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In the State of Iowa: The Show Must Go On
Monday's Iowa caucuses may seem like an anti-climax after this week's surreal TV drama, which is more about public perception than political power. Never before has a supposed front-runner put on his own event to upstage a debate between his opponents — while cable news channels take sides.
By Warren Olney • • 34m ListenMonday's Iowa caucuses may seem like an anti-climax after this week's surreal TV drama, which is more about public perception than political power. Never before has a supposed front-runner put on his own event to upstage a debate between his opponents — while cable news channels take sides. We look for the significance behind the sound and fury for both political parties -- in Iowa and beyond, when attention will turn to New Hampshire.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Stuart Stevens
Strategic Partners & Media
McKay Coppins
staff writer for the Atlantic
E.J. Dionne
Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post
The full episode
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- 8:36In the State of Iowa: The Show Must Go OnYou’re reading this
- 43:04Syrian Peace Talks Begin on Shaky Ground