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The Political Junkie: Kavanaugh Chaos, Victim Shaming and Trump Family Secrets

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,
Dana Terry
Published October 5, 2018 at 12:22 PM EDT
Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. to block the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, talks about Kavanaugh and the biggest political stories of the week.
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Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. to block the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, talks about Kavanaugh and the biggest political stories of the week.
Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. to block the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, talks about Kavanaugh and the biggest political stories of the week.
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Protesters gathered in Washington, D.C. to block the appointment of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. The Political Junkie, Ken Rudin, talks about Kavanaugh and the biggest political stories of the week.

Millions of Americans were glued to their screens last Thursday when Dr. Christine Blasey Ford told her story of sexual assault to the Senate Judiciary Committee and an angry Brett Kavanaugh defended his name against the allegations.A similar battle played out more than two decades ago during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings.

The Political Junkie Ken Rudin talks with host Frank Stasio about Kavanaugh chaos and Trump family secrets.

The Political Junkie Ken Rudin provides some historical context and comparison. Rudin also tackles the New York Times’ deep dive into the Trump family’s finances and the revealing expose that refutes President Donald Trump’s claim of being a self-made man. The Political Junkie and Frank Stasio take on the biggest stories of the week.

 

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Dana Terry
Dana is an award-winning producer who began as a personality at Rock 92. Once she started creating content for morning shows, she developed a love for producing. Dana has written and produced for local and syndicated commercial radio for over a decade. WUNC is her debut into public radio and she’s excited to tell deeper, richer stories.
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