Amy Coney Barrett Nomination, Breonna Taylor, Politicizing a Vaccine

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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This week, Mike and Kristin talk about the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. They both weigh in on whether this will fundamentally change SCOTUS and how it will affect upcoming decisions. Then, they discuss the death of Breonna Taylor and the legal outcomes of the investigation into her death, as well as the protests that erupted earlier this week. Finally, Mike and Kristin talk about the politicization of a COVID vaccine approval. Mike’s Weekly Recommendation Russian Thinkers. Isaiah Berlin Kristin’s Weekly Recommendations Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk Radio” podcast Blue Light Blocking Glasses (Kristin has a prescription, Mike uses these from Swanwick) Be part of the discussion on the Politics Guys ‘BipartisanPolitics’ community on Reddit. Join the conversation on The Politics Guys Facebook page. Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the podcast, go to patreon.com/politicsguys or politicsguys.com/support. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Atheists, agnostics, long-haired, weirdos, short-haired widows, vandal,
0:05.6	Gula.
0:05.8	I'm the government, hug the government, love, the government, hug the government, love, the government,
0:11.8	the government, hug the government, love the government, the politics, guys, a place for bipartisan, rational and civil debate on American politics and policy.
0:17.7	I'm Michael Baranowski, Professor of Political Science at Northern Kentucky University.
0:21.9	Joining me today is political and policy analyst, Kristen Mithini. Hey, Kristen. Hey, Mike. How are you today?
0:28.2	I'm doing okay. How about you? I'm good. It's a rainy weekend here in South Florida, but that's how it is
0:34.5	this time of year. Before we get started, I want to thank our newest sustaining supporters on Patreon.
0:41.2	That would be Dave and Evan.
0:43.2	Thank you so much.
0:44.6	And, you know, Dave wrote in to say, I'm really glad to be able to help support the show.
0:48.7	I found your podcast early last year.
0:51.5	As our political climate has become increasingly toxic, the politics guys team
0:56.2	has been an oasis in the desert for me. I crave political news and analysis, but have also grown
1:01.6	weary of the negative partisanship. You're a constant reminder that political discourse can be done
1:07.4	in a respectful and kind manner. I appreciate you and the team tremendously.
1:12.7	I thought that was really nice. So thank you, Dave. That's great to hear. And of course,
1:17.5	as a Patreon supporter, you get, you know, not only a second full-length episode every week,
1:21.8	but ad-free versions of all of our shows, as well as other things at various levels of support. And this week I should mention in case
1:29.3	I forget that our bonus show, which will be airing on Tuesday for Patreon supporters, actually
1:35.1	is going to be, Ken and I are going to be talking about all sorts of court things. We recorded this
1:40.9	on Friday a couple of days ago, so that would be the 25th. Because,
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