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Today on the DAILY BRIEF - Is it possible to reduce poverty by 50% in the next 8 years?
March 15, 2022 19:27 - 39 minutes - 37.7 MBToday on the Daily Brief, we highlight The 2030 Project. The podcast is produced for Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto and explores the poverty reduction strategy in Canada. The federal government presented the intiative in 2015 with a goal of reducing poverty by 50% by the year 2030. Needless to say, COVID-19 has not only staggered that effort, there are more Canadians living in poverty because of the pandemic. This sample of the show is the 11th episode of Season 1, featuring a round table ...
Today on the DAILY BRIEF: Super Bugs are a clear and present health danger
March 14, 2022 19:23 - 27 minutes - 27.3 MBTwo years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, infectious disease specialists will tell you we face a more dangerous health threat thanks to our overuse of anti-biotics and the issues around producing new drugs to fight new bacteria. Bacteria that are becoming increasingly resistant to over-used antibiotics, and it is no longer financially viable for pharmaceutical companies to invest in the research and development of new antibiotics. The WHO and UN have prioritized this problem. What d...
Today on the DAILY BRIEF: Why Meaning Matters
March 13, 2022 11:30 - 15 minutes - 16.7 MBHappy Sunday and welcome to this bonus edition of the Daily Brief. Today we feature another one of the shows we're producing at Story Studio Network. Why Meaning Matters is well into season 2 and in this episode we explore the future of cannabis consumption. Host Erin Trafford, MotivBase cultural anthropologist, Ujwal Arkalgud and MotivBase president, Jason Partridge bridge the connections between sleep and pain to cannabis. They explore the use of cannabis for managing inflammation, how it...
Today on the Daily Brief: We Head to the Hills with Glenn Crouter
March 12, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 38.6 MBHappy Saturday and welcome to this Bonus edition of the Daily Brief. Today, we highlight a new show we're producing at Story Studio Network - Head for the Hills with Glenn Crouter. We talk to Olympian and World Cup ski champion Britt Janyk. She joins us from Whistler, BC. And Jonathan Reid, VP and GM at Horseshoe Resort in Ontario to talk about the March Break programming for the whole family.
It's been a week of political anniversaries in Ontario
March 11, 2022 17:45 - 40 minutes - 38.8 MBToday on the Daily Brief, we mark the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic with our On The Ledge crew noting some school boards intend to extend the mask mandate for students. It's also two years and a few days since Steven Del Duca became the Liberal leader in Ontario and this week marks the fourth anniversary of Doug Ford's ascendancy to the PC leadership. Just so happens to be the same week Patrick Brown and CTV News settled an $8 million dollar lawsuit. Brown alledged CTV defamed h...
What's going on behind those closed door NATO meetings?
March 10, 2022 21:04 - 31 minutes - 30.5 MBToday on the Daily Brief, as we enter the third week of the Russian war in Ukraine, Professor Christian Leuprecht from the Royal Military College in Kingston offers his insights in what went into the the decision NOT to send MiG jets from Poland to Ukraine. And he expains why it's important for Justin Trudeau to be in Europe right now.
Today on the Daily Brief: The Words of War.
March 09, 2022 21:01 - 26 minutes - 26.6 MBAs we make a turn into week number three of the Russian war in Ukraine, the battles are being waged on the ground, in cyber space and in the media. Today, we're joined by Bob Reid at Broadway Strategy & Communications, and Erin Trafford, Co-founder and Chief Executive Producer at Story Studio Network to talk about the role and responsibility of journalism and media organizations to "get it right". And is this an opportunity for mainstream news to regain trust among media consumers?
Finally! The Summer of 2022 will be a great time to be a tourist in your own town!
March 08, 2022 20:38 - 13 minutes - 14.3 MBToday on the Daily Brief, FESTIVAL SEASON IS BACK! Michael Hollett is the President of NXNE and we talk about the new plans and the new look for this year's festival. Michael says there is going to be a special international showcase featuring the top 10 emerging international hip hop performers. They will spend the week at Hip Hop House, which will be set up on the top floor of the Gladstone Hotel. It's free for talent to apply and Michael's promising low cost fees for you to take in a show....
Two years of COVID and who thought the pandemic was just an Opening Act?
March 07, 2022 17:27 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBFriday marks the second anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic declaration. And now, just as we seem to be preparing for the recovery phase, we face the increased threat of a full-blown war in Europe - that could escalate into WWlll. Today on the Daily Brief, Mark Henick joins us to talk about the collective mental health crisis we're experiencing in the face of international threats that are out of our control.
Barrie Mayor joins us on The Daily Brief to talk about his political prospects in the provincial election
March 04, 2022 17:04 - 41 minutes - 39.7 MBIt's Friday and that means we highlight On The Legde - the Ontario Politics Podcast as today's edition of The Daily Brief. Barrie Mayor Jeff Lehman has announced he will not seek re-election in the fall. Instead, he is expected to land the Liberal nomination in the riding of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte and challenge the incumbent Doug Downey, who is the Attorney General in Doug Ford's government. We also talk about Health Minister Christine Elliott's decision not to run for re-election in ...
Will the Russian war against Ukraine look like Afghanistan or Chechnya?
March 03, 2022 18:20 - 31 minutes - 30.4 MBToday on the Daily Brief, Professor Christian Leuprecht from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario offers insights and clarity on the lack of Russian military preparation for the invastion of Ukraine. He also suggests China will likely be a player in bringing the conflict to some resolution because the economic sanctions slapped on Russia will have a significant effect on the Chinese economy.
The past two years have been tough but the Recovery and Reckoning phase of the pandemic may pose bigger challenges
March 02, 2022 20:42 - 42 minutes - 40.5 MBToday on the Daily Brief, we welcome Toronto Region Board of Trade President and CEO, Jan De Silva to talk about the critical path to recovering econmically from the COVID-19 pandemic. How will we accelerate the transportation needs to support the two largest employment zones in Canada? How will we re-create a "back-to-office" culture that will be criticial to support small and medium sized businesses in Toronto's core? How will we address the labour and skill capacity issues in constructi...
More than 300 thousand potential years of life were lost in one year due to preventable injuries in Canada.
March 01, 2022 22:07 - 30 minutes - 29.7 MBToday on the Daily Brief: Preventable injuries cost the Canadian economy $29.4 billion in a single year - $20.4 billion in direct health-care costs (70% of the total). Pam Fuselli, President and CEO at Parachute joins us to talk about the 333,971 potential years of life llost in one year, mostly among young Canadians.
A Prayer for Ukraine
February 28, 2022 21:07 - 7 minutes - 9.27 MBToday on the Daily Brief, Russia's invasion of Ukraine happened quickly and most expected it the operation to end quickly. But that isn't how it's played out. These five long early and deadly days make me think we will measure the duration of this war by years rather than weeks or months.
Can Doug Ford really think pocket change will be a pocket book bonus for voters?
February 25, 2022 16:16 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBIt's Friday! That means we drop this week's version of On The Ledge into the Daily Brief feed! It's all about Ontario politics. The calendar says we're ten months from Christmas but the gift giving season is already upon us in Ontario. The Ford government is already trotting out pre-budget trinkets aimed at helping folks cope with the increased cost of living. That includes giving up an estimated $1 billion dollars in annual revenue by cancelling annual licence plate fees. That amounts to les...
Does the Russian invasion of Ukraine put us on a path to the First World Cyber War?
February 24, 2022 14:36 - 17 minutes - 18.4 MBToday on the Daily Brief, Digital and Cyber Security Strategist Ritesh Kotak says the war in Ukraine may be confined on the ground but it is an international battle in cyber space. Russia use cyber attacks on Ukraine government agencies and journalism outlets as the leading wave of the assault on a sovereign state. NATO may not be responding with conventional miltary weapons but how long will it be that this becomes a full blown cyber conflagration? A war with no borders and where the rules h...
Putin's sending troops into Ukraine. Russia's hit by EU sanctions. Ukraine braces for all out conflict.
February 23, 2022 20:23 - 19 minutes - 20.3 MBToday on the Daily Brief, the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate. Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine to be a Russian invention to justify military support for Ukrainian separatists. David Schults, professor of political science at Hamline University joins us to talk about the latest developments in this international crisis.
It's 2s Day with Rod Black
February 22, 2022 19:22 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MBI've set this episode of the DAILY BRIEF to drop at 2:22 on 22/2/22, which is why is TWOs Day! BTW, it last happened in 1622 and won't happen for another TWO hundred years. We celebrate this historic day by welcoming veteran sports broadacster Rod Black to talk about everything from Olympic fails to Thelonius Monk!
Today on the DAILY BRIEF - On The Ledge
February 18, 2022 18:43 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBThe Ontario legislature is set to get back to business next week following a 2 month recess. And there's no shortage of STUFF to get at today. Keith Leslie, John Wright and Sabrina Nanji from the Queen's Park Observer join me to review the latest in the Ottawa Occupation and the use of the Emergencies Act. How will that shape the ballot question for Doug Ford as we we head towards the June election here in Ontario.
66% of Canadians support the use of the Emergencies Act in Ottawa
February 17, 2022 21:06 - 19 minutes - 19.4 MBNew numbers from Maru Public Opinion provide a stark and staggering insight into how Canadians view the ongoing occupation of Ottawa. Two thirds say they agree with the use of the Emergencies Act. So the prime minister can be pleased with that. The problem is 82% say the protest has gone on too long. Not so good for the federal Liberals. But, it's been a suck-and-blow affair on both sides of the House and the CPC has been engaged in and trapped by its own "ya but" rhetoric. And it was never...
Trudeau's Liberals take a pounding over the Ottawa Occupation but does that help the CPC?
February 16, 2022 20:13 - 15 minutes - 16.4 MBWhat does invoking the Emergency Act really mean? That question has not been fully answered yet that hasn't stopped all kinds of breathless reporting on whether there should be breathless reporting on the latest developments in the Ottawa Occupation. Sure, the Trudeau Liberals are taking a pounding in public opinion over their inabilty to quell the crisis. And it's caught the attention of international media - particularly among the prime time big thinkers at FOX. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hann...
It's been easy to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics
February 16, 2022 13:54 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThere are all kinds of reasons why I've ignored the Beijing Games. First, they're in China. We shouldn't be there in the first place. Second, the 14 hour time difference is a games killer. As much as I love watching international hockey, I'm just not starting my viewing day at 11p ET. Third, even when I scrolled through the 7 Canadian television channels offering Olympic coverage, there were only 2 events being covered at the same time. Two? It's easy to boycott these Winter Games.
Bob Reid of "Touchdowns and Fumbles" is here to pronounce the winners and losers in the latest Freedom Convoy developments
February 14, 2022 19:24 - 30 minutes - 30.1 MBThe Ambassador Bridge is back in business, and I think it's remarkable that local, provincial and RCMP managed to bust up the Windsor blockade without even a hint of violence. Might not be the case at other border crossings, but it is encouraging. Ottawa is a different picture. That occupation is dug in with no signs of giving in. We know the Prime Minister has decided to invoke the Emergencies Act. But, as noted Friday, emergency measures are meaningless unless they're enforced.
Emergency measures are meaningless if they aren't enforced
February 11, 2022 14:40 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBToday on the Daily Brief: Founder and Editor of the Queen's Park Observer, Sabrina Nanji joins us. Get-tough plans at Queen's Park are great but they're still just talk unless the OPP and local police forces are prepared to enforce the measures. Cutting off fuel and funding for the blockaders is a long game that might get results in weeks(?) The need for action is immediate. The border crossings need to be open now. The Ottawa occupation needs to end now. Police attempts to avoid violence t...
John Wright DROPS THE BOMBS
February 11, 2022 02:25 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBTODAY on the Daily Brief: Okay. I've know Maru Blue SVP John Wright for more than 25 years. And I have never heard or seen him so exorcized. WARNING This is an F-BOMB-CARPET-BOMB show. Who can we TRUST in authority and media? Political and media "leadership" is a long line of FOLLOWERS. Where is the LEADERSHIP? I'm not encouraged. Listen in!
Canada's Interim Leader of the Official Opposition Got It Right
February 09, 2022 20:43 - 11 minutes - 11 MBToday on the Daily Brief: We picked apart Pierre Poilievre's puerile pitch to be PM earlier in the week (say that 10 times fast!). He displays anything BUT leadership in his flirting with the fringe of facts and cries for FREEDOM. Candice Bergen on the other hand, who has more than her share of political baggage to slow her down, has shown what we need from leaders in Ottawa. Justin Trudeau could take a lesson from Bergen and from his dad. Have a listen!
Not sure the CPC wannabe leader got it right but I think Candice Bergen struck the right note in Ottawa
February 08, 2022 20:47 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBJust as a preview, and for those of you who are convinced I hate freedom and conservatives, I am going to tell you why I think the Interim Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition "got it right" this week in Ottawa. But first, some fun in Story Studio Network. We're working on some NEW SHOWS I know you're going to enjoy. AND one of them is for all you guitar lovers out there! I am in the process of collecting stories for my newest show EVERY GUITAR HAS A STORY. The show "celebrates" the p...
Pierre Poilievre cheerleads for the Ottawa Occupation
February 07, 2022 15:33 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBPierre Poilievre says he's running to be Canada's next prime minister, skipping right over the need for him to win the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada. He's either ignoring or taking for granted the will and intention of the party. His candidacy announcement flirts with the fringes of facts and and champions the language of the Ottawa occupiers. It's a string of cliches and bumper sticker tactics. What does it mean to be "the freest people on Earth?" What's clear in all of th...
Glenn Crouter's diving into the Podcast Pool!
February 04, 2022 17:12 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBExcited to tell you that my radio-days colleague and friend Glenn Crouter will be bringing his Winter sports reports to Story Studio Network. He and I are going to embark on a limited series called "Head for the Hills". We won't talk about ski conditions but will talk about the state of the sport. We're planning to launch the show Feb. 11!
How long will it be before the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Conservatives part ways?
February 03, 2022 16:27 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBIn a country where 34 per cent of the popular vote isn't enough to form a government but 33 per cent is enough, isn't it time for conservatives to admit, the Reform/Progressive Alliance is a failed experiment? Erin O'Toole's demise makes that clear. John Wright, Executive VP at Maru Public Opinion joins the Daily Brief to review the entrails of the Ground Hog Day massacre.
It's GROUND HOG DAY for Conservatives in Ottawa
February 02, 2022 15:15 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBErin O'Toole's political obit will be read by the end of the day but it was written back in October when his caucus planted an IED on his leadership path. It's kind of appropriate that his "fellow" Conservatives are using the clout of the "REFORM ACT" to make him pay for his progressive conservative tack. In this episode of The Daily Brief, how can the Conservative Party of Canada be struggling to find it's soul when it's never really had one. Even under Stephen Harper, the Conservatives onl...
New Study says unintentional overdoses among 10-19 year olds in US over a 4 year period amounts to 200K lost years
February 01, 2022 18:56 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThe numbers are staggering. Researchers say the "lost years" hit 1.25 million when they extend the number of unintentional ODs to those between 10 and 24. It certainly punctuated my reaction to Dopesick, the limited series that tracks the lengths Purdue Pharma went to cover its tracks while it developed and promoted OxyContin. We may be able to claim we didn't see COVID-19 coming. But the opiod crisis is in plain view. More than 100 thousand Americans died of opiod overdoses during the 12 mon...
If we're making judgement calls about Rogan on Spotify, what about the convicted criminals who are also selling their wares on the platform?
January 31, 2022 15:01 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBOn this edition of the Daily Brief, Story Studio Network co-founder, Erin Trafford applauds the call for Spotify to reasses its values but what about other content being sold and promoted on the platform by convicted criminals? And is this movement going to focus on Apple and Google, et al? And the FREEDOM CONVOY in Ottawa proves you're free to be a racist, free to spread misinformation, free to desecrate the National War Memorial. Erin wonders whether this "freedom movement" in Canada and th...
It's a #SuckAndBlow Friday!
January 28, 2022 14:45 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBToday on the Daily Brief: You wanna know why people are pissed off and angry in Canada? On the one hand we've got Ontario's top public health doc saying we need a balanced approach and we have to LIVE WITH COVID. On the other hand we have arbitrary vaccine mandates that aren't supported by science. I had the chance to join some robust discussions about this very subject on Newstalk 1010.
Neil Young's standoff with Spotify only highlights how little we value musicians and artists
January 27, 2022 15:28 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBI'm sure Neil Young will be just fine now that he's parted ways with Spotify. In fact, based on the way musicians, writers and producers get paid through the streaming service, Neil's Spotify revenues probably didn't amount to much in the grand scheme of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career income. I recently had the chance to talk to Juno Award winner Chantal Kreviazuk about the state of the industry and she bluntly says she can't make a living simply selling her recorded music.
The Anyone-Who's-Pissed-Off-Convoy rolls into Ontario
January 26, 2022 15:10 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIt started out as a protest against Ottawa's demand for all cross border truckers to be double dose vaccinated. It quickly turned into an Anti-Vax venue which has been overrun by alt-right wing nuts who compare their "suffering" to the Jews who were imprisoned an murdered by Hitler's Nazis. Then there is the cohort who aren't quite sure what it's all about but are making Twitter guarantees that the stop in Ottawa will look alot like the insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2022. It's easy...
Is the Canadian truckers' protest a national security threat?
January 25, 2022 15:10 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBYou'll be forgiven if you can't up with the Canadian truckers' protest. It's morphed from an anti-mandatory vaccine rules to anti-vax to threating to shut down the country for no obvious reason. And then, politicians and media want to roll it all into supply chain issues, as if we only just started experiencing product shortages. Combine COVID protocols with a shortage of truckers and an unusual amount of snow in some parts of the country and the just-in-time system is staggering.
Are US defamation laws a shield or a cudgel?
January 24, 2022 15:05 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBToday on the Daily Brief: Under "studies that tells us stuff we already know" - First Nations kids are unhealthy when they live in homes filled with mould! Apparently there's still a place for racism in pro hockey. And Sarah Palin and Alex Jones find themselves on opposite sides of the defamation laws in the Unitied States. Jones wants to use it as a free speech shield. Palin wants to change the laws to beat down the New York Times.
These five day work weeks are great!
January 21, 2022 16:39 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBWrapping up my second Monday-Friday workweek in about four years. Up until the January 1, 2022, I'd been working 7 days a week! Today, on the 10:10AM Daily Brief: Doug Ford's pandering his way through the pandemic. Struggling to put food on the table isn't an inflation story. It's about the growing number of Canadians living on the verge of poverty. Trump and Hannity define irony! And...the things we can learn from Sunflowers!
What comes first? The end of COVID or Earth's 6th Mass Extinction Event?
January 20, 2022 15:57 - 17 minutes - 17 MBToday on the 10:10AM Daily Brief, if you're looking for that glass half full of sunshine and unicorn, holding your breath for this final push through the pandemic, you might wanna sit down. A new study says Earth is in the middle of its next MASS EXTINCTION EVENT and there's no stopping it. Similarly, there appears to be no end to the B.S. spewing from the clowns running the circus at Queen's Park in Ontario. But with all that doom and gloom, I laughed out loud hearing about a robbery at one ...
Welcome to the Daily Brief
January 19, 2022 19:12 - 13 minutes - 13.3 MBI can’t believe we spent some much angst and oxygen over declaring SNOW DAYS this week instead of pivoting to online learning for all. And while the media was enthralled by pics and viz of Doug Ford helping dig cars out of the snow, I want to know who shot the video? Who took the pictures? Newsrooms aren’t asking. It’s a small thing, but that’s LAZY. The lack of context is unacceptable. I can get video vomit from any social media feed. We should expect more and better from newsrooms.
It looks like we'll have Donald Trump to kick around for a while yet
November 27, 2020 15:31 - 21 minutes - 32.1 MBPresident Trump says there's no way Joe Biden got 80 million votes without massive fraud. Trump held a Thanksgiving Day media avail that turned into a looped rant about illegal and fraudulent ballots, he referred to Georgia's secretary of state as an "enemy of the people", and insists the 2020 election was rigged "at the highest levels" and that he won overwhelmingly, but it just hasn't been reported on yet. Trump is promising we'll see things in the next couple of weeks that will be "shoc...
Donald Trump has diminished the Presidency. Now he diminishes democracy.
November 20, 2020 22:47 - 22 minutes - 33.5 MBUS President Donald Trump's campaign team continues its efforts to reverse the election results in a handful of states that have been certified in favour of President-elect Joe Biden. Courts have dismissed claims made by Trump's legal team and the White House continues to obstruct the transition to the Biden-Harris administration. Why does the GOP continue to support Trump's baseless claims and refuse to acknowledge Biden as President-elect? We weigh in this week in this episode of #ra...
A majority of Americans believe there was voter fraud in 2020 election
November 12, 2020 15:54 - 28 minutes - 41.7 MBA survey published a week after #ElectionDay2020 suggests 54% of those questioned by Maru/Blue Public Opinion Research believe voter fraud took place. John Wright, Executive VP of Maru/Blue Public Opinion North America, joins David Schultz and Dave Trafford to talk about the post-election state of affairs as President-elect Joe Biden gets down the business and President Donald Trump refuses to concede.
No Blue Wave. No Red Wave. Just a wave of Angst.
November 05, 2020 15:18 - 19 minutes - 29.6 MBIt is clear, nearly two days after the polls closed in the US #2020election, that pre-election polling has no credibility. It's also clear, no matter who wins the White House, the Democratic Party is the big loser. The overwhelming number mail-in ballots slowed the vote counting in as many as six states and that prompted a series of legal battles and media theatrics that only underlines a deep and concerning divisiveness across the United States. What's next?
Election Season Finale
October 30, 2020 17:15 - 24 minutes - 36.3 MBJust days away from the Election season finale and it's likely to be a cliff hanger. Best bets are there will be no resolution when the curtain comes down on this epic drama/reality show. But we know there will be a new season! And it's likely to start November 4, 2020. The lack of certainty about the presidential election, combined with the lack of certainty surrounding the pandemic only adds to a rising level of angst across the United States. It's an anxiety that's expressed in a startl...
We're Turning the Corner!
October 23, 2020 16:20 - 23 minutes - 33.9 MBIt will be a dead gallop from now until November 3rd - Election Day - 2020 in the United States. Did the third and final presidential debate change any minds? What does the strategy look like in these final days of the campaign when more than 50 million ballots have already been cast? David Schultz at Hamline University expects the #raceforthewhitehouse will come down to a handful of key counties in a few battleground states.
Joe Biden has a big lead in the polls and it's still too close to call
October 15, 2020 16:01 - 27 minutes - 40.1 MBWith the lack of traditional campaigning and the COVID disruption of the presidential debating schedule, most of the focus is on the lengthy line-ups at advanced polls across the United States and the record number of mail-in and absentee ballots that have already been cast in the 2020 election. What should we make of this historic voter response? What should we make of the polls? This week, Dave Trafford and David Schultz are joined by Scott McLean from Quinnipiac University to help us...
From a SH*T SHOW to No Show - Trump says "No" to a virtual debate
October 09, 2020 15:11 - 28 minutes - 42 MBLess than four weeks until Election Day in the United States and the campaign is taking on the tendencies of a fictional pager turner. The past week included Donald Trump's positive test for the coronavirus, his triumphant return to the White House after spending three days in Walter Reed hospital, almost daily news of more White House staffers testing positive, the Debate Commision's decision to conduct the next presidential debate virtually, Trump's refusal to show up for a virtual debat...
The GREAT DEBACLE...er DEBATE
September 30, 2020 20:51 - 22 minutes - 33.9 MBAs CNN's Dana Bash so succinctly put it "That was a Shit Show!" That was her unvarnished assessment of what was supposed to be a Presidential Debate between the Contender, Joe Biden, and the Offender, Donald Trump. It was a ninety minute display that not only further diminished the presidency it rendered future Trump - Biden debates entirely useless. But does that now make the showdown between Vice President Mike Pence and wannabe Veep Kamala Harris all the more important in what remains...