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Potstirrer Podcast


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

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May 28, 2017

In today's episode, host Jaye Pool discusses the Trump-Russia scandal and President Donald Trump's well-publicized international trip, as well as the CBO score on the revised Trumpcare bill and the Democratic Party's infighting over the abortion issue. In addition, Jaye reacts to the statement made by evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. that Trump is evangelicals' "dream president."

Citations:

Liptak, Adam. 2017. "Justices Reject 2 Gerrymandered North Carolina Districts, Citing Racial Bias." The New York Times. May 22. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/us/politics/supreme-court-north-carolina-congressional-districts.html (May 28, 2017)

Smith, Gregory A. 2017. "Among White Evangelicals, Regular Churchgoers are the Most Supportive of Trump" Pew Research Center. April 26. http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/26/among-white-evangelicals-regular-churchgoers-are-the-most-supportive-of-trump/ (May 28, 2017).

Music:

Raga Rage composed by Noisy Oyster provided by freesoundtrackmusic.com

Opus Number 1 composed by Derrick Deel and Tim Carleton