Historian Kathryn Cramer Brownell joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the rise of cable news, which she argues decentralized traditional media and led to today’s fractured political landscape.
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How Cable News Came To Be
Lisa Napoli joins us to talk about how the cable news network transformed how our modern world consumes current events.
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Fareed Zakaria On Our Post-Pandemic World
Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS on CNN Worldwide and a columnist for The Washington Post, joins us to talk about what experts predict about the future of technology, politics, health and cities once the coronavirus is conquered.
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W. Kamau Bell’s America
W. Kamau Bell joins us to talk about his relentless search for social justice among the many viewpoints of everyday Americans.
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The Obama White House and the Supreme Court
How have personality and politics influenced President Obama’s relationship with the U.S. Supreme Court and what could the future hold if he is reelected in November?
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