The “Inspecting the Bunker” Edition
Protests against police brutality and racism, Trump’s increasingly authoritarian response, and the pandemic, with guest Jamelle Bouie.
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Episode Notes
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
The New York Times: “After 6 Months, Important Mysteries About Coronavirus Endure”
Monmouth University Polling Institute: “Protestors’ Anger Justified Even If Actions May Not Be: Most Say Police More Likely to Use Excessive Force on Black Individuals”
Shant Shahrigian for the New York Daily News: “De Blasio Staffers Demand ‘Radical Change From Mayor’ in Open Letter: Read Full Text”
German Lopez for Vox: “How to Reform American Police, According to Experts”
Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:
John: Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “What Will College Be Like in the Fall?”
Emily: A River of Stars, by Vanessa Hua
David: The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes, by Suzanne Collins; Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly”
Listener chatter from David Foreman: Aeon Video: “‘Quite a Height, Ah?’ A Tour of the Chrysler Building by Those Building It”
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss James Mattis speaking out about Trump’s work to divide Americans during crisis.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.
Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.
