In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Tucker Carlson’s dismissal from Fox News.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
· Fox News personality Tucker Carlson was summarily fired earlier this week, intensifying turmoil at the conservative news network. Niki covered this in her most recent CNN column. Natalia drew on this POLITICO piece about the future of streaming news and this Atlantic essay about Carlson’s early career.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
· Natalia discussed Ashley Southall’s New York Times article, “Harlem Businesses Sue to Stop Cannabis Dispensary Planned for 125th Street.”
· Neil recommended the new Netflix series Queen Charlotte.
· Niki shared about Josh Moody’s Inside Higher Ed article, “New College Board Denies Tenure for 5 Professors.”
Episode 227: Meatpacking Plants and the Defense of Production Act
Episode 226: The Lockdown Protests
Episode 225: Vote-by-Mail and USPS
Episode 224: Hydroxychloroquine
Episode 223: Tiger King
Episode 222: School Closings
Episode 221: Cabin Fever
Episode 220: Quarantines
Episode 219: Plastic Bag Bans
Episode 218: Fat Activism
Episode 217: COVID-19 and Protective Face Masks
Episode 216: A Proposal to "Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again"
Episode 215: The 2020 Iowa Caucuses
Episode 214: Moderate Republicans
Episode 213: Little Women
Episode 212: Jeopardy!
Episode 211: The Australian Bushfires
Episode 210: U.S. Embassy Attack in Baghdad
Episode 209: The "OK" Sign, Black Israelites, and CIA Disguises
Episode 208: Cockfighting, Athletic Doping, and Didone
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