A Reporter's Tour Of The US Capitol
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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This episode: political correspondent Susan Davis, reporter Barbara Sprunt, and producer Casey Morell.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast. |
| 0:05.4 | Susan Davis, I cover politics. |
| 0:07.4 | And we've got something special for you today. |
| 0:09.8 | We're off for the Memorial Day holiday, so instead of a regular episode, today's episode |
| 0:14.4 | is an audio tour of the U.S. Capitol. |
| 0:17.3 | The tour is led by yours truly with reporter Barbara Sprun and producer Casey Morale. |
| 0:21.7 | You're going to ride with us on the Capitol Subway, check out Senate Hideaways, visit our |
| 0:25.9 | favorite interview, stakeout spots, and a lot more. |
| 0:29.0 | Now, if you're an MPR Politics Podcast Plus supporter, you got a chance to hear this episode |
| 0:33.4 | a few months back when we released it as a bonus episode. |
| 0:36.6 | Today we're excited to share it with everyone. |
| 0:38.5 | And it's a good example of what we do in our bonus episodes, which is peel back the curtain |
| 0:42.6 | on our jobs as political journalists. |
| 0:44.9 | Bonus episodes come out every other Saturday as a thank you to our supporters. |
| 0:49.6 | You can learn more about that at the link in our episode notes. |
| 0:52.8 | And with that, let's get to the tour. |
| 0:55.5 | Producer Casey Morale picks it up here. |
| 1:00.0 | Hey there, I'm Casey Morale. |
| 1:01.2 | I produce the show and we are actually today going to take you on a little bit of behind-the-scenes |
| 1:07.4 | tour of the U.S. Capitol. |
| 1:09.8 | And I'm with these two folks who know this building, like the back of their hands, |
| 1:13.9 | our political correspondent Susan Davis, hi Sue. |
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