Topic: Flint

3 chapters across the catalog

53: 2020 Vision
1:18:24 - 1:22:31

53: 2020 Vision

The Decline of the "Obama Magic", Performance vs. Reality

The hosts compare Barack Obama's current campaign appearances to an aging rock star playing a mediocre stage. They discuss the dejection felt by Flint residents when Obama failed to declare the city a disaster area, which would have unlocked FEMA funding and pipe replacements.

29: The Rona
1:23:41 - 1:26:19

29: The Rona

Flint Water Crisis, Lead Poisoning, and Targeted Communities

The hosts examine the lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., as examples of mass poisonings occurring in predominantly black communities. They debate whether these events are direct racial targets or the result of neglect in poor neighborhoods.