“Happy Hour”: Tucker and the NYT, Good-Faith Debates, PLUS Voting Rights and Gerrymandering: Emily Answers YOUR Questions

On this week’s edition of “Happy Hour,” Emily Jashinsky takes audience questions on a series of topics in the news. A number them center around Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with “The New York Times” and Megyn Kelly’s reaction to it. Emily addresses the fallout, Tucker’s antichrist comment, his comments on Islam, and she details how clips on social media can mislead people. Emily also addresses why she believes that it’s important for people to watch full interviews before rendering a public judgment and explains shy she doesn’t like the impulse to blackball people and write people off even if you disagree with them. Emily answers questions about enforcing immigration law, the recent immigration debate she hosted with Scott Jennings and Ryan Grim, gerrymandering and race relations, the politics of the Iran war, and the ideology of violence in America. She also responds to emails on the Mormon faith and the upcoming UFC fight at The White House. Emily reacts to a viewer comment about the ads she reads on “After Party” and explains that she appreciates companies willing to partner with us because it’s important for independent journalism to thrive. Emily rounds out this week’s episode on how she deals with burnout during difficult news cycles such as the one we’re in right now, and more… Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.