Ep 168 // Fireworks / Rigging an Election / Progressive Wins / Police Violence Quantified / ‘Shirley’
"Life During Quarantine Did Fireworks Conspiracies Fizzle Out? // BTRtoday Trump tells aides he supports second round of stimulus checks, but White House divisions remain // Washington Post There’s Still An Election “Insurgent” Progressives Do It Again // BTRtoday Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November? // NY Mag CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race // NY Times What Else? Above the Law: The Data Are In on Police, Killing, and Race // Public Discourse Our Week In Media This American Life: Here Again (6/12/20) Quick Hits & Rehash Bubba Wallace & NASCAR take on racism Movie Review/Chat: ‘Shirley’ Director: Josephine Decker Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman Distributor: Neon BTR Live Studio Revisited: Vagabon + Worriers Episode Credits Producer/Host: J. McVay Associate Producer/Contributor: Joe Virgiliito Contributor on Movies: Jacqueline Soller Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - Life During Quarantine: fireworks in cities / Trump wants to buy the election w/ federal money 18:09 - There’s Still An Election: progressives win primaries / looming voter suppression nightmare / Biden is way ahead in polls right now 40:05 - Other News: data on police violence 44:11 - Our Week In Media: Revisiting ‘A People's History of the United States’ / This American Life: Here Again 49:04 - Quick Hits: NASCAR vs. racism 57:40 - “Cold Apartment” (BTR Live Studio, 2017) - Vagabon 61:20 - Movie Review: Jacqueline Soller on ‘Shirley’ 62:39 - Movie Chat w/ Jacqueline Soller & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 81:25 - “Jinx/Glutton For Distance” (BTR Live Studio, 2015) - Worriers 85:52 - Outro/credits 86:33 - Finish. "