meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Today, Explained

Kenosha

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police and the protests escalated all the way to the NBA. Gina Barton, investigative reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, explains. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Support for this show comes from the Genesis GB70 Performance SUV. Every Genesis is a reminder

0:07.6

to try something bold to keep growing, keep hustling. At Genesis, they've harnessed all

0:15.0

that excitement of beginnings into their performance SUV, the GB70. It's a car built to turn

0:22.4

heads with stunning design inside and out. It's packed with intuitive technology inside,

0:28.6

like the 14.5-inch infotainment system and fingerprint recognition, plus the GB70 features all-wheel-drive,

0:36.4

which is bound to add a little more acceleration to your next drive. Your Genesis GB70 is waiting for

0:43.0

you. What will you begin? Learn more at Genesis.com. Genesis, keep beginning.

0:52.6

Ready to take your crypto trading to the next level? Look no further than Crack n Pro,

0:57.2

the ultimate platform for traders. Crack n Pro gives you access to advanced charting tools,

1:02.1

wheel-time market data, and lightning fast trade execution. Plus with an intuitive interface

1:07.3

and customizable layout, you can tailor your trading experience to suit your needs.

1:11.6

Join millions of traders who trust Crack n Pro for their crypto trading needs. Visit

1:16.1

pro.crack n.com to get started today, not investment advice, crypto trading involves risk of loss.

1:21.5

Kenosha Wisconsin is about halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, and for a while it was a pretty

1:34.4

booming industrial town, but now it's considered more of a Chicago suburb. This is Gina Barton. She's

1:42.0

been covering Kenosha for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Around five o'clock on Sunday,

1:47.5

the police got a call about a domestic incident in Kenosha, and they responded and they found

1:54.4

some sort of disturbance that involved Jacob Blake and some women. It's not clear exactly what

2:00.2

was happening. Some onlookers have told us that he was actually trying to break up a fight

2:05.0

between the women. At some point, he became involved in a scuffle with the police officers

2:11.8

who used a teaser on him we found out recently, and it was not effective. So then we've all seen

2:19.9

this video of Jacob Blake standing up, walking kind of slowly around the front of his car,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Vox, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Vox and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.