Future Of ACA, Found Footage Festival, Navigating Potential Trump Conflicts Of Interest

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Congressional Republicans have pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, since it was implemented, and President-Elect Trump also made it a campaign issue. We find out what some of the likely scenarios are, and what it takes to create and put in place a program of that scale. The Found Footage Festival compiles video discovered at rummage sales and other unlikely locations, often with hilarious results. We talk with the Wisconsin native who started the project. And, as a businessman, Donald Trump brings unique issues of conflict of interest to the presidency. We find out what rules are in place and are not, and how the situation may play out domestically and internationally.

Featured in this Show

  • The Future Of Health Care Under A New Administration

    We talk to an expert on government-funded healthcare systems about what the Affordable Care Act may look like after January’s transition of power in Washington.

  • Found Footage Festival Celebrates Bizarre, Lost VHS Videos

    Many of us have seen them…funny or awkward video clips from late night public access TV, corporate training films, goofy exercise videos from the 80’s, etc. Often seeing such videos makes you ask, “Who thought this was a good idea?”

    Stoughton, Wisconsin native, Nick Prueher has made a living sifting through forgotten VHS tapes and presenting these bizarre videos to appreciative audiences all over the world. These presentations, called The Found Footage Festival, have been featured on NPR and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and we talk about what drives him to seek out, and curate these discarded video oddities.

  • Conflict Of Interest Concerns Arise As Trump Prepares To Take Office

    President-elect Donald Trump is well known for his business dealings in the United States and around the world. But as he gets closer to being inaugurated as the next president, there have been concerns about potential conflicts of interest between his old job leading the Trump Organization, and his new job leading the country. A political scientist tells us more.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Aarushi Agni Producer
  • Karl Christenson Producer
  • Haleema Shah Producer
  • Donna Friedsam Guest
  • Nick Prueher Guest
  • Terry Sullivan Guest

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