State of the Union, pre & post

State of the Union, pre & post

Democrats got their cardio in, standing and clapping and cheering as Pres. Biden gave a feisty State of the Union address. It was a dramatic shift from what we Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) called a “doddering and diminished” man in her Republican Response.

Today you’ll hear the preview to the speech, the analysis and audience chat that followed, as well as the analysis of Katie Britt’s remarks. We also had a little fun with the movie Clue at the very end: a healthy bit of silliness to end a long day.


0:00-Prologue

2:17-Intro/Chat

7:06-SOTU preview

48:18-SOTU analysis & chat

1:09:02-GOP Response analysis & chat

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