Season 2 · Episode 222

‘I Enjoy Conversion’— The Weekly Roundup

The State of the Union, Border Politics, and the Chinese Spy Balloon

February 10, 20231h 12m

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Show Notes

Mike Madrid (Lincoln Project Cofounder), Al Cardenas (former advisor to Presidents Regan and George H.W. Bush), and Liz Gilbert Cohen (President of the 2020 Democratic National Convention) join host Ron Steslow to unpack some of the most important stories of the week and how they’re shaping the political landscape:

(02:26) The State of the Union

(26:13) The border crisis

(42:24) The Chinese spy balloon, “deepfake” misinformation campaigns, and co-parenting with the CCP

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