114: John Feinstein

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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News Commentary, Politics, Government, News, National

4.7 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In this Thanksgiving episode, James and Al are joined by sports journalist and author of “Raise A Fist, Take A Knee” John Feinsten to talk about the ongoing race issues in sports and how players have fought to end bias in the NFL and other leagues. Then, they discuss the need to keep shaking up the status quo so that these institutions build on past progress and live up to the legacy of our country’s greatest sports heroes.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carvell and I'm Al Hunt.
0:15.2	This week we are joined by the greatest sports writer probably of our times.
0:20.2	John Feinstein who is out with his I believe 30th book, he can correct me if it's more than
0:25.1	that.
0:26.1	Remember we take your questions each episode so write into Politics War Room at gmail.com
0:31.3	or send a tweet to at putticon for next week's show.
0:34.8	We'll get to as many as we can and don't forget to tell us where you're from.
0:38.5	And please check out the links to this week's sponsors Blink Kist and the Lost Debate
0:42.8	in the show notes.
0:44.0	We thank you for supporting our sponsors.
0:46.1	It really helps make this podcast happen.
0:48.8	So please tell your friends about us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
0:53.8	Stitcher or wherever you get your podcast.
0:57.1	James, there's a lot of thanks to talk about this week.
1:01.5	You know, the news for the good guys has been bad.
1:04.5	Biden's favorability down Trump territory.
1:07.5	Some state surveys actually show the former president would beat him by more than last time
1:12.1	or would beat him in places he didn't win.
1:14.8	We know Trump may be facing indictments.
1:17.5	The 2022 map doesn't look good right now.
1:21.2	But there is good news if voters will realize it.
1:26.3	Unemployment claims last month dropped to a 50 year low, a 50 year low.
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