August 4, 2020: Dr. Trevor Rubenzer joins to discuss Joe Biden's potential VP pick

This week Jim and Aaron are excited to have Dr. Trevor Rubenzer, Chair of the History, Political Science, Philosophy, and American Studies department of the University of South Carolina Upstate. The three discuss the shortlist of names Joe Biden may have for his Vice President pick. In their "Moment of disassembly", Jim and Aaron discuss some of their mistakes made in last week's episode in terms of conversations around Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. 

7:00 - Let's look at the names on Biden's VP list 

18:54 - Who is Susan Rice? 

27:00 - What type of VP does Biden want? 

36:30 - Let's discuss Kamala Harris 

48:00 - Who are the "dark horse" names for the VP? 

1:00:00 - You're a Packers fan....What about Jordan Love? 

1:10:00 - Moment of Disassembly  

From this episode: 

Jacques Lacan,  "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lacan/ 

Michel Foucault, "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/foucault/ 

Newsweek: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams New York Times 'Trump Urges Unity' Front Page, Says It Aids White Supremacy  https://www.newsweek.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-nyt-front-page-trump-white-supremacy-1452724

Donald Trump interview with Axios: https://www.axios.com/full-axios-hbo-interview-donald-trump-cd5a67e1-6ba1-46c8-bb3d-8717ab9f3cc5.html 

Intro song - Goldlink "Meditation" 

Outro song - Lady Gaga "Bad Romance"