It's Inauguration Day With Political Scientist Christina Greer; Political Rhetoric Historian Jennifer Mercieca

Coming up on today's show: 

• As we await the swearing in of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast FAQNYC, politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), offers analysis of the change of leadership and what comes next.
• Jennifer Mercieca, historian of American political rhetoric and associate professor in the department of communication at Texas A&M University, joins to discuss inaugural addresses of the past and previews the address of President-Elect Joe Biden.

Followed by NPR Special Coverage from Washington.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.