#7 | Hey Bannon, You're Out! Also, Should Confederate Statues Be Removed? & Much More!

Summary: In this episode, Mike (@mikeskinnner) and Patrick (@PatrickFO) sift through the chaos of the prior week. This entails issues concerning the firing of Steve Bannon, the uproar of President Trump's response to Charlottesville, the debate of confederate statues, the CIA's use of torture, and Patrick debuts a new segment called "History Matters". Check it out! References: "New PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist Poll Finds Majority Believe Trump Response to Charlottesville ‘Weak,’ Fatal Car Rampage Act of ‘Domestic Terror’," PBS News Hour (August 16, 2017). "On Charlottesville, Trump, and Anti-Americanism," Andrew McCarthy, National Review (August 19, 2017). "Payback Time," Keegan Hamilton, Vice News (August 18, 2017). "Steve Bannon, Unrepentant," Robert Kuttner, The American Prospect (August 16, 2017). "War in the Arab world has devastated the region’s heritage," (August 19, 2017). Our Recommendations: "The Butterfly Effect," Jon Ronson, Audible (2017). "Entanglements Part 1," Daniel Kaufman and Crispin Sartwell, Meaning of Live TV (July 16, 2017). Image Credit: Breitbart News