December 24, 2024

Part One: We speak with Alexa Capeloto about her piece at theonversation.com, “What’s Wrong With Secret Donor Agreements Like the Ones George Mason University Inked With the Kochs?” When public universities take large sums of money from political and strategic philanthropists, they can’t safeguard academic freedom without transparancy.

Alexa Capeloto is an associate professor of journalism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and coordinates the college’s Digital Media and Journalism minor.

Part Two: Our weekly visit with Iowa State U’s Steffen Schmidt, aka Dr. Politics. Steffen is live, in studio. (He spends summers in NH) Topics include: what does Trump put on his hamburger, N. Korea, polling, Trump wants to ban German luxury car imports, trade policy and more.