The Takeout with Major Garrett

Author and senior advisor to the Joe Biden campaign Symone Sanders joins Major for a chat on her new book, "No You Shut Up," and the 2020 presidential race. Sanders explains why she worked for Bernie Sanders in 2016 and is now on Biden's staff. She also answers questions about the former vice president's mental acuity. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler keeps a database of President Trump's misstatements, exaggerations and lies. That database has more than 19,000 entries and Kessler's new book "Donald Trump and his Assault on Truth" chronicles many of those claims. Is Chicago more dangerous than Afghanistan? Did US Steel open new plants in 2018? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Major as he steps into the octagon with one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time, Daniel Cormier. Whether you're a UFC fanatic or a total newbie like Major, you're bound to learn a lot. As it turns out, MMA and politics have one big thing in common: they're both 'bloodsports.' Plus: Cormier offers his thoughts on the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congresswoman Karen Bass from California joined the show this week to discuss her work drafting legislation in the House to hold police accountable as protests in the wake of the tragic death of George Floyd continue across the country. Plus, she discusses what it was like in California during the 1992 L.A. riots.   To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John M. Barry, author of The Great Influenza which chronicled the worldwide devastation during the Pandemic of 1918, joined the show this week to discuss the similarities and differences between the incorrectly named "Spanish Flu" and COVID-19. Plus, Barry talks about the importance of strong leadership and truth in getting the general public through a public health crisis. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Major talks with CBS News' Senior Investigative Correspondent Catherine Herridge about the Department of Justice's decision to drop the charges against Gen. Michael Flynn. Herridge also breaks down Operation Crossfire Hurricane and recaps her interview with Attorney General William Barr. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this bonus episode of The Takeout, CBS News Travel Editor and host of 'Eye on Travel' Peter Greenberg joins Major to discuss COVID-19's impact on the global travel industry. What will the future be like on trains, planes, automobiles and more? What drastic changes are coming to hotels and restaurants? The industry's 'Travel Detective' is here with both sobering and encouraging news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local leaders across the country are weighing both when and how to reopen their cities, counties and states amid the outbreak of COVID-19. On this week's show, Major talks to Austin, TX Mayor Steve Adler, a Democrat, and Provo, UT Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, a Republican, about their plans and how they've dealt with the crisis thus far. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for an amusing conversation with the real Frank Caliendo (and the fake Donald Trump, Al Pacino, Jon Gruden, Regis Philbin, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Alex Jones). Caliendo, an impressionist comedian, talks about the future of the entertainment industry and his approach to his craft. Fun show. Don't delay. Download it today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California Democrat Ro Khanna joins Major this week to explain a whistleblower complaint made to the House Oversight committee. It alleges a Jared Kushner and FEMA-led task force, stood up to acquire medical equipment, ultimately impeded the effort because it was staffed by volunteers who lacked the requisite skills for the work. Congressman Khanna also explains how early action by local health officials in his district undoubtedly saved lives. Khanna, an early supporter of Bernie Sanders, also discusses his view of Joe Biden and the sexual assault accusations leveled against the former vice president. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices