CS 606: Its All About VPs and RNC

Champagne Sharks

This week Trevor is joined by returning guest and fan favorite, Chris Jesu Lee, and new guest Ross Barkan. Ross Barkan is a novelist and journalist from New York. He’s a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and a columnist for Crain’s. His next novel, Glass Century, will be published in 2025. He can be found at his Substack, Political Currents. Chris is a writer living and working in NYC. You can find his writings at the Cleveland Review of Books, Current Affairs, and Plan A Magazine and on his Substack . Todays conversation is about VP picks (taped 08/05/2024) and the state of affairs in the RNC, according to Ross, and how the Dems are setting up for the remainder of the election cycle.

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Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA ([e-mail]). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)