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The NPR Politics Podcast

Weekly Roundup: Thursday, December 17

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

News, Daily News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2015

⏱️ 35 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week: the final GOP debate of the year, Hillary Clinton talks foreign policy, and Carly Fiorina eats dog treats. Plus a hint of something special on the podcast this weekend. This episode: Tamara Keith, White House correspondent; Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Danielle Kurtzleben, digital political reporter; Ron Elving; editor and correspondent. Find the team on twitter @tamarakeithNPR, @samsanders, @titonka, and @NPRrelving, or at npr.org/politics.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'll sing it.

0:01.6

Do do do.

0:03.0

Do do do do do do.

0:04.7

Thanks for listening to the NPR Politics podcast.

0:07.5

During the thick of the holidays when you're ready for a break or some a long time, there's

0:12.7

a bunch more NPR podcasts you should check out.

0:16.3

Comedy and pop culture, creative storytelling, and insights into economics and the hidden

0:21.1

forces that shape us.

0:23.2

Find all our NPR podcasts at npr.org slash podcasts and on the NPR One app.

0:29.7

And enjoy the holidays.

0:30.7

It's the NPR Politics podcast.

0:40.0

Hearing your feed with our weekly roundup a day earlier than usual because we've got a

0:44.5

surprise that will show up in your podcast feed this weekend.

0:48.1

But we can't tell you what it is.

0:50.0

This week there's plenty of news to discuss the latest GOP debate, a big speech from Hillary

0:54.4

Clinton, and presidential candidate Carly Fiorina snacking on milk bones.

0:59.7

Well, we'll get to that in a minute.

1:01.9

First some introductions.

1:02.9

I'm Tamer Keith, White House correspondent for NPR.

1:05.1

I'm Sam Sanders, campaign reporter.

1:06.9

I'm Danielle Kurtz, Laban Digital Political reporter.

1:09.0

And I'm Ron Helving, journalist emeritus.

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