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Trump and Twitter Go to War May 29, 2020

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On Tuesday, after years of inaction, Twitter fact checked President Trump’s tweets for the first time. Six words were added below the original text, directing readers to outside articles refuting his claims.

Two days later, the president signed an executive order that aims to change the nature of online speech, and the platforms that host it.

Guest: Casey Newton, Silicon Valley editor at the Verge

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Lizzie O’Leary

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TBD | Trump and Twitter Go to War May 29, 2020

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Two days later, the president signed an executive order that aims to change the nature of online speech, and the platforms that host it.

Guest: Casey Newton, Silicon Valley editor at the Verge

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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Are We Headed for a Cold War With China? May 28, 2020

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On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Hong Kong was no longer considered autonomous from China by the US government. Tensions were already high between the two global superpowers but with this new escalation, where do they go from here?

Guest: Joshua Keating, staff writer at Slate

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How the US Can Dodge A Depression May 27, 2020

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At 14.7%, US unemployment is at its highest rate since the Great Depression. In the coming months, Washington has a narrow window to avert an even bigger economic disaster.

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.

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When Coronavirus Came to Navajo Nation May 26, 2020

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No one was ready for this coronavirus. But what’s happening on native lands is the result of generations of neglect.

Guest: Wahleah Johns, co-founder of Native Renewables. Read more from Wahleah here. Read about the history of underfunded health care in native communities here.

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What Is Elon Musk Thinking? May 22, 2020

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As the coronavirus shut down manufacturing across California in March and April, Elon Musk only wanted one thing: to start making cars again.

So when local government officials in Alameda County got in his way, Musk took the fight public, and won.

Guest: Kara Swisher, co-host of the Pivot podcast.

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Lizzie O’Leary

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TBD | What Is Elon Musk Thinking? May 22, 2020

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As the coronavirus shut down manufacturing across California in March and April, Elon Musk only wanted one thing: to start making cars again.

So when local government officials in Alameda County got in his way, Musk took the fight public, and won.

Guest: Kara Swisher, co-host of the Pivot podcast.

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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A Summer Without Camp May 21, 2020

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In a normal year, the next couple of weeks would be when excited campers returned to summer camp. Now, because of the coronavirus, summer camps are having to make tough calls about how and if they’ll open this year.

Guest: Lisa Handelman, camp director at Capital Camps.

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On A Wild Goose Chase for Masks May 20, 2020

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The global scarcity of masks has shown us the federal government’s desperate side. Procurement rules have been loosened. Prices have soared. And a shadowy market has emerged where deals fall through all the time -- leaving people without the gear they need to protect themselves and save lives.

Guest: J. David McSwane, reporter for ProPublica.

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Can We Even Trust the Testing Data? May 19, 2020

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We closed down the country because we didn’t have enough COVID-19 tests. Now that testing capacity is improving, there’s another problem: figuring out what all this new data means, and who’s reporting accurate figures.

Guest: Robinson Meyer, staff writer at the Atlantic, and part of the team working on the COVID Tracking Project.

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