Air Date: 6-6-2025

Today, Trump's administration is doing everything in its power to end the era of educational dominance the US has enjoyed for decades. The simple fact that explains the change is that democracy used to be valued across the political spectrum while todays Republican Party is authoritarian and understands that an educated public is a public that demands democracy while an uneducated public is much easier to manipulate and oppress. 

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: How Trump has reshaped the federal workforce - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 5-29-25

KP 2: As Trump cuts funding, researchers look for opportunities outside the U.S. - Soundside - Air Date 4-21-25

KP 3: Anti-Science Mugging on the Right and the Ascent of American Anti-Intellectualism - Citations Needed - Air Date 5-28-25

KP 4: Trump's Dark Age Admin is 'attacking the foundations of empirical knowledge', journalist says - MSNBC Reports - Air Date 5-28-25

KP 5: Trumps Rants about Harvard Get Darker as He Loses a Big One in Court - The Daily Blast - Air Date 5-29-25

KP 6: Prof Jason Stanley Trump is targeting the three pillars of democracy as he follows fascist playbook - The Dean Obeidallah Show - Air Date 6-1-25

KP 7: Worse Than McCarthyism Historian Ellen Schrecker on Trumps War Against Universities & Students - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-30-25

KP 8: Tanya Clay House on Freedom to Learn, Danaka Katovich on Attacks on Activists - CounterSpin - Air Date 5-2-25

(01:00:04) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 

On what will fill the gap left by anti-intellectualism

DEEPER DIVES

(01:07:27) SECTION A: ANTI-SCIENCE

A1: RFKs Health Report Is a Mess - Bulwark Takes - Air Date 5-29-25

A2: RFKs Choice to Head Autism Study A Total Fraud Who Abused Autistic Kids While Posing as a Doctor - Where There's Woke - Air Date 5-31-25

A3: CUNY Funding, Interrupted - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 5-27-25

A4: The CDC changed its COVID vaccine guidance. What does that mean for you - Consider This from NPR - Air Date 5-29-25

A5: RFKs Choice to Head Autism Study A Total Fraud Who Abused Autistic Kids While Posing as a Doctor Part 2 - Where There's Woke - Air Date 5-31-25

A6: CUNY Funding, Interrupted Part 2 - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 5-27-25

A7: The War Keeps Raging Against Science - Science Vs - Air Date 5-22-25

A8: How the Trump administration's plans to slash NASA's budget will impact science - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 5-2-25

A9: Anti-Science Mugging on the Right and the Ascent of American Anti-Intellectualism Part 2 - Citations Needed - Air Date 5-28-25

A10: The War Keeps Raging Against Science Part 2 - Science Vs - Air Date 5-22-25

(02:27:53) SECTION B: ANTI-HIGHER EDUCATION 

B1: Worse Than McCarthyism Historian Ellen Schrecker on Trumps War Against Universities & Students Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-30-25

B2: Why does the government fund research at universities - Planet Money - Air Date 5-28-25

B3: Trumps Rants about Harvard Get Darker as He Loses a Big One in Court Part 2 - The Daily Blast - Air Date 5-29-25

B4: As Trump cuts funding, researchers look for opportunities outside the U.S. Part 2 - Soundside - Air Date 4-21-25

(02:56:38) SECTION C: ANTI-PUBLIC GOODS 

C1: Pride Puppy Author Talks LGBTQ+ Book Ban and SCOTUS Case - BOOM! Lawyered - Air Date 5-29-25

C2: Library and museum support agency faces massive cuts after Trump order - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 4-1-25

C3: Trump Cuts Come for Arts Organizations Big and Small - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Podcast - Air Date 5-16-25

C4: Pride Puppy Author Talks LGBTQ+ Book Ban and SCOTUS Case Part 2 - BOOM! Lawyered - Air Date 5-29-25

C5: Trump Cuts Come for Arts Organizations Big and Small Part 2 - Brian Lehrer: A Daily Podcast - Air Date 5-16-25

C6: How Trump has reshaped the federal workforce Part 2 - The NPR Politics Podcast - Air Date 5-29-25

C7: Prof Jason Stanley Trump is targeting the three pillars of democracy as he follows fascist playbook Part 2 - The Dean Obeidallah Show - Air Date 6-1-25

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