Jan. 6 Hearing Recap; Republican Debate; Bipartisan Senate Gun Deal; The Saudis 'Sportwash' Golf

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 14, 2022

On today's show:

  • Andrea Bernstein, investigative journalist, Will Be Wild podcast co-host and the author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power (W.W. Norton and Co, 2020) recaps the second day of hearings held by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
  • Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, recaps the debate between the candidates in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
  • John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the United States, responds to the news of the bipartisan deal on gun safety, and how it falls short of the measures gun safety advocates have championed for years.
  • Will Leitch, contributing editor at New York Magazine, columnist at MLB.com, and founding editor of Deadspin, talks about the LIV Golf International Tour, Saudi Arabia's so-called "sportswashing," and what it might mean for the future of golf.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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