Ep 159 // 2020 Election Preview / ‘Selah and the Spades’
"J. McVay and Joe Virgillito share their thoughts on what they expect during the 2020 presidential race, as the general election begins under the unusual circumstances of a pandemic. Later in the episode, Jacqueline Soller and J. McVay discuss the new movie, ‘Selah and the Spades,’ written and directed by Tayarisha Poe and starring Lovie Simone, Celeste O'Connor, and Jharrel Jerome -- available on Amazon Prime Video. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Brooklyn duo True Dreams, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. Joe Virgillito is associate producer. Mentioned in the episode: “Is Biden Gaining Older Voters, and Losing Young Ones?” // NY Times [youtube]https://youtu.be/OqBNp_J1hls[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/-nK6WFgdchM[/youtube] 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - START /// 2020 Election Preview w/ Joe Virgillito & J. McVay 02:33 - Trump’s approval ratings 03:40 - Effects of daily pandemic briefings 10:35 - Effects of COVID-19 on the election 11:33 - Voting by mail becoming more widespread 19:48 - Vetting Biden 26:45 - Trump vs Biden vs Trump vs Clinton 39:45 - Polling differences and similarities between 2016 to 2020 /// END 43:42 - 1st Person: Jason // Using White Privilege To Call Out The Alt-Right 47:25 - “No. 1” (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - True Dreams 50:35 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Selah and the Spades’ 52:10 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 68:59 - Outro / Credits 69:48 - Finish. "