Bench Pressed AUDIO

Slush Puppy AUDIO

On this edition of Hard Pass, we look at coverage of the chaos that ensued leading into the Memorial Day weekend. Congress high-tailed it out of DC before several votes could take place. What does this mean when it comes to the slush fund the DOJ has agreed to set up for the President? We cover all of this on episode 21 of season two of Hard Pass!

Slush Puppy

On this edition of Hard Pass, we look at coverage of the chaos that ensued leading into the Memorial Day weekend. Congress high-tailed it out of DC before several votes could take place. What does this mean when it comes to the slush fund the DOJ has agreed to set up for the President? We cover all of this on episode 21 of season two of Hard Pass!

Donald and the Dragon AUDIO

In this episode - which takes place, in part, from Cannes, France - we look at corporate news media coverage of the president's trip to China. How well did media perform when reporting on what was and wasn't accomplished during the summit? We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass! We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass!

Donald and the Dragon

In this episode - which takes place, in part, from Cannes, France (see the palm trees?) - we look at corporate news media coverage of the president's trip to China. How well did media perform when reporting on what was and wasn't accomplished during the summit? We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass! We also discuss the implications of the president saying a member of the press committed treason based on their coverage of the Iran war. This is episode 20 of season two, of Hard Pass!

Blacked Out AUDIO

This week, we saw the immediate impact of the Supreme Court’s latest decision further weakening the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Southern states moved quickly to redraw congressional maps in ways critics say reduce Black politicalrepresentation. In Louisiana, state lawmakers went so far as to cancel an election that citizens had already begun voting in so new district maps could be implemented. In Virginia, the state supreme court invalidated voting maps supported by morethan 1.6 million residents of the commonwealth. On this edition of Hard Pass, we examine how corporate mediacovered — or failed to cover — these major developments in voting rights and representation. This episode is called Blacked Out.