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OVERTIME: Democrats, Stop Getting in Your Own Way (opens the original)
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With Kristin away this week, Steve flies solo on Overtime. He shares his perspective on Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial race, why he believes the party is creating unnecessary chaos, and how its messaging could be costing it support among independent voters. Agree or disagree, it's a candid look at campaign strategy from the other side of the aisle.
OVERTIME: The Death of Expertise (opens the original)
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Steve and Kristin ask a big question: are we living through the "death of expertise?" Inspired by a conversation from Point Taken, they discuss why audiences increasingly trust influencers and personalities over experts, what that means for politics, science, and media, and whether we've become too comfortable surrounding ourselves with voices that simply reinforce our own beliefs. Along the way, the conversation becomes unexpectedly personal, touching on imposter syndrome, masculinity, intellec
OVERTIME: Reflections on America 250 (opens the original)
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Point Taken contributors Bill McCoshen and Joe Zepecki joined Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi for a special hour reflecting on America's 250th as the nation celebrates over the July 4th Independence Day weekend. Covering 250 years of our nation's tumultuous political history, with a nod to our nation's founders and our first President George Washington, they explore where we've been, challenges to our democracy in the struggles over slavery, fighting world wars, and even immigration policy, and
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