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Edward Simiyu, Mercy Corps Uganda country director, joins Jared to give an update on COVID-19 and humanitarian efforts. Support Mercy Corps in Eastern Africa Seg 1: COVID-19 in Uganda Seg 2: Dignity and Equity, Lockdowns and Vaccines Seg 3: Delta Variant in 2% vaccinated Uganda Seg 4: Mercy Corps mission in Uganda Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and other benefits are available to suppor...

World Wildlife Fund’s Markets Institute proposes a new business model to connect farmers and consumers using the US mail. It could benefit all involved, improve conservation, enhance veterans' well-being, and reduce food waste throughout the economy. It's a perfect topic for At The Table , even before a certain family connection. Guests: Katherine Devine, director of business case development, and...

Reflections on a violent American transfer of power. Meredith Shiner was a Capitol Hill reporter from 2009-2016. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son. Meredith's latest at The New Republic Segment 1: “When the Terrorists Came for the View from Nowhere” Segment 2: We need to think about 1/6 like Shanksville PA Segment 3: Democrats say this is segment three Segment 4: “Apolitical” coverage...

Ending soon (min 14 mins, max  20 days):  -2020 -Season 2 of At The Table -Trump's Presidency -Georgia Senate runoffs -Your ignorance re: the word, "intercalary" Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and other benefits are available to supporters of At The Table on Patreon . Host: Jared Rizzi [ Twitter ]

With the Trump campaign still litigating the general election results from November 3rd, and the two special Senate elections ahead on January 5th, Jared checks in with Atlanta Journal-Constitution politics reporter Patricia Murphy. Patricia Murphy on Twitter Segment 1: 2020 was a smooth Georgia election Segment 2: Fire breath and snake oil Segment 3: How Blue is Georgia? Full episodes, behind-the...

Eric Segall is a professor at Georgia State College of Law . He hosts the Supreme Myths podcast . He has authored Originalism as Faith (2018) and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is Not a Court and Its Justices are Not Judges (2012). Prof. Eric Segall on Twitter Segment 1: Election 2020 and the new Supreme Court “This is all a function of one opinion in Bush vs Gore” Segment 2: Justice Barrett...

Meredith Shiner was a Capitol Hill reporter from 2009-2016. She lives in Chicago with her husband and son. Meredith's latest at The New Republic Segment 1: “the Myth of Susan Collins” Segment 2: Kavanaugh & Barrett Segment 3: Ranked Choice Voting Segment 4: Senate Broken Segment 5: “Irreparably broken” Segment 6: Re: Senate Attn: Joe Biden Segment 7: Blow up the Hooplah Segment 8: Coda Meredit...

Matthew Cortland is a disabled and chronically ill lawyer and policy analyst. Segment 1: Where the hell have I been? // Professionally Sick Segment 2: Judge Amy Coney Barrett & the Affordable Care Act Segment 3: COVID & healthcare: “What kind of country do we want be?” Segment 4: GOP: “We want you to live in poverty because it’s politically convenient for us” Segment 5: “If Trump is electe...

North Carolina was one of six states last week to sue over US Postal Service changes believed to be intended to help President Trump's reelection chances. North Carolina's Attorney General Josh Stein joins Jared to talk about USPS, Republican challenges to the Affordable Care Act, public universities in his state going back for in-person education, and the RNC happening (partially) in Charlotte.&n...

Juliana Bssawmai serves as  Safety and Security Coordinator for CARE International in Lebanon.  Support CARE's mission in Lebanon and around the world: CARE.org Segment 1: “Triple crisis” in Lebanon Segment 2: “Being Lebanese and trying to deal with this Lebanese crisis” Segment 3: “Women and girls are likely to be amongst the most vulnerable” Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, an...

Federal law enforcement began to leave Portland after a tumultuous July, marked by occasional protester violence and inflamed by unidentified officers. Oregon's Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joins Jared for an in-depth conversation about protecting freedom of assembly, the political motivations behind the decisions by President Trump and US AG Barr, and how attorneys general around the country...

Dr. Daniel Summers is a pediatrician in Massachusetts. His most recent piece on Arc Digital: A School is Not Home Depot . He also writes for Slate . Segment 1: Absolute vs. adjusted risk Segment 2: Inconceivable Segment 3: Surgeon General on masks; pushing buttons Segment 4: COVID-19 & school this fall: “I think it’s gonna be a disaster” Segment 5: Humility & empathy Dan Summers on Twitter...

Rebecca Cokley is the director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress . She joins Jared to talk about her recent argument against ableist language when criticizing President Trump, the impact the Trump administration has had for the disability community, and her work with the Biden campaign on disability policy. Segment 1: More than ramps and water glasses Segment...

Cecilia Muñoz is the vice president, public interest technology and new initiatives at New America . She served in the Obama White House as Director of the Domestic Policy Council. She is the author of More Than Ready: Be Strong and Be You... And Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise . [ Indiebound ] [ Bookshop.org ] Segment 1: On DACA: “I couldn’t stop sobbing” Segment 2: “What’s your stra...

Juan Escalante, Digital Campaigns Manager for FWD.us , joins Jared to talk about this moment in an immigration fight that has dominated half his life, and what's next now that the Supreme Court has ruled - for now - against the Trump Administration on DACA. Segment 1: DACA Yoda Segment 2: Trump needs to “Take the L” on DACA Segment 3: A fifteen-year fight Segment  4: The casual, callous evil...

Sebastián Molano is the leader and founder of Defying Gender Roles and a Senior Adviser on Gender for Oxfam America. Link to his recent DGR piece Segment 1: Father's Day & Juneteenth Segment 2: The opposite of violence is care Segment 3: Raising a feminist son Segment 4: "Sit in that uncomfortableness" Segment 5: A Better Answer Sebastián Molano on Twitter Defying Gender Roles on Facebook Full...

Christina Wolbrecht, professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and author, most recently, of A Century of Votes for Women with Kevin Corder, talks with Jared about the political mobilization of women over the last hundred years, and how women may use their political power over the next few months of the US general election.  Segment 1: Edwardians playing golf Segment 2: M...

Kevin Kruse , professor of history at Princeton University, joins Jared to talk about telling nuanced stories, why he engages on Twitter, whether AG Bill Barr can be sure of his legacy, and the next big political issue: labor rights after COVID-19. Segment 1: In a crisis, people "aren't gonna buy that gauzy, simplistic story" Segment 2: Twitter "cross-pollinates pretty well" Segment 3: Will this W...

A different type of At The Table : a conversation with Eric Geller (cybersecurity reporter for POLITICO, also known as "dave") on how we're doing in quarantine. Audio from our live conversation on YouTube May 14 2020. Watch it here . Segment 1: Frenemies at Best Segment 2: A Smushed Reeses Segment 3: Witless Banter dave on Twitter @DerrickReesesSmusher Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and...

Rep. Madeleine Dean is the Democrat representing Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District Segment 1: Trump & COVID-19: "grotesquely unprepared... just get out of the way" Segment 2: Oversight of Trump WH: "Good people will come forward... to tell the truth" Segment 3: Voters will connect COVID tragedy "to [Trump's] rudderless leadership" Segment 4: Tara Reade: "we're at least in a better time...

In a recent piece , American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ( ASBMB ) director of public affairs Ben Corb argues that politics has gotten in the way of good science in the context of COVID-19 research.  Ben Corb on Twitter Pipettes & Politics podcast Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and other benefits are available to supporters of At The Table on Patreon . Host:...

A different type of At The Table : a conversation with Chuck Wendig (author of Wanderers , the forthcoming Dust & Grim ) on how we're doing in quarantine. Segment 1: "My brain is a forcefield" Segment 2: "Every day is new cotton inside the brain" Segment 3: My anxiety is *smug* Segment 4: Batman has cancer, needs a therapist Segment 5: Those are shit lentils Chuck Wendig on Twitter Full e...

A different type of At The Table : a conversation with David Mack (deputy director of breaking news at BuzzFeed News ) on how we're doing in quarantine. Segment 1: Horny on Main Segment 2: Zoom into Darkness Segment 3: Better Left Unsaid Segment 4: Evidence of Hot Pockets Unseen David Mack on Twitter Full episodes, behind-the-scenes content, and other benefits are available to supporters of A...