Who’s afraid of the big bad Trump?

KCRW's Left, Right & Center

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🗓️ 21 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Conservative groups and the Donald Trump campaign are collaborating to expand executive powers if Trump secures a second White House term. At the heart of the plan is a legitimate debate about the scope of government —- and legitimate fears about what Trump would do with all that control.

The independent group No Labels held a town hall unveiling its plans to present a third party option to a Biden-Trump rematch. Can they present anything to independent voters that’s worth a spot on the ballot next November?

Two blockbuster films hit theaters this weekend — about one of the world’s most popular toys, and about one of history’s most destructive events. Some moviegoers can’t wait to see both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” What does that reveal about us?

Plus, the first in a new series of essays presents a shocking discovery about relationships.

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Left Right and Center.
0:03.8	I'm David Green, Sarah Isger is here, Moa Lathe is here as always.
0:07.4	How are you both?
0:08.4	Hey, David.
0:09.4	It's a good question.
0:10.4	It's a complicated question.
0:11.6	How are you as complicated as you are?
0:13.7	That's really a problem.
0:14.7	Are you guys going to the movies this weekend?
0:16.7	I just texted my husband to ask whether we could barbenheimer this weekend.
0:21.9	Good.
0:22.9	Good.
0:23.9	Moa, you are especially excited about this.
0:26.1	I am.
0:27.1	I am.
0:28.1	I am.
0:29.1	The movie theaters in protest.
0:32.6	Well, I want to talk about the movies, like it or not, later on in the show, but I feel
0:38.3	like we shouldn't start with Mattel Dolls and nuclear bombs.
0:42.8	I think we should start with a former president who seems to be trying to alter the balance
0:46.5	of power in the United States if that's cool with you guys.
0:50.1	It's a different kind of nuclear bomb.
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