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The NPR Politics Podcast

Weekly Roundup: Thursday, February 7

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

Politics, Daily News, News

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

President Trump tests out potential campaign slogans in his State Of The Union address. Plus, Democrats are struggling with how to address issues of sex, race, and identity. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Asma Khalid, political editor Domenico Montanaro, and national political correspondent Mara Liasson. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Catlin and Kim and we're in the airport in San Francisco, California.

0:06.5

We met and we came friends in the fifth grade.

0:09.0

We graduated high school together.

0:11.0

So I each had the three marriages and two divorces.

0:14.0

Yep, do the math, MPR dudes.

0:16.0

I'm still single.

0:17.5

We raised great kids and I just became a grandma twice.

0:21.2

Now we're off to Thailand celebrating our 50th birthday.

0:24.9

This podcast was recorded at...

0:27.5

3.53pm on Thursday, February 7th.

0:31.2

Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but we'll still be best friends.

0:35.9

And having a Thai-Rific time in Thailand, it's going to be more fun than our fifth grade

0:40.8

camp.

0:41.8

Alright, here's the show.

0:47.4

And they come in stereo.

0:48.8

And they are single.

0:49.8

Wow.

0:50.8

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

0:55.3

When President Trump gave his state of the union, he hinted at what his 2020 campaign

1:00.2

will be about.

1:01.6

And Democrats at the national and state level are struggling with issues of sex, race,

1:06.7

and identity.

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