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55 - Bits & Pieces: Conversations and Solutions on Behalf of America

Mar 01, 202140 minEp. 55
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Episode description

Producer Joey Salvia tosses out subjects for our hosts, Bill Curtis and Jane Albrecht, to tackle, and possibly solve, including poverty, divisiveness, and fake news. Topics discussed include the nursing home scandal in NYC, Ted Cruz, why the media needs Trump, taxes, the rich, the poor, and other hot news topics.

Episode Timestamps:

1:47 Governor Cuomo and NY Nursing Home Scandal. Managing a pandemic

9:11 Damn Lies and the people who choose to believe (and act on) them. Misinformation and strange conspiracy theories. Taxes, cults, social media, and Fox News.

19:10 Politics over governance: the next election, Ted Cruz, and what governance is supposed to be.

24:30 The widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else

35:30 What’s our goal here in America: Our vision. One America that takes care of its own.

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