Dinner Table Politics: Surprise!

Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/Surprise_-_101618_7.21_PM.mp3The Democrats are poised to ride the "Blue Wave" to retake Congress, but is there a 2016-style upset in the making? Abby and Jim discuss the biggest political surprises in history, notably the hanging chads of Bush v. Gore, and how that relates to one of Abby's favorite ... Read more
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Dinner Table Politics: Scandal Scandal! Scandal!

Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/Scandal_Scandal_Scandal.mp3The accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh prompt Abby and Jim's discussion about scandals past and present, including Clarence Thomas, Bill Clinton, and presidents stretching all the way back to George Washington. Kennedy, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Jefferson - even Washington himself were all subjects of salacious rumors, ... Read more

Dinner Table Politics: Save the Polar Bears!

http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/Save_the_Polar_Bears.mp3Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!   Abby and Jim discuss Climate Change and what's to be done about it. Did Obama do enough? Should Trump do more? How did the problem start? What's to be done about it? And will any of the measures designed to fix it do any good? Bjorn Lomborg ... Read more
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Dinner Table Politics: Eliza Returns!

http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/The_Return_of_Eliza.mp3Freshfrom her internship in Malawi, Eliza returns to Dinner Table Politics to discuss how gender roles affect income and education, as well as other things she learned on the other side of the world. (Spoiler alert: It seems Trump has fans in Africa, too!)Jim and Eliza then discuss the events she missed here in the ... Read more
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The Church Formerly Known as Mormon

"The Lord has impressed upon my mind the importance of the name he has revealed for his church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."So said President Russell M. Nelson, President of said church, the one with the unwieldy name that will never enter common parlance, because The Church of Jesus Christ of ... Read more

Dinner Table Politics: International Edition

http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/International.mp3Thisis the first episode of Dinner Table Politics that has been formatted specifically for radio, with the possibility of being broadcast on KSL! Stay tuned for more details as they become available.Abby and Jim, fresh from a visit to London and France, discuss the history of the British crown and the differences between the governments ... Read more
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Dinner Table Politics: Free Speech Edition (Plus Aliens)

http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/Free_Speech.mp3Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!Jim and Abby discuss free speech, most notably how expensive it is. A political attack from 1800 comes under scrutiny, as does the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.Plus: should James Gunn be rehired as the Guardians of the Galaxy director? Why can't we go back to the ... Read more

Dinner Table Politics: Medicare, Woodward, and the White House Bachelor

http://traffic.libsyn.com/dinnertablepolitics/Healthcare_podcast.mp3Thelatest episode of Dinner Table Politics is online!Abby and Jim ask the question: Is Bernie Sanders's "Medicare for All!" proposal a good idea? (Spoiler alert: no.)Also, Bob Woodward's latest book calls to mind "Bobby B's" Watergate history, and Sacha Baron Cohen's "Who Is America?" comes under fire for helping to create the divisions it ... Read more