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Sen. Blumenthal- The Shutdown, AI Chatbots & More
Season 2025, Ep. 11.4
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Senator Richard Blumenthal joins LIsa Wexler to talk about the government shutdown latest and why it's necessary to pass an AI Chatbot bill that imposes criminal penalties.
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12.5. Cong Jim Himes -on Narco-Terrorism & The Legality of This Drug War
21:55||Season 2025, Ep. 12.5Representative Jim Himes joins Lisa Wexler after he watched the US military boat strike video where two survivors of the initial strike were also killed. He talks about why he was so disturbed by the footage and his hopes that the full video will be released to the public. He does not believe "narco-terrorism" is a real thing - hear why not.
12.5. Were The Drug Boat Strikes Legal?
14:40||Season 2025, Ep. 12.5CBS Military Analyst Jeff McCausland joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the legality of the military strikes on drug running boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.
12.4. How a Slave Ship Created The Abolitionist Movement
17:57||Season 2025, Ep. 12.4Pulitzer Prize finalist, Professor Siddharth Kara, joins Lisa Wexler to discuss his latest book: THE ZORG, A true story of the slave ship "Zorg" where the captain threw 100+ slaves overboard, leading to a landmark insurance trial that sparked the anti-slavery movement.**A Lisa Favorite
12.3. America's Racialized Tax Discrimination
21:52||Season 2025, Ep. 12.3Harvard and Yale-trained property law scholar and author, Bernadette Atuahene, joins Lisa Wexler and Wayne Winston in IT'S NOT JUST BLACK & WHITE, a conversation about Bernadette Atuahene's book PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America and her in-depth research that uncovers systemic racism in America's tax code.
12.3. Easton's New 1st Selectman, Dan Lent!
20:24||Season 2025, Ep. 12.3Dan Lent, the newly elected First Selectman of Easton, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about winning by 5 votes, development of Easton and protecting our water supply.
12.3. Broadway In Norwalk!
20:58||Season 2025, Ep. 12.3CT resident Broadway stars, Raissa Katona Bennett and Arbender Robinson join Lisa Wexler to talk about starring in The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum's event, Broadway at the Mansion, December 11, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm.
12.2. WheelPrice Wins STARTUP WESTPORT!
17:34||Season 2025, Ep. 12.2STARTUP WESTPORT Event Chair, Peter Propp, and the 2025 winner, WheelPrice Founder, Wally Namane, join Lisa Wexler to talk about why WheelPrice won the top prize, and what comes next!
12.2. Why 100K Is The New Poverty
16:39||Season 2025, Ep. 12.2Michael Green, portfolio manager and chief strategist, Simplify Asset Management joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his essay explaining why $100,000 is the new American poverty line.
12.1. Are We Attacking Venezuela?
08:51||Season 2025, Ep. 12.1CBS White House correspondent, Olivia Rinaldi, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about if America will be attacking Venezuela, if the USA committed war crimes, and what Jared Kushner is doing in Ukraine?