Weekly Wrap: Schultz Ponders The Presidency, 'Leaving Neverland' Stirs At Sundance

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🗓️ 1 February 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

It's Friday. Sam's got one hand in his pocket, and the other one is welcoming LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman and NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates to the studio. They dive into Howard Schultz's possible 2020 presidential run, the latest in controversial technology and the reaction to a Michael Jackson-focused documentary that premiered at Sundance. Plus, what's with the NFL's recent ratings increase? Clinton Yates from ESPN's 'The Undefeated' weighs in.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Daddy.
0:02.5	This week on the show, Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman and
0:07.5	correspondent for NPR's Code Switch team, Karen Greaksby-Bake.
0:12.0	Alright, let's start the show.
0:16.0	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:18.0	It's been a minute.
0:19.4	Happy weekend.
0:20.6	Finally.
0:21.6	Finally.
0:22.6	Is it, I don't know, it's like the years get shorter,
0:24.8	but the weeks get longer.
0:26.0	The weeks get longer and because the news gets more intensive,
0:29.2	it's sort of like more packed, so it's like a jack in the box.
0:31.9	You know, when you turn that little thing.
0:33.2	Yes.
0:34.2	Yes.
0:35.0	Welcome to my guest, Amy Kaufman, who covers film, celebrity and
0:38.3	pop culture for the LA Times.
0:40.3	Just back from Sundance, thanks for being here.
0:42.9	And friend of the show, Karen Greaksby-Bates, correspondent for NPR's
0:46.4	Code Switch covering race, ethnicity and culture.
0:50.0	You all rejoined in studio by one of my favorite
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