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Burning Issues

Episode length: 56m

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This week's podcast starts out on a somber note, as this week's tragic news of the attack on Annunciation Catholic school hits unsettlingly close to home for one of our hosts. James, Charles, and Steve then chat with Will Chamberlain about next week's NatCon conference taking place in Washington, DC. The trio also weighs in on flag-burning.

- Sound from this week's open: Jesse Merkel, who lost his 8-year-old son Fletcher in the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on Wednesday, speaks to the media.

Hosts:
Charles C. W. CookeJames LileksSteve Hayward

Discussion (1)

  • WilliamWarford@WilliamWarford

    And of course, we had ABC News reporting that the murderer had "Donald Trump's name" on his weapon -- while conveniently forgetting to mention that he wrote, "Kill Donald Trump" on the weapon.