In this episode we take a quick look at what’s happened politically over the last week. 

• With a convincing victory in last week’s Nevada contest it's now being called as Bernie’s race to lose… but is this really the case with Super Tuesday just around the corner?
• As they say a week is a long time in politics and Mayor Bloomberg has gone from hero to zero with really poor debate performances. But does it really matter?
• And then to Biden and South Carolina where he has bet all his political capital - is the black vote holding up for Biden?

We then chat with Shaun Edlin - CEO and co-founder of Dotterel Technologies. Dotterel is a New Zealand start-up with a focus on the US developing a drone acoustic device - that reduces the noise of drones as well as a special array of microphones and onboard software that enables real time audio input. It’s really a fascinating discussion looking at the growth of the drone sector, the impact of geopolitics, and Dotterel’s ambitions… It's a 12 minute piece and well worth the listen.

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Links to clips used during the podcast:

• RNZ clip on Bernie Sanders Nevada victory: https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018735677
• CNBC highlights reel from Nevada debate: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/02/20/democratic-debate-highlights-bloomberg-left-battered-after-first-debate.htm
• House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn endorsing Joe Biden: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/26/politics/jim-clyburn-endorses-joe-biden/index.html

Credits – opening and closing music:

• Happy Boy Theme Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
• Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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