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The NPR Politics Podcast

Weekly Roundup: Thursday, September 29

The NPR Politics Podcast

NPR

News, Daily News, Politics

4.425.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2016

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week, we look at how Donald Trump says he'll hit back harder after the debate, the unfolding story of a former Miss Universe and why everything feels like a flashback to the 1990's. Plus: Gary Johnson's newest "Aleppo moment" and Congress overrides the President's veto for the first time. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, Congressional reporter Susan Davis, campaign reporter Scott Detrow and national political correspondent Mara Liasson.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, it's the NPR Politics Podcast here with our roundup of the week's political

0:06.8

news.

0:07.8

The very first presidential debate happened this week.

0:09.6

We'll also talk about what's happened since then, plus, Crown�r's voted to override

0:13.9

a veto from the president for the first time of Obama's presidency.

0:17.6

As always, we'll end the show with Camp Let It Go when we all share one thing we cannot

0:21.3

stop thinking about this week.

0:23.0

I'm Sam Sanders, Campaign reporter.

0:24.6

I'm Scott Detero, Campaign reporter.

0:26.0

I'm Susan Davis, I cover Congress.

0:27.7

I'm Mara Lias and a national political correspondent.

0:30.5

It's so good to have you today, Mara.

0:32.3

So good to be here, Sam.

0:33.4

You bring the heat all the time.

0:35.2

Yeah, it's finally fall.

0:36.6

It's hot near, though.

0:37.6

It's hot in the studio, but it's finally the nicest weather where I can run outside and

0:41.9

it feels good.

0:42.9

It's like that magical time in DC where there's a week or two in the fall and a week or two

0:46.8

in the spring, where it's nice out and then the weather's bad.

0:49.6

All the rest of the time.

0:50.6

It's either too hot or too cold.

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