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On today’s show: 0:08 – Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC), covers courts and the law for Slate. He joins us to preview some of the important cases that SCOTUS is scheduled to hear arguments on this month. 0:33 – We discuss Omicron, a new COVID variant originated in South Africa with Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical … Continued
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
UpFront delivers a mix of local, state, and international coverage through challenging interviews, civil debates, breaking updates, and in-depth discussions with authors.
On today’s show: 0:15 – Dr. Monica Gandhi (@MonicaGandhi9) joins us to discuss how she plans to keep her family safe from COVID during Thanksgiving and measures to take if some members of the family aren’t fully vaccinated and or otherwise immunocompromised. 0:33 – David J. Silverman, a professor of history at George Washington University … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We unpack closing arguments in the Ahmaud Arbery case with Christopher Bruce, Policy Director with the ACLU of Georgia (@ACLUofGA). 0:33 – Angelica Salas, Executive Director of @CHIRLA – The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights joins us to discuss national immigration policy and immigration provisions inside of the Build Back … Continued
0:08 – November (@NicholsUprising), national affairs correspondent for The Nation joins us to discuss the Build Back Better bill that just passed the house and heads to the Senate this week. 0:33 – More of your COVID science questions answered by Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr), Associate Professor of African Studies at Howard University and Adjunct Professor of Law at Howard University’s School of Law joins us to discuss the month long student protest at Howard University. 0:34 – We rebroadcast this 2019 interview with Bryant Terry (@bryantterry), vegan chef, food justice … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi is facing more charges from a Myanmar junta. We discuss the latest developments with Seinenu Thein-Lemelson, a Lecturer at UCLA and Senior Research Scientist at the Foundation for Psychocultural Research. 7:33 – We discuss the Astroworld Festival disaster, which resulted in the … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We speak with David Phillips (@David_Philipps), a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent covering the U.S. military, about the coverup of a U.S. airstrike in Syria which resulted in civilian deaths. 0:33 – We speak with Tim Redmond (@timredmondsf), founder and editor of 48hills.org, about the upcoming retirement of House … Continued
On today’s show: 0:08 – We speak with attorneys Sandra Freeman and James Clarke to bring you up to date and take your questions on the ongoing trials involving Kyle Rittenhouse, Ahmaud Arbery, and Charlottesville. 1:08 – Carmen Maria Machado, best known for her short story collection Her Body and Other Parties, discusses a new genre-bending … Continued
