What A Day
Episodes
Portland Authority
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Civil rights activists Rep. John Lewis and Minister CT Vivian passed away on Friday. Democrats in Congress are urging lawmakers to honor Lewis by pass...
Hack In The USSR
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US, Canada, and Britain are alleging that Russian cyberspies are trying to steal coronavirus vaccine research. In more upbeat pharma news, the bio...
The Perks Of Being A Walmarter
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All 5,300 plus Walmarts and Sam’s Clubs nationwide will begin requiring shoppers to wear masks next week. On the state level, half of the governors ...
BCC The CDC
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to The Atlantic’s Ed Yong about how public health workers and officials are fighting the pandemic, and what we're now learning about the pot...
There's Something About Fauci
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
California is re-closing many of its businesses as cases continue to rise. LA County and San Diego County schools have agreed to cancel in-person lear...
May The Task Force Be With You
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arizona’s governor pushed back the start of the school year from early-August to mid-August since his state has the worst Covid-19 numbers in the na...
This Land Is Your Land
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma is Native American tribal land, and that the state of New York has the power to subpo...
The Endless Summer
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the summer weeks go by, and the virus rages on, the big question remains: How to go back to school in the fall.Trump caused a minor crisis by criti...
Operation Warp Speed Ahead
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration officially started the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. “Operation Warp Speed,” the government’...
Aid In America
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emergency unemployment benefits included in the CARES Act are set to expire at the end of the month. With that deadline looming, and the health crisis...
Captain America: Culture War
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists worldwide want the World Health Organization to take a stronger stance on airborne transmission of COVID-19. In the US, records were set la...
Your Antibody Is A Wonderland
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New antibody data from the CDC indicates that only 1 in 10 COVID-19 cases in the country have been identified. That still means more than 90 percent ...
It Takes Two Bills To Make Reform Go Right
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats in the Senate blocked a Republican police reform bill yesterday, and Democrats in the House are expected to bring their police reform bill t...
Meat The Packers
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An estimated 25,000 cases of COVID-19 are tied to U.S. meatpacking plants, where employees work in close quarters and enclosed spaces. We speak with a...
Visas Banned in DC
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump signed a new executive order yesterday temporarily barring new foreign workers from coming to the US until the end of the year. The tech industr...
To The Left, To The Left
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New York, Virginia, and Kentucky have primaries on Tuesday. We speak with two progressive candidates for congress: Jamaal Bowman, who’s running agai...
DREAM On
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court ruled that Trump can’ t immediately end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, because his administration’s reasons for...
The Amazing Trace
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 cases have plateaued in the US at around 20,000 a day as some states are seeing outbreaks grow. That hasn’t stopped Texas governor Greg Abb...
Disqualified Immunity with Rep. Ayanna Pressley
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump signed a fairly inconsequential executive order yesterday that is supposed to incentivize police departments to adopt reforms. Across the countr...
Pride And Joy
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ+ employees from workplace discrimination in a 6-3 ruling. This is the firs...
Black Trans Lives Matter
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by a white officer in Atlanta this weekend, in another horrific instance of police violence. Atlanta’s police ch...
CHAZ Good As It Gets
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Police in Seattle abandoned their East Precinct building and ceded about six blocks of the city to protestors, who have now set up the Capitol Hill Au...
More Police Money, More Police Problems
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than a third of states are seeing increases in Covid-19 cases in the last week. It’s hard to draw conclusions about what’s behind that trend—...
Georgia In My Line
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Georgia held its primary yesterday, and in a state where officials have been accused of voter suppression, the elections were rife with issues. Pollin...
Extreme Cop Makeover
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats in Congress introduced the Justice In Policing Act yesterday, which includes a ban on chokeholds, a ban on no-knock warrants, and makes it...
MPD Unplugged
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Minneapolis City Council members have said they intend to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a community-based public safet...
Still Marching After All These Years
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis published a scathing indictment of his presidency, and he’s been backed up by Republican Senator Lisa ...
No Statues For Bad Men
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has upgraded charges against George Floyd’s killer Derek Chauvin by adding a charge of second-degree felony...
Presidential Insurrection
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump’s threat to deploy military to states to help squash unrest would require him to use the Insurrection Act of 1807. We discuss that law’s his...
Curfew Enthusiasm
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Protests against racial violence continued in well over 100 cities, leading local officials to continue to take drastic measures like curfews and call...
Protesting 1, 2, 3
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd continued throughout the weekend. There were demonstrations in over 75 American cities, lea...
Trump Orders You To Log Off
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at social media companies yesterday. We explain what's behind it and why legal experts don't think it'...
The Sisterhood Of The Traveling RNC
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The planned site of the Republican National Convention this August is North Carolina, one of the states where coronavirus case numbers are currently o...
Racism Cont'd
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minneapolis this week, in an abusive and excessive show of force. We discuss his murder and the incident...
Dropping The Bolsonaro
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The US has imposed a ban on flights from Brazil because of a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. This comes after Brazilian President Jair B...
Grand Re-Opening, Grand Re-Closing
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
China’s leaders are poised to impose a controversial new national security law in Hong Kong. The law would reportedly ban secession, subversion of s...
We'll CDC What Happens
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The CDC has quietly posted a report with detailed suggestions about how to reopen. We dig into it and how the states might or might not use it.More th...
Contact Tracing: There's An App For That
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contact tracing apps have been adopted in countries around the world to track the spread of COVID-19, but they’re not being used as much in the US. ...
WHO's Fault Is It Anyway?
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify this morning about the economic crisis and response. We preview ...
1-800-Grifthub
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats in Congress are launching an inquiry into Trump’s firing of an inspector general at the State Department. It comes after three other inspe...
How To Get Away With Burr-der
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today the House is set to vote on a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that Senate Republicans say is dead on arrival. They’ll also vote on rule...
Necessity Is The Mother Of Convention
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former vaccine chief Dr. Rick Bright will testify before a house subcommittee today—he’s the guy who says he was removed from his job because he d...
The Wind Cries Fauci
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Top U.S. health officials took questions from the Senate Health Committee yesterday on coronavirus. The partially teleconferenced testimonies featured...
The State Of South Dakota Vs. Common Sense
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The governor of South Dakota threatened to sue two Sioux tribes over road checkpoints they have set up to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to their rese...
The Covid Is Coming From Inside The White House
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Top US health officials are self-isolating and quarantining after a couple White House employees tested positive for coronavirus. Plus, new data revea...
It's Not Easy Making Vaccine
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The vaccine race is on, with several companies, governments, and academic labs working on lots of different potential options at once. We dig into th...
Don't Be Like Mike
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vice President Mike Pence says the federal coronavirus task force could be disbanded within a month because of “the tremendous progress we’ve mad...
Leaky Projectors
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A leaked government projection shows the US daily death toll from Covid-19 reaching 3,000 by June, which would almost double the current rate. Both th...
Businesses Are People Too
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As dozens of states reopen, Senator Mitch McConnell wants liability protections for businesses, so that employers won't face the possibility of lawsui...
Mega-Strike May Day
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the first of the month, which means rent is due for millions of Americans, workers are going on strike, and more states are reopening. We brin...
The Incredible Shrinking Economy
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
New GDP data show the economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate in January, February and March. That’s the worst quarterly decline since the 2008 recessi...
Hamburger Help Us
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump signed an executive order aimed at keeping meat-processing plants open by designating them as “critical infrastructure.” The union represent...
The Great British Vaccine Off with Jon Favreau
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists at Oxford University have developed at Covid-19 vaccine that’s safe and effective in monkeys. Now, they’re moving into wide-scale human...
Trump Gets De-Pressed
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Trump might be doing away with his hour-plus daily coronavirus briefings, which is a relief for so-called “privately concerned Republicans...
The Mitch Get Mitcher
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Mitch McConnell thinks states should declare bankruptcy rather than get bailed out by the federal government. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp give...
Whistleblow While You Work From Home
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The doctor in charge of US government’s effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine was dismissed this week. He says it has to do with his opposition to...
Trump's Red Light on Green Cards
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Trump is preparing an executive order that will suspend the issuing of green cards for 60 days. We speak to Ali Noorani, executive director of the Nat...
Mind Your Small Business
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Congress continues to negotiate their next relief bill, Democrats are pushing for a requirement that the administration develop a national testing ...
You Can't Always Test Who You Want
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Congress is nearing a deal on a new round of funding for small businesses, hospitals and to ramp up testing — which experts say is still in too shor...
Full Contact Tracing
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Trump administration is now saying what everyone else knew all along: it’s up to the states to determine how and when they begin easing out of l...
Stimulus Check, Please!
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over 80 million Americans should have seen their coronavirus stimulus payments deposited in their bank accounts yesterday. For the rest of us, we'll h...
Governors Of The World, Unite!
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After suggesting that he had “total authority” to determine when states reopen their economies, Trump now says the states can decide. Governors ar...
Leftward Joe with Rep. Ilhan Omar
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Congresswoman Ilhan Omar about what progressives want from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and what steps Congress ...
Minding The Race Gap
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
States are trying different approaches to address coronavirus racial disparities, from forming a task force in Louisiana to opening new testing center...
Viruses Are Taking Our Jobs
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another 6.6 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, meaning that more than 16 million jobs have been lost in the last three weeks. T...
Exit Sandman
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the 2020 presidential race, but his ideas may live on. Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive democ...
Relief Reloaded with Rep. Pramila Jayapal
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lawmakers are considering a second relief package to provide assistance to people who were left out of the last bill. Some also want to add a rent mor...
Wisconsin's Pandemic Primary
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wisconsin will be moving forward with in-person voting today, despite efforts to postpone the election for the sake of public health. We check in on w...
Locked Up During Lockdown
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Keri Blakinger, a reporter at The Marshall Project who covers prisons, on how jails and detention centers are managing release of inmates...
The View From The ICU
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Dr. Shaoli Chaudhuri, a resident at Columbia Medical Center in Manhattan, about what she’s seeing in the Covid-19 epicenter as doctors ...
Repro Rights Are An Essential Service
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to acting President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill Johnson about the state of reproductive rights during the pandemic, and the ef...
Curve Your Enthusiasm
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We interview New York Times reporter Caitlin Dickerson about the far-reaching effects the pandemic is having on people in our immigration system: asyl...
When They Furlough, We Go High
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Efforts to bring unhoused people inside have been growing as the coronavirus outbreak takes hold, but advocates say there’s more to be done. We talk...
When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Mutual Aid
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mutual-aid networks, which allow neighbors and community members to pool resources, have blossomed during the coronavirus crisis. We interview Christi...
Live From The Epicenter
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The United States now has the most known COVID-19 cases in the world. We discuss the areas that have been hit hardest and how they’re handling the o...
What's In The Rescue Bill With Sen. Sherrod Brown
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The senate approved a nearly $2 trillion relief package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic yesterday, after a day of delays and a lot of debate. W...
Letters From The War On Covid-19
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Equipment shortages, exposure, and empathy: we hear from healthcare workers who are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines. Plus, what Democrats are fi...
Don't Slow My Scroll
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is America’s internet prepared for all of us to be online all of the time? We interview FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel to get her answer. And ...
The Sick And The Testless
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Alexis Madrigal, staff writer at the Atlantic and founder of The COVID Tracking project, about the current state of coronavirus testing a...
An Epidemiologist Answers Covid-19 Questions (Part 2)
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined once again by physician and former Detroit health commissioner Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to discuss Covid-19. We ask him how to evaluate the s...
Talking Cash With Cory Booker
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Cory Booker joins us to discuss a proposal he’s drafted with fellow senators to give payments to Americans to help them through the pandemic...
If You Have A Stalled Economy And Need Cash Now
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, three states voted in the first post-pandemic-declaration elections of the presidential primary, and former Vice President Joe Biden won in...
Pandemocracy!
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Covid-19 has hit the US economy hard, devastating the stock market and prompting limited hours and layoffs around the country. We talk to Annie Lowrey...
The Social Distancing Network
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Covid-19 continues to upend events, entire healthcare systems, and economies worldwide. We discuss the latest updates, including a new CDC recommendat...
An Epidemiologist Clears Up Covid-19
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Physician and former Detroit health commissioner Abdul El-Sayed comes on the show to discuss Covid-19. We ask him about the government response, how t...
So... What's The Plandemic?
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The WHO has officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. And last night, President Trump announced new travel restrictions on foreign nationals com...
Here We Joe Again
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It was another good night for former Vice President Joe Biden, who has taken command of the race for the democratic presidential. He won overwhelming ...
The Economy Catches Coronavirus
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, US stock markets had their worst day since the financial crisis in 2008. So many investors were selling off assets that trading was tempora...
Campaigning In The Time Of Coronavirus
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The presidential primary is in full swing, and unfortunately, so is COVID-19. We look at the precautions campaigns are taking against coronavirus and ...
You’re Gonna Liz Me When I’m Gone
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senator Elizabeth Warren exited the presidential race on Thursday following disappointing results in her home state and beyond on Super Tuesday. Now, ...
No Test For The Sicked
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Super Wednesday kicked off with a bang: former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg dropping out of the race. Plus, the race in Maine was narrowly called for Bide...
They Joe Up So Fast
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday was Super Tuesday, where 14 states and one territory voted in the presidential primary. Former VP Joe Biden over-performed in what some (rea...
Votin’ Up On A Tuesday
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is Super Tuesday, where 14 states and one territory will vote. It’s the biggest day of the presidential nominating contest so far… and 1,357...
Don’t You (Forget About Pete)
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The government is beginning to dole out COVID-19 testing kits, and hundreds of medical centers in the US have begun developing their own version of te...
Biden Bets on South Carolina
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
South Carolina goes to the polls on Saturday. There are 54 delegates at stake and it’s the first state where black voters make up a majority of the ...
Czar You There Mike Pence? It's Me, Coronavirus
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
President Donald Trump held a press conference yesterday in conjunction with the CDC to update the nation on the COVID-19 preparedness plan. That plan...
Dems Debate In The Palmetto State
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Last night seven democratic presidential candidates took the stage in Charleston, South Carolina for the tenth debate of this election cycle and the l...
That's A Wrap On Harvey Weinstein
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted on two counts of felony sex crimes. The convictions are the culmination of a month-long ...
I Felt The Bern In Reno
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bernie Sanders had a dominating win in the Nevada caucus on Saturday. As of Sunday night, he had captured nearly 47.1 percent of county convention del...
Betting On The Nevada Caucus
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Nevada caucuses are on Saturday. It’s the third contest in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary and the first where voters of color will hav...