Reacting to the RNC (with Dan Balz & Brenda Berkman)

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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On this week’s episode of Stay Tuned with Preet, “Reacting to the RNC,” Preet speaks with Dan Balz, the Washington Post’s longtime chief political correspondent, about the Republican National Convention, the state of the GOP, and this most unusual moment in American politics. Then, Brenda Berkman, the first female firefighter in the history of the New York City Fire Department, joins Preet to talk about the unveiling of her project, “Monumental Women,” and the importance of gender representation in public statues. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: To listen to Stay Tuned bonus content, become a member of CAFE Insider at: CAFE.com/Insider Sign up to receive the CAFE Brief, a free weekly newsletter featuring analysis of politically charged legal news, updates from Preet, and analysis from Elie Honig, at: CAFE.com/brief As always, tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at [email protected], or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:11.2	other reality of Democratic voters is that the single most important thing they were looking
1:16.0	for was somebody that they thought was best positioned to take on Trump. And in the end,
1:21.9	it consolidated around Biden. That's Dan Balls. He's the long-time chief political
1:29.7	correspondent for the Washington Post. Balls knows a thing or two about presidential
1:34.1	nominating conventions. In a journalism career that spans more than 50 years, he has covered
1:39.1	more than 20 of them. As we focus this week on the Republican National Convention, Balls
1:43.7	joins us to help make sense of this political moment, the current state of the GOP, and
1:48.1	where it goes from here. Then, Brenda Berkman, the first female firefighter in the history
1:53.4	of the New York City Fire Department, speaks to us about her project, monumental women,
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