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Tara Reade vs. the Evidence: Katha Pollitt; "Shirley": Ella Taylor; "Kochland": Christopher Leonard
Tara Reade vs. the Evidence: Katha Pollitt; "Shirley": Ella Taylor; "Kochland": Christopher Leonard
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Did Joe Biden sexually assault Tara Reade in 1993? Katha Pollitt examines the evidence—and concludes that it supports Biden’s denial. Especially significant: the PBS NewsHour interviews with 74 former Biden staffers, of whom 62 were women; none said they had experienced sexual harassment, assault or misconduct by Biden. All said they never heard any rumors or allegations of Biden engaging in sexual misconduct, until the recent assault allegation made by Tara Reade.
Also: Film critic Ella Taylor has news you can use -- some recommendations about virus-time television. In particular: the new film “Shirley” starring Elisabeth Moss and novelist Shirley Jackson.
Also: Your Minnesota Moment: today, the secret history of the Koch Brothers: how the key to their empire, and their fortune, is a refinery south of St. Paul. Christopher Leonard has that story—his book is “Kochland.”
Also: Film critic Ella Taylor has news you can use -- some recommendations about virus-time television. In particular: the new film “Shirley” starring Elisabeth Moss and novelist Shirley Jackson.
Also: Your Minnesota Moment: today, the secret history of the Koch Brothers: how the key to their empire, and their fortune, is a refinery south of St. Paul. Christopher Leonard has that story—his book is “Kochland.”
Released:
May 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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