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A House Democrat Reflects on Her Defeat Nov 24, 2020

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The 2020 election has a lot of Democrats asking: What happened? As it turns out, it’s a question one outgoing member of Congress has been asking herself, too.

Guest: U.S. Representative Donna Shalala, Democrat from Florida.

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Georgia Runoffs Put Each Party to the Test Nov 23, 2020

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The last bout of the fight for the U.S. Senate runs through Georgia. And this time, no one has any reason to pull punches.

Guest: Greg Bluestein, reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Inside Biden’s COVID Team Nov 20, 2020

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When Joe Biden takes office in two months, the federal government will take on a new stance in its fight to contain the coronavirus. The broad strokes of that strategy have been outlined in debates and on campaign websites, but now the real work begins.

Two weeks ago, the president-elect appointed a team of 13 advisers to answer some key questions. How can the new government win the trust of the 73 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump? What would a national mask mandate look like? How will the different vaccines be distributed?

A member of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 council takes us behind the scenes.

Guest: Celine Gounder, member of the Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board, and host of the American Diagnosis and Epidemic podcasts.

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Lizzie O’Leary

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TBD | Inside Biden’s COVID Team Nov 20, 2020

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A member of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 council takes us behind the scenes.

Guest: Celine Gounder, member of the Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Advisory Board, and host of the American Diagnosis and Epidemic podcasts.

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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The Perils of Prosecuting Trump Nov 19, 2020

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There are two basic camps of thought when it comes to upholding the norms and laws that the Trump administration has broken. On the one hand: How will these norms and laws ever be respected again, if President Trump and the people around him are not investigated, and possibly charged, for any abuses? One the other hand: Could additional investigations into Trump tear the country apart?

Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, host of the Amicus podcast.

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What Biden Learned From the Last Crash Nov 18, 2020

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Joe Biden and his chief of staff have negotiated a massive fiscal stimulus package before. How should the incoming administration regard the 2009 Recovery Act -- as a blueprint, or a cautionary tale?

Guest: Mike Grunwald, senior writer for Politico Magazine and author of The New New Deal: The Hidden Story of Change in the Obama Era.

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El Paso’s COVID Spike Didn’t Have To Happen Nov 17, 2020

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Bob Moore has covered all kinds of crises as a journalist in El Paso, Texas. But the COVID-19 surge is enough to make him crack. There’s a time for dispassionate journalism. This isn’t it.

Guest: Bob Moore, founder of El Paso Matters.

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Worst. Transition. Ever. Nov 16, 2020

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In the summer of 2020, a group of people tried to imagine the most likely outcomes of the presidential election. They nailed it. But what may come next is harder to fathom.

Guest: Rosa Brooks, co-founder of the Transition Integrity Project.

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How Tough Will Biden Really Be on Big Tech? Nov 13, 2020

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When Barack Obama first won the White House, back in 2008, with Joe Biden as his vice president, the executive branch’s stance towards tech and tech companies was seen as cooperative, progressive, and forward-thinking. This time around, the tech giants can expect a very different relationship.

Will Biden be the president to finally rein in big tech?

Guest: Cecilia Kang, technology reporter at The New York Times

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Lizzie O’Leary

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TBD | How Tough Will Biden Really Be on Big Tech? Nov 13, 2020

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Will Biden be the president to finally rein in big tech?

Guest: Cecilia Kang, technology reporter at The New York Times

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Lizzie O’Leary

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