04/22/2023: Long Tail Interviews on Prime Time
We cover the latest on Prime Time every day, but we also conduct a number of interviews that last beyond the move to fish wrap(*). Here are some interviews from the first four days of this week:
1. Why the fighting in Sudan matters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ffhTXOsAQ
2. Evan Gershkovich’s friend explains his condition in a Russian jail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0XMyEKtHIU
3. What it was like to be part of the longest running show on Broadway, The Phantom of the Opera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NbhvpR7_1o
4. A Dominion lawyer explains why they settled their suit with Fox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIsOCwjWchc
5. What is at issue with Clarence Thomas’ financial disclosure history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czPr1EeeNeA
6. Why new mNRA technology might be a big new development in fighting cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyvEJT0dTSE
7. A new study shows that black patients have better outcomes when they see black doctors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFYqi1X6C1Q
8. What the Fox settlement means for election law and the future influence of misinformation in coming elections. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0AfsULjnUA
9. What went right and wrong with the SpaceX launch. https://youtu.be/fhgbqEEhT50
10. New Species found in that giant patch of garbage in the ocean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBdEDZ6lfiI
11. How to understand the challenge in front of Kevin McCarthy with the debt ceiling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbKMpgpucMM
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* Today’s news, tomorro’w fish wrap.
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