EP. 49 — Is this what democracy looks like? Jake Tapper & Jessica Byrd give their take

This week, Kamau and Hari cope with possible nuclear threat, learn how Jessica Byrd helps underrepresented communities engage in the political process, and “bravely” release the interview with Jake Tapper. How has the Trump administration affected Tapper’s reporting style? Why hasn’t Byrd given up all hope on the Democratic party? ALL OF THIS IS ANSWERED HERE.

Find Jessica Byrd on Twitter at @JessicaLBYRD and at http://threepointstrategies.org.

Follow Jake Tapper on Twitter at @jaketapper and on CNN as host of ‘The Lead’ (4pm ET) and ‘State of the Union’ (9am and 12pm ET).

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Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s projects check out wkamaubell.com.

This episode is sponsored by Helix Sleep (www.helixsleep.com/REACTIVE), ZipRecruiter (www.ziprecruiter.com/REACTIVE), and Simon & Schuster: An Inconvenient Sequel.

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