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This is a podcast made by young people for young people about the news rocking the world. It is published every Saturday.
In this Episode:
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Today, Biden took the lead in 2 key swing states: Georgia and Pennsylvania
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Trump's lawsuits alleging fraud in battleground states lost in 2 courts in Michigan and Georgia
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The state of the Presidential, Senate, and House races
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The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage
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Bloomberg
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In this Episode:
This is the first edition of our 2 - 3 part series about Election Week. I'll try to make one every day about the results and everything you need to know about this very prolonged Election Day!
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Why the Presidential and Senate races are pretty tight
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Why Election Week will be chaotic, especially if Trump loses
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Today's results in the Senate and the Presidential races
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Election data from the New York Times, which sources their election data from the Associated Press (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html)
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Some additional information from the Charlotte Observer (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article245970215.html)
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Some more additional information from my own forecasting
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In this Episode:
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My take on the final 2020 debate
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2020 is seeing campaign spending we haven't seen ever!
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The Center for Responsive Politics
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FiveThirtyEight
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RealClear Politics
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In this Episode:
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The final Presidential Debate of the 2020 Election cycle is coming up tomorrow!
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We pose this question: will Trump win the 2020 Election as he did in the 2016 Election?
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CNBC
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the New York Times
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FiveThirtyEight
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RealClear Politics
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In this Episode:
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Who won the recent Presidential Debate?
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People are voting early and by-mail in record numbers this election
Sources:
Reuters
FiveThirtyEight
RealClearPolitics
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In this Episode:
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The first 2020 Presidential Debate is coming up. Who will win the debate? Who will moderate the debate? How can you watch the debate?
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Trump and Biden's tax returns have been released.
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FiveThirtyEight
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RealClearPolitics
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@BoKnowsNews (Twitter)
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The New York Times
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Yahoo News
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In this Episode:
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg's passing has created a fight in Congress about when to nominate her replacement
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Bloomberg donated $13 Million to help Florida prisoners vote
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Recent Polling
Sources/Research:
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FiveThirtyEight
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NBC News
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This is the second episode in a series, in which I talk to you about everything 2020 elections: the latest news, polling, campaigning, swing states, and a lot more! Tune in every Tuesday evening.
In this Episode:
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Trump Makes Gains Among Latino Voters
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How will the recent Atlantic report affect the Trump campaign?
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Politico
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FiveThirtyEight
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The Washington Post
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In This Episode:
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Wildfires destroy towns in the west and kill 33 people there
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Back to School 2020: What will it be like?
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San Francisco might become the first major city to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections
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NBC News
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NPR News
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This is the first episode in a new series called 2020 Election Update, in which I talk to you about everything 2020 elections: the latest news, polling, campaigning, swing states, and a lot more! Tune in every Tuesday evening.
In This Episode:
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Biden takes the lead in terms of campaign finance, meaning his campaign has more money than the Trump campaign
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Polling in Florida, Arizona, and Ohio, some key swing states
Sources:
- nbcnews.com
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CNN Politics
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FiveThirtyEight
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In this Episode:
- Article in The Atlantic Describes Instances in which President Trump Disrespects Soldiers who Died in War and Veterans. Will this affect him in the 2020 Election?
Sources:
- This Atlantic Article
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In this episode:
This is a special edition of News Brief Weekly. I interviewed a person taking part in a protest against the prospect of the defunding or even privatization of the United States Postal Service.
Sources:
Wikipedia: Article on the USPS
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In this episode:
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Biden picks Kamala Harris to be his Running Mate
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Details of Trump's War with the United States Postal Service
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NBC News
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NPR News
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In this episode:
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Trump Says that he Wants to Postpone the Election
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US GDP Takes a Massive Drop
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Trump Administration Plans to Ban TikTok
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This tweet
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The New York Times
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This Press Release by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Deutsche-Welle News
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In this episode, I give you the latest news about Trump changing views on the Coronavirus real late, and I ask the question: who will Joe Biden pick to be his running mate? That decision can help him or doom his campaign.
Sources:
Question Time Politics (Youtube.) Check out their video on Joe Biden's potential picks for a running mate. It goes into way more detail than this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6S5fFd0OI
npr.org
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This week, the Trump campaign got a new campaign manager, Georgia banned local mask mandates, and John Lewis died at age 80.
This week, Mary Trump's book was released to the press, and Roger Stone's prison sentence was stopped by the Trump administration.
This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted that there will be a vaccine for COVID-19 put out at the end of 2020 or in the beginning of 2021, Joe Biden had an almost 10 point lead over President Trump in National Presidential Election polls, and Coronavirus Cases Surged in the United States, especially down South.
This week, President Trump signed an executive order on policing, Juneteenth was celebrated across this country, and John Bolton's book's release was announced.
This week, Joe Biden spoke out against Trump's handling of the protests against police brutality, Trump's former Defense Secretary spoke out against his former boss, and Biden became the formal Democratic nominee for president.
This week, the New York Times had a special front cover, documenting 1% of all the deaths in the US caused by the Coronavirus, and George Floyd was killed by a police officer.
This week, President Trump threatened to halt funding to the WHO, all 50 states reopened, and Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial beginning of the Summer.
This week, the Trump administration announced that they might be stopping the Coronavirus task force, and 20 Million jobs were lost in the United States.
This week, the United States surpassed 1 Million Coronavirus cases and the press was told that Dr. Anthony Fauci is going to testify before the Senate.
This week, President Trump announced a plan to suspend immigration to the US, a top health official said that he was fired because he didn't like a drug that President Trump supported, and we found out that multiple states are going to reopen soon.
This week, President Trump said he had the power to reopen the country, not the governors, and Spain's Coronavirus death toll hit 20,000.
This week, a new analysis shown by the White House predicted a grim new Coronavirus death toll for the US, Unemployment rose a lot, and China held is holding a day of mourning for people who died from the Coronavirus there.
Today, Anay is calling in to talk about quarantine, and i'll give you some updates on the Coronavirus pandemic.
This week, the Coronavirus outbreak got real. Really real. Today, I have 3 stories for you on that topic.
This week, President Trump gave an address to the nation on Coronavirus, and the House passed a plan to stop the Coronavirus.
This week, the leader of the US government's response to the Coronavirus was named - Mike Pence, and the US signed a peace deal with the Taliban.
This week, Michael Bloomberg qualified for the Nevada debate, the Nevada debate took place in Las Vegas, and the Nevada primaries are going to happen.
This week, Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primary, and the first death caused by the new Coronavirus outside of China has been confirmed.
This week, President Trump was acquitted in the Senate, and the eighth Democratic debate took place.
This week, Trump's impeachment team mounted their defenses while pressures for witnesses grew, and the Senate voted to block witnesses in the Trump impeachment trial.
This week, on MLK Day, Basil Moore went to MLK Now, an event organized by Blackout for Human Rights, at Riverside Church.
This week, Iran made arrests related to the Ukraine plane crash last week, the 2 articles of impeachment were delivered to the Senate, starting the Senate impeachment trials of Donald Trump, and Ken Starr and Alan Dershowitz became part of Trump’s team of lawyers for impeachment.
This week, a stampede at a funeral for Qassim Suleimani killed many people, and Iran admitted that it unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet.
This week, Iraq protesters stormed the US Embassy in Baghdad, Julian Castro dropped out of the Democratic primary race, and, funerals were held for Irani Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani and Iraqi Government Official Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
This week, Prince Philip of the UK was released from the hospital, and a bomb exploded in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing 76 people.
This week, President Trump criticized Emmanuel Macron at a NATO meeting, more impeachment hearings took place, and Youtube Rewind 2019 came out.
This week, a judge ruled that Don McGahn has to testify for the impeachment inquiry, a man on the London Bridge was killed by police after stabbing several people, and the suspect in that stabbing was identified.
This week, the Democratic Debate happened, and nine more people testified for the impeachment inquiry.
This week, Jimmy Carter was hospitalized for brain surgery and Marie Yovanovitch testified in front of Congress.
This week, the suspect in a plot to bomb a synagogue in Colorado was arrested, and a judge said that Trump must pay 2 Million dollars for misusing money donated to his foundation. Also, I will talk to you about some good fall books.
On Saturday, October 19th, 2019, we got into the highly anticipated Bernie Sanders rally where AOC endorsed Sanders for president. I didn't mention in the podcast that there were a bunch of Trump supporters protesting outside the rally, holding ginormous flags with Trump 2020 on them.
This week, President Trump pulled troops out of Syria, leaving Kurdish allies to be killed by Turkey, and Acting Homeland Security Chief Kevin McAleenan stepped down.
This week, President Trump lashed out over the Democrats' impeachment inquiry, Hong Kong protesters and police clashed again, and the Democrat s issued a subpoena.
This week, President Trump’s Ukraine scandal was big news. We will get you caught up on that.
This season, Theresa May formally resigned, Hong Kong protests started up, Democratic presidential candidates debated three times, and much more happened.
This week, Boris Johnson suspended parliament again, and the Third Democratic Debate night was on TV.
This week, Daniel Pantaleo was fired from the NYPD, Jay Inslee dropped out of the Democratic primary race, and President Trump arrived in France for the G7 Summit.
This week, Hong Kong riot police stormed the airport where protesters were protesting for days, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was barred from visiting Israel for anything other than visiting her family, and fears about an economic recession in the United States started.
This week, President Trump gave his first remarks on the Dayton and El Paso shootings. There is an opinion piece on that in this episode. And, new information came out. What information? The El Paso shooter turned himself in to police after the shooting.
This week, 100 Million members of Capitol One bank in the US and Canada were hacked, many candidates for President of the United States spoke at the second Democratic debates, and John Ratcliffe withdrew from becoming the new national intelligence director.
This week, Boris Johnson was elected as Prime Minister of the UK, the US resumed executions, and the supreme court allowed Trump to use pentagon money to fund his border wall.
This week, President Trump attacked four congresswomen on Twitter, and they fought back. Also this week, Trump said bad things about the congresswomen at a rally in North Carolina, and a British oil tanker was seized by Iran.
This week, Democrats visited migrant detention centers, and a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Southern California.
Season number 2 (Summer)
Episode number 1
This week, Republicans were divided over Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, and the US and Mexico reached a deal on those tariffs.
This week, Trump’s tax returns have moved 2 steps closer to being released, president Trump blocked Don McGahn from testifying, and Theresa May resigned.
This week, Alabama State Senate passed a law banning abortion, President Trump said that he does not want war with Iran, and the Australian Prime Minister won re-election.
This week, 1 person was killed in a school shooting in Colorado, Trump said that he does not want Mueller to testify before Congress, and Joe Biden said that there must be “middle ground” climate change policy.
In this episode, Basil Moore will talk to you about Cyclone Fani, Donald Trump Filing A Lawsuit Against His Banks, and Attorney General William Barr At A Hearing.
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