Week In Washington, How Bad Was This Flea Season?, More Men Are Choosing To Wear Makeup

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Makeup products like concealer and bronzer are becoming morning routine items for some men. We find out more about men wearing makeup. We also take a look at this week’s national news stories, and try to extract some lessons from this year’s flu season.

Featured in this Show

  • This Week In Washington – May 2, 2018

    The New York Times published a list of questions that special counsel Robert Mueller’s team reportedly plans to ask President Trump during an interview. We look at what they’re probing and where the leak came from. We also talk about impeachment papers targeting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, a delay in steel tariffs on some key US allies, and backlash to the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

  • A Look Back At The Most Recent Flu Season In Wisconsin

    Several factors combined to make the 2017-18 flu season particularly bad in Wisconsin. We’ll get a recap of how serious it was, and whether we can avoid a similar public health crisis in future years.

  • More Men Are Getting Into Makeup

    For years, makeup has been largely marketed and sold to women. But recently, there has been a shift in the cosmetics world with more men purchasing items such as concealer, foundation and more. We speak with Jacob Gallagher of the Wall Street Journal who took a look at the shift and tried makeup for himself.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Dean Knetter Producer
  • Judith Siers-Poisson Producer
  • J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
  • Bill Martens Producer
  • Callum Borchers Guest
  • Scott Gordon Guest
  • Jacob Gallagher Guest

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