Ep 180 // Trump Doesn’t Care, Dems Need To Focus, & New Oscar Rules

Published: Sept. 18, 2020, noon

"Life During Quarantine: Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Says He ‘Up-Played’ the Virus, Then Downplays It // NY Times There's Still An Election: Catching up: The RNC, DNC, and Kamala Harris is Biden's running mate Is This the Secret to Selling Joe Biden? // The Atlantic How much of the country may view the election results as illegitimate... and then what? What else? The Oscars’ new rules for Best Picture nominees, explained // Vox Our Week in Media: The Ridiculous War-Gaming of the 2020 Election // The New Republic BTR Live Studio: [youtube]https://youtu.be/D5ZUfKPk0w4[/youtube] Credits: Producer/Host: J. McVay Associate Producer/Contributor: Joe Virgillito Composer/Editor: Hansdale Hsu 00:00 - Intro 01:27 - Life During Quarantine: Trump doesn’t care about people dying and lies about his response to the pandemic 15:30 - There’s Still An Election: Remember the conventions? / The Biden campaign is wooing younger voters with hints at progressiveness, but no specifics / A large percentage of the country may not accept election results 49:15 - Other News: The Oscars will require better representation for Best Picture nominees 60:55 - Our Week in Media: “The Ridiculous War-Gaming of the 2020 Election” by Osita Nwanevu (The New Republic) 67:44 - "The Offering" (BTR Live Studio, 2020) - Xanthe Alexis 71:18 - Outro/credits 71:58 - Finish. "