The Bill Press Pod

The RNC, Kenosha violence, Pro sports take a knee. Debates? Kellyanne Conway. No more stimulus? Jerry Falwell, Jr. With Scott Wong, Senior Staff Writer, The Hill, Igor Bobic, Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post and Amanda Becker of 19th News.Todays' Bill Press Pod is supported by The International Association of Fire Fighters, the first union to endorse Joe Biden, More information at IAFF.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Up to now, we have been focusing on Donald Trump's mental health. Today we examine what HE has done to OUR mental health. Spoiler Alert: He's had a serious impact on the emotional well-being of millions of us. It's especially bad on anyone who has been in an abusive relationship with a parent, partner or boss. Bill talks to psychotherapist Harper West and clinical psychologist Dr. Jennifer Panning.Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Teamsters Union. With members well beyond truck drivers. More information at Teamster.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Biden. Obamas. Harris. The DNC with Sudeep Reddy, Managing Editor for Politico, Eliza Collins, Politics Reporter covering the presidential election for the Wall Street Journal and Alex Seitz-Wald, Senior Digital Politics Reporter for NBC News.State-by-state voting information from NBC News here. And The Wall Street Journal here Today's Bill Press Pod is supported by the Laborers' International Union of North America. More information at LIUNA.orgSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elizabeth Warren. Gabby Giffords. And then Kamala Harris! Plus Obama. Wow. What a night!Bonus: my column on the brilliant, powerful and important speeches by Michelle and Barack Obama.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

United Food and Commercial Workers Union President Marc Perrone on the casualties, the end of hazard pay, the dangers of enforcing mask mandates and steps the Union is taking to fill the gaps left by an inadequate Federal Government response. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Theme of the night: Joe Biden is a Good Man. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Day one of the DNC is in the books. Bill on how effective it was in advancing the Democrats prospects in November. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is the the third in our series on The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump. Produced in association with the authors of the New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President. Today we explore the mental and emotional deficits that render Trump impaired and unfit for the presidency. And try to answer the question, Why is it that Donald Trump, who thinks only about himself, cannot make the decisions on the pandemic that would save lives and save his election prospects? And finally, what can we expect before and AFTER the November election.Joining the podcast are eight distinguished psychiatrists and psychologists, all contributors to The Dangerous Case Of Donald Trump. They are, in order of appearance:Dr. James Gilligan who was on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and was for 13 years the director of the Harvard Institute of Law and Psychiatry.Harper West, a psychotherapist.Harvard Psychiatrist, Dr. Henry FriedmanPsychiatrist, Dr. Judith Herman is on the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School and is one of the most renowned psychiatrists in America. Psychiatrist, Dr.Prudence Gourguechon, past President Of The American Psychoanalytic Association. Stanford University professor emeritus, Dr. Philip Zimbardo. Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Stephen Soldz.Clinical psychologist, Dr. Jennifer Panning. Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The American Federation of Teachers. Our teachers know best what we should be doing on opening schools. To see their plan to re-open schools safely, go to AFT.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Harris energizes. Trump caught flat-footed. Biden: Wear a mask! No new stimulus deal. DNC preview. With Chris Lu, fmr. Obama WH Cabinet Secretary, John Bennett, Washington Bureau Chief, The Independent, Lauren Burke writer at Black Press USA and  Nicholas Wu, covering Congress for USA TODAY.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by the SMART union. More information at SMART-Union.org.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"The Goldwater Rule" has been used by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to convince mainstream media to suppress the expertise of psychiatrists on Donald Trump's mental state. Bill talks to two psychiatrists who explain the origins of the"Rule, " and how they had tried to modify it in the face of the dangers Trump posed. Now, they say, their expertise is no longer welcome in the mainstream media. Bill's guests are Dr. Bandy Lee, a psychiatrist on the faculty of the Yale Medical School and the Editor of The New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President. Also joining Bill is Dr. Leonard Glass, is associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.Today's Bill Press Pod is sponsored by The United Food and Commercial Workers Union. On the frontlines during the pandemic in our grocery stores, pharmacies and food processing plants. More Information at UFCW.ORG.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.