It's Been a Minute
Year-End Wrap: Big Tech Reckoning, Identity Politics, & Yanny vs. Laurel
28 Dec 2018
It's Friday. Sam rings like a bell wrapping up the year in news with NPR reporter Elise Hu and The Wall Street Journal film industry reporter Erich Schwartzel. Plus a call to professor Lilliana Mason about how politics and identity have become entwined. It's topped off with the best things that happened to listeners all year. Tweet @ NPRItsBeenAMin with feels.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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