Episode 7: The “Sporting Events Ruin My Sundays” Edition
On this week’s episode we discuss the latest in the fight over voting rights, including charges of voter purges from the rolls in Sparta, Ga. and a recent challenge to voting laws in North Carolina. We also take a look at the terrible 24 hours Trump had in the ongoing derailment of the Trump train.
Show Notes:
- Sparta, Georgia made national headlines in the New York Times this week.
- The full ruling from the U.S. district court striking down North Carolina’s voting law is here.
- State-by-state laws on voter ID and other requirements can be found here.
- You can view the full rundown of Trump’s terrible 24 hours here.
- The real heartbreaking caption from the Meet the Press Website: “PROGRAMMING NOTE: “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” IS PRE-EMPTED NATIONALLY FOR THE NEXT TWO SUNDAYS DUE TO COVERAGE OF THE 2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES. TUNE IN TO MSNBC WEEKDAYS AT 5 P.M. ET FOR “MTP DAILY,” AND SIGN UP FOR THE “FIRST READ” NEWSLETTER FOR THE LATEST FROM CHUCK TODD.”
- The Episode of Meet the Press that was inappropriately deemed less important than the Olympics.
Embedded Audio:
Credits:
- Intro Music: “Bottom of the Bottle” by The New Valleys. (Free Music Archive)
- Outro Music: “Coming Clearer Every Day” by Spencer Frye (Thanks Spencer!)
Originally published at peachpod.org.
