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Progressive U. is a political podcast hosted from the perspective of college-aged progressives to present a younger viewpoint on the news. Rachel, Jack, Nina, and Kaile offer opinions on the latest news from Capitol Hill, the White House (or Mar-a-Lago :/), the Resistance, and other current events.
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Jack and Rachel return to sit down with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero. They discuss affordable housing, climate policy, and Rogero's future political ambitions.
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Rachel talks about some really boring stories while Jack is funny, cute, and exciting!
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Tennessee's statewide College Democrats President Reid Guthrie.
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Jack and Rachel get exhausted after 13 minutes of policy and bullying Trump staffers.
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Further Reading:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833
Jack and Rachel discuss Obama's meetings with 2020 Presidential candidates, the New Aristocracy, and some breaking news.
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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/11/obama-2020-elections-sanders-warren-635165
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american-aristocracy/559130/
Kendall Jung joins Jack and Rachel to discuss the Koch brothers supporting Heidi Heitkamp, the Roseanne Barr controversy, Trump's cruel border policy, and news in activism.
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Linda Haney is facing a 7' former WWE wrestler in the Knox County, TN mayoral election, but she's presenting a bold voice for a new Knox County.
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Jack and Rachel beg you to save Planned Parenthood, discuss the recent primaries, and explain why you keep hearing at privacy policies.
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Further Reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/politics/georgia-primary-abrams-results.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/trump-proposes-cutting-planned-parenthood-funds-what-does-mean-n877176
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/05/25/today-a-new-eu-law-transforms-privacy-rights-for-everyone-without-edward-snowden-it-might-never-have-happened/?utm_term=.90f441804001
Rachel and Jack discuss the Texas school shooting, an interesting proposal on income inequality, the Yanny/Laurel controversy, and more.
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Further Reading:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/5/18/17368330/food-stamps-work-requirements-farm-bill-sherrod-brown
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Jack and Rachel discuss Childish Gambino's "This Is America," the Iran Deal, and torturer Gina Haspel's nomination.
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Jack and Rachel discuss the YUGE Stormy Daniels news and Trump's YUGEly awful speech to the National Rifle Association.
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/politics/donald-trump-speech-nra/index.html
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Jack and Rachel discuss the shooting Nashville, World War III, and another instance of our idiotic President shooting himself in the foot.
Further Reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/waffle-house-shooting-nashville.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-left-region®ion=opinion-c-col-left-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-left-region
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/25/17263644/israel-bombs-syria-strikes-iran-war-conflict-map
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/in-travel-ban-case-supreme-court-considers-the-president-vs-this-president/2018/04/22/f33f1edc-44cb-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.76bd622efdd3
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In this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss the release of Former FBI Director James Comey’s memos, CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, and Senator Claire McCaskill’s uphill battle to hold onto her Senate seat.
Further Reading:
https://static01.nyt.com/files/2018/us/politics/20180419-james-comey-memos.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/us/politics/comey-memos-trump-justice-department.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pompeos-critics-offer-grudging-praise-for-north-korea-meeting/2018/04/18/857f505c-430d-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html?utm_term=.8d065dd15f80
https://www.vox.com/2018/4/17/17221324/missouri-senate-claire-mccaskill-josh-hawley-2018
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Kelley Elliott of Civic TN, an organization trying to change the culture around voting in the state with the lowest voter turnout in the country.
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Jack and Rachel discuss Paul Ryan, Syrian missile strikes, James Comey's book, and the mystery client.
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In this episode, Jack, Rachel, and Kaile discuss the tragic shooting at the YouTube headquarters in California, a new college affordability bill, and 2018 Senate prospects.
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Further Reading:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/04/us/youtube-hq-shooting/index.html
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/20/17124080/brian-schatz-debt-free-college-plan-senate
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/us/texas-ted-cruz-orourke-senate.html
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/05/tennessee-us-senate-2018-poll-phil-bredesen-marsha-blackburn/485649002/
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Dr. Joshua Williams, a clinical psychologist and congressional candidate in Tennessee's 2nd district. They discuss the minimum wage, environmental policy, health care, and more.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with members of Teen Vote Knoxville, an organization trying to get the voting age lowered to 16 and advocating automatic voter registration.
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Jack and Rachel sit down with Jamie Ballinger, a lawyer running for State Senate in Tennessee's 7th district, encompassing Farragut, Fourth and Gill, Downtown, and more. They discuss guns, right-to-work laws, and more.
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On this episode, Jack and Rachel discuss attacks on Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens' striking op-ed on gun reform, and the 2020 census. They also make some exciting personal announcements.
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Further Reading:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/29/laura-ingraham-savaged-for-taunting-parkland-activist-over-college-rejections/?utm_term=.132436e9ec3a
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/john-paul-stevens-repeal-second-amendment.html
https://www.vox.com/2018/3/28/17168772/second-amendment-stevens
https://www.vox.com/vox-sentences/2018/3/27/17169812/vox-sentences-us-census-citizenship
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