"The Squad" loses two members; plus, Colman Domingo shines in 'SING SING'

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

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As the dust settles on the DNC, host Brittany Luse takes a look at the challenges facing a group of progressive democrats commonly known as "The Squad." Incumbent Reps. Cori Bush in Missouri and Jamaal Bowman in New York lost their seats this summer to candidates whose campaigns received funding from pro-Israel PACs. Brittany is joined by POLITICO Congress reporter Sarah Ferris and Capital B News national politics reporter Brandon Tensley to understand how these PACs are impacting progressives in Congress.

Then, Brittany talks to Colman Domingo about his new film, 'SING SING,' which follows the emotional lives of a group of incarcerated actors working together to stage an original musical. Colman stars alongside a cast of real-life formerly incarcerated actors, and connects with Brittany over experiencing new versions of masculinity and paving the way for a new kind of Hollywood star.

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0:18.0	Hello hello. I'm Brittany Loose and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about
0:26.4	what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident.
0:35.0	This week we're connecting the dots between fire alarms, playing nice and buckets and buckets of money.
0:45.0	I know, I know, how are all of these things connected?
0:49.0	Well, we're going to find out with Politico Congress reporter Sarah Ferris
0:52.0	and Capital B news national politics reporter Brandon Tenseley.
0:56.4	Sarah Brandon, welcome to it's been a minute. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
1:00.4	So glad to have you both and Sarah I appreciate you calling in from the
1:04.2	floor of the DNC but to start if you had to pick three people living or
1:09.8	dead fictional or real to be in a squat with you. Who would you pick? I would pick
1:17.1	James Baldwin, Lorraine Hansberry, Whitney Houston. Nothing related to politics but I feel like she'd be fun.
1:25.2	Whitney Houston's one of my picks too, so I really appreciate that, Braint I appreciate that.
1:31.6	I'm going to stick with Squad as a literal term so I'm going to pick my favorite
1:36.4	women's basketball players as going to take Diana Tarossi Gabby Williams who almost defeated the USA team in the Olympics final and then I'm going to have to
1:45.0	say Brianna Stewart I want Stewie I feel like y'all are going to be unstoppable but
1:48.9	my squad would actually also be Whitney Houston but also Alexander the Great and
1:54.7	Bert from Bert and Ernie I just feel like you got a combination of like glamor
1:58.1	beauty talent sass strategy and also somebody who's gonna take care of the details like Bert.
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