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SOTU RIP?
Make Me Smart
English - February 07, 2023 02:40 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 4.6K ratingsBusiness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The U.S. Constitution requires that presidents give Congress a report on the state of the union. It’s a way to hold the nation’s leader accountable. But critics say the tradition of delivering a speech in front of a joint session of Congress has become a political tool. We’ll debate the value of the SOTU and whether it’s time it goes away. Also, an earthquake in Turkey and Syria could become one of the deadliest this decade.
Here’s everything we talked about today:
Please, Biden, do us all a favor: Skip the State of the Union speech from The Washington Post
Explainer: Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so bad? from Reuters
AMC Theatres to Change Movie Ticket Prices Based on Seat Location from Variety
Watch Beyoncé Break The Record For Most GRAMMY Wins In History from Grammy Awards
Watch Trevor Noah hand Beyoncé the Grammy she won while she was stuck in traffic from CNN
Tweet from @Jaredbkeller on no balloon-shaped victory marking
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