

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We share kids' perspective on Covid-19. Ranging in age from toddlers to college students, we hear from kids and young adults who are processing the pandemic as uniquely as their adult counterparts. Thank you to the many, many kids, young adults, and parents who sent in their stories.

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America's Relationship with China (with Alayna Treene, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, and Alexi McCammond) May 12, 2020

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Topics Discussed:

Covid-19 & Reopening the Economy (01:36)
Michael Flynn & the Department of Justice (09:43)
Tara Reade (17:42)
Local Leader Compliments (29:03)
America's Relationship with China (30:51)
Outside of Politics (52:40)

Episode Resources:

Take the Shutdown Skeptics Seriously (The Atlantic)
The agonizing story of Tara Reade (Vox)
Leaders Are Crying on the Job. Maybe That’s a Good Thing. (The New York Times)
Amazon's 'Making the Cut' is the ultimate example of product placement (Engadget)

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The Nuanced Life: Decisions for the Messy Middle of a Pandemic May 09, 2020

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The Nuanced Life Episode from May 6th, 2020.

We've gotten so many messages from you all about how to make decisions in the midst of this pandemic. We're in the messy middle of this and we are all feeling it. We share how we're doing and tackle some listener questions about how to handle this moment in time.

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Processing Plandemic May 08, 2020

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So many of you wrote in asking us to talk about Plandemic, the viral video making its way around social media. We break down its content, intention, and what you need to know as you talk to the people in your life who are watching it.

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