Default In Our Stars
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
With the debt ceiling deadline now projected for June 1st, House Democrats are taking action in case negotiations fail. The move would allow Democrats to collect signatures to force Congress to consider a “clean” bill to raise the debt limit and avoid a catastrophic default.
Members of the Writers Guild of America are officially on strike after negotiations with Hollywood studios failed to reach a new contract. Alex O’Keefe, one of the writers behind the hit FX series “The Bear,” joins us from the picket lines to talk about the issues driving the strike.
And in headlines: a Montana judge ruled that State Representative Zooey Zephyr cannot return to work on the statehouse floor, the Biden administration plans to send more troops to the southern border, and a proposed bill would require campaigns to disclose whether they use AI-generated content in political ads.
Show Notes:
- Pencils Down: WGA On Strike – https://www.wgacontract2023.org/
- What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, May 3rd. |
| 0:03.4 | I'm Priyanka Arbindi. |
| 0:04.6 | And I'm onita Talaver and this is what a day where we are fully prepared to cover |
| 0:08.0 | Katy Perry and Lano Richie's American Idol duties when they leave to perform at King |
| 0:11.8 | Charles III's coronation. |
| 0:13.5 | To be honest, it's been a long time since we've watched American Idol but we are guessing |
| 0:17.9 | that Katy Perry is the Paula of a situation. |
| 0:20.7 | I mean sure but let's be real, they gave us Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson so this |
| 0:25.9 | is the least we can do. |
| 0:26.9 | We got you all. |
| 0:27.9 | On today's show, a judge rejected Montana representative Zoe Zephyr's bid to return |
| 0:31.0 | to the state house floor. |
| 0:35.6 | Plus, President Biden plans to send more troops to the Mexico border before Title 42 |
| 0:37.1 | expires next week. |
| 0:42.4 | But first, Janet Yellen lit a fire under Washington DC when she announced that the projected |
| 0:43.8 | default deadline has moved up to June 1st. |
| 0:48.9 | So let the 28 day countdown begin y'all. |
| 0:52.3 | And Biden is responding in kind by calling a meeting with the four leaders of Congress, |
| 0:55.8 | but that doesn't mean he's ready to negotiate. |
| 1:00.7 | And House Democrats have concocted their own plan to push a vote on a clean bill to avoid |
| 1:03.0 | default by using a trusty tool known as a discharge petition. |
| 1:08.2 | When I tell you they've been planning this move since January, it just shows they messing |
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