Crossing the Aisle: Assessing American Politics and Policy from a Bipartisan Perspective
Episode #2
Opening Segment
—Introduction to Monthly Podcast Focusing on Bipartisanship in American National Politics and Policy, Associated with Domestic and International Issues Alike.
—Backgrounds/Introductions from Podcast Hosts Dr. Bob Pauly and Derrick Dyess.
Specification of Organizational Structure for Podcast.
Main Segment #1: Domestic Political Issues
—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: Dueling House Investigations—Republicans Take a Turn.
—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Reporting on Washington Politics—Objectivity vs. Subjectivity Across the Ideological Spectrum.
Main Segment #2: International Political Issues
—Issue #1 to Focus on in Depth: An Assessment of Implications of Russia’s War of Choice Against Ukraine at the 1-Year Mark.
—Issue #2 to Focus on in Depth: Congressional Bipartisanship and Taiwan—a Primer on What to Expect.
Bipartisan Event, Figure, and/or Issue of the Episode
—The 2023 Munich Security Conference Plays Host to Largest U.S. Congressional Delegation in History of Event, Nearly 50 Collective Representatives and Senators from the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Lightning Round: Alternating Questions/Answers from Pauly and Dyess, Respectively.
—Norfolk Southern Train Derailment and Chemical Spill in East Palestine, OH: Democrat vs. Republican Perspectives.
—Prospects for bipartisanship in responding to the escalating threats of multiple types posed by Mexican cartels to U.S. Interests, both at home and across the southern border.
—Shift from traditional Republican intellectual conservatism to Trumpism at 2023 CPAC Convention.
—2024 U.S. Presidential Race: Update and Projections. Note expansion of formal Republican field to five and addition of two challengers to President Joseph R. Biden, who himself has not yet formally declared his candidacy.
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Jun 21 202358 mins