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Topics Discussed:*Breaking News* Trump Press ConferenceGeorge Floyd Murder & Ongoing ProtestsCovid-19 Questions Answered with Michelle BeckerBenediction (@prayersfromterry)Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles.Episode Resources: Why the CVS Burned (Slate)5 Racist Anti-Racism Responses “Good” White Women Give to Viral Posts (KatyKatiKate)The case for hiring more police officers (Vox)Better Policing Can Improve Legitimacy and Reduce Mass Incarceration (Harvard Law Review)Private insurance companies can play a powerful role in reforming police practices (Marketplace)The Police Can Still Choose Nonviolence (The Atlantic)Imagine a world without police. (For A World Without Police)What Policing Should Look Like (Reason)Community Policing (National Police Foundation)Talking To Kids About Racism:How to talk to your children about protests and racism (CNN Health)RESOURCES FOR TALKING ABOUT RACE, RACISM AND RACIALIZED VIOLENCE WITH KIDS (Center for Racial Justice in Education)Raising Equity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:George Floyd100,000 American DeathsGovernor Gretchen WhitmerThank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles.Episode Resources: Amy Cooper Knew Exactly What She Was Doing (Huff Post)As Mayor Frey calls for officer's arrest, violence intensifies in Minneapolis (Star Tribune)Campaign For Professional PolicingWhat We Know About the Death of George Floyd in Minneapolis (The New York Times)How Amy Cooper and George Floyd represent two versions of racism that black Americans face every day (The Washington Post)Gov. Gretchen Whitmer launches investigation into Midland dam failures (Bridge)Whitmer among lawmakers sharing stories about rape in abortion debate (The Detroit News)Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends Michigan stay home order to June 12 (Detroit Free Press) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:America's Return to SpaceJoe BidenAndy Beshear & Kentucky ProtestsPresident Trump and the 2020 ElectionWomen Leaders and Pandemics (with Swanee Hunt)Outside of PoliticsThank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.Episode Resources: Battling COVID-19: How Women’s Leadership Saves Lives (Women's eNews)NASA to launch astronauts to space station from US soil for the first time in a decade (CNN Business)SpaceX's Crew Dragon set for final key test before astronaut launch (CNN Business)Meet the NASA astronauts who will fly on historic SpaceX mission (CNN Business)Biden says he was too ‘cavalier’ about black voters’ choices (AP)In unprecedented times, Andy Beshear has done what's right for Kentuckians (Courier Journal)Did Social-Distancing Measures in Kentucky Help to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve? (Gatton College)Beshear hung in effigy as Second Amendment supporters rally at Capitol ahead of Memorial Day (Courier Journal) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:FloodingHong KongGeorgia Canceled ElectionObamagateSwing LeftJoin us for a virtual letter writing party with Swing Left on Sunday, May 24 at 4pm EST. Register here!Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.Episode Resources: Beth's Nightly Nuance on the Georgia special election (Pantsuit Politics)China to impose sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, bypassing city’s legislature (The Washington Post)China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Laws, Tightening Its Control (The New York Times)The media is helping Trump turn the bogus ‘Obamagate’ into the 2020 version of Clinton’s email (The Washington Post)Obamagate was the worst crime ever committed and here is what it was (The Washington Post) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:Breonna Taylor Death (1:08)Public Service and Compliments (12:02)Where Does the Money Come From? (15:05)Outside of Politics (43:24)Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.Episode Resources: Breonna Taylor Was Always Essential (Rolling Stone)Louisville postal inspector: No ‘packages of interest’ at slain EMT Breonna Taylor’s home (WDRB)Family sues after 26-year-old EMT is shot and killed by police in her own home (CBS News)'No-knock' searches plus stand-your-ground laws: A deadly combo for civilians and police (USA Today)Family seeks answers in fatal police shooting of Louisville woman in her apartment (The Washington Post)The Trump administration has recently moved to oust 4 government watchdogs. Here they are. (USA Today)The government whistleblower who says the Trump administration's coronavirus response has cost lives (60 Minutes)The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money (The New Yorker)House Democrats unveil their $3 trillion coronavirus relief package (Axios)US is `printing' money to help save the economy from the COVID-19 crisis, but some wonder how far it can go (USA Today)The US... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We share kids' perspective on Covid-19. Ranging in age from toddlers to college students, we hear from kids and young adults who are processing the pandemic as uniquely as their adult counterparts. Thank you to the many, many kids, young adults, and parents who sent in their stories.Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:Covid-19 & Reopening the Economy (01:36)Michael Flynn & the Department of Justice (09:43)Tara Reade (17:42)Local Leader Compliments (29:03)America's Relationship with China (30:51)Outside of Politics (52:40)Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.Episode Resources: Take the Shutdown Skeptics Seriously (The Atlantic)The agonizing story of Tara Reade (Vox)Leaders Are Crying on the Job. Maybe That’s a Good Thing. (The New York Times)Amazon's 'Making the Cut' is the ultimate example of product placement (Engadget) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Nuanced Life Episode from May 6th, 2020.We've gotten so many messages from you all about how to make decisions in the midst of this pandemic. We're in the messy middle of this and we are all feeling it. We share how we're doing and tackle some listener questions about how to handle this moment in time.Thanks to our sponsor: Embr.If you want to submit a commemoration or send a question to Ask Sarah and Beth, please email hello@pantsuitpoliticsshow.com with "Commemoration" or "Ask Sarah and Beth" in the subject line. Our book is out! You can purchase it now - for yourself, for friends, for your representative, for your senator, for everyone! To support the show and get access to regular bonus content, visit our Patreon page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many of you wrote in asking us to talk about Plandemic, the viral video making its way around social media. We break down its content, intention, and what you need to know as you talk to the people in your life who are watching it.   Topics Discussed: Processing Plandemic (01:48) Ahmaud Arbery (50:45)   Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.   Episode Resources:   Georgia family demands arrests 2 months after son shot dead (AP) Ahmaud Arbery's parents call for arrests after 'modern lynching in the middle of the day' (The Guardian)   Plandemic: These are the '10 plain truths' about the coronavirus pandemic, according to former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) Fallout From Fatigue Syndrome Retraction Is Wide (The New York Times) Fact check: Hospitals get paid more if patients listed as COVID-19, on ventilators (USA Today) Hospital Payments and the COVID-19 Death Count (FactCheck.org) Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. (PolitiFact) Estimated Cost of Treating the Uninsured Hospitalized with COVID-19 (KFF) Royalty payments to staff researchers cause new NIH troubles (U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health) March-In Rights Under the Bayh-Dole Act (Congressional Research Service) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics Discussed:Covid-19 Fatigue (1:38)Joe Biden (22:28)Murder Hornets (38:24)Local Leader Compliments (39:27)Supreme Court Decisions (42:29)Outside of Politics (58:01)Thank you for being a part of our community! We couldn't do what we do without you. To become a tangible supporter of the show, please visit our Patreon page, purchase a copy of our book, I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening), or share the word about our work in your own circles. Download Hot Mic and use code BETH153 or SARAH818 to join us for live news events and see our past coverage.Episode Resources: Julie Wise, King County Elections DirectorA Message from President Ambar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.