In this episode, Niki, Neil, and Natalia discuss the debacle of this year’s Iowa caucuses.
Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
- The 2020 Iowa caucus was a logistical disaster. Natalia cited this POLITICO piece about longer standing concerns about Iowa. Neil wrote about Pete Buttigieg’s historic showing in Iowa in his column for The Week.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
- Natalia discussed the Amazon series Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer.
- Neil recommended the podcast “Monster: DC Sniper.”
- Niki discussed Rush Limbaugh receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.







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