Hey there, MPR Politics Podcast. This is Kyle Leppick. I was once a fellow journalist,

but now I'm a wine maker at Bellago Winery, where I craft aromatic white wines, rich red wines,

and crisp hard ciders on Michigan's beautiful Leland Alpinanzola. This podcast was recorded out.

106 pm on September 21st, 2022. Things may have changed by the time you hear,

but I'll still be in the cellar listening to the pod, my other favorite MPR shows,

or a different selection from the more than 150 podcasts in my library. Okay, here's the show.

What a good decision. And I happen to be a wine consumer, so very much, very much appreciate it, Kyle.

Hey there, it's the MPR Politics Podcast. I'm Miles Parks, I cover voting.

I'm Franco Ordonia as I cover the White House. A permanent member of the United Nations Security

Council invaded its neighbor, attempted to erase the sovereign state from the map.

Russia has shamelessly violated the core tenants of the United Nations Charter.

That of course was President Biden, who is giving a speech today to the United Nations General

Assembly, which is meeting this week. And also there is MPR's Michelle Kelliman, who's also with us

now. Hey, Michelle. Hi there. So this is the first big in-person UN meeting of President Biden's

tenure, which for someone who covers US diplomacy, as you do, I imagine is kind of like your super

bowl. Can you just tell us a little bit about what it's like there? Yeah, in fact, a State Department

official called it the Super Bowl of Diplomacy with us this week and said that this year it's

full on, you know, lots of meetings on the sidelines and in the corridors at the UN.

A few folks wearing masks, but I didn't see a whole lot of that. Things are pretty much

getting back to normal. And of course you have the traffic, which New Yorkers don't like.

And the protesters are back, especially protesting the Iranian President's visit here in New York.

And we'll touch on that Iran in just a little bit. But the biggest international story right now,

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