The 10 Best KCRW's Left, Right & Center Podcast Episodes
1) It's Biden
Bernie Sanders announced the suspension of his presidential campaign this week, making Joe Biden the official presumptive Democratic nominee. What is the legacy of his campaign? Does it signal a compl...Show More
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Bruenig explains excellently the predicament of the democratic party.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) The polls, one year out
This week, a few polls in key battleground states made a lot of liberals nervous. The polls show signs of a close 2020 election, a departure from the picture we often see in national polling. Part of ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Who Wins from the Syria Cease-fire?
The situation in Syria changed quickly this week. A five-day cease-fire, which Turkey is calling a “pause,” negotiated by Vice President Mike Pence, seemed to be barely holding up less than 24 hours a...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Left, Right & Center presents: Two Years, Diaries of a Divided Nation
Listen to America change… one person at a time. For these six people, the politics of the Trump era have changed everyday life. Follow them in real time through the tumultuous two years since he becam...Show More
Left, Right & Center presents: Two Years, Diaries of a Divided Nation
51:53 | Jan 21st, 2019
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Can the president do that? Should he?
This week, President Donald Trump got right to business on Inauguration Day, following several additional speaking engagements. He signed executive orders and pardoned over 1,500 people charged with c...Show More
6) Trump’s Inauguration Day 2.0 is all about tone
Inauguration Day is President-elect Donald Trump’s chance to set the tone for the next four years. Currently, his favorability is the highest it’s ever been. He’s already started political action, inc...Show More
7) Is democracy in Syria’s future?
Bashar al-Assad’s reign over Syria ended this week after 13 years of contentious civil war. Rebel forces captured the capital city of Damascus, freed prisoners from detention facilities, and ousted As...Show More
8) Will late campaign gaffes trash either candidate’s chances?
Polling shows the election is gridlocked in a tie. With both candidates preaching existential threats if they lose, and promising to save the country if they win, is fear or vibes a greater force in t...Show More
9) A hurricane of conspiracies
A new front has opened in the culture wars: meteorology. Rampant disinformation spread across the Southeast after Hurricanes Helene and Milton left thousands in need of disaster relief. While some con...Show More
10) Gender, class … and fracking?
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien recently announced that the influential union wouldn’t be endorsing a presidential candidate. Meanwhile, other major unions are supporting Kamala Harris, but she’s str...Show More