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Progressive U. is a political podcast hosted from the perspective of college-aged progressives to present a younger viewpoint on the news. Rachel, Jack, Nina, and Kaile offer opinions on the latest news from Capitol Hill, the White House (or Mar-a-Lago :/), the Resistance, and other current events.
Jack and Rachel return to sit down with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero. They discuss affordable housing, climate policy, and Rogero's future political ambitions.
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Rachel talks about some really boring stories while Jack is funny, cute, and exciting!
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Tennessee's statewide College Democrats President Reid Guthrie.
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Jack and Rachel get exhausted after 13 minutes of policy and bullying Trump staffers.
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Further Reading: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833
Jack and Rachel discuss Obama's meetings with 2020 Presidential candidates, the New Aristocracy, and some breaking news.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/11/obama-2020-elections-sanders-warren-635165
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/
Kendall Jung joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the Koch brothers supporting Heidi Heitkamp, the Roseanne Barr controversy, Trump's cruel border policy, and news in activism.
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Linda Haney is facing a 7' former WWE wrestler in the Knox County, TN mayoral election, but she's presenting a bold voice for a new Knox County.
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Jack and Rachel beg you to save Planned Parenthood, discuss the recent primaries, and explain why you keep hearing at privacy policies.
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Further Reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/politics/georgia-primary-abrams-results.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/trump-proposes-cutting-planned-parenthood-funds-what-does-mean-n877176
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/05/25/today-a-new-eu-law-transforms-privacy-rights-for-everyone-without-edward-snowden-it-might-never-have-happened/?utm_term=.90f441804001
Rachel and Jack discuss the Texas school shooting, an interesting proposal on income inequality, the Yanny/Laurel controversy, and more.
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Further Reading: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/18/17368330/food-stamps-work-requirements-farm-bill-sherrod-brown
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Jack and Rachel discuss Childish Gambino's "This Is America," the Iran Deal, and torturer Gina Haspel's nomination.
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Jack and Rachel discuss the YUGE Stormy Daniels news and Trump's YUGEly awful speech to the National Rifle Association.
Further Reading: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/donald-trump-speech-nra/index.html
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Jack and Rachel discuss the shooting Nashville, World War III, and another instance of our idiotic President shooting himself in the foot.
Further Reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/25/17263644/israel-bombs-syria-strikes-iran-war-conflict-map
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/in-travel-ban-case-supreme-court-considers-the-president-vs-this-president/2018/04/22/f33f1edc-44cb-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.76bd622efdd3
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In this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss the release of Former FBI Director James Comey’s memos, CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, and Senator Claire McCaskill’s uphill battle to hold onto her Senate seat.
Further Reading: https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/us/politics/20180419-james-comey-memos.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/us/politics/comey-memos-trump-justice-department.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pompeos-critics-offer-grudging-praise-for-north-korea-meeting/2018/04/18/857f505c-430d-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.8d065dd15f80
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/17/17221324/missouri-senate-claire-mccaskill-josh-hawley-2018
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Kelley Elliott of Civic TN, an organization trying to change the culture around voting in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
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Jack and Rachel discuss Paul Ryan, Syrian missile strikes, James Comey's book, and the mystery client.
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In this episode, Jack, Rachel, and Kaile discuss the tragic shooting at the YouTube headquarters in California, a new college affordability bill, and 2018 Senate prospects.
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Further Reading: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/us/youtube-hq-shooting/index.html
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/20/17124080/brian-schatz-debt-free-college-plan-senate
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/texas-ted-cruz-orourke-senate.html
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/05/tennessee-us-senate-2018-poll-phil-bredesen-marsha-blackburn/485649002/
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Dr. Joshua Williams, a clinical psychologist and congressional candidate in Tennessee's 2nd district. They discuss the minimum wage, environmental policy, health care, and more.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with members of Teen Vote Knoxville, an organization trying to get the voting age lowered to 16 and advocating automatic voter registration.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Jamie Ballinger, a lawyer running for State Senate in Tennessee's 7th district, encompassing Farragut, Fourth and Gill, Downtown, and more. They discuss guns, right-to-work laws, and more.
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On this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss attacks on Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' striking op-ed on gun reform, and the 2020 census. They also make some exciting personal announcements.
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Further Reading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/29/laura-ingraham-savaged-for-taunting-parkland-activist-over-college-rejections/?utm_term=.132436e9ec3a
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/john-paul-stevens-repeal-second-amendment.html
https://www.vox.com/2018/3/28/17168772/second-amendment-stevens
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/3/27/17169812/vox-sentences-us-census-citizenship
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In this episode, Jack and Rachel cover some exciting news about the March for Our Lives and then some seemingly boring foreign policy news that is actually so important that you need to listen to it to make sure you're caught up.
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Further Reading: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/03/john-bolton-named-national-security-advisor-its-time-to-panic-now.html
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"WEW" -Edward Nelson, referring to the job ahead for Jack and Rachel to cover all the news this week. Let's see if they can do it.
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The Politico piece Jack referenced: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/16/no-really-this-is-normal-did-you-forget-bush-cheney-217647
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Rachel and Jack speak to State Senator Jeff Yarbro of Tennessee's 21st State Senate district, representing portions of Nashville including Belmont and Vanderbilt Universities. They discuss child marriage, an interesting health care proposal, college costs, and more.
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This episode, accidentally a day late, features Jack and Rachel discussing Russia's influence, Texas politics, and more.
Further Reading: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-hope-texas-turnout-leads-national-wave-n854356
http://thehill.com/opinion/international/376929-russia-replaces-america-as-the-power-player-in-the-middle-east
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/6/17081508/senate-banking-bill-crapo-regulation
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Jack and Rachel sit down with local progressive organizer Gloria Johnson, a former teacher running for state house in Tennessee's 13th district. They discuss education, health care, and Gloria shares a tragic personal experience with opioid addiction.
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Rachel and Jack cover the news for the first time in ages. They discuss a victory for LGBT rights, temporary good news on DACA, and Jack reads an impassioned essay on gun reform.
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Further Reading: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt/u-s-appeals-court-says-title-vii-covers-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-idUSKCN1GA201
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-daca-dreamers.html
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Renee Hoyos, a Congressional candidate in Tennessee's 2nd district. They discuss gun reform, health care, higher education, and more.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with former Knox County County Commissioner John Schmid, a #NeverTrump Republican. They discuss local activism, Donald Trump, and Jack pushes Mr. Schmid, his former AP Government teacher, on George W. Bush.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with State House candidate Alex Dunn, a progressive former Marine running for Tennessee's 14th district. They discuss health care, gun reform, youth activism, and more.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Knoxville City Councilwoman Seema Singh-Perez, a newly-elected progressive politician. Councilwoman Singh-Perez discusses gun violence, Black Lives Matter, and youth activism.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Edward Nelson, a Navy veteran running for State House in Tennessee's 19th district. They tackle gun reform, education, the opioid crisis, youth engagement, and more.
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Kaile joins Jack from California again to break down the horrific domestic abuse allegations against two White House staffers, the bipartisan budget deal, and an underreported story on consumer protection.
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Further Reading:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/7/16987122/congress-massive-budget-deal-explained
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-equifax-cfpb/exclusive-u-s-consumer-protection-official-puts-equifax-probe-on-ice-sources-idUSKBN1FP0IZ
Jack and Rachel discuss the State of the Union and the RFK-esque Democratic response.
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Further reading:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-state-union-address/
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/30/full-text-joe-kennedy-state-of-the-union-rebuttal-speech-transcript-379368
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/state-of-the-union-response-2018
https://www.vox.com/2018/1/30/16953716/fact-checks-trump-state-of-the-union
Jack introduces a new co-host, Kaile, who is filling in for Rachel while she is out of town. They discuss the Robert Mueller investigation and Democrats' grassroots energy.
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Further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/us/politics/trump-mueller-special-counsel-russia.html
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/26/mueller-trump-obstruction-of-justice-russia-216532
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/26/politics/donald-trump-rod-rosenstein-frustration/index.html
Jack and Rachel examine Trump's first year in office, the government shutdown, and the Women's March. They also introduce a new Republican character.
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Jack and Rachel play a game with Trump's tweets, discuss Democratic health care proposals, call a Senator, and more.
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Further reading:
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/08/trump-bob-corker-mend-fences-328239
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/middleeast/iran-nuclear-deal-analysis-intl/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-health-care-democrats-are-shifting-to-offense/2018/01/08/0e6ae864-f43e-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html
Jack and Rachel discuss the latest in news from the White House and 2018 election prospects.
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Further reading:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/01/10/trump-vs-trump-again-judge-cites-presidential-tweets-as-he-blocks-daca-phaseout/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/01/11/trump-just-torpedoed-his-own-administrations-position-on-fisa/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/01/10/early-election-forecast-republicans-could-lose-38-seats-and-house-majority/
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/01/a-federal-court-just-struck-down-north-carolinas-congressional-map/
Jack and Rachel introduce their new podcast, Progressive U., a show hosted by high-school/college-aged progressives about the latest in current events.
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