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As another year of political mayhem beckons, host Patrick Baker dusts off the crystal ball to see what's in store in 2026, both in Westminster and around the world. POLITICO's Dan Bloom and Annabelle Dickson explain what's at stake at the crucial May elections in Scotland and Wales — and how dire results for Labour could lead to a very real leadership challenge against the prime minister. Dan and Annabelle set the scene for the King's Speech, scheduled for mid-May, and set out the massive challenges the Government faces on a host of domestic fronts including immigration and welfare. Jack Blanchard, POLITICO Playbook managing editor and author in Washington D.C., paints a picture of what we can expect in Trump's America in 2026; highly-charged midterms, crucial Supreme court decisions, multiple foreign policy skirmishes and …. a UFC fight on the White House lawn. Russia expert Mark Galeotti of Mayak Intelligence describes how the war in Ukraine might play out in 2026 and weighs in on the likelihood of a peace agreement both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy can swallow. POLITICO's Sarah Wheaton, host of the EU Confidential podcast, looks ahead to elections in Hungary in April, which could spell the end for President Viktor Orbán. Middle East expert and author Kim Ghattas, who writes for The Atlantic, explains what could be in store for the next phase of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.  And football writer Henry Winter looks ahead to the FIFA World Cup next summer. Could 2026 be the year it finally comes home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about a Russian spy ship that crossed in and out of British waters.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about how both Labour and the Tories fared in their annual conferences - what messages did both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch deliver, and are their jobs safe? 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about deputy PM and housing secretary Angela Rayner's admission that she underpaid stamp duty when buying an £800,000 flat. 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom reflects on Monday's big Ukraine summit in the Oval Office attended by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

There's an ad going around on social media claiming Dr. Sanjay Gupta has discovered a natural cure for Alzheimer's. Spoiler: it's a deepfake. Sanjay breaks down how to tell when AI is faking it and answers a listener's question about spotting signs prostate cancer has spread.  Paging Dr Gupta is a production of CNN Podcasts. Our podcast is produced by Eryn Mathewson, Jennifer Lai, Grace Walker, Lori Galaretta, Jesse Remedios, Sofia Sanchez, Kyra Dahring, and Madeleine Thompson. Andrea Kane is our medical writer, our senior producer is Dan Bloom, Amanda Sealy is our showrunner, Dan Dzula is our technical director, and the executive producer of CNN Podcasts is Steve Lickteig. With support from Jamus Andrest, Jon Dianora, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Leni Steinhardt, Nichole Pesaru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Ben Tinker and Nadia Kounang of CNN Health and Wendy Brundige.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Close to #1 on anyone's list for healthy aging is avoiding dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. From diabetes to learning a new language, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains some of the factors that can impact your risk and what you can do about it.    Paging Dr Gupta is a production of CNN Podcasts. Our podcast is produced by Eryn Mathewson, Jennifer Lai, Grace Walker, Lori Galaretta, Jesse Remedios, Sofia Sanchez, Kyra Dahring, and Madeleine Thompson. Andrea Kane is our medical writer, our senior producer is Dan Bloom, Amanda Sealy is our showrunner, Dan Dzula is our technical director, and the executive producer of CNN Podcasts is Steve Lickteig. With support from Jamus Andrest, Jon Dianora, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Leni Steinhardt, Nichole Pesaru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Ben Tinker and Nadia Kounang of CNN Health and Wendy Brundige.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've likely stood in the grocery aisle wondering—what's actually healthier: fresh or frozen produce? And when it comes to salt, should you stick with regular or go for pink Himalayan? Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks it down, so you know exactly what to grab next time you hit the store.    Chasing Life is a production of CNN Podcasts. Our podcast is produced by Eryn Mathewson, Jennifer Lai, Grace Walker, Lori Galaretta, Jesse Remedios, Sofia Sanchez, Kyra Dahring, and Madeleine Thompson. Andrea Kane is our medical writer, our senior producer is Dan Bloom, Amanda Sealy is our showrunner, Dan Dzula is our technical director, and the executive producer of CNN Podcasts is Steve Lickteig. With support from Jamus Andrest, Jon Dianora, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Leni Steinhardt, Nichole Pesaru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Ben Tinker and Nadia Kounang of CNN Health and Wendy Brundige.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it just part of getting older, or something you shouldn't ignore? From your balance to the ringing in your ears, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what's normal, what's not, and what to do about it.  Chasing Life is a production of CNN Podcasts. Our podcast is produced by Eryn Mathewson, Jennifer Lai, Grace Walker, Lori Galaretta, Jesse Remedios, Sofia Sanchez, Kyra Dahring, and Madeleine Thompson. Andrea Kane is our medical writer, our senior producer is Dan Bloom, Amanda Sealy is our showrunner, Dan Dzula is our technical director, and the executive producer of CNN Podcasts is Steve Lickteig. With support from Jamus Andrest, Jon Dianora, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Leni Steinhardt, Nichole Pesaru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Ben Tinker and Nadia Kounang of CNN Health and Wendy Brundige. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a fast-moving day in the House of Commons as MPs voted to send the welfare bill on the next stage of its journey through parliament, but it's been far from clear-cut.Halfway through the impassioned debate from MPs on the effects of eligibility changes to benefits, the government offered up another concession - to delay any changes to one of them, Pip, until after a report involving disabled people is published in Autumn 2026.Many disabled campaigners are pleased with this change, but worried changes to the health element of Universal Credit for new claimants still currently stands. To explain the day's events and make sense of it all, we hear from Warren Kirwan from Scope, Fazilet Hadi from Disability Rights UK and Dan Bloom from Politico. Presented by Emma Tracey Sound mixed by Mike Regaard and Dave O'Neill Produced and edited by Damon Rose and Beth Rose (not related!)

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the government's plans to push ahead with cuts to benefits for disabled people.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about Britain's plan to lift defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP over the next decade

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at how Labour MPs are wrestling with a proposal to slash benefits for the disabled.

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics.   The Labour party has descended on Hull for the funeral of John Prescott. Sky News' chief political correspondent Jon Craig had many a run-in with the former deputy prime minister and shares some of his best stories - including one involving a pork pie.   Elsewhere, Sam and Dan look at the reaction to Rachel Reeves' big economy speech and Sam bemoans government embargoes. You can send us a WhatsApp on 07511 867 633 or email us: jackandsam@sky.uk 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at Chancellor Rachel Reeve's push for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. 

Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Dan Bloom look at the day ahead in British politics.     Today Sir Keir Starmer is on the NIMBY offensive to boost economic growth, with plans to reduce the number of times people can go to the courts to block infrastructure schemes. The government hopes it will mean projects like nuclear power stations, wind farms and railway lines can call get built quicker. But can they do it and will it work?  Meanwhile with latest borrowing figures surprisingly high, Rachel Reeves is still under a lot of pressure to meet her fiscal rules. But Sam explains why welfare cuts won't help her at the spring statement.  The biggest news of the day though will of course be the sentencing of Axel Rudakubana for the Southport murders. With more details of his horrific crimes to be revealed then, Sam and Dan discuss the continuing political fallout.  You can send us a WhatsApp on 07511 867 633 or email us: jackandsam@sky.uk 

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at how plans to ban smoking for anyone born from 2009 onwards are moving full steam ahead.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Susie to talk about how a second Donald Trump presidency will impact the UK, particularly now he's appointed Elon Musk - who's taken aim at the Labour Party - to a high-level position. He'll look at PM Sir Keir Starmer's ambitious plans, unveiled yesterday at COP29, to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035. And what led to the resignation of the head of the Church of England, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby?

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the troubles facing the new Labour government, as PM Keir Starmer faces stories about the "freebies" he's accepted - including suits and an £18m penthouse flat during the election campaign.

Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at reaction to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's rain-drenched announcement that the country would go to the polls on July 4.

In the first episode of season 14, host Aggie Chambre tells the inside story of how POLITICO broke the Westminster honey trap story, and goes in search of who is really responsible.She hears from most of the key characters involved in the scandal that rocked SW1. Two victims tell Aggie about their messages and one of them explains what happened when he organized a meeting with the catfisher. POLITICO's own Dan Bloom reveals for the first time that he received a message from the mysterious catfisher and talks through his part in breaking the story. The BBC's Henry Zeffman describes what it was like to be targeted and why he initially smelled a rat. The Times' Aubrey Allegretti gives behind the scenes details of his initial phone call with William Wragg, when the MP admitted some involvement in the scandal. And Ciaran Martin, former CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre, explains how the scandal shed "a lot of light on the vulnerabilities of our political system." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom looks at the anti-smoking legislation - similar to what was proposed and then dumped in New Zealand - that's creating huge divisions within the Conservative Party. He'll look at progress on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan for illegal migrants and what's in Prime-Minister-for-49-days Liz Truss' new memoir. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to update a story he broke about a spear-phishing scandal at Westminster. Tory MP William Wragg has apologised and "voluntarily" given up the whip after he was targeted in the honeytrap plot and passed on some of his colleagues' numbers. Meanwhile Foreign Secretary David Cameron has been in the US, talking up aid for Ukraine and confirming the UK government won't suspend arms exports to Israel. Dan Bloom is senior author of Politico's London Playbook

UK correspondent Dan Bloom unravels the controversy over major Tory donor Frank Hester, who reportedly said black female MP Diane Abbott "should be shot". It's led to calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to refund his donations, and condemn Hester's comments. And Communities Secretary Michael Gove is set to deliver a new definition of 'extremism' - why has the plan been criticised by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York? Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook

Bienvenidos a este episodio en donde hoy tenemos un gran invitado, Armando González Campos, quien nos comparte su experiencia como Terapeuta y su basta experiencia en el área. Áreas de formación de Armando González: Psicología - Psicoterapeuta Gestalt – Psicopatología - Trauma Psicológico – Sexología – Conferencista

The UK is set to call out Russia at a meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers in Brazil. Dan Bloom, Deputy London Playbook Editor for POLITICO brings us the latest.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the pressure on Prince William to step up his public duties as his father receives treatment for cancer and his wife recovers from surgery. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the reprieve for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak over the government's Rwanda Bill, which passed its first vote without a predicted revolt from MPs in his own party. Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced he's stepping down, sparking a contest for the leadership of the Welsh Labour party and tougher immigration rules have led to warnings from the health sector. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook

With opposition parties starting to dream about life in Whitehall as the next election looms, host Aggie Chambre takes a look at how politicians actually prepare for government. She hears from the key players involved in the 2010 election — the last time opposition parties came to power. The former Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell, then the most senior civil servant in the country, recalls an eyebrow-raising chat with David Cameron when he was leader of the opposition. Former Tory minister Nick Boles reveals some disastrous first meetings between shadow ministers and civil servants during preparatory talks. Another ex civil servant, Una O'Brien, recalls awkward moments when her ministerial bosses spotted her headed to private talks with their opposite numbers. And former Lib Dem Minister David Laws reveals his fear of walking up Downing Street for the first time. Meanwhile the Institute for Government's Emma Norris, POLITICO's Dan Bloom and former Labour adviser Matt Lavender set out what Keir Starmer's party is doing right now to try to prepare for power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about what was included in the King's Speech this week - the first in more than 70 years. King Charles laid out the priorities for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government , with law and order firmly at the centre. And former Cabinet Secretary Mark Sedwill has appeared at the Covid inquiry to apologise for suggesting something similar to "chicken pox parties" would be useful to get through the pandemic.

Rishi Sunak has clocked up 365 days as Prime Minister – but is the anniversary a cause for celebration or just a moment of relief? Politico's Dan Bloom joins the podcast team to weigh up Sunak's first year in the job, assess his achievements and failures and how he has surprised us, and explore what might come next. From the man in Number 10 to a woman who might fancy a tilt at the top job… Rachel Reeves enjoyed a successful Labour conference, and this week the Shadow Chancellor launched her new book – which has already caused some controversy – at the IfG. The podcast team take a look at Reeves's ambitions and challenges, as well as an increasingly complicated party problem for Keir Starmer. With Hannah White, Cath Haddon and Giles Wilkes. Produced by Milo Hynes

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to discuss two by-elections due to be held later on Thursday, that could prove to be problematic for the Conservatives. He'll talk about Britain's reaction to the situation in Gaza and Israel, including a call from Foreign Minister James Cleverly for people to wait for the facts about who was behind the deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza. And Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is considering making changes to how state pension increases are calculated.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the flight chaos in the UK after an air traffic control glitch caused the cancellation of thousands of flights. He'll also talk about James Cleverly's visit to China - it's the first visit by a Foreign Secretary in five years and comes amid mounting frustration among many Tory MPs that the government's policy on China is too soft. And the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election will finally be held after Boris Johnson-ally Nadine Dorries kept her promise to resign...months late. Could the safe Tory seat fall to the opposition - and in that case, which one? The battle is on between Labour and the Lib Dems. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about nurse Lucy Letby's conviction and sentencing for the deaths of seven babies in her care. There are questions over why she wasn't forced to attend her sentencing, and whether hospital bosses should've intervened earlier. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is getting ready for a "reset" as he trails in the polls and from next Tuesday London's Ultra Low Emission Zone is set for expansion a report suggests cabinet ministers sought advice on whether it could be blocked.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to look at the landmark decision that's looming on the controversial policy of sending illegal migrants to Rwanda - something the Home Office says could cost nearly £170,000 per person. London mayoral candidate and former Prime Ministerial adviser Daniel Korski has quit after allegations he groped TV producer Daisy Goodwin and mortgage lenders have agreed to a 12-month grace period before repossession proceedings start - but will that be enough to help struggling mortgage holders?

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to detail the 8000 seats being contested across 230 councils in England and Northern Ireland - as well as what good results would look like for Labour and the Conservatives. The elections will be the first at which photo ID will need to be produced - how will that go down with voters turning up to the polls? And he'll talk about the countdown to King Charles' coronation.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Susie to discuss the meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden in Northern Ireland, amid a continuing political stalemate. The health system is dealing with an unprecedented four-day strike by junior doctors who are seeking a 35 per cent pay rise and Labour has stepped up attack ads ahead of the general election - but it's being accused of dog-whistle politics.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about how Rishi Sunak is banking his election recovery on a pledge to "stop the boats", as the number of people arriving on dinghies across the Channel has exploded. A new law would prevent migrants arriving this way from ever claiming asylum or settling in the UK, but it's outraged human rights charities and could be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Meanwhile former health secretary Matt Hancock has been burned by the leak of 100,000 WhatsApp messages, released by the anti-lockdown journalist who was the ghost-writer of his memoir.

Sara Heller and Max Kapustin talk about the effects of the READI program on gun violence in Chicago. “Predicting and Preventing Gun Violence: An Experimental Evaluation of READI Chicago” by Monica P. Bhatt, Sara B. Heller, Max Kapustin, Marianne Bertrand, and Christopher Blattman. *** Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work! *** OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “Cure Violence: A Public Health Model to Reduce Gun Violence” by Jeffrey Butts, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Lindsay Bostwick, and Jeremy R. Porter. “Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It” by Sara B Heller, Benjamin Jakubowski, Zubin Jelveh, and Max Kapustin. “The Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration: Implementation and Early Impacts of the Next Generation of Subsidized Employment Programs” by Cindy Redcross, Bret Barden, Dan Bloom, Joseph Broads, Jennifer Thompson, Sonya Williams, Sam Elkins, Randall Jurus, Janae Bonus, Ada Tso et al. “Thinking, Fast and Slow? Some Field Experiments to Reduce Crime and Dropout in Chicago” by Sara B. Heller, Anuj K. Shah, Jonathan Guryan, Jens Ludwig, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Harold A. Pollack. “Reducing Crime and Violence: Experimental Evidence from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Liberia” by Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan. “Reducing Violence Without Police: A Review of Research Evidence” by Charles Branas, Shani Bugs, Jeffrey A. Butts, Anna Harvey, and Erin M. Kerrison. “Advance Peace Stockton, 2018-20 Evaluation Report” by Jason Corburn and Amanda Fukutome. “Implementation Evaluation of Roca, Inc.” by Abt Associates. “Reaching and Connecting: Preliminary Results from Chicago CRED's Impact on Gun Violence Involvement” by Northwestern Neighborhood & Network Initiative.

UK correspondent Dan Bloom talks to Susie about the latest news from the UK, including, Rishi Sunak coming under pressure over his handling of talks to break a Brexit deadlock, Kate Forbes' disastrous bid to become First Minister of Scotland and a four-day week trial hailed as a success by campaigners. Dan Bloom is deputy editor of Politico London Playbook

Join Fleet Street Fox and Dan Bloom to discuss the big stories of the day on The News Agenda Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Fleet Street Fox and Dan Bloom to discuss the big stories of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Fleet Street Fox and Dan Bloom to discuss the big stories of the day on The News Agenda Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Fleet Street Fox and Dan Bloom to discuss the big stories of the day on The News Agenda Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As I was casting around for which book we could discuss in this week's book club I got to thinking about all the ways we organise our reading and think about our books (some more obvious than others) And the thing is, if you're in the know then you know but for others it can be a mire of acronyms and loosely defined genres.A part of this discussion is inspired by a book I'm reading but haven't quite gotten to the point that I want to pull it apart for a book club…This book is YA (that's Young Adult fiction) but it's probably more accurately described as middle grade. See already there's all sorts of distinctions around age. Middle grade is books aimed at the 8-12 year old set, while YA hits around 13-18.Now I know that there are plenty of fully adult listeners out there still enjoying wizards and vampires and I don't want to get proscriptive. These categories are helpful for finding books with relatable protagonists, btu we'd be in a lot of trouble (I think) if people only read books where the lead looks and sounds a lot like them.As well as being a mid-grade/YA novel, this book also loosely falls into the genre of Cli-Fi. I'm sure a few of you have already guessed that Cli-Fi stands for climate fiction. Here again we don't necessarily have the clearest of delineations but suffice to say that Cli-Fi encompasses books that deal with the impacts and effects of climate change in all its permutations.The label Cli-Fi is credited to the author and freelance journalist Dan Bloom. The term was first used in reference to a novella Bloom had written back in 2011.Of course this doesn't mean that Cli-Fi magicked into being only a decade ago. Writing that deals with the climate and more specifically changes in the climate have been around for a while (doesn't the Bible have a climate change story?)I've come up against the term numerous times over the years and I have to admit it can seem a little slippery. I believe this more a product of the difficulty in finding some simple way to characterize writing; whether it be aimed at a group, a country, or an age there are always going to be a range of tastes and styles that people gravitate towards.Cli-Fi can variously be realist or speculative. It may be set in the ‘now' (whatever that means for a constantly evolving world), in the near future or even the distant future.The science in Cli-Fi is usually to some degree credible. Of course science changes as we learn more, but Cli-FI tries to engage with real science more than the purely imaginative or impossible.If you're looking for Cli-Fi it's everywhere. Margaret Atwood's Oryx And Crake trilogy is an example but Australian authors produce some incredible examples including Alexis Wright's The Swan Book, James Bradley's Clade and Jennifer Mills Dyschronia.And Cli-Fi can be for all ages, which kind of brings us full circle. I know we've talked about the work of Mark Smith on book club and his most recent If Not Us pits a teenage protagonist against the polluting business that is the mainstay of his town.In these YA Cli-Fi novels we see narratives of climate change and climate action that centres and empowers young people. We live in a world where legally the minister for climate apparently has no duty of care to protect young Australians from the impacts of climate change. It's not surprising then that climate anxiety is a real phenomenon amongst young people the world over.I'm not trying to suggest that Cli-Fi, or simply telling noise stories is the way to solve the climate crisis, but I do believe that the adage if you can't see it you can't be it can apply to all of us through our life.Climate change operates on a planetary level and that can seem daunting but through genres such as Cli-Fi and its intersection with YA and middle grade novels, young people have a model and an example of their role. It also allows them to explore the science in a way that can be more accessible.

David Ross & Dan Bloom take to the woods of Rock Creek Park to discuss the disaster that is the United States in 2020: over 150,000 dead in a pandemic with no end in sight, raging protests for racial justice, and the 45th President ordering secret police into the streets. If this moment doesn't call you to introspection and action, nothing will. Articles referenced: • The New Yorker: 'Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force' by Masha Gessen https://newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dhs-was-destined-to-become-a-secret-police-force • Washington Post op-ed: 'Barbara Boxer: DHS was a mistake. I regret voting for it.' https://wapo.st/3keBycz Harpers: 'A Letter on Justice and Open Debate' https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/ • NY Times op-ed: 'Tom Cotton: Send In the Troops' https://nyti.ms/3iaOtu7 • NY Review of Books: 'The Designated Mourner' by Fintan O'Toole https://nybooks.com/articles/2020/01/16/joe-biden-designated-mourner/ • NY Times: '1619 Project' https://nyti.ms/2XtuOh2

David Ross & Dan Bloom take to the woods of Rock Creek Park to discuss the disaster that is the United States in 2020: over 150,000 dead in a pandemic with no end in sight, raging protests for racial justice, and the 45th President ordering secret police into the streets. If this moment doesn't call you to introspection and action, nothing will. Articles referenced: • The New Yorker: 'Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force' by Masha Gessen https://newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dhs-was-destined-to-become-a-secret-police-force • Washington Post op-ed: 'Barbara Boxer: DHS was a mistake. I regret voting for it.' https://wapo.st/3keBycz Harpers: 'A Letter on Justice and Open Debate' https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/ • NY Times op-ed: 'Tom Cotton: Send In the Troops' https://nyti.ms/3iaOtu7 • NY Review of Books: 'The Designated Mourner' by Fintan O'Toole https://nybooks.com/articles/2020/01/16/joe-biden-designated-mourner/ • NY Times: '1619 Project' https://nyti.ms/2XtuOh2

This week we speak to former Edge of Sports podcast producer Dan Bloom about his experience sitting in Nationals Park as the thousands rose up last Sunday to boo Donald Trump. A longtime Nationals fan, he also reflects on their historic World Series triumph. We have ‘Choice Words’ about the demise of Deadspin. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Sean Doolittle, the Washington National who has already turned down Trump, and Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys. All this and more on this week’s episode! Dan Bloom Twitter: @danbl00m (https://twitter.com/danbl00m?lang=en) https://theslot.jezebel.com/washington-nationals-fans-continue-their-hallowed-tradi-1839497434 Zirin, The Journalists of ‘Deadspin’ Refused to Bow Down https://www.thenation.com/article/deadspin/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —