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Pres. Biden's First Year; Higher Education News; Sports Betting Starts in New York

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 20, 2022

On today's show:

Pres. Biden was sworn in on this date one year ago. Amanda Carpenter, columnist at Bulwark, director of Republicans for Voting Rights, author of Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us (Broadside Books, 2018), and Jamil Smith, senior correspondent at Vox and co-host of the podcast Vox Conversations, talk about his accomplishments, challenges and successes, and what comes next.
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, national higher education reporter at the Washington Post, discusses her recent reporting—from the lawsuit against elite colleges for alleged price fixing to the news of a steep decline in college enrollment.
On January 8th, New York launched online sports betting, pulling in $150 million on the first weekend alone. Listeners call in to share their successes and pitfalls in sports betting so far and listeners in New Jersey, where sports betting has been legal since 2018, share advice.

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