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As The World Churns

As The World Churns
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  • This Is Why News Is Disappearing
    On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle discuss the GOP’s 2AM vote to gut $9 billion from NPR and PBS, and how Trump’s dream of a personal paramilitary is already reshaping American policing. LaFontaine Oliver, President and CEO of New York Public Radio, joins Danielle to explain what these cuts mean for democracy and why public media matters now more than ever. Then! Radley Balko, journalist and author of Rise of the Warrior Cop, talks to Andy about the death of the police reform debate and how law enforcement became a weapon of the far right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • This Is What They Voted For
    On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle talk about MAGA’s unraveling as Trump’s base turns on him over the Epstein files, and how FEMA and the State Department are collapsing under mass firings and corruption. Dr. Annie Andrews, a pediatrician and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in South Carolina, joins us to talk about healthcare, reproductive freedom, and taking on Lindsey Graham. Then! Dr. Jonathan Metzl, psychiatrist and author of Dying of Whiteness, is here to talk about political division, disillusionment with the Democratic Party, and the collapse of civic trust in America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Spitballing A Police State
    On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle talk about the apparently low morale among ICE agents as Democrats introduce a bill that would require them to lose their masks. They also break down a federal judge's reason decision to block Trump's birthright citizenship order and how Kristi Noem delayed FEMA aid from arriving in Texas. Author and political scientist Jules Boykoff joins us to talk about how Trump is using the LA 2028 Olympic Games to supercharge ICE raids and override local control. Then! MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is here to talk about the collapsing rule of law under Trump's second administration and how, even with a complicit Supreme Court, justice still matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • The America Party Is A Joke
    On this episode of As The World Churns Andy and Danielle dig into the deadly flooding in Texas linked to the Trump administration’s cuts to NOAA and expose how the DOJ now claims to have no Epstein client list, unraveling years of MAGA-fueled conspiracy. Media Director for Climate Central Tom Di Liberto joins to explain how climate denial and gutted weather services turned a preventable disaster into mass tragedy. Then! MSNBC’s Anthony Fisher talks with Andy about Elon Musk’s phony “America Party,” the myth of political homelessness, and why performative patriotism is destroying the real thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • Freedom Dies On The Fourth
    On this episode of As The World Churns, Andy and Danielle react to Donald Trump’s dystopian July 4th legislation that guts Medicaid, slashes SNAP, and pushes millions off healthcare.. They also call out the rise of migrant detention camps in Florida and Trump’s plans to expand them into full-blown concentration camps. Then! Negar Mortazavi, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and host of The Iran Podcast is here to tell Danielle all about Trump’s dangerous attacks on Iran, escalating tensions in the Middle East, and the erosion of American credibility abroad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About As The World Churns

From the minds that brought you The New Abnormal– As the world seemingly spins out of control, Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie will be your navigators, and with the help of some of the country’s most brilliant minds, they’ll steer through the political turmoil and turbulence, looking for clearer skies ahead. The constant stream of daily chaos we’re experiencing requires an entirely new lens to process it through. Join Andy and Danielle along with 2 guests per episode to help make sense of the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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