Hey there, Sam Sanders here, popping in to let you know that this episode was recorded

before the terrorist attacks in Paris late Friday night.

It was a horrible event and one we're going to talk about here on the podcast in an episode

soon.

But for now, here's this episode.

All right, are we going to make some pod radio?

It's the NPR Politics Podcast here with our first quick take.

Sometimes that will mean news of the day, if something really big happens in the world

of politics.

But sometimes like today, it'll just be something we want to talk about.

And today, that thing is socialism.

Okay, we're going to explain that song in a second, but first let's introduce ourselves.

Ron Elving.

Editor-in-Course Monde.

Danielle Critzleben, Digital Political Reporter.

And when I guess I better say who I am.

I'm Tamer Keith.

I cover the White House and also the campaign.

Especially Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

And Bernie Sanders is why we're talking about socialism today because socialism is a big

word, a big ism with a lot of historical baggage.

But Bernie Sanders is making socialism part of this presidential election in a new way.

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