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    Post Conventions: A Tale of Two Americas

    Between now and November, voters will be inundated with dramatically different visions of America and what it needs. There's enough hyperbole on both sides to keep fact-checkers busy but, in a polarized nation, facts may matter less than emotion. Violent images in both news and entertainment may exaggerate voters' fears.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 29, 2016 • 34m Listen

    Between now and November, voters will be inundated with dramatically different visions of America and what it needs. There's enough hyperbole on both sides to keep fact-checkers busy but, in a polarized nation, facts may matter less than emotion. Violent images in both news and entertainment may exaggerate voters' fears. We hear what's revealed by the early polling.

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    The Conventions Are Over… Let the Campaigns Begin
    1. 1:57First Locally Contracted Zika Outbreak in the US
    2. 8:51Post Conventions: A Tale of Two AmericasYou’re reading this
    3. 43:39Big Money Still Talks at the Conventions
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Elizabeth Segal

      freelance journalist

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      Adam Wollner

      National Journal

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      Glenn Kessler

      Washington Post

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      Nikki Usher

      George Washington University

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The Conventions Are Over… Let the Campaigns Begin
    1. 1:57First Locally Contracted Zika Outbreak in the US
    2. 8:51Post Conventions: A Tale of Two AmericasYou’re reading this
    3. 43:39Big Money Still Talks at the Conventions
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