The Daily Zeitgeist

Another Little Mermaid? Blame Anything But The Problem 8.6.19

In episode 448, Miles and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss ABC's stage play of the Little Mermaid, Republican responses to the mass shootings over the weekend, Subway sandwich artists going head to head, the 20th anniversary of The Matrix, and more! FOOTNOTES:1. <a href="https://www.vulture.com/2019/08/little-mermaid-live-abc-aulii-cravalho.html">ABC Is Staging The Little Mermaid Live With Auli’i Cravalho, Queen Latifah, and … Shaggy!</a>2. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/03/five-stages-reactions-republican-candidates-mass-shootings">The five stages of Republican candidate reactions after mass shootings</a>3. <a href="https://www.vox.com/2019/8/4/20753866/el-paso-shooting-white-supremacy-video-games">From condemning “white terrorism” to condemning video games: Republican responses to El Paso shooting</a>4. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mulvaney-defends-trump-in-wake-of-el-paso-dayton-shootings/2019/08/04/f62af682-b6b9-11e9-bad6-609f75bfd97f_story.html">Republicans struggle to respond in wake of El Paso, Dayton shootings</a>5. <a href="https://thetakeout.com/subway-sub-jammers-sandwich-competition-2019-1836912609">Subway’s top sandwich artists engage in fevered hand-to-bread combat</a>6. <a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/the-matrix-20th-anniversary-screenings/">‘The Matrix’ 20th Anniversary Screenings Are Coming to AMC Theatres for One Week Only</a>7. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUus8-_IXwk">WATCH: Clever Austin ft. Jon Bap - Blue Tongue</a> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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