Weekly Wrap: "Pick A Side."

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🗓️ 18 August 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

NPR reporter Kirk Siegler and Southern California Public Radio reporter Priska Neely join Sam to talk through the week that was: Charlottesville and the President's reaction to it, the reaction to that by corporations and everyone else, the so-called "alt left", Steve Bannon's late-breaking departure from the White House — plus a back-to-school scene, Queens of the Stone Age, a call to a listener in Colorado, and the best things that happened to listeners all week. Email the show at [email protected] and follow Sam on Twitter @samsanders.

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0:00.0	Gregory Warner here to tell you about NPR's new international podcast called Rough Translation.
0:06.8	Each week we're going to take you to a different country to hear a story that reflects back
0:10.0	on something that we are talking about here in the United States.
0:13.5	Maybe get a perspective shift.
0:15.5	Travel with us.
0:16.9	Rough translation is on NPR1 or wherever you get your podcast.
0:20.5	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Betty.
0:25.6	This week on the show, from Southern California Public Radio, reporter Prisca Neely and NPR
0:32.8	reporter Kirk Speegler.
0:34.6	Alright, here's the show.
0:36.6	That's official.
0:38.6	Hey y'all, Sam Sanders here.
0:41.2	It's been a minute.
0:42.4	No theme music each week.
0:43.6	We start with a different song.
0:44.8	I'll explain this one in a second.
0:46.7	Today, as Aunt Betty said, two of my favorites.
0:49.8	NPR's Kirk Speegler, Prisca Neely of Southern California Public Radio.
0:55.4	We're in Southern California, taking the show today at NPR West in Culver City.
1:00.1	Welcome back, Sam.
1:01.1	It's so good to be back.
1:02.1	And we're all together now.
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