Cultural Commentary and Political Critique

Taylor Swift is engaged, Trump is tormenting the Federal Reserve, Texas Republicans are trying to mandate Christian teachings in public schools, and Erin Ryan and guest-host Megan Gailey are here to talk about it. Then they unpack how the debate of what spaces should be child-free might just be anti-women. Next, KCRW’s Evan Kleiman joins to discuss the state of public media, the impact of ICE raids on restaurants in LA, and her favorite summer recipes. They wrap up with a discussion in the Sanity Corner about the return of the football season, the fabulous Katseye Gap ad, and the KPop Demon Hunters phenomenon.

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Cook to sue Trump over order to fire her from Federal Reserve (BBC 8/26)

Ken Paxton wants zero exceptions to Ten Commandments law in Texas schools (Chron 8/25)

A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You (NYT 7/27)

Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions (AP 8/7)

Tennis Player Emma Raducanu Asked For A Crying Child To Be Removed From The Audience, And The Comments Are HEATED (Buzzfeed 8/12)