With just about two weeks to election day, the coronavirus is striking back. Cases are on the rise across the country and around the world. On today’s episode of Polilogue, we look at how the Sunday shows covered the re-emergence of the COVID story. Then, we sample some of the messaging from the two parties on the state of the presidential race. This is all ahead of our special episode on Thursday’s debate—which you can expect in your podcast feed on Friday morning.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• The Third Spike

• COVID Relief

• Election Sprint

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

Email us at podcast@polilogue.com or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.

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We are less than a month away from the presidential election. Today on Polilogue, we look at how the shows talk to and about voters. We also review interviews with the presidential campaigns and prominent Republican and Democratic senators in the middle of a Supreme Court nomination fight.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Voter Sentiments

• Changes to the Supreme Court

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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In this special episode, we analyze the first and only vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris. We look critically at all sides of the debate. We divide our episode into three segments, covering Susan Page’s MIA moderation, Pence’s bizarro reality, and the Kamala Harris answer.

CHAPTERS:

• Introduction

• Where is Susan Page?

• The Pence World

• The Kamala Answer

• The Fly

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President Trump has COVID-19 and is currently hospitalized. Just a single month ahead of the election and the same week as the presidential debate! That would be enough, but there’s more to talk about this Sunday as the world struggled to understand the severity of the president’s illness. On today’s episode, we break down the conversations on the Sunday shows into two segments: the credibility crisis and the impact on the election.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• The Credibility Crisis in Trumpworld

• The Election Consequences

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Resources

• Dr. Anthony Fauci Speaks to the Likelihood of Vaccines for HIV and COVID-19 (American Journal of Managed Care)

• U.S. Public Now Divided Over Whether to Get COVID-19 Vaccine (Pew Research Center)

Contact us

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In this special episode, we analyze the first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. We look critically at all sides of what Dana Bash called this “shitshow” of an event. We divide our episode into four segments, covering Trump’s interruptions, Chris Wallace’s moderation, Biden’s strategy, and a few sparse policy highlights.

CHAPTERS:

• Introduction

• Overall Impressions

• Trump’s Interruptions

• Chris Wallace’s Moderation

• Joe Biden’s Strategies

• Policy Discussions

• Looking Ahead

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On Saturday, September 26, President Trump officially nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court seat that had previously been filled by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. In 2017, the Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Despite the 2016 Republican outcry of having SCOTUS nomination hearings during an election year, Republicans are moving forward with Coney Barrett’s nomination hearings and hope to confirm the judge before Election Day. Democrats, with very little recourse, are protesting the rushed process.

On today’s episode, we look at how the Sunday shows introduced Judge Amy Coney Barrett to America and all the components of her personal life and professional record that were missing in that introduction.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Media Misses the Mark

• More Senate than SCOTUS

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Resources

• Barrett pick draws attention to small religious group (CNN)

• Some Worry About Judicial Nominee’s Ties to a Religious Group (NYT)

Contact us

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The year 2020 sent more bad news this Friday when the world learned that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away.  An unflappable and untiring champion of equal justice and a pioneer in women’s rights, Ginsburg was a liberal icon and a bastion of progressive power on the court.  Grief and memorials, however, took a backseat this week to the immediate news that Republicans would be rushing towards a new replacement nominee—despite their principled stand in 2016 that during an election year “the voters should have a voice.”

On today’s episode, we look at how the Sunday shows covered the loss of this historic figure, the hypocrisy of this new SCOTUS fight, and the options for democrats.  We also look at what the shows missed in their coverage of this story.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Republican Positions

• Democratic Positions

• What the Shows Missed

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Resources

• Transcript of RBG’s discussion this February at Georgetown University (link)

• “Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Unlikely Path to the Supreme Court” by Jill Lepore in The New Yorker

• “The Mysterious RBG” by Dahlia Lithwick in The Atlantic

Contact us

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We’re back!

After a few weeks of family leave for the birth of our baby, Mercedes, the Polilogue team is back with a fresh episode doing what we do best: consuming way too much news in one day and digesting and analyzing the journalistic choices of the Sunday morning political shows.

Today on Polilogue we discuss the lackluster coverage of the wildfires devastating the West Coast. Some shows covered it poorly, some shows missed the story completely. We wonder why journalists often drop the ball when covering natural disasters. We also discuss the 2020 election interviews. In particular, surrogates and defenders of President Donald Trump were featured extensively on the Sunday shows.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Wildfires Coverage

• 2020 Election

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Resources

• Tsunami Risk Communication: Warnings and the Myth of Panic (by Peter M. Sandman and Jody Lanard)

• Yes, tons of ballots are sent to dead people. Trump shouldn’t worry about them. (WaPo)

• Rain: A Natural and Cultural History (by Cynthia Barnett)

• “U.S. federal fire and forest policy: emphasizing resilience in dry forests” (EcoSphere)

Contact us

Email us at podcast@polilogue.com or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.

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Today on Polilogue, we’re sharing our conversation with Lynn Walsh, Assistant Director at Trusting News. Trusting News is an organization that works with newsrooms trying to do and be better. Trusting News helps newsrooms understand how people decide what news to trust, and they help journalists implement trust-building strategies.

In this conversation, we discuss the state of journalism, why newsrooms should earn the trust of their audience, and the wants and responsibilities of news consumers.

This is our last episode in our series of specials while we spend time with our newborn baby girl. Next week we will return to our traditional coverage of the Sunday morning shows. We hope you enjoy these specials as much as we’ve enjoyed the opportunity to stop and think more broadly about the Sunday shows.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Interview with Lynn Walsh

• Closing Thoughts

Resources

• Trusting News website

• Trusting News on Twitter

• Lynn Walsh on Twitter

• AOC: The Facts vs. the Story (Mediate)

Contact us

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What’s the single most important part of the Sunday morning political shows?  It’s not the panels.  Not the questions.  Not even the hosts.  It’s the bookings.  Who are the Sunday shows actually interviewing during any given week?  In this special episode of Polilogue, we dive into the question of bookings.  And it’s something we don’t talk about enough.  It’s all to easy to take the shows for what they are—and then ask: how good were the questions during this interview; how strong was the follow up; how meaningful the discussion?  And yet, you could have the best questions, the strongest follow up, and the most meaningful discussion but STILL fail by choosing the WRONG person to interview.  How does this happen—and how could the Sunday shows do better? 

This special episode continues our series of specials while we spend time with our newborn baby girl. Each week, you can expect a new episode until September—when we will return to our traditional coverage of the Sunday morning shows. We hope you enjoy these specials as much as we’ve enjoyed the opportunity to stop and think more broadly about the Sunday shows.

Chapters

• Introduction

• What is a Bad Booking?

• Missed Opportunities in Booking

• When Bookings Work

• Dialogue Challenge: How to Find New Voices

Contact us

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Political panels. We don’t talk about them enough on Polilogue—and when we do, it’s usually in the negative. Why is that? And what is wrong with the political panels on the Sunday morning political shows? In this special episode of Polilogue, we give panels the discussion they deserve. And as it turns out, this is the IDEAL time to consider panels—because at two of the Sunday morning shows have completely eliminated panels during the pandemic. So, we challenge ourselves to answer the question: if Face the Nation’s executive producer asked us if they should restart their panels, what would be our recommendation? If the panels drive you crazy—or if Polilogue drives you crazy for not talking enough about panels—this is the episode for you.

This special episode continues our series of specials while we spend time with our newborn baby girl. Each week, you can expect a new episode until September—when we will return to our traditional coverage of the Sunday morning shows. We hope you enjoy these specials as much as we’ve enjoyed the opportunity to stop and think more broadly about the Sunday shows.

Chapters

• Introduction

• The Question of Panels

• Pros and Cons

• Changes to the Panels

• Alternatives to Panels

• The Face the Nation Question

• Polilogue and Panels

• Dialogue Challenge

Contact us

Email us at podcast@polilogue.com or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.

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Senator Kamala Harris has been selected to serve as Biden’s Vice Presidential running mate. It’s exciting news—and we have some exciting news of our own to share. In this special episode, we look forward to Kamala’s role in the 2020 election by looking back. First, we examine Kamala’s first major interview on the Sunday shows as a presidential candidate last year. Then, we revisit Kamala’s performance in the Democratic debates—hearing again the key highlights and clips from those moments alongside our immediate reactions that appeared in our special debate episodes. Yes, this is what Hollywood would call a “clips episode”—but it’s got clips within clips. And to be honest, we were quite excited to look back and remind ourselves of where Kamala’s been—and where her political career might take this 2020 election. Join us for this fun special episode. It’s a Polilogue first!

Chapters

• Big News

• Kamala Harris Sunday interview

• Debate 1B: June 27, 2019

• Debate 2B: July 31, 2019

• Debate 3: September 12, 2019

• Debate 4: October 15, 2019

• Debate 5: November 20, 2019

• Dialogue Challenge

Links and References

Chuck Toddcast episode with NBC News Political Embed Deepa Shivaram on August 12, 2020: https://art19.com/shows/toddcast/episodes/85265538-0509-438e-93f0-7ea1174ac874

Contact us

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The Trump Administration and Congressional Democrats are at an impasse and have not made concrete progress for the next round of COVID relief. In response, President Trump signed a series of Executive Orders that are aimed to provide relief to unemployed and struggling Americans. The devil, as they say, is in the details. And the details show that there’s a long way to go still for any economic support to get into the wallets of desperate Americans.

Multiple White House representatives and Congressional Democrats were on the shows today making their case. Dana Bash examined this breakdown best in her interview with Larry Kudlow, the Director of the National Economic Council. Today on Polilogue, we talk extensively about this powerful, effective interview, as well as the others stakeholders in this negotiation process.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Kudlow vs Bash

• Two Pelosi Interviews

• Stronger Arguments

• What We Learned Today

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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It’s been a rough week for many households. Thirty million Americans are currently unemployed. The extra $600 federal unemployment benefit insurance expired. The American economy had its worst growth number ever recorded. The virus continues to surge in the south, west, and some parts of the midwest. And yet, the Trump administration and Democratic Congressional leaders are still in ongoing conversations to determine the next round of Coronavirus economic relief.

Today on Polilogue, we look at the slow progress of these negotiations and examine the differed focuses of Republicans and Democrats. We also examine the VP selection for assumed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Joe Biden. Congresswoman Karen Bass, in particular, was on multiple shows making the case for her possible selection.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Coronavirus relief negotiations

• Virus Update

• 2020 Election Stakes Heat Up

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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The extended federal unemployment benefits for out of work Americans expired last week. No longer will unemployed Americans receive an extra $600 per week. This will leave many scrambling to make ends meet. Republicans from the Trump Administration and in the Senate are working to put together a relief bill. The proposal would counter the Democratic bill that passed the House two months ago and serve as a starting point for negotiations.

Today on Polilogue, we look at the interviews with key Republicans working on that relief package. We discuss interviews that took place with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow. We also review the interview with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who talked about protecting essential workers and supporting state and local governments.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Republicans’ Relief Bill

• The Missing Portland Context

• Show Rankings

• Dialogue Challenge

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Resources and Links

• Many low-wage workers earn more on unemployment than in their former jobs (CBS News)

• The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way (Bill Bryson)*
  This book was written in 1990 and in some parts it is out of date with the latest understandings of linguistics.

Contact us

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Today on Polilogue, we look at the interview Chris Wallace has with President Trump on Fox News Sunday. Wallace is often someone that thoroughly prepares for his interviews — and today’s interview is no different. Wallace is ready with data-driven questions and real-time fact-checking. While there were a couple of missed moments for follow ups, Chris Wallace overall demonstrates why he is one of the best interviewers in journalism today.

We also discuss the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis who passed away last Friday.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Remembering John Lewis

• The Trump Interview

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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It’s mid-July, schools are supposed to open in the next 4-6 weeks, and COVID-19 cases are rising across the south and southwest. Today on Polilogue, we closely examine two important interviews with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Dana Bash in particular, did a fantastic job questioning Secretary DeVos on the objectives and plans for reopening schools. We also looks at the comments of other public health experts scratching their heads in exasperation at these new COVID-19 spikes.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• Two DeVos Interviews

• COVID-19 Predictions

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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Everyday we learn of new record-breaking case counts of COVID-19. Cases are spiking, especially in states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona. But instead of sharing words of confidence and assuredness in two recent speeches, President Trump lambasts the far left and urges the preservation of America’s history. 

Today on Polilogue, we explore if and how journalists have learned to simultaneously cover the comments of this president and the breaking news of the day. 

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• COVID-19 cases spike

• Grab bag rants

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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The Coronavirus returns as the dominate story on the Sunday talk shows. Virus containment strategies, like extensive contact tracing, are being successfully implemented in other countries, but are no where near operational in the US. This meanwhile cases of the virus are spiking in several states in the south and southwest, including Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California.

Today on Polilogue we explore how the Sunday morning political shows handled conversations with key leaders of the virus taskforce: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Vice President Mike Pence. We also examine the asks, expectations, and pleas of other political and public health leaders.

Chapters

• Introduction

• Highlight / Lowlight

• The Resurging Virus

• Police Reform Update

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Contact us

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Today on Polilogue, we look at the exclusive interview that Martha Raddatz had with John Bolton, former National Security Advisor to President Trump. It’s the first interview in Bolton’s long-awaited book tour—and although it was a prime time special and not a Sunday morning booking, we cover it at the start of today’s episode. Then, in our second segment we discuss key moments from Sunday’s five morning shows.

Chapters

• Introduction

• The Bolton Interview Format

• Bolton as Key Witness

• Martha Raddatz as Interviewer

• Sunday Show Lightning Round

• Show Rankings

• Closing

Shows discussed 

• Face the Nation on CBS

• State of the Union on CNN

• Fox News Sunday on FOX

• This Week on ABC

• Meet the Press on NBC

Articles Discussed on the Show

• The full transcript of the un-edited Bolton interview: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/transcript-john-bolton-interview-abc-news-martha-raddatz/story?id=71287825

Contact us

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