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Potstirrer Podcast


Where politics, religion and history collide - and it's not always polite!

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Aug 6, 2017

In today's episode, host Jaye Pool discusses the Russia investigation updates and the new grand jury impaneled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Jaye also talks about why echo chambers, byproducts of the Internet age and democratization of information, are bad for America. Citations: LaFraniere, Sharon, and Adam Goldman. 2017. "Guest List at Donald Trump Jr.'s Meeting with Russia Expands Again." The New York Times. July 18. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/trump-meeting-russia.html (August 6, 2017) Lai, K.K. Rebecca, and Alicia Parlapiano. 2017. "What We Know About Donald Trump Jr.'s Russia Meeting." The New York Times. July 18. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/18/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting.html (August 6, 2017) Rogin, Josh. 2017. "State Department Considers Scrubbing Democracy Promotion from its Mission." The Washington Post. August 1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/08/01/state-department-considers-scrubbing-democracy-promotion-from-its-mission/?utm_term=.842641758887 (August 6, 2017) Music: Raga Rage composed by Noisy Oyster provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com Opus Number 1 composed by Derrick Deel and Tim Carleton