'BradCast' 8/21/2024 (DNC 2024 and 'The Contagious Power of Hope', with Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast')
On today's 'BradCast':\xa0 A string of likely very difficult days and weeks are ahead in these last two months before the critical 2024 presidential election. In the battleground state of Florida, as-yet-unexplained election administration glitches in its primary this week are concerning. At the joyful, rollicking Democratic National Convention in Chicago, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered powerful, barnburner speeches focused on harnessing hope for the future and the historic fight to defend our democracy. Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON and 'DRIFTGLASS' of The Pro Left Podcast delve into the proceedings at the DNC so far, with humor, history, context, and analysis on what it could mean for the election and the nation going forward.